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Thinking of studying Medicine at University of Otago? See information below
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Important Information if thinking of applying for 1st Year Health Science at Otago University
Do you dream about becoming a doctor, pharmacist, medical laboratory scientist, dentist, or physiotherapist? Are you interested in studying anatomy, physiology, or genetics?
Otago University Health Sciences First Year can take you to all these places—and more!
HOWEVER, IN PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THIS PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE NOT STUDIED ANY DEGREE-LEVEL PAPERS FROM ANY OTHER UNIVERSITY BEFORE APPLYING.
A 2014 OUASSA student had their University of Otago Health Science First Year application denied as they had undertaken one STAR programme Biology paper offered by Waikato University as part of the UniStart program while in their last year of high school. This was offered as an extension (GATE) program by the student’s high school with the intention of helping them attain their goal of a career in medicine.
Two of our 2015 students were advised by Health Sciences last year to withdraw from a Biology paper at Waikato to avoid being denied entry into first year Health Science study.
We want to ensure that all OUASSA students and teachers are aware of these conditions BEFORE students sign up for any papers in 2016.
To be admitted to the Health Sciences First Year course, the applicant must not have studied any university degree-level papers that include a subject that is the same, similar to, or contains significant portions of any of the prescribed Health Sciences First Year papers.Prior university degree-level study in any subject areas must not comprise more than one year of equivalent full-time study.
This includes the Waikato University Biology paper that is offered to high school students as part of the UniStart program. IF you would like to complete any of the UniStart papers, our advice is to contact the University of Otago School of Medicine with the paper that you would like to take BEFORE you enrol and ensure that you have written assurance that taking the paper will not impact your application to Health Science First Year.
More Information from the Otago University Website:
http://www.otago.ac.nz/healthscienc…/…/faq/otago034480.html…