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Former Carrington Hospital building of Unitec New Zealand , a tertiary education provider in Auckland City , New Zealand . One of the main buildings on the Carrington Road campus as seen here from the North. New Zealand

Auckland · New Zealand · University of applied sciences

Unitec

Auckland institute on two campuses, Mt Albert and Waitakere, with career-focused bachelor's degrees from nursing and construction to design.

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In English
14 programmes
City
Auckland
Apply via
Unitec online application
Founded
1976

Deadlines

  1. 1 November 2026*

    Decide between a July 2027 and a February 2028 start
    Your own plan
    Details

    Not published by anyone, and the decision the rest of this page depends on. A mid-year start means applying before you have any results at all; February 2028 means eight months between your last exam and your first lecture. Not every degree admits mid-year, and the professional ones generally do not.

  2. 1 December 2026*

    Check you will meet University Entrance
    Your own plan
    Details

    The full IB Diploma, English as Language A at Standard or Higher Level (or Language B at Higher Level, which Auckland accepts only at grade 5 or above), and any mathematics subject. This is a check on your subject choices, so it has to happen while they can still change - which is why it is dated here and not when you apply.

    Source

  3. 6 July 2027*

    IB results for the May 2027 session
    Details

    The date the whole page bends around. Two of the milestones above fall before it. The IB has not yet confirmed the May 2027 release date; early July is the long-standing pattern.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in New Zealand

What you could study here

  • Open entry

Accounting

Bachelor · 3 yrs

Business
Show all 14
  • Open entry

Engineering Technology

Bachelor · 3 yrs

The entry list names Level 3 Physics and calculus-level Maths; ask Unitec how IB Physics and Maths count.

Engineering
  • Open entry

Nursing

Bachelor · 3 yrs

IELTS Academic 6.5 overall and in every band if English is not your first language; a police vetting consent form is part…

Health
  • Open entry

Social Practice

Bachelor · 4 yrs

A police vetting consent form is part of the application.

Social sciences

What it asks of IB students

IB Diploma of at least 24 points, with at least 4 in an English-rich subject and 4 in maths (or numeracy by other means); IELTS Academic 6.0 applies if English is not your first language.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Worth knowing

The three Applied Technology degrees, which name a trade certificate as their route, and Medical Imaging, closed for 2027, are not listed.

All 3 notes
  • The three Applied Technology degrees, which name a trade certificate as their route, and Medical Imaging, closed for 2027, are not listed.
  • Unitec shows its international tuition as an approximate fee for 120 credits, which is one full-time year, and offers a grant of up to NZ$2,000 for 2027.
  • Architectural Studies and Landscape Architecture take international students in February only; the July intake is for domestic students.

Sources
  1. Unitec: International Baccalaureate equivalence — checked 2026-10-07
  2. Unitec: entry requirements for international students (country criteria) — checked 2026-10-07
  3. Unitec: all international programmes — checked 2026-10-07
  4. Unitec: application process for international students — checked 2026-10-07
  5. Unitec: Bachelor of Accounting — checked 2026-10-07
  6. Unitec: Bachelor of Applied Science (Animal Behaviour and Welfare, and Biodiversity Management) — checked 2026-10-07
  7. Unitec: Bachelor of Applied Science (Animal Behaviour and Welfare) — checked 2026-10-07
  8. Unitec: Bachelor of Applied Science (Biodiversity Management) — checked 2026-10-07
  9. Unitec: Bachelor of Architectural Studies — checked 2026-10-07
  10. Unitec: Bachelor of Business (Management) — checked 2026-10-07
  11. Unitec: Bachelor of Business (Marketing) — checked 2026-10-07
  12. Unitec: Bachelor of Computing Systems — checked 2026-10-07
  13. Unitec: Bachelor of Construction (Construction Economics) — checked 2026-10-07
  14. Unitec: Bachelor of Construction (Construction Management) — checked 2026-10-07
  15. Unitec: Bachelor of Construction (Property Development) — checked 2026-10-07
  16. Unitec: Bachelor of Design and Contemporary Art — checked 2026-10-07
  17. Unitec: Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Civil) — checked 2026-10-07
  18. Unitec: Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Electrical) — checked 2026-10-07
  19. Unitec: Bachelor of Landscape Architecture — checked 2026-10-07
  20. Unitec: Bachelor of Nursing — checked 2026-10-07
  21. Unitec: Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (Acting for Screen and Theatre) — checked 2026-10-07
  22. Unitec: Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (Contemporary Dance) — checked 2026-10-07
  23. Unitec: Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (Screen Arts) — checked 2026-10-07
  24. Unitec: Bachelor of Social Practice — checked 2026-10-07
  25. Unitec: Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) — checked 2026-10-07
  26. Unitec: Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing — checked 2026-10-07