Bachelor of Science (BSc)

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) is a three-year undergraduate degree that enables each student to develop his or her own interests in a science subject (science major) and related subjects. Students have the flexibility to combine their major subject with other science subjects, as well as subjects from other disciplines across the University.

The minimum requirements for admission in Bachelor of Science (BSc) at University of Otago for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Otago.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Otago as pre-requiste for admission in Bachelor of Science (BSc).

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Every program of study for the degree

1. shall consist of papers worth not less than 360 points
2. shall include at least 180 points for papers above 100-level, of which at least 72 points shall be for papers above 200-level
3. shall satisfy the requirements for at least one of the major subjects listed above. No paper above 200-level may count for more than one Major Subject Requirement
4. may include one or more optional minor subjects which satisfy the Minor Subject Requirements listed in Science Schedule A, or Arts and Music Schedule A, Commerce Schedule A, or Applied Science Schedule A, or BHealSc Schedule Part 2. No paper may count for both a Major and a Minor Subject Requirement or for more than one Minor Subject Requirement unless that paper is at 100- or 200-level and is specified as compulsory for both Requirements.
5. may include papers that are not listed in Science Schedule C either:
   1. up to 90 points; or
   2. as specified in the Science Major Subject Requirements and/or the Science subjects in the Minor Subject Requirements; or
   3. as specified in the Minor Subject Requirements

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