Ireland (01/07/2001)

Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Category B Level 7 of the Qualifications Table and will therefore be awarded 10 points.

Masters degrees (other than a Master of Arts from University of Dublin) and PhDs from the following institutions are assessed occupying Category A Level 8 of the Qualifications Table and will therefore be awarded 12 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications it is assessed as occupying Category B Level 7 of the Qualifications Table and will therefore be awarded 10 points.

Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Category B Level 7 of the Qualifications Table and will therefore be awarded 10 points unless a NZQA Assessment Report assesses them as occupying Category A Level 7 of the Qualifications Table, in which case 11 points will be awarded.

Graduate and postgraduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.

• Dublin City University
• National University of Ireland
• University of Dublin
• University of Limerick

Effective 01/07/2001