Domestic admission

Before you can enrol at UC you must meet University Entrance requirements.

To be eligible to enrol at the University of Canterbury you must have one of the following, the links go to the admissions and entry website:

* Only available to Citizens or Permanent Residents of New Zealand (including the Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue) or Australia.

Postgraduate admission information

Note:

  • From Semester 1 2012, students applying for admission will need to satisfy UC Preferential Entry requirements as well as NZ University Entrance. Students not meeting the requirements for Preferential Entry will be offered places subject to priority and availability.
  • Most domestic undergraduate first-year students must apply to enrol by 10 December. Other dates apply for College of Education students.
  • Please refer to key dates for Semester 2 Enrolments
  • General Enquiries
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    enrol@canterbury.ac.nz
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    Within Christchurch: 
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  • International Enrolment Enquires
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    Private Bag 4800  Christchurch 8140 
    New Zealand
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