Rule SAC071: Postgraduate classification - research definition

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Rule or condition

To be classified as research-based postgraduate study, a programme of study must meet all of the following:

• Have an Equivalent Full-Time Student (EFTS) value of at least one EFTS unit. This total may be spread over more than one academic or calendar year
• Include one or more courses at level 8 or higher on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework, totalling a minimum of one EFTS unit
• Learners' work must be supervised and result in the production of a substantial research output by the individual learner, amounting to 100% of the learning and assessment for the course(s).