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2019 Getting Started Kia rite
“Take advantage of everything Victoria University
of Wellington has to offer. Get involved—there’s so
much to explore, learn, and achieve at the University
and in Wellington.”
Isacc Patelu
Student, Bachelor of Arts
2 Victoria University of Wellington
CONTENTS
3 Nau mai, haere mai
4 Getting prepared
6 The first trimester of your first year
8 Before you arrive
10 Once you arrive
14 New Students’ Orientation
16 Be ready to start classes
18 Meeting other students
22 Wellington and New Zealand
25 Glossary
28 Kelburn campus map
You have received this booklet because you are new to
Victoria University of Wellington and we want to welcome Cover: The kaokao pattern featured represents support,
you and ensure your experience here is successful. Coming strength, and unity. This pattern is based on the tukutuku
to a new place can be daunting, so this booklet provides wall panel inside Te Herenga Waka marae on the Kelburn
information about key things you need to know and do. campus.
Included are:
n useful checklists to go through—even before you arrive Important notice: Victoria University of Wellington uses all
at the University reasonable skill and care to ensure the information contained
in this document is accurate at the time of being made
n links to further information online available. However, matters covered by this document are
subject to change due to a continuous process of review and to
n advice from current students unanticipated circumstances. The University therefore reserves
the right to make any changes without notice. So far as the law
n information for specific groups of students permits, the University accepts no responsibility for any loss
suffered by any person due to reliance (either in whole or in part)
n contact information for various services if you need on the information contained in this document, whether direct or
advice or support. indirect and whether foreseeable or not.
Getting Started 2019 1
PIPITEA CAMPUS
TE ARO CAMPUS
KELBURN CAMPUS
NAU MAI,
HAERE MAI
Being a new student is both exciting and daunting—whether
it’s your first time at university, you’re embarking on
postgraduate study, or you’ve just moved to Wellington.
I warmly welcome you. You will be part of a supportive
community, and I assure you that we will help you find
your way.
Victoria University of Wellington offers a student experience
that is second to none. Wellington is a fantastic city in
which to be a student—it’s safe, vibrant, and welcoming.
It’s home to a capital-city community packed with leaders,
creators, thinkers, dreamers, doers, and lovers of life. The
opportunities here are limitless.
This booklet is designed to help you on the first part of your
journey at the University. It’s full of information about how
to prepare for university life, how to get the best out of
your studies, and how to ensure your time here, inside and
outside the classroom, is rich and rewarding.
You’ve made a great decision to join our University
community. If you need some advice or run into a problem—
academic, financial, social, personal—there is always “I warmly welcome you. You
someone who can help.
will be part of a supportive
Welcome.
community, and I assure you that
we will help you find your way.”
Professor Grant Guilford
Vice-Chancellor
Getting Started 2019 3
GETTING PREPARED
WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY
We asked our students about their experiences
during their first few months on campus. At uni, people want
to do well and it’s
seen as more socially
acceptable.
Having the
There’s more opportunity to
workload, but it’s far find and make
more enjoyable. friends is always
good.
I grew more
independent
during
Trimester 1.
You have to
work more Differences between
independently
and push school and university
yourself.
Much more I’m responsible for
I feel like what I’m independent my own success
studying is actually thought is now—it’s very
leading me somewhere. allowed. exciting.
4 Victoria University of Wellington
Time management will help
you to balance your study,
home, and social life at
university—it’s not always Do not
easy, but it doesn’t have to underestimate
be hard. the workload of
studying, but getting
to meet new people
Using the services
is definitely the best
available will really
part of life at the
help you get a Be confident and
University.
better grade. don’t worry about
what others think.
Tips from students who have
‘been there and done that’
You get back what I wish I’d known that
you put in. It’s not readings were actually
always about who is very important and
smarter—it’s about that I needed to stay
who is most dedicated on top of them.
to their own success.
Getting Started 2019 5
THE FIRST TRIMESTER
OF YOUR FIRST YEAR
THERE WILL BE UPS
AND DOWNS!
Get prepared February–March April
THE FIRST
Follow the SIX-WEEK DIP
WEEKS OF STUDY
checklists on
pages 8–12 Reality Reality
n New challenges and experiences n Struggling with the new environment
n Living away from home, new country, Course doubts—can I do this?
n
culture, language, and lifestyle n Pressure, high workload, and
n Being independent assignments due
n Meeting new people Do I need to upskill?
n
n Worrying about skills and new courses Handling new relationships, living
n
Go to New n Feeling homesick situation, and homesickness
Students’ Possible health issues
n
Money issues
Preparation and support
n
Orientation n Find your way
n Find out about student services P reparation and support
n Plan your study routine n Take action
n Check the free Student Learning
n Get learning advice—tutors, student
workshops available learning advisers, and workshops
Check your course outlines n Get advice—budgeting, personal,
Make an
n
n Make course changes by the end and health
effort to meet of the second week
n Remember when you have faced hard
Meet faculty staff things before and build on that
people
n
n Have fun and make friends n Plan how to use the mid-trimester break
n Treat your study like a job
6 Victoria University of Wellington
CELEBRATION!
The end of your first trimester
REALITY
n Celebrate and/or reflect on
your trimester.
n Confirm your courses for
next trimester.
May June July n Enjoy the break—travel home,
explore Wellington, travel
New Zealand.
SETTLING IN EXAMS PREPARATION AND SUPPORT
n Get course advice from your
faculty if you are adjusting your
Reality R
eality programme.
n New strategies support a more n Self-doubt as you hit ‘crunch time’— n Enjoy the mid-year break—catch up
proactive study routine final assessments and exams with friends and family.
n Excitement about social and n
Stress, pressure, and worry n Get mentally ready for next trimester.
academic life at university n Possible health worries
Preparation and support P reparation and support
n Keep seeking help/workshops n Check exam details
if needed
n Attend exam preparation
n Balance study/work/socialising/ workshops at Student Learning
sleep/eating and exercise n Take care of yourself—eat,
n
Check budget regularly sleep, and exercise
n If stressed, seek confidential help
at Mauri Ora or Victoria International
n Think and act positively
MID-TRIMESTER BREAK
Time to take stock, catch up,
and get sorted for the second
half. This is not a holiday,
but time to study without
lectures and tutorials.
Getting Started 2019 7
BEFORE YOU
ARRIVE
Use this checklist to make sure you
are set up for study at Victoria University
of Wellington.
Goals
Set your career and study goals.
Fees
www.victoria.ac.nz/careers
Any tuition fees and levies for domestic students are due the
www.victoria.ac.nz/course-advice Friday before courses start. To avoid a late payment penalty,
make sure you pay on time, have an approved Student Loan,
Enrolment or have confirmed your eligibility for the Tertiary Education
Once your Offer of Study has been accepted, confirm your Commission to pay on your behalf under the Government’s
enrolment. Fees Free tertiary initiative.
www.victoria.ac.nz/accepting-your-offer www.victoria.ac.nz/fees
International students complete enrolment during www.feesfree.govt.nz
International Orientation. Apply early for a Student Loan. You don’t need to be
www.victoria.ac.nz/international-enrolment accepted or enrolled to start the process.
www.studylink.govt.nz
Student Finance advisers can answer your queries.
KEY DATES www.victoria.ac.nz/financial-advice
Key dates for the University are on our website. International students must pay their fees in full before
www.victoria.ac.nz/dates enrolment is completed and to fulfil visa requirements.
www.victoria.ac.nz/international-fees
8 Victoria University of WellingtonThere is a cost for the meningococcal ACWY, pertussis,
Accommodation and varicella immunisations. There is no cost for the
Make sure you have arranged your accommodation. MMR immunisation. If you are not able to have these
www.victoria.ac.nz/accommodation immunisations before arriving on campus, you can book an
appointment to have them at Student Health, ideally during
Campus Coaches New Students’ Orientation.
Connect with other new students through the Campus www.victoria.ac.nz/student-heath
Coaches programme. Find your way around and learn about
the University from current students. International Buddy programme
www.victoria.ac.nz/campus-coaches Sign up for a buddy and get first-hand information from a
current university student.
Disability www.victoria.ac.nz/international-buddy
Victoria University of Wellington welcomes students with
ongoing or temporary impairments. Contact Disability Social media
Services early to ensure your needs can be met. Connect with us on our social media channels to keep up
with news, events, competitions, and information—follow
www.victoria.ac.nz/disability
us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
Make sure to use #VicUniWgtn on Instagram and Twitter to
Health share your student experience with us.
Register online with Student Health to receive free routine
www.victoria.ac.nz/social-media
appointments on campus. You can book an appointment at
our Kelburn or Pipitea clinics in person or over the phone.
Textbooks
04 463 5308 You can order all your essential course material from the
www.victoria.ac.nz/student-health Vic Books website—enter your course code (e.g. CLAS 101)
into the ‘Shop Search’ in the top-right corner. You can also
Immunisations/vaccinations look at other sites for your textbooks; you might be able to
get them second-hand. Textbooks included on your course
Staying healthy and protecting yourself from preventable
reading lists are also made available for short-term loan at
illness while you are studying is important. We recommend
the University’s campus libraries.
that all students are fully immunised, including against
measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), meningococcal ACWY, www.vicbooks.co.nz
and pertussis (whooping cough). The varicella (chicken pox)
immunisation is recommended for students who have not WGTN Hall
had chicken pox or have not already completed a course of Sign up to a ‘hall without walls’ for Wellington-based first-
the varicella immunisation. year students who are not living in a hall of residence.
www.victoria.ac.nz/wgtn-hall
Getting Started 2019 9ONCE YOU This card is not available to international students.
International students have medical and travel insurance to
ARRIVE
cover the cost of health services while studying in
New Zealand.
www.victoria.ac.nz/international-insurance
www.victoria.ac.nz/international-insurance-claim
Activate your University login Apply for your tertiary transport
Once enrolled, you will be given a username. Use this concession
to access student computers, Wi-Fi, and printing. Your
All full-time or limited full-time students studying at
username is on the top right of your Confirmation of
Victoria University of Wellington are eligible for a 25 percent
Study email or form.
discount off the peak adult Snapper or single 10-trip ticket
If you are an international student, you will receive fare on Metlink bus, rail, and ferry services.
your username after you have completed your
You’ll need to apply for a concession at the start of each
enrolment in person during International Orientation.
year of full-time study—find out how to access your
To set your password, go to https://password.student. discount on the University website.
vuw.ac.nz and enter your username (the first six
www.victoria.ac.nz/tertiary-concession
characters of your surname, followed by the first four
characters of your first name). Check your Blackboard account
A security code will be sent to the email address you Blackboard is an online system in which your lecturer
entered at enrolment. Enter this code on the website communicates with the class and sets readings. It is very
and then choose a password. important to check this regularly to stay up to date with
If you have trouble logging in to your account, your courses.
phone 0800 842 867 (0800 VICTORIA). https://blackboard.vuw.ac.nz
www.victoria.ac.nz/mytools
Check your timetable
Apply for a Community Services Log on to myTimetable using your University username and
password. Note that classes at the Kelburn campus start on
Card
the hour in the morning and 10 minutes past the hour in the
You may qualify for a Community Services Card, which
afternoon. Classes at Pipitea and Te Aro campuses start on
will make your health services cheaper. The Work and
the half hour.
Income website has details of how to apply.
www.victoria.ac.nz/timetables
www.workandincome.govt.nz
10 Victoria University of Wellington“Have a timetable up on your
wall with anything you are
committed to during the week.
Check your course outline.”
Getting Started 2019 11as they provide information on course readings and
Collect your Student ID requirements, tutorials, and assessment due dates.
Your card will be available when your enrolment is complete
and applicable fees are paid. It is your library card, as well https://blackboard.vuw.ac.nz
as your student discount card. From Monday 18 February www.victoria.ac.nz/courses
until Thursday 7 March 2019, you can collect your card
between 9 am and 4 pm at the Student Lounge (SUB216), Set up your email
Level 2, Student Union building, Kelburn campus. After The University’s main channel of communication is through
those dates, go to the Enrolment counter on Level 1 of the your University email address, which was sent to you when
Hunter building. If you are a distance student, your card you enrolled. To access your email account, click on the
will be posted to you after you have emailed your photo to email link in myTools. You will need to sign into the mail
enrolments@vuw.ac.nz system with your University username and password.
www.victoria.ac.nz/id www.victoria.ac.nz/mytools
Find all your classrooms Visit Victoria Info Ihonui
Make sure you know where your lectures and tutorials are Ask questions and get directions from the friendly staff at
before your classes begin. the Victoria Info Ihonui locations.
www.victoria.ac.nz/finding-your-way www.victoria.ac.nz/info-ihonui
Note study breaks, assessment due
dates, and exam times in your diary Find your way around Wellington
or phone Orient yourself: find your local supermarket, bank,
Make a note of key dates and check each of your course and post office; locate your campus; and discover
outlines for your assessment due dates. Wellington’s attractions.
www.victoria.ac.nz/dates www.wellingtonnz.com/discover
Purchase your textbooks
See page 9. “Download the campus map on your
www.vicbooks.co.nz
phone so it looks like you’re just
Read your course outlines checking your phone when you’re
Each course has a course outline that is accessible on the
University website using the course finder. Course outlines
completely lost!”
are also available on Blackboard. Read the outlines carefully,
12 Victoria University of WellingtonINTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Find out more about what to do when you first arrive.
www.victoria.ac.nz/international/start
Phoning home
Free SIM cards are provided in your Welcome Bag through
our arrival meeting service, or collect one from Victoria
International. Call your family to let them know you have
arrived safely and advise them of your new contact details.
www.victoria.ac.nz/international-phones
Banking
Open a New Zealand bank account that has an eftpos (debit)
card, as this is the safest way to access your money while
in New Zealand. To open an account, most banks require
a Confirmation of Study, proof of address, a copy of your
student visa, and identification, such as your passport and
your tax identification number (TIN) from your home country.
www.victoria.ac.nz/international-banking
International Orientation and enrolment
Orientation is a mandatory two-day programme for all new
international students and is held on the Kelburn campus.
At Orientation, you will get all the information you need
to complete your enrolment. It will also prepare you for
your life in New Zealand—including getting you set up for
study, familiarising you with Wellington and New Zealand,
“I needed time to adjust to
and helping you adjust to the cultural differences you may my new life here at Victoria
experience living here.
University of Wellington—time
You can also attend other New Students’ Orientation events
to get to know more about the University and your faculty makes everything easier!”
and to meet other new students.
www.victoria.ac.nz/international-orientation
www.victoria.ac.nz/orientation
Getting Started 2019 13NEW STUDENTS’ OWeek—entertainment side of orientation
Start your year off with some fun during OWeek, which will
ORIENTATION
be run by the Victoria University of Wellington Students’
Association (VUWSA) from Monday 25 February until Friday
8 March 2019.
Check out as many events as you can, make some new
Orientation is a week-long series of workshops and sessions mates, party at our music gigs, have a laugh, and get
to help you make the most of your time at the University. involved with university life outside the classroom.
This is an opportunity to explore and connect with the
www.vuwsa.org.nz/oweek
University, find out crucial information about university life,
and meet awesome new people. Orientation takes place Orientation fitness membership special
the week before the trimester begins (two weeks before for
Take advantage of Victoria Recreation’s Orientation fitness
international students). Trimester 1 is our biggest intake of
membership special, which is available for two weeks only,
new students, and a full programme is offered with events
from Monday 25 February 2019.
and information sessions for all students. Specific sessions
are available for international, Māori, Pasifika, mature,
postgraduate, and refugee-background students.
Social sports
Sign up for a social sports league as a team or an individual
www.victoria.ac.nz/orientation from Monday 4 March 2019, or come along to any of our
www.victoria.ac.nz/international-orientation weekly Just Play sessions throughout the year.
www.victoria.ac.nz/recreation
Victoria Info Ihonui
Once you get on campus, you’ll have lots of questions and Clubs expos
will need to find your way. The friendly staff at Victoria Info The University’s clubs expos provide new students with a
Ihonui will help you. The Info Ihonui are at these locations: great chance to find and connect with their club of choice.
n Level 2, Library entrance, the Hub, Kelburn Campus Joining a club is an excellent way to meet new people and
have some fun.
n Level 1, Hunter Building, Kelburn Campus
n Level 4, Murphy Building, Kelburn Campus Trimester 1 Clubs Expo
n Ground Floor, Rutherford House, Pipitea Campus When 10 am–2 pm, Tuesday 5–Thursday 7 March
Where The Hub, Kelburn campus
n Ground Floor, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Te Aro
Trimester 2 Clubs Expo
Campus
When 10 am–2 pm, Tuesday 16–Wednesday 17 July
n Level 1, Miramar Creative Centre Where The Hub, Kelburn campus
n Level 4, 50 Kitchener Street, Auckland premises.
www.victoria.ac.nz/clubs
www.victoria.ac.nz/info-ihonui
14 Victoria University of Wellington“In Orientation week, get out and do
anything you can—social events and
preparing for education. It’s good
getting comfortable at uni, so then
it’s easier to relax in class and pay
attention to your work.”
“Come with an open mind and be ready to question
how you know what you think you know.”
Getting Started 2019 15BE READY TO
START CLASSES
Sign up for tutorials It’s important that you make any changes before the
deadline (the end of the second week of classes for
Most courses at the University consist of two or three 50-minute
Trimesters 1 and 2) so that you can get a fees refund,
lectures per week, plus one 50-minute tutorial or lab.
if applicable.
Tutorials are small-group teaching sessions led by a tutor
Some Trimester 3 courses may have shorter deadlines for
or lecturer to provide the opportunity for discussion,
changing or withdrawing—check online or contact your
experiments, project work, and individual assistance.
Faculty Student and Academic Services Office to confirm.
Attendance at tutorials may be mandatory to meet your course
requirements—check your course outline for information www.victoria.ac.nz/add-drop
about tutorial requirements for individual courses.
Sign up to your tutorials separately through myAllocator.
Many sign-ups open prior to the trimester starting—check Consider using myDegree to ensure any changes
Blackboard or your email for notifications. you make to your courses will help you complete
your qualification.
www.victoria.ac.nz/tutorial-signup
www.victoria.ac.nz/mydegree
Changing your courses
To change or withdraw from a course, you can go online and
select Student Records from myTools. In Student Records, Get study help
use ‘Add/Drop Courses’ to submit your changes.
For general study and academic writing advice, Student
www.victoria.ac.nz/mytools Learning provides workshops, one-to-one appointments,
and library help desk sessions. All students are welcome.
Alternatively, you can email or visit your Faculty Student and
Academic Services Office. www.victoria.ac.nz/student-learning
www.victoria.ac.nz/faculty-offices
Join a library tour
The University has four libraries, with a range of resources,
International students should consult with facilities, and staff to support your study. Look for library
Victoria International before dropping tours during New Students’ Orientation Week and in the first
courses, as there may be visa implications. week of Trimester 1.
www.victoria.ac.nz/library
www.victoria.ac.nz/internationalLog in to Wi-Fi “It’s a cliché, but no question is too
All campuses have computers for student use. You can small, and every bit of help can add
also log in to the University’s free secure Wi-Fi with your
computer or phone by using your University login details. to your success.”
www.victoria.ac.nz/set-up-online
Saving your work
You will get your own online workspace—a secure disk
space on which you can store personal files. To be safe, you
should save all your files to your H drive and back them up
on a USB.
Printing
You can top up and check the balance of your printing
account on any DocuPOS kiosk or by logging in to the
printing portal, accessed via myTools, and clicking on the
‘Cashier’ quick link, or ask at one of the Victoria Info Ihonui.
www.victoria.ac.nz/mytools
“Tutorials are the best thing about uni.
You obviously have a common interest
with the people in your class. It’s easy
to start a conversation—you can make
good new friendships at tutorials.” Use myTools to access all your digital tools to
help you manage your studies.
www.victoria.ac.nz/mytools
Getting Started 2019 17MEETING OTHER
STUDENTS
Campus Coaches Ramsey House
Campus Coaches will be on campus to help you with your Ramsey House, at 8 Kelburn Parade, is the home of Koha
transition to university. A Campus Coach is an experienced Coffee, the University’s not-for-profit, student-run café, where
student who leads faculty-specific group activities and events you can get top tea and coffee for a koha. Kick back in the
during your first two weeks on campus. You will have the Koha lounge, have a quiet muse in the retro-styled library, or
opportunity to meet other new students in a Campus Coach come and explore the difference prayer makes to life. Ramsey
group who study similar subjects to you. Alternatively, you House is also the home of the chaplains on campus.
can get a one-off personalised Campus Coach tour to help
you find your way around during New Students’ Orientation.
Pipitea Chaplaincy
The chaplains are at Pipitea campus too—find them in Room
www.victoria.ac.nz/campus-coaches RH112, Level 1, Rutherford House.
Chaplaincies International Buddy programme
The University chaplains offer pastoral and practical support Sign up for a buddy and get first-hand information from a
for all, regardless of belief. They also seek to nurture the current Victoria University of Wellington student. Your buddy
spirituality of students and staff at the University, with will welcome you, help you find out about the University,
regular events, hospitality, and Christian worship. If you need provide advice about local customs and living in Wellington,
someone to talk to in confidence about faith, God, or study, and take you to special events to meet other buddies and
or just about life, drop them a line. international students.
www.victoria.ac.nz/chaplains www.victoria.ac.nz/international-buddy
Berrigan House
Berrigan House, at 4 Kelburn Parade, is a welcoming Catholic
house of hospitality in the radical tradition of the Catholic “If you put your mind to it, you
Worker Movement. Midday mass and lunch are held every
Monday.
will succeed.
Akamaroiroi—stay strong.”
18 Victoria University of Wellington“Take advantage of everything and anything the University has to offer. I think knowing that someone always has your back for anything and everything makes things way easier for you to allow time to study, to work, and to do everything else.”
Leadership programmes “The whanaungatanga provided by
Challenge yourself, develop confidence, and get involved
in valuable learning experiences and seminars. Students
the University has made me feel like
who complete the University’s extracurricular programmes I belong here.”
receive awards recognising outstanding achievement.
www.victoria.ac.nz/vilp
www.victoria.ac.nz/victoria-plus
Māori students
Nau mai, haere mai ki te Whare Wānanga o te Upoko o te Ika
a Māui.
As part of New Students’ Orientation, a pōhiri will be held at
Te Herenga Waka marae to welcome you and your whānau to
our community. Come along, meet other students and staff,
and get connected with the services at the University.
Whakaarahia ake ngā pou o tō whare—pitch the pillars of
your own destiny.
www.victoria.ac.nz/maori-at-victoria
Mature students
A mature students’ session is held during New Students’
Orientation. Come along and hear from current mature
students, pick up study tips, network with other students,
and find out about our learning services.
Muslim prayer rooms
The Mature Students’ Group is a support network for all
Muslim prayer rooms are in the following locations:
mature students at the University. Members meet regularly
to chat about study, technology, and everything else to help n Kelburn Campus—Rooms KK202A (males) and KK201
support each other. (females), Kirk Building
www.victoria.ac.nz/mature-students
n Pipitea Campus—Room RH501, Rutherford House
n Te Aro Campus—Room VS324.
vicmuslimsclub@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/VicMuslimsClub
20 Victoria University of WellingtonPasifika students Staff from this network can connect you to people and
services that can help support your studies and enable you
Talofa lava, malo e lelei, fakalofa lahi atu, kia orana, ni san
to make the most out of your time in Wellington. They also
bula vinaka, halo olgeta, and a warm Pacific welcome to you.
run events from time to time throughout the year.
New Students’ Orientation is a time when new Pasifika
www.victoria.ac.nz/refugee-background-students
students gather to connect with each other, our staff, and
student leaders to build a community. Pasifika Haos is a
Students with families
place of belonging for all Pasifika students at the University,
and we have many support staff and services willing to help We welcome students with families and understand the
you with your studies. challenges of juggling family commitments with study.
Students have access to two early childhood services on
www.victoria.ac.nz/pasifika the Kelburn campus, and baby changing and breastfeeding
facilities across campuses.
Rainbow students
www.victoria.ac.nz/students-with-families
We welcome queer and questioning students of all genders
and sexual identities to the University. Come along to
WGTN Hall
a welcome for rainbow students during New Students’
Orientation and meet the rainbow and inclusion adviser and WGTN Hall is a ‘hall without walls’, giving first-year students
members of UniQ—our representative group for rainbow who are not living in a hall of residence the chance to
students. participate in the activities, sports, and academic sessions
usually offered by halls. The programme of activities, run by
rainbow@vuw.ac.nz students for students, is designed to help you get involved
www.victoria.ac.nz/rainbow and make the most of your first year at Victoria University of
Wellington. WGTN Hall coordinators are senior students who
uniqvictoria@gmail.com help provide a supportive environment, run events, and act
www.facebook.com/uniq.victoria.9 as mentors.
www.victoria.ac.nz/wgtn-hall
Refugee-background students
Salaam, minghala, soo dhowow, vanakkam, merhaba,
marhaba, ahlan wa sahlan, bienvenidos, wilujeng sumping, “The best thing is getting involved in as
namaste, kia ora, and a warm welcome to all students from much activity around campus as you can.
refugee backgrounds.
You are invited to a lunch held during New Students’
The International Buddy programme,
Orientation Week for all new and returning students from volunteering, and getting involved with
refugee backgrounds. Come and meet other students,
as well as members of the Victoria Network to Support
new students are so great.”
Refugee-Background Students.
Getting Started 2019 21WELLINGTON
AND NEW ZEALAND
Getting around Cycling
Wellington is a multicultural city, full of open and friendly There are some great areas of Wellington city to cycle
people. There are some good places to walk around to feel around, especially on the waterfront. Remember—ride to be
the vibe of what Lonely Planet called the ‘coolest little seen, wear a cycle helmet, and obey the road rules.
capital in the world’.
Buses and trains
Download a map of Wellington to orient yourself and find
out about the many things to do in Wellington. Buses and trains in Wellington are operated by Metlink.
www.wellingtonnz.com Single tickets can be bought from the driver when getting on
a bus. If you plan to use a bus regularly, it’s cheaper to buy
Walking a Snapper card and load it up with credit. Tag your Snapper
card when you get on and off the bus, and the cost of your
Wellington is easy to explore on foot, and you’ll get used to
trip will be deducted automatically and the fare discounted
walking up hills. Because Wellington is so small, it’s easy to
at a rate of at least 20 percent. Snapper cards can be bought
find your way around the city without paying for transport.
and topped up at many supermarkets and dairies, and at
There are pedestrian shortcuts from downtown Wellington kiosks on the Kelburn campus.
to the Kelburn campus—download maps to explore different
These are some of the useful bus routes for students:
ways to get to campus.
n Between the Pipitea and Kelburn campuses, catch the
www.victoria.ac.nz/transport
number 22 bus from outside Rutherford House or the
number 37 bus from Lambton Quay. They both stop on
Kelburn Parade.
“In Wellington, you can both n Between Kelburn and Te Aro campuses, catch the
number 18e or number 21 bus.
experience an urban lifestyle and
Bus timetables are free, and you can collect them from
be close to nature—it’s a very Victoria Info Ihonui.
walkable city.” Trains link Wellington with the towns and suburbs to the
north of the city. Single train tickets can be purchased at the
Wellington railway station or on the train. Return tickets,
monthly passes, and 10-trip tickets are also available.
22 Victoria University of WellingtonThe best place for up-to-date bus and train timetable and
route information is the Metlink website.
Cultural adjustment
For students new to Wellington and New Zealand, there
www.metlink.org.nz
is a wealth of information available online about the
culture, people, and place to help you adjust to your new
Tertiary travel discount
environment.
All eligible full-time or limited full-time Victoria University
of Wellington students will receive a 25 percent discount www.victoria.ac.nz/international-medical
off the peak adult Snapper or single 10-trip ticket fare on www.wellingtonnz.com/life-in-wellington
Metlink bus, rail, and ferry services. Find out how to access
your tertiary concession online. www.wellingtonnz.com/study
www.victoria.ac.nz/tertiary-concession www.studyinnewzealand.govt.nz/why-nz
www.police.govt.nz/advice/personal-community
“I enjoy walking around Oriental Bay
beach after I have finished studying
for the day. It helps me relax.”
“I’m so glad I chose Wellington. It’s
small, compact, has a really cool
atmosphere, and is such a cool city
to immerse yourself in.”
Getting Started 2019 2324 Victoria University of Wellington
GLOSSARY same time. Students must maintain a B– grade average each
year to remain in a conjoint programme. The degrees are
awarded together.
corequisite (C): A course that must be taken at the same
(1/3): A first-trimester course that runs from February until
time as, or before, another course.
July.
course: A block of work in a field of study which has a points
(1+2/3): A course that runs for the first two trimesters, from
value assigned to it, for example, ACCY 111 is worth 15 points
February until November.
(see ‘points’).
(2/3): A second-trimester course that runs from July until
course code: Each course has a code of four letters
November.
and three numbers. The letters show the subject, and
(3/3): A third-trimester, or summer, course that runs from the numbers show the level. For example, CHEM 113 is
either November until December, January until February, or a Chemistry course at 100 level; ENGL 234 is an English
November until February. Literature course at 200 level.
admission: This describes the process where your eligibility course outline: Information about assessment, course
to attend Victoria University of Wellington is assessed. There learning objectives, and assignments—found online through
are different admission types depending on your previous the course finder or available on Blackboard.
qualifications. You need to ensure you apply by the due
course reference number (CRN): A number that identifies
dates and satisfy any other specific degree requirements.
each course offering. Not the same as a course code, as it
Bachelor’s degree: A first or undergraduate degree. We also also identifies the stream (see ‘stream’). A CRN can be three,
use the terms ‘degree programme’ or ‘programme of study’ four, or five digits long and is always preceded by the letters
to refer to the overall programme you are studying. CRN; for example, CRN 2166.
Blackboard: Many lecturers put lecture notes and other cross credit: A course is cross credited when it counts
important information on Blackboard, which is accessed towards more than one degree—this applies to students
online. studying for conjoint degrees. Talk to your Faculty Student
and Academic Services Office about cross crediting.
bridging course: A course to help prepare you for university
study. degree: A qualification gained by completing certain
requirements, including the number of points, level of study,
Certificate of Proficiency: You can enrol in a Certificate of
and subject combinations. Sometimes referred to as a
Proficiency if you want to do a course without counting it
programme. A Bachelor’s degree takes at least three years of
towards a Victoria University of Wellington qualification. You
full-time study.
still need to gain admission to the University.
degree programme: See ‘programme of study’.
conjoint degree programme: A specialised programme in
which you study courses for two Bachelor’s degrees at the diploma: A qualification that can be at undergraduate or
postgraduate level.
Getting Started 2019 25direct entry: If you have excellent academic results from limited entry: A course or programme where a limit is
school, you may be able to skip some 100-level courses and placed on numbers of students. Limited-entry courses have
be admitted to 200-level courses by direct entry. earlier application dates than open-entry courses, and entry
is normally based on selection.
Discretionary Entrance: A form of admission for students
wanting to enrol at university directly from Year 12, major: The field of study you specialise in and take to
students making an application following an exchange to an 300 level. You can also do a double major, specialising in
overseas secondary school, or students who wish to enrol two fields of study within the same degree.
in preparatory courses at the University during the summer
minor: A smaller concentration in one field of study than a
trimester before their entrance results are available.
major, made up of 60 points at 200- and 300-level courses.
double major: When you are enrolled in two majors within You can do minors in the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of
the same degree. Commerce, Bachelor of Design Innovation, Bachelor of
Health, and Bachelor of Science.
enrolment application: The process of applying (usually
online) to study at the University. myAllocator: A tool to sign up to tutorials and labs and plan
your timetable.
faculty: A unit within a university, comprising a number of
schools. Victoria University of Wellington has eight teaching myDegree: A degree planning tool.
faculties: Architecture and Design; Education; Engineering;
myTimetable: Your online timetable, including your lectures,
Health; Humanities and Social Sciences; Law; Science; and
tutorials, and labs.
Victoria Business School. Each teaches and administers a
range of programmes. myTools: An online space where you can access a number of
your digital tools, including Blackboard, emails, myAllocator,
first-year student: A student who has never studied at a
myDegree, and myTimetable.
New Zealand university.
Offer of Place: Victoria University of Wellington’s response
full-time student: For Student Allowance/Student Loan
to international students’ enrolment application, informing
purposes, a full-time student is one studying at least 96
you that you have been accepted to study your programme of
points in a full year (that is, over Trimesters 1 , 2, and 3) or
choice at the University. This Offer will confirm any conditions
at least 48 points in a half year. Part-time students do fewer
you must meet before you apply for your student visa and will
than 96 points a year.
confirm the documentation you must bring to New Zealand
Guaranteed Entry Score (GES): The rank score you need to complete your enrolment. Accepting an Offer of Place does
to be accepted automatically into a Victoria University of not confirm your enrolment—international students complete
Wellington degree. their enrolment during International Orientation.
lab: See ‘tutorial’. Offer of Study: Victoria University of Wellington’s response
to domestic students’ enrolment application, informing you
lecture: A university class where all students enrolled in
of the qualification(s) and courses in which the University
a course are taught by a lecturer. Lectures can include as
is offering you a place and how much this will cost you.
many as 350 students.
26 Victoria University of WellingtonYour Offer of Study is usually conditional on your meeting schedule: A list of courses that are offered for a particular
certain requirements, such as supplying documentation and qualification. Degree schedules and full degree regulations
meeting admission requirements (e.g. when your results are are in the University Calendar at www.victoria.ac.nz/calendar
available). You must accept your Offer of Study by the due
Special Admission: A form of admission, usually for
date in order to be enrolled fully.
applicants 20 years or older who have not met other
points: Every course is worth a certain number of points. university admission requirements.
Each course you pass gives you points towards the total
stream: Some courses are taught in streams to accommodate
required for your degree. Most courses are worth either
large numbers of students. The same course may be taught at
15 or 20 points.
different campuses or at different times of the week.
postgraduate: Study done at a higher level after you have
studio: See ‘tutorial’.
completed an undergraduate degree.
transfer of credit: If you have already started a degree or
prerequisite (P): A course that must be passed before you
have done some study at degree level (at another tertiary
can take another particular course, usually at a higher level.
institution), you may be able to transfer some of the points
primary enrolment period: For 2019, this is from 1 October you have completed into a Victoria University of Wellington
2018 until 20 January 2019. All students intending to study degree. Check with your Faculty Student and Academic
during Trimesters 1, 2, or 3 in 2019 should apply during this Services Office about regulations.
period.
transferring student: A student whose most recent enrolment
programme of study: The overall group of courses you was at another New Zealand university. Transferring
enrol in for your degree—including the required courses students are subject to the Academic Progress Statute.
for the major(s), minor(s), or specialisation(s) you wish to
trimester: The University has three trimesters. Trimester 1
complete.
is from February until July, Trimester 2 is from July until
qualification assessment: If you have qualifications from November, and Trimester 3 (the summer trimester) can
another tertiary institution or from outside New Zealand, be either November to December, January to February, or
your qualification may be assessed for admission to Victoria November to February. The trimesters are often written as
University of Wellington. 1/3, 2/3, and 3/3.
restricted course (X): A course that is so similar to another tutorial: A university class led by a tutor (teacher) where
course that you cannot enrol in both. a small group of students discuss topics from their course
and get individual help. Students studying some sciences
restricted enrolment: The requirements under the
and ‘hands on’ subjects such as Architecture or Design will
Academic Progress Statute that restrict or limit students’
also have practical classes, called labs or studios. In some
enrolment if they are not making adequate progress.
courses, attendance at tutorials is mandatory to meet
returning student: A student whose most recent enrolment course requirements.
was at Victoria University of Wellington.
undergraduate degree: A Bachelor’s, or first, degree.
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