Table 1 Selection of completed undergraduate course in 20031 since the student was first registered in tertiary education. Absolute figures and per cent

1	Selection of completed undergraduate course in 2003/04, by number of graduates and number of years¹ since the student was first registered in tertiary education. Absolute figures and per cent

Course of study, duration	Absolute figures	Per cent

Course of study, duration	Number of graduates	Total	-3 years	4 years	5 years	6 years	7 years	8 years and over

Total	21 992	100	35	21	13	7	5	18

1 year diploma
Teacher training programme	1 794	100	10	4	6	6	5	70

2 year diploma
College diploma	1 447	100	43	14	10	7	5	21

3 year degrees
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme	1 325	100	45	31	9	4	3	8
Vocational teacher, foundation programme	304	100	36	29	13	5	5	12
Engineering, foundation programme	1 821	100	51	20	10	6	3	10
Nursing, foundation programme	3 452	100	55	18	10	5	3	10
Health care, foundation programme (not nursing)	1 765	100	43	25	12	7	4	10
Bachelor degree, Health/Welfare/Sport	1 436	100	50	19	11	6	4	11
Bachelor degree, Humanities/Arts	971	100	27	23	17	10	5	19
Bachelor degree, Social Sciences/Legal Studies	1 074	100	23	27	17	10	8	15
Bachelor degree, Business/Administration	2 478	100	37	20	13	8	5	16
Bachelor degree, Natural Sciences/Vocational and Technical Subjects	1 118	100	35	21	14	10	5	15
Bachelor degree, Primary Industries	108	100	28	19	21	11	6	15
Bachelor degree, Transport and Communications/Safety and Security/Other Services	195	100	33	9	17	16	7	17

4 year degrees
Business and Economics Degree	619	100	3	22	28	19	12	17
General teacher, foundation programme	2 031	100	3	35	21	11	8	22

¹	Calculation of "number of years": -3 years = 40 months, 4 years = 41-52 months, 5 years = 53-64 months, 6 years = 65-76 months, 7 years = 77-88 months, 8 years and over = 89 months and over.