Level 3 Physics - Extension
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms R. Li.
Level 3 Physics - Extension
This course is excellent preparation for university Physics and covers a wide range of topics and skills, including the study of planetary motion, oscillations, AC circuits, and the Doppler Effect. The broad topics are mechanical, wave and electrical systems. Students who are accepted into this course are prepared for and enter the New Zealand Scholarship Examination in Physics.
It is a requirement for all students in a Level 3 Extension course to sit the Scholarship exam.
Entry Criteria
Entry into Level 3 Physics - Extension requires successful completion of Level 2 Extension Physics. As a guideline, the majority of students' achievements in the Level 2 Extension course should be at Excellence level.
Pathway
Physics is recommended for university study in the following specialisations/majors: Engineering, Health Sciences, Medicine, Surgery, Nursing, Pharmacy, Optometry, Medical Imagining, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology, Physics, Physiology, Psychology.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for NCEA Course Endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 4 credits.
External
NZQA Info
NZQA Info
NZQA Info
NZQA Info
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 20
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Disclaimer
Course selection does not guarantee a course will be available or that you have approval to take a course. Final course confirmation is in January and depends on your final results and in rare cases, staff availability.