Level 3 Chemistry

Assessment:
Internal – up to 6 credits at NCEA Level 3.
External – up to 10 credits at NCEA Level 3.

Four Achievement Standards worth a combined total of 18 Literacy credits and one Standard worth five Numeracy credits.

Cost: 

• sciPAD (Externals)

• sciPAD Spectroscopy and Redox (Internals)

Entry criteria:
Minimum entry requirements:

• Achieved in all 3 external NCEA Level 2 Chemistry standards (AS 91164, AS 91165,
  AS 91166).

• Achieved in the Quantitative (AS 91161) and Redox (AS 91167) internal NCEA Level 2 Chemistry standards.

• Achieved in Level 2 Mathematics (202) or Advanced Mathematics (201), at the discretion of the HOD Science.

Note: Students who have achieved with Merit or Excellence in all three external Level 2 Chemistry and at least two of the internal Level 2 Chemistry standards will be invited to study a further external standard, Organic Chemistry, which offers a further 5 NCEA Level 3 credits. These students will have high levels of motivation, the ability to direct their own learning and will embrace the opportunity to study independently. The decision regarding who is suitable for this extension opportunity will be at the sole discretion of the TIC Chemistry.

Future pathways:
This course is on the list of university approved subjects, offering up to 16 NCEA Level 3 credits.