New Zealand Pre-Approved Courses

Updated and current as of Fall 2025, January 8th, 2025.

CRSE/NUMTITLEDEPTSLU EQUIVLEVEL/SLU EQUIV
PSYC 203Abnormal PsychologyPSYC317NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
PHSE327Adventure EducationODST3007200 LEVEL
GEOG454Alpine GeomorphologyGEOLGEOL 314NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
ZOOL221AnimalDesignsForLivingBIOL3028     200 LEVEL
ANTH323Anthropology of HealthANTH4009300 LEVEL
HIST105Anzac and its LegacyHISTHIST 3019200 LEVEL
STAT352Applied Time Series AnalysisSTATSTAT 343NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
ANTH208Archaeological MethodsANTHANTH 3031200 LEVEL
COSC343Artificial IntelligenceCSCS 374NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
BIOA 201Biocultural Human Skeletal BiologyANTH290NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
BITC 301BioethicsBIOLBIOL 4012300 LEVEL
BITC 201Bioethics and the Life SciencesBIOLBIOL 3037200 LEVEL
ZOOL316Biological Data Analysis and ComputingBIOLBIOL 4022300 LEVEL
PHSE 102Biophysical Foundation of Human MovementSSESSSES 234NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
GEND 102Bodies Sexualities & SelvesGNDRGNDR 103NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
RELS209Body in Asian ReligionsRELREL 3041200 LEVEL
PSYC 111Brain & BehaviorPSYCPSYC 3003NZSLU EQUIVALENT
RELS227Buddhist ThoughtRELREL 3030200 LEVEL
MFC0312Communication and the CityPCAPCA 4114300 LEVEL
MATH 302Complex AnalysisMATH306NZEA    SLU EQUIVALENT
COSC243Computer Archite & Operating SystemsCSCS 220NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
COSC342Computer GraphicsCSCS 4000300 LEVEL
ZOOL319Conservation BiologyBIOLBIOL 4031300 LEVEL
MART212Consumer BehaviourPSYCPSYC 3035200 LEVEL
ANTH205Contemp Pacific CulturesANTHANTH 3033200 LEVEL
ENGL222Contemporary American FictionENGENG 3037200 LEVEL
ARTH225Contemporary ArtAAHAAH 3049200 LEVEL
ENGL120Creative Writing: How to CaptENGENG 3060200 LEVEL
ENGL 337Creative Writing (Travel Narratives)ENGENG 4017200 LEVEL
ENGGL327CW: Essay -Creative Non FictionENGENG 3009200 LEVEL
PHIL105Critical ThinkingPHILPHIL 202NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
SOCI102Cultural & Social IdentitiesSOCSOC 3102200 LEVEL
DANC101Dance and Popular CulturePCA PCA 3031200 LEVEL
STAT 435Data Analysis for BioformatSTATSTAT 3002200 LEVEL
POLS208DemocracyGOVTGOVT 3026200 LEVEL
STAT251Design of Research StudiesSTATSTAT 226NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
ANAT 334Developmental BiologyBIOL312NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
MATH262Differential EquationsMATHMATH 230NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
MFC0317Digital CulturePCAPCA 4116300 LEVEL
GEOL112Dynamic Earth‐NewZealandPerspeGEOLGEOL 103NZSLU EQUIVALENT
EAOS111Earth and Ocean ScienceGEOLGEOL115NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
ECOL111Ecology Community & EcosystemsBIOLBIOL 3032200 LEVEL
ECOL111Ecology & Conservation Of DiversityENVSENVS 3016200 LEVEL
ECON303EconomicsOfDevelopingCountriesECONECON 336NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
ECON375EconometricsECONECON 342NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
TOUR306Ecotourism & Sustainable DevelopmentENVSENVS 363NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
EDUC251Educ in New Z:: Policy& Treaty IssuesEDUCEDUC 3016200 LEVEL
EDUC101Education & SocietyEDUCEDUC 3025200 LEVEL
PHSI232Electromagnetism & OpticsPHYSPHYS 308NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
PHSE116Elements of DancePCAPCA 100NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
EMAN204Energy ResourcesENVSENVS 275NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
ENGL 121English Literature:  A SurveyENGENG 3039200 LEVEL
ENVI111Environment & SocietyENVSENVS 187NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
CHEM 304Environmental ChemistryCHEM306NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
ECON207Environmental EconomicsENVS/ECON ECON 3015200 LEVEL
ENVI211Environmental History Of New ZealandENVS or
SOC
SOC 3047200 LEVEL
GEOG 387Environmental ManagementENVSENVS 4009300 LEVEL
PHSC243Environmental PhysicsPHYSPHYS 3006200 LEVEL
POLS207Environmental PoliticsENVSENVS 4008300 LEVEL
SOCI208Environmental SociologySOCENVS 3046200 LEVEL
PHIL228Ethical TheoryPHILPHIL 203NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
GEOL372Evolution of New Zealand BiotaGEOLGEOL 206NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
ZOOL226Evolutionary BiologyBIOLBIOL 343NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
GEOL272EvolutionNewZealandBiologENVSENVS4015300 LEVEL
SOCI309Family DemographySOCSOC 3116200 LEVEL
EDUC 254Family Resources, Culture & EducationEDUCEDUC 3040200 LEVEL
FOSC111Food PrinciplesBIOLBIOL 3029200 LEVEL
CHEM 306Forensic ChemistryCHEM4002300 LEVEL
BIOC 192Foundations of BiochemistryCHEMCHEM 3005200 LEVEL
GEND212Gender Crime & JusticeGNDRGNDR 3023200 LEVEL
GEND101Gender Everyday LifeSOCSOC 3046200 LEVEL
GEOL422GeochemistryGEOL362NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
GEOL 261Geophysics of the EarthGEOLGEOL 3004200 LEVEL
SURV208Geographic Info Systems w/LabGEOLGEOL 233NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
HIST106Glbl History: Asia Europe &HISTHIST 3089200 LEVEL
MARI112Global Marine SystemsENVSENVS 3020200 LEVEL
SOCI319Global Politics FoodSOCSOC 3097200 LEVEL
MUSI 269Global PopMUSMUS 3010200 LEVEL
ANTH105Global/Local CultureANTHANTH 3014200 LEVEL
CLAS105Greek MythologyRELREL 3029200 LEVEL
ENGL341GS: Irish-Scot Gothic & GenreENGENG 4011200 LEVEL
HIST215Heretics, Witches and the InquisitorsHISTHIST 3060200 LEVEL
RELS102Hinduism & BuddhismRELREL 221NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
EDUC252How People LearnEDUCEDUC 3039200 LEVEL
HUBS191Human Body System 1SSESSSES 3010200 LEVEL
EDUC102Human DevelopmentEDUCEDUC 3044200 LEVEL
GEOG 102Human GeographyANTHANTH 3047200 LEVEL
CMHC01Human Health Across LifespanPSYCPSYC 3042200 LEVEL
GEOL362Hydrogeology&EnvsGeochemistryGEOLGEOL 319NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
GEOL 264Igneous Petrology and VolcanologyGEOL302NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
ANTH103Intro to AnthropologyANTHANTH 3043    200 LEVEL
MAOR110Intro to Conversational MaoriLANGLANG 3001200 LEVEL
MFCO103IntroCommunicationStudiesPCAPCA 3026200 LEVEL
ASIA101Introducing AsiaASIAASIA 3033200 LEVEL
TOUR101Introduction to TourismGSGS 3013200 LEVEL
MFCO104Introduction to Visual CultureFILM or PCAFILM/DMF/PCA 211NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
SPAN 131Introductory SpanishSPANSPAN 101NZEA200 LEVEL
EDUC211Institutions of ChildhoodEDUCEDUC 3015200 LEVEL
ECON301Labor EconomicsECONECON 309NZEA200 LEVEL
ARCH 303Landscape ArchaeologyANTHANTH 3043200 LEVEL
PACI103Language & Culture PacificANTHANTH 3049200 LEVEL
MAOR102Maori SocietySOC or ANTHSOC3025 /ANTH 3055200 LEVEL
MARI301Marine EcologyBIOLBIOL 360NZEA200 LEVEL
MARI302Marine Invertebrates Ecology & BBIOLBIOL 3021200 LEVEL
MATH374Mathematical PhysicsPHYSPHYS 333NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
MATH 170Mathematics 2MathMATH 136NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
MFCO212Media & Intercultural CommunicationsPCAPCA 321NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
PHIL 101Mind & RealityPHILPHIL 3007200 LEVEL
GEOL251Minerals and RocksGEOLGEOL 203NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
MATH342Modern AlgebraMATHMATH 4003200 LEVEL
ART116Modern ArtAAHAAH 3035200 LEVEL
GENE221Molecular & Microbial GeneticsBIOLBIOL 245NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
BIOC 221Molecular BiologyBIOLBIOL 4025200 LEVEL
STAT242Multivariable MethodsSTATSTAT 240NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
MUSI103Music in Popular CultureMUSMUS 3018200 LEVEL
MUS104Music in World CulturesMUSMUS 210NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
MUSI 132Music Technology 1MUSMUS 220NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
MUSI 232Music Technology 2MUSMUS 4002200 LEVEL
ECON312Natural Resource EconomicsENVS/ECONECON 4002200 LEVEL
NAUT101Nautical Studies IPHYSPHYS 3003200 LEVEL
ANAT242NeurobiologyBIOLBIOL 4014300 LEVEL
MFCO216New Zealand CinemaFILM/DMFFILM/DMF 3048200 LEVEL
HIST 107New Zealand in the World 1350-2000HISTHIST 3027200 LEVEL
BTYN223New Zealand Plant EcologyBIOLBIOL 3020200 LEVEL
POLS102New Zealand PoliticsGOVTGOVT 3011200 LEVEL
ANTH204Pacific & NZ ArchaeologyANTHANTH 3032200 LEVEL
PACI101Pacific SocietiesANTHANTH 3017200 LEVEL
MATH304Partial Differential EquationsMATHMATH 4002300 LEVEL
PHIL225Philosophy of SciencePHILPHIL 3002200 LEVEL
SPEX205Physical Activity and HealthSSESSSES 230NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
GEOG101Physical GeographyGEOL GEOL 3007200 LEVEL
BTNY202Plant & Fungal DiversityBIOLBIOL 3055200 LEVEL
BTNY201Plant Functional Biology & BiotechnologyBIOLBIOL 3076200 LEVEL
POLS210Politics & MediaGOVTGOVT 3027200 LEVEL
COMP150Practical ProgrammingCSCS 140NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
AQFI251Principles of  AquacultureBIOLBIOL 3074200 LEVEL
STAT270Probability and InferenceSTATSTAT 325NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
STAT362Probability & Inference 2STATSTAT 326NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
PHSE205Psychology of SportPSYCPSYC 255NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
BSNS102Quantitative Analysis for BusinessSTATSTAT 3000200 LEVEL
STAT341Regression & Modeling IISTATSTAT 4001300 LEVEL
STAT 241Regression & Modelling ISTATSTAT 213NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
RELS217Religion Science and MagicRELREL 3018200 LEVEL
GEOG216Resource Evaluation & PlanningENVSENVS 3057200 LEVEL
CLAS109Roman Social History: Slaves, Gladiators, ProstitutesHISTHIST3018200 LEVEL
GEOL273Sedimentary procs & matlsGEOLGEOL 216200 LEVEL
SOCI205Social InequalitySOCSOC 112NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
PHSE101Sociocultural Foundations of Physical EducationSSESSSES 212NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
PHSE206Sociology of SportSSESSSES 3005200 LEVEL
SOCI101SociologyNZealandSocietySOCSOC 3045200 LEVEL
HUNT232Sport & Exercise NutritionBIOLBIOL3026200 LEVEL
STAT380Statistical ComputingSTATSTAT 201NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
STAT110Statistical MethodsSTATSTAT 113NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
GEOL351Structural Analysis Of Deformed RocksGEOLGEOL 350NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
GEOL353TectonicsGEOLGEOL 350NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
MFCO217Television StudiesPCAPCA 3056200 LEVEL
SOCI302Theories Of Social PowerSOCSOC 3051200 LEVEL
COSC341Theory of ComputingCSCS 380NZEA200 LEVEL
GEOG212Transformations in Developing CountriesAFSAFS 3034200 LEVEL
ENVI311Understanding Environmental IssuesENVSENVS 3008200 LEVEL
MFCO101Understanding FilmFILMFILM/DMF 211NZEA200 LEVEL
MATH251Vector CalculusMATHMATH 206200 LEVEL
ENGL313Victorian LiteratureENGENG 4028200 LEVEL
MAOR108Waiata: te timatangaPCA or ANTHPCA3003 or ANTH 3030200 LEVEL
HIST210War and EnvironmentHISTHIST 3012200 LEVEL
POLS 217War and PoliticsGOVTGOVT 4068200 LEVEL
COSC212Web Application DevelopmentCS3011200 LEVEL
COMP112Web Develop & Digital MediaCS3001200 LEVEL
PHIL 335Why Be Moral?PHILPHIL 4008300 LEVEL
GLBL202World Stories: Global StoryENGENG 3061200 LEVEL
MFC0220Writing for the MediaENGENG 201NZEASLU EQUIVALENT
PHIL103Ethical IssuesPHILPHIL 3032NZE100 LEVEL
POLS110Political Ideas in ActionPOLSPOLS-3012NZE100 LEVEL