Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme (MAPAS)
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What is MAPAS
MAPAS is a supportive environment and structure where students, their whānau and
staff accept a commitment to academic achievement within a Māori/Pacific context.
MAPAS is available to FMHS applicants with indigenous Māori or Pacific whakapapa/ancestry
and provides both admission into and support during study within the Pharmacy (BPharm),
Medicine (MBChB), Nursing (BNurs),
Bachelor of Health Sciences
(BHSc) and the Certificate
in Health Sciences (CertHSc) programmes of the FMHS.
MAPAS is co-ordinated by Te Kupenga Hauora Māori
(Department of Māori Health), and
is an integral part of Vision 20:20 - a Faculty of Medical and Health Science initiative
that aims to increase the number of Māori and Pacific graduates.
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MAPAS Eligibility
You are eligible for MAPAS if you have verified indigenous New Zealand Māori or
Pacific whakapapa/ancestry and are a citizen or permanent resident of New Zealand.
MAPAS eligibility and ancestry verification is approved upon receipt of a completed
MH04 form (available below).
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Applying under the MAPAS scheme
Māori and Pacific students who are interested in applying to Medicine, Health Sciences,
Pharmacy or Nursing should contact the Faculty for advice and guidance
on which course of study and entry scheme may be their best option.
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E-mail:
mapas@auckland.ac.nz or fmhs@auckland.ac.nz
- Phone:
0800 20 20 99
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or +64 9 373 7599 x 84912 or 84488
You must submit the MAPAS Supporting Information Form (MH04)
in addition
to
your formal application to the University.
Important notes:
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Submission of the MAPAS MH04 form alone does NOT constitute a formal application
to the University
- Applicants must complete the University's
online application by the set closing date of the programme for which they are
applying
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Admission process for ALL MAPAS applicants
1. Apply for MBChB and / or BPharm on nDeva by 1 November. Apply for BNurs, CertHSc, BHSc on nDeva by 08 December.
2. Complete the MH03 supplementary form and return to us by 01
November
3. Complete the MH04 form and return to us by the appropriate closing
date (see bullet point 1)
- If you have completed the form, please email
mapas@auckland.ac.nz advising this is the case;
- If you have not completed the form, please visit the link above and complete the
form
4. Attend an interview in early December. Please ensure you keep the 7 December
– 18 December 2009 vacant as you may be required to attend an interview on one of
these days. You will receive a letter confirming the details of your interview.
Please post your MH04 forms to:
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MAPAS Administration
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Department of Māori and Pacific Health
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Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
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The University of Auckland
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Private
Bag 92019
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Auckland 1142
If you have any problems accessing the form, contact the Department using the numbers provided above for assistance.
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Procedure for selection under MAPAS
Eligibility
All applicants to MAPAS must produce verification of Māori or Indigenous Pacific whakapapa/ancestry on the day of their interview.
Interview Process
Applicants who successfully apply under MAPAS (i.e. provide verified MAPAS eligibility
and formal application to programme of study) will be invited to attend a MAPAS
interview.
The MAPAS interview process has five components:
- Pōwhiri - applicants and their
whānau attend a Māori welcome onto Waipapa Marae at the beginning of their interview
day.
- Multiple Mini Interview - applicants will rotate through a number
of stations using a variety of methods to assess the most appropriate academic pathway. Station methods may include problem solving,
scenarios, role playing and one on
one discussions. Areas of interest include an applicant's
exposure to science (chemistry,
biology and physics), career aspirations, communication skills and self perceived whānau support.
- Maths test - basic numeracy skills are tested.
- English literacy test - basic literacy skills are tested.
- Whānau/family feedback - applicants are invited to receive the outcomes of their assessment with
their whānau on the day of the interview. This feedback will be based on our assessment
of the multiple mini-interview, maths test and English test and will include our
recommended academic pathway (based on
the interview findings).
Applicants need to
be prepared to spend one whole day on the interview process (within
0800 to 1800) which will be held in Auckland in mid-December (usually the week prior
to the week of Christmas).
The interviews are usually held over 3-4 days and an applicant's confirmed day may
not be available until a week before their interview date. Please be available for
all 3-4 days of the interview timeframe.
Final notification of acceptance into faculty programmes under MAPAS is usually
not possible until mid-late January when Year 13 (NCEA/Cambridge) results are received.
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Additional information about the MAPAS scheme
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