Selection interview
 

During the selection process you will be required to participate in an interview with a member of Te Rito Maioha academic staff. This interview may be completed via electronic media e.g. Skype ™ and is designed to make sure that the programme you have applied to enrol in is the best one for you to complete to further your chosen career. If the match between the programme and your career aspirations is not strong, you will be provided with advice as to what you should do instead.
 

Student visa
 

International students must meet Immigration New Zealand requirements to study in New Zealand.

To find out more information about what you need to study in New Zealand, check out Immigration New Zealand’s website here.

Te Rito Maioha cannot accept you into any programme or qualification if you do not have the required immigration authority to do so.
 

Medical and travel insurance
 

To enrol with Te Rito Maioha, international students (including group students) need medical and travel insurance. In line with the New Zealand Qualifications Authority Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners Code of Practice, insurance must cover:
• All travel to and from New Zealand, and within New Zealand
• Medical care in New Zealand, including diagnosis, prescription, surgery, and hospitalisation 
• Repatriation or expatriation as a result of serious illness, injury or death, including cover of travel costs for family members, and funeral costs.

Students may organise their own insurance or purchase approved insurance through Te Rito Maioha, provided by Southern Cross. To purchase Southern Cross insurance, contact Student Services on [email protected].

Fees and other costs
 

Information about fees and other course costs are found in the information specific to each qualification. These costs include tuition fees, the cost of set texts and other costs. All fees must be paid before enrolment is confirmed.

Te Rito Maioha maintains a Static Trust in accordance with s236A of the Education Act 1989 for the purpose of ensuring unearned student fees, can be refunded in the event of either a course closure or cessation of operations by Te Rito Maioha.

 

Withdrawals and Refunds
 

To receive a refund of fees, you must complete the formal withdrawal process within 21 days from the first day of a semester. Information on how to complete this process is found in the Student Handbook.

 An administration fee will be deducted from the fees paid before any refund is made.

Students who pay a full year's fees in advance and withdraw after 21 days into the first semester may receive a refund of the next semester less an administration fee.

Students who pay one semester's fees in advance and withdraw from that semester after 21 days will not receive a refund.
 

Assessment of Credit for Prior Learning
 

No recognition of prior learning for informal learning is offered for the programmes that Te Rito Maioha offers for international students.

Credit transfer from formal learning is determined through a process of matching learning outcomes from the study you previously completed to Te Rito Maioha programmes.

If you would like to apply for credit transfer you will need to indicate this on your application form. You will then be sent an an Assessment of Credit application form to complete. You will also need to  provide a verified copy of the qualification you wish to have assessed (bearing your name), a course transcript showing official results and as much information as possible about the course learning outcomes you wish to have credited.

If this qualification was completed outside of New Zealand you will need to first have it assessed by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). To find out more information about this process you should visit the NZQA website here.