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Quick Review

Enrollment22,500TypeNon-profitFundingPublic-private
partnershipHighest DegreeBachelorWebsitewww.otago.ac.nzLanguagesEnglishAcceptance rate52%*

* The University of Otago is among the institutions that don’t provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn’t necessarily competes with others.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions Requirements	Acceptable grades in the New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement; University of Otago Foundation Studies Certificate or recognized foreign equivalents
Academic Calendar	February to November (February – June; July-November)
Enrollment	22,500
Full time employee	3,250
Student:staff ratio	7:1

Publications & Citations

Publications 54,875Citations 2,036,935

University of Otago majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine	21,206 / 870,934
Biology	12,743 / 563,246
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	11,777 / 419,623
Environmental Science	7,603 / 311,098
Psychology	6,794 / 375,759
Chemistry	5,060 / 200,191
Computer Science	4,504 / 183,193
Demography	4,473 / 271,401
Business	3,952 / 143,701
Ecology	2,838 / 144,714
Engineering	2,793 / 84,650
Health Science	2,396 / 77,789
Physics	2,307 / 71,761
Geology	2,042 / 74,665
Public Health	1,914 / 111,243
Economics	1,905 / 51,247

Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) Programme requirements

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB)

Year	Papers	Points
1st year	Health Sciences First Year CourseNote: Students enrolled in the Health Sciences First Year course will be required to achieve a satisfactory mark in a standard diagnostic English test or another approved measure of achievement.	126
2nd year	MICN 201  Medicine Second Year	120
3rd year	MICN 301  Medicine Third Year	120
4th year	MICN 401  Medicine Fourth Year	120
5th year	MICN 501  Medicine Fifth Year	120
6th year	MICN 621  Medicine Sixth Year 1st QuarterMICN 622  Medicine Sixth Year 2nd QuarterMICN 623  Medicine Sixth Year 3rd QuarterMICN 624  Medicine Sixth Year 4th QuarterNote: MICN 621-624 shall normally be taken in sequence in one year of study, but in approved cases the order may be varied or the total period of study extended.

Regulations for the Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB)

Admission to the Programme
Note: For specific enquiries about admission to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programme, intending students should make an appointment with the Health Sciences Admissions Office (health-sciences@otago.ac.nz).

Admission to the second year of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programme shall be determined by the Medical Admissions Committee.
Admission to the second year of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programme is limited to a number, determined annually, of Domestic students (but see regulation 1(i) regarding International student admissions).
Note: ‘Domestic student’ is defined in the Admission to University Statute 2011, clause 3.3.

Applications for admission may be made under the following categories:
Health Sciences First Year (see 1(f))
Graduate (see 1(g))
Alternative (see 1(h))
Graduates who have already completed a qualification in medicine, and for whom pathways exist to obtain registration through the Medical Council of New Zealand, are not eligible to apply for admission to the MBChB program under any category.
The University of Otago is committed to promote and facilitate academic equity for Māori students, and for students from other under-represented groups, who have the potential to succeed academically.
Applicants in any category (see regulation 1(c)) who have fulfilled the criteria as described in the Mirror on Society Policy and associated admissions entry requirements, may be considered in one or more of the Mirror on Society Category Groups.
To be considered for admission under the Health Sciences First Year category an applicant must:
be enrolled in the Health Sciences First Year course at the University of Otago (see also 1(i));
pass all of the papers prescribed for the University of Otago Health Sciences First Year course, with a minimum mark of 70% in each paper (but see 1(e));
meet any other requirements as determined by the Medical Admissions Committee. See Guidelines for Admission for current requirements.