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Certificate of Proficiency – Postgraduate (COP)

    Overview

    If you wish to take one or more papers without enrolling in a University of Otago qualification, you may enrol in the Certificate of Proficiency (COP).

    Application

    Applications for the postgraduate Certificate of Proficiency are made to the Otago campus that offers the paper for which you are applying. Papers can be taken through any of the Christchurch, Dunedin and Wellington campuses.

    Questions about specific papers should be directed to the coordinator for the paper itself.

    The Certificate of Proficiency is also available at Undergraduate level.

    Ready to apply?

    If this is the qualification for you, get started with your application today.

    Programme details

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    Regulations on this page are taken from the 2025 Calendar and supplementary material.

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