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2015 Approved subjects for University Entrance
Applicants to New Zealand universities require credits in approved subjects. For the current list of approved subjects see 2016 Approved subjects for University Entrance.
| Approved Subject | Achievement Standards |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 91404, 91405, 91406, 91407, 91408, 91409 |
| Agriculture & Horticulture | 91528, 91529, 91530, 91531, 91532 |
| Biology | 91601, 91602, 91603, 91604, 91605, 91606, 91607 |
| Business Studies | 91379, 91380, 91381, 91382, 91383, 91384, 91385 |
| Calculus | 91573, 91574, 91575, 91576, 91577, 91578, 91579, 91587 |
| Chemistry | 91387, 91388, 91389, 91390, 91391, 91392, 91393 |
| Chinese | 91533, 91534, 91535, 91536, 91537 |
| Classical Studies | 91394, 91395, 91396, 91397, 91398 |
| Computing - Expired end 2013 | N/A |
| Construction and Mechanical Technologies | 91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626, and 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631, and 91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642, and 91643, 91644, and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619 |
| Cook Islands Maori | 91538, 91539, 91540, 91541, 91542 |
| Dance | 91588, 91589, 91590, 91591, 91592, 91593, 91594, 91595 |
| Design (Practical Art) | 91440, 91445, 91450, 91455, and 91460 |
| Design and Visual Communication | 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631, and 91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626, and 91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642, and 91643, 91644, and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619 |
| Digital Technologies | 91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642, and 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631, and 91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626, and 91643, 91644, and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619 |
| Drama | 91512, 91513, 91514, 91515, 91516, 91517, 91518, 91519, 91520 |
| Earth and Space Science | 91410, 91411, 91412, 91413, 91414, 91415 |
| Economics | 91399, 91400, 91401, 91402, 91403 |
| Education for Sustainability | 90828, 90829 (expiring 31/12/2015), 90831, 90832, 91735, 91736 |
| English | 91472, 91473, 91474, 91475, 91476, 91477, 91478, 91479, 91480 |
| French | 91543, 91544, 91545, 91546, 91547 |
| Geography | 91426, 91427, 91428, 91429, 91430, 91431, 91432, 91433 |
| German | 91548, 91549, 91550, 91551, 91552 |
| Graphics - Expired end 2013 | N/A |
| Health Education | 91461, 91462, 91463, 91464, 91465 |
| History | 91434, 91435, 91436, 91437, 91438, 91439 |
| History of Art | 91482, 91483, 91484, 91485, 91486, 91487, 91488, 91489 |
| Home Economics | 91466, 91467, 91468, 91469, 91470, 91471 |
| Indonesian | 91645, 91646, 91647, 91648, 91649 |
| Japanese | 91553, 91554, 91555, 91556, 91557 |
| Korean | 91558, 91559, 91560, 91561, 91562 |
| Latin | 91506, 91507, 91508, 91509, 91510, 91511 |
| Mathematics with Calculus - Expired end of 2013 | N/A |
| Statistics and Modelling - Expired end of 2013 | N/A |
| Mathematics | 91573, 91574, 91575, 91576, 91577, 91578, 91579, 91587, and 91580, 91581, 91582, 91583, 91584, 91585, 91586 |
| Media Studies | 91490, 91491, 91492, 91493, 91494, 91495, 91496, 91497 |
| Music Studies | 91416, 91417, 91418, 91419, 91420, 91421, 91422, 91423, 91424, 91425 |
| Painting (Practical Art) | 91441, 91446, 91451, 91456, and 91460 |
| Photography (Practical Art) | 91442, 91447, 91452, 91457, and 91460 |
| Physical Education | 91498, 91499, 91500, 91501, 91502, 91503, 91504, 91505, 91789 |
| Physics | 91521, 91522, 91523, 91524, 91525, 91526, 91527 |
| Printmaking (Practical Art) | 91443, 91448, 91453, 91458, and 91460 |
| Processing Technologies | 91643, 91644, and 91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642, and 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631, and 91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626, and 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619 |
| Religious Studies | 90824 (expiring 31/12/2015), 90825, 90826, 90827, 91725 |
| Samoan | 91563, 91564, 91565, 91566, 91567 |
| Science | 91601, 91602, 91603, 91604, 91605, 91606, 91607, and 91387, 91388, 91389, 91390, 91391, 91392, 91393, and 91410, 91411, 91412, 91413, 91414, 91415, and 91521, 91522, 91523, 91524, 91525, 91526, 91527 |
| Sculpture (Practical Art) | 91444, 91449, 91454, 91459, and 91460 |
| Spanish | 91568, 91569, 91570, 91571, 91572 |
| Social Studies | 91596, 91597, 91598, 91599, 91600 |
| Statistics | 91580, 91581, 91582, 91583, 91584, 91585, 91586 |
| Technology | 91608, 91609, 91610, 91611, 91612, 91613, 91614, 91615, 91616, 91617, 91618, 91619, and 91643, 91644, and 91632, 91633, 91634, 91635, 91636, 91637, 91638, 91639, 91640, 91641, 91642, and 91627, 91628, 91629, 91630, 91631, and 91620, 91621, 91622, 91623, 91624, 91625, 91626 |
| Te Reo Māori | 91650, 91651, 91652, 91653, 91654 |
| Te Reo Rangatira | 90536, 90785, 90786, 90787, 90788, 90789, 90790, 90791 |
| Tongan (new) | 91679, 91680, 91681, 91682, 91683 |
The current list of approved subjects for University Entrance has updated subjects and standards. For the previous list see 2014 Approved subjects for University Entrance.
See expired approved subjects for the approved subjects prior to 2014.