Christchurch,
New Zealand
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor of Nursing in Christchurch New Zealand | Ara Institute of Canterbury
Ara Institute of Canterbury
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Christchurch New Zealand
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
NZD
29,120
(c. USD16,878.74)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
This three-year nursing degree prepares you to register as a Registered Nurse with New Zealand's Nursing Council. You'll discover diverse career pathways in nursing while learning to foster health and wellness beyond conventional treatment approaches.
Nationally recognized, the program blends academic learning with hands-on clinical training, fully meeting the Nursing Council of New Zealand's Registered Nurse practice standards.
You'll experience various healthcare settings - from hospitals and aged care facilities to community clinics and private practices - while developing cultural competence for nursing practice.
Ara consistently achieves outstanding graduate employment results. Our 2020 outcomes were exceptional, with 98.5% of graduates securing employment within three months of completing the program (based on the latest 'New Graduate Destinations' survey by Nurse Education in the Tertiary Sector, November 2020).
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
New Zealand University Entrance: NCEA Level 3 (60 credits at level 3 and 20 credits at level 2 or higher) which must include:
14 credits at Level 3 in each of:
English or an *approved literacy subject
Biology or physical education or chemistry
One other subject from the list of approved subjects*
Numeracy* - 14 credits at Level 1 or above
OR New Zealand Certificate in Study and Career Preparation (Level 4) Ara Pre Health Pathway or equivalent.
Or if you have undertaken examinations other than NCEA (e.g. International Baccalaureate, Cambridge Examination), Ara will asses your application for academic entry equivalency.
* NZQA approved subjects
Due to Covid-19 disruption, if you studied and achieved NCEA Level 3 during 2020, you only need 12 credits per Level 3 subject (i.e. total of 36 credits). Literacy and Numeracy requirements remain the same.
English requirements
IELTS test - IELTS 6.5 Academic (no lower than 6.5 in all subtest).
LISTENING - 6.5
READING - 6.5
WRITING - 6.5
SPEAKING - 6.5
TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT) - Score of 590 (with an essay score of 5.5 TWE)
TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) - Score of 79 or higher (with a writing score of 21)
Cambridge English Qualifications - C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 176. No less than 169 in each skill
Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 58 with no band score lower than 50
Tuition
NZD
29,120