United States of America (04/02/2002)

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

Masters degrees and PhDs from degree granting institutions accredited by the following listed bodies are assessed as 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 accredited degree granting institution. If the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from a degree granting institution accredited by the following listed bodies, or 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 degree granting institutions accredited by the following listed bodies 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.

Effective 04/02/2002