Office of the Vice-Chancellor
The University of Waikato
Phone +64 7 837 9472
Private Bag 3105
www.waikato.ac.nz
Hamilton 3240
New Zealand
20 October 2025
I Munro
Email
:[FYI request #32481 email]
Dear I Munro,
Official Information request – Graduate Entry Medical Requirements
I refer to your request for official information of 6 October 2025 in which you have requested the
following information:
1.
Whether a student who holds a three-year undergraduate degree, in which one academic year was
credited through recognition of prior learning (RPL) or prior experience, would be considered eligible
to apply for entry into the graduate medical degree programme.
2.
Whether a copy of the official graduate entry provisions, policies, or criteria for the programme has
been issued
Under the Official Information Act 1982 (
Act) the University of Waikato (
University) has considered
your request and responds as follows.
1.
The University is yet to release information on eligibility considerations (specifically whether
an academic year credited through recognition of prior learning or prior experience for a
student who holds a three-year undergraduate degree) for entry into the NZ Graduate
School of Medicine (NZGSM) degree programme.
2.
The NZGSM entry provisions, policies and/or criteria will be finalised once the accreditation
process is complete. The University expects this process to be completed in or around mid-
2027.
Accordingly, the University refuses your request pursuant to section 18(e) of the Act as the
information does not exist.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Jim Mercer
Chief Operating Officer