Academic History
- Read and follow the instructions for reporting your educational
history.
- Make sure to list your School Certificate (SC) or NCEA
Level 1, Sixth Form Certificate (SFC) or NCEA Level 2, Higher
School Certificate
(HSC) and Bursary Examination or NCEA Level 3 (if applicable)
and the dates received in the column “Diploma/Degree/Certificate and
Date” next
to the appropriate school.
Freshman Self-Reported Academic Record
- Read and follow the instructions for reporting your academic
records. Do not consider any regular secondary school subjects “honors
level” on the application. We are already very familiar with secondary
education in New Zealand.
- In the 9th grade column, list your Form
4 subjects and grades. We understand that you do not receive
any official qualification
after the completion of Form 4 and that internal school grading
practices vary
at this level. Please include a brief description of your school’s
internal grading system in your Personal Statement. We will need
to know the full scale of grades from highest to failing. We
will also need you to indicate which grade
is the lowest passing grade.
- In the 10th year
column, list your School Certificate (SC) or NCEA Level 1 subjects
and scores. Please write the word “none” in the “first
semester grade” column and list the scores in the “second
semester grade” column. Enter “SC” or “NCEA Level
1” next to each subject. For example, you may enter “Math – NCEA
Level 1.”
- In the 11th grade column, list your Sixth Form Certificate
(SFC) or NCEA Level 2 subjects and scores. Again, write the word “none” in
the “first semester grade” column and list
your
scores in the “second semester grade” column. Also enter “SFC” or “NCEA
Level 2” next
to each subject.
- In the 12th grade list your subjects
in progress for your Higher School Certificate (HSC) or NCEA
Level 3 or Bursary. Enter “HSC” or “NCEA
Level 3” or “Bursary” next to each subject.
- If you have
already completed your Higher School Certificate (HSC) or NCEA
Level 3 or Bursary, list your final scores in the 12th grade
column. Tell
us if you have been awarded an “A” or “B” Bursary and
list the Bursary subjects.
Make sure to tell us what you have been doing since you graduated.
- If you have begun to attend another educational institution
or plan to do so at any point before the term you are applying
for, you must list it in your educational history. Remember
that once you enroll in a university or post-secondary college
during the academic year after completing your Higher School
Certificate (HSC) or NCEA Level 3 or Bursary, you are considered
a transfer student. The eligibility
requirements for transfer students are different.
- If
you have not begun to attend a college or university and
do not plan to do so before the term you are applying
for, please clarify your activities in the Gap in Education
section.
Students with Both Foreign and U.S. Education
If you only attended a portion of your secondary schooling in New Zealand,
but then moved to the U.S., please report both your foreign and
U.S. coursework. It is very important that we have a clear understanding
of your performance
in both educational systems. You are also welcome to explain your
situation in a portion of your Personal Statement. If your change
in educational systems caused you to skip or repeat a year of education,
please read the
instructions in Special Situations.
In order to be eligible for freshman admission, you must show that
you will be graduating with a U.S. high school diploma or comparable
credential in lieu of the Higher School Certificate, NCEA Level 3
or Bursary.
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