Applicants must demonstrate an understanding of and general suitability for the programme determined by Real World Education's pre-entry process, and meet any one of the three numbered criteria below:

Criterion 1:

Be a domestic applicant that holds a relevant degree at least equivalent to a New Zealand BSc, and either of the following:

• has at least one year of relevant professional laboratory experience, or

• supplied evidence of key practical skills in the area of specialisation that are typical of someone with one year of relevant professional laboratory experience.

Criterion 2:

Be a domestic applicant that meets all of the following:

• holds a relevant tertiary qualification,

• has at least five years of relevant laboratory experience, and

• has at least one year of laboratory experience that is significantly more advanced than would be typical of an employee in the first year of employment.

Criterion 3:

Be an international applicant that meets all of the following:

• holds a relevant degree at least equivalent to a New Zealand BSc,

• has at least one year of relevant professional laboratory experience, and

• has a current IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 or better with no less than 6.0 in writing and reading, and no less than 6.5 in speaking and listening (or evidence of equivalent English proficiency based on other NZQA approved tests)