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You will be eligible to apply to study at BTI if you meet both the academic and character requirements for your chosen programme.
Each programme has a separate application form, so please select your programme link below to begin an application.
If you are planning on paying your tuition fees via Student Loan please make an application with Studylink as soon as possible. You can start an application with Studylink before completing your BTI application.
There are many ways to gain admission for tertiary-level study. Each programme has specific entry criteria requirements. Our applications administrator can identify the most appropriate option for you when processing your application and will contact you if they need more information.
Check entry criteria for:
Bachelor of Counselling Application submissions closed for 2022
Postgraduate qualification in Responding to Trauma: Details on this programme to come.
To register your interest, please send your name and email address to applications@bti.ac.nz. We will email you information on this programme and how to apply when this is available.
In determining eligibility for entry, BTI uses a system of multiple entry requirement criteria, which include:
You can check the entry criteria for each programme through the programme pages.
Applicants should have empathy with the Christian ethos of BTI, which aims to help students develop a Christian perspective on life and their field of work. Students should have qualities such as personal integrity, diligence and teachability, together with those outlined in the character references. Applicants will be required to grant permission to the Ministry of Justice to release any information concerning criminal convictions.
Your programme will have specific lists of required documentation. You will see what is required when you work through your online application.
You can also click on the links to each programme below:
You may bring certain experience and/or qualifications that might parallel parts of the programme in which you are enrolling. In these circumstances you can seek the credit towards (and thus exemption from) those aspects of the programme. This opportunity is in keeping with BTI’s Credit Recognition and Transfer Policy (CRT).
For more information including the requirements and process for CRT please contact the Applications Administrator applications@bti.ac.nz.
Academic staff will interview all applicants eligible for entry into a programme. Interviews can be carried out either by Zoom or onsite and are intended to supplement evidence of character, academic achievement and motivation. BTI may require an in person interview for some applicants irrespective of where they live. The outcome of the interview, including an offer of a studentship place if successful, will be advised as soon as possible after the interview.
Applications Administrator
Phone: +64 (0)7 562 2938
applications@bti.ac.nz
BTI Office
24 Elder Lane, Bethlehem, Tauranga 3110
Phone: +64 (0)7 562 2902
reception@bti.ac.nz
The Application Fee is a non-refundable payment for processing an application. Please click here to go to our secure online payment portal. Alternatively, you may pay by cash, EFTPOS or credit card onsite at the BTI reception.
