The University of Otago College of Education offers a range of primary teaching qualifications for individuals who want to teach in primary and intermediate schools in New Zealand and overseas. All of these qualifications can lead to teacher registration.

Every programme of study must satisfy the requirements for one of the endorsements listed above.

Duration of the Programme

  • A candidate who has not been granted credit or exemptions from papers on the basis of previous study shall follow a programme of full-time study for not less than three years.
  • A candidate shall satisfy the requirements for the degree within six years of admission to the programme.
  • Prerequisites, Corequisites and Restrictions
  • Every programme of study shall satisfy the requirements for prerequisites, corequisites, and restrictions set out in the Prescriptions (published in the Guide to Enrolment).
  • Continuation in the programme shall be subject to a candidate?s achieving the required competency in Literacy, Information and Communication Technologies, and Mathematics, prior to enrolment in specified papers as listed in the Schedule of Education Papers.