3 Steps to start your degree in February 2026
UC and Hagley College bring you this three-stage pathway offering blended learning with part-time and flexible study opportunities. You will receive course advice at each stage based on your background and performance, your intended career, and appropriate available course options.
Who is it for?
- Those aged 20+ (or with UE in another field), considering a change to a career in Engineering or Product Design.
- If you are under 20 years old and do not have UE, you will need to meet UE requirements by completing the CUP programme or getting additional NCEA credits.
Programme features
- Support: advice and guidance from early on in your pathway about study options, demands, and expectations, particularly in Mathematics.
- Skill development: develop study habits and strategies for success at degree level.
- Connections: grow an established network of fellow students through the cohort progressing together and become familiar with the UC campus, learning systems, and people.
Stage 1: Te Puna Wai o Waipapa Hagley College After 3 programme
30 April to 24 October 2025
- Pre-UC Physics and Maths integrated course (Mondays, 5-7pm, Wednesdays, 5-9pm, from 30 April + Fridays, 4-6pm (Fridays online)
- Blend of online and face-to-face delivery
- Visits to UC to meet teachers from Stage 2 Transitions programme
Pre-requisite: NCEA Level 1 Math, with algebra fundamentals.
Stage 2: University of Canterbury Transitions Programme
3 November 2025 to 8 February 2026
A choice of pre-degree courses in Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry over the 2025/2026 Summer School and Headstart Programmes.
- TRNS007 Preparatory Mathematics (3 November - 14 December 2025)
- TRNS008 Fundamentals of Physics (5 January - 8 February 2026)
- TRNS017 Mathematics with Calculus or TRNS006 Elementary Chemistry (5 January - 8 February 2026)
Stage 3: University of Canterbury 1st Year BE(Hons) or BProdDesign
From 2026
Begin your journey into Engineering or Product Design degrees. Student Advisors in the Faculty of Engineering will design a customised first year course of study based on your Stage 1 and 2 performance and your future aspirations. There are a range of engineering and product design disciplines to choose from. Work experience will be taken into account.
