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Australia
A qualification is exempt from assessment and qualifies for the indicated points if:
- the qualification is listed in the Academic Qualifications Table; and
- the awarding institution is listed in the Awarding Institutions Table; and
- the qualification abbreviation is listed in the right-hand column in the Awarding Institutions Table; and
- the qualification was awarded from or within the year range listed in the right-hand column in the Awarding Institutions Table; and
- the qualification is not excluded by the notes listed under the Academic Qualifications Table.
Academic Qualifications Table
Qualification |
Abbreviation* |
Level in NZQF terms |
Points under SMC |
Bachelor of Agriculture |
BAG |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience (with or without Honours)** |
BAVS |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Arts (a speciality may be stated) |
BA |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Arts (Communications and Media Management) |
Requires assessment by NZQA |
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Bachelor of Biomedicine |
BBM |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Business |
BB |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Commerce |
BC |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Dental Science (with or without Honours)** |
BDSc |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (with or without Honours)** |
BDS |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Dentistry (with or without Honours)** |
BD |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Design |
BDE |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Economics |
BEC |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Engineering |
BE |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Environments |
BEN |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
BFA |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Laws |
LLB |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice |
LLBLP |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Medicine |
BM |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (with or without Honours)** |
MD |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Science (a speciality may be stated) |
BS |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Veterinary Science / Bachelor of Veterinary Biology (with or without Honours)** |
BVBS
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7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery |
BVMS |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Veterinary Science (with or without Honours) |
BVS |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Agriculture with Honours |
BAGH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (a specialty may be stated) |
BAH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Biomedicine with Honours |
BBMH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Business with Honours |
BBH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Commerce with Honours |
BCH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Economics with Honours |
BECH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (speciality stated) / Bachelor of (speciality) Engineering (Honours)** |
BEH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Environments with Honours |
BENH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours |
BFAH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Laws with Honours** |
LLBH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice with Honours** |
LLBLPH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Science with Honours (a specialty may be stated) |
BSH |
8 |
50 |
Master of Arts (specialty may be stated) |
MA |
9 |
70 |
Master of Arts in Training and Human Resource Development |
Requires assessment by NZQA |
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Master of Business Administration |
MBA |
9 |
70 |
Master of Business Administration (International) |
Requires assessment by NZQA |
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Executive Master of Business Administration |
Requires assessment by NZQA |
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Master of Engineering (speciality stated) |
ME |
9 |
70 |
Master of Philosophy |
MP |
9 |
70 |
Master of Science (a specialty may be stated) |
MS |
9 |
70 |
Master of Veterinary Studies |
MVS |
9 |
70 |
Doctor of Philosophy |
PhD |
10 |
70 |
* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list only.
** Degree may be awarded with a class of honours.
If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than the level stated, they should apply to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
Note:
Award certificates must be provided in their original language.
The following must be referred to NZQA for an International Qualifications Assessment:
- All honorary degrees
- All listed qualifications where study was completed at any institution outside of the country, including any overseas campuses of any listed awarding institution
- All listed qualifications that contain cross-credited courses or papers
- All qualifications awarded after 2017
Awarding Institutions Table
Institution Previous names and dates of change are indicated in brackets. |
Qualification awarded from or between dates |
Australian Catholic University |
BA, BAH, MP and PhD: 2000 |
The Australian National University
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BA, BEC, LLB, BS, BAH, BECH, LLBH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1982 BC: 1991 BEH 2014 MD: 2007 MP: 2001 |
Bond University
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BA, BC, LLB, LLBH, MA, MBA, MS and PhD: 2000 BB and BBH: 2008 MD: 2009 |
Central Queensland University |
BA, BB, BAH and PhD: 2000 BE: 2000–2014 BBH: 2000–2013 BEH: 2015 MBA: 2010 |
Charles Darwin University
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BA, LLB, BS, BAH and PhD: 2004 BB: 2004–2008 BC: 2009 BE: 2004-2014 BEH: 2015 MA and MS: 2004–2013 |
Charles Sturt University |
BA, BAH, MA, MBA and PhD: 2000 BS, BSH and MP: 2005 BVBS: 2010 |
Curtin University (Curtin University of Technology 2000–2010)
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MBA and PhD: 2000 MA: 2000–2012 MP: 2008 MS: 2000–2010 |
Deakin University
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BA, BS, BAH, BCH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1990 BC: 1990–1996 BC: 2014 BE and BEH: 1994–1997 BEH: 2014 LLB and LLBH: 1996 MD: 2013 |
Edith Cowan University
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BA and BAH (except in Psychology), MA, MBA and PhD: 2000 BE and BEH: 2000–2005 BEH: 2015 LLB and LLBH: 2009 |
Federation University |
BA, BS, BAH, BSH, MA and PhD: 2014 BEH:2015 |
Flinders University (The Flinders University of South Australia 1982–2008)
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BA, BS, MD, BAH, BSH, MS and PhD: 1982 BB and BBH: 2010 BC and BCH: 1982–2013 BE: 1996–2014 LLB and LLBH: 1996–2014 BEH: 1996 LLBLP and LLBLPH: 2000 MA: 1982–2001 |
Griffith University
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BA, BS, BAH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1985 BC and BCH: 1991 BE: 2000–2014 BEH: 2000 LLB and LLBH: 1996 MD: 2009 MP: 1985 |
James Cook University (James Cook University of North Queensland 1982–1997)
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BA, BS, BAH, BSH, MS and PhD: 1982 BC and BCH: 1989–2009 BE and BEH: 1982–2002 BEH:2015 BEC and BECH: 1982–2009 LLB and LLBH: 1992 MD: 2006 BVS: 2010 MA: 1982–2012 MP: 2013 |
La Trobe University
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BA, BEC, BS, BAH, BECH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1982 BE: 1996–2014 BEH: 1996 LLB and LLBH: 1995 |
Macquarie University
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BA, LLB, MA, MS and PhD: 1982 BAH: 1982–2013 BC: 1995 BCH: 1997–2013 BEC and BECH: 1985–2012 BS: 1983 BEH: 2008 LLBH: 1991–2013 BSH: 1989–2013 MBA: 1983–1994 MP: 2006 |
Monash University
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BA, BE, BAH, BEH and MA: 1982–2001 BB and MBA: 1991 BEC and BECH: 1982–1991 BS and BSH: 1982–2014 LLB:1982–2014 LLBH: 1982 MD: 1982–2008 BBH: 1991–2012 BCH: 2014 MS: 1991– 2006 PhD: 1982–2011 |
Murdoch University
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BA and BS: 1985–2008 BC and BCH: 1991–2000 BE: 1999–2014 BEC and BECH: 1991–2013 LLB and MVS: 1994 BVMS, BAH, BSH, MA, MP and PhD: 1985 LLBH: 1994–2013 MBA: 1990–2009 MS: 2000 |
Northern Territory University |
BA, BB, BE, LLB, BS, BAH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1998–2003 |
QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
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BA and BAH: 2000–2009 BB, BE, LLB, BBH, MA, MBA and PhD: 2000 BE: 2000–2014 BEH: 2015 LLBH: 2016 BFA: 2005 |
RMIT University
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BA: 1995–2004 BE and BEH: 1995–1998 MA and PhD: 1995 |
Southern Cross University |
BA, LLB, BAH and LLBH: 2000 BEH: 2016 |
Swinburne University of Technology
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BA and BAH: 1995 BE, BEH and PhD: 1995–2003 MA and MBA: 1995–2001 |
The University of Adelaide
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BA, BDS, BEC, LLB, MD, BS, BAH, BECH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1982 BC and BCH: 1991–2000 BE: 1982–2014 BEH and LLBH: 1982–2013 MBA: 1982–2000 MP: 2011 |
University of Ballarat
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BA, BAH, MA and PhD: 2000–2014 BE and BEH: 2000–2004 |
University of Canberra |
BA, BS, LLB, BAH, BSH and LLBH: 2000 BE: 2010 BEH: 2016 MA: 2000–2007 PhD: 2000–2009 |
The University of Melbourne
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BA, BC, BS, BAH, BCH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1982 BAG, BBM, BEN and BFA and ME: 2011 BDS and MD: 1982–2013 BE, LLB, BEH, LLBH and MBA: 1982–2011 BVS: 1982–2014 BAGH, BBMH, BENH and BFAH: 2013 MP: 2009 |
University of New England (The University of New England 1982–2007)
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BA, BEC, BS, BAH, BECH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1982 BB: 1992 BBH: 1992–2012 BE: 1991–1999 LLB: 1997 BEH: 1993–1999 LLBH: 1998 |
The University of New South Wales
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BA, BC, LLB, MD, BS, BAH, BCH, BEH, LLBH, BSH, MA, MBA, MS and PhD: 1982 BE: 1982–2014 MP: 2006 |
The University of Newcastle
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BA, BS, BAH, BSH and PhD: 1982 BE and BEH: 1982–2001 LLB: 1998–2016 LLBH: 1998 BM: 2012 MD and MS: 1984–2011 MA: 1982–2011 MBA: 1984–2000 |
The University of Queensland
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BA, BC, BDSc, BEC, LLB, BS, BVS, BAH, BCH, BECH, BEH, LLBH, BSH, MA, MBA and PhD: 1982 LLB: 1982–2014 BE and MD: 1982–2014 MP: 2001 |
University of South Australia |
BA, BS, BBH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 2000 BB: 2000–2016 BEH: 2015 LLB and LLBH: 2011 |
University of Southern Queensland
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BA, BS, BAH, BEH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 2000 BE: 2000–2013 LLB and LLBH: 2012 |
University of the Sunshine Coast |
BA, BB, BC, BS, BAH, BBH, BCH, BSH, MA, MBA, MS and PhD: 2000 BEH: 2014 LLB: 2017 |
The University of Sydney |
BAVS: 2009 BA, BEC, BE, MD, BS, BVS, BAH, BECH, BEH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1982 BC and BCH: 2000 BDS: 1982–2004 BD: 2005–2012 LLB and LLBH: 1982–2012 MBA: 1984 MP: 1994 |
University of Tasmania
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BA, MD, BS, BAH, BSH, MA and PhD: 1982 BE LLB, BEH and LLBH: 1982–2003 MBA and MS: 2000 |
University of Technology, Sydney |
BA, LLB, BS, LLBH, MA, MBA, MS and PhD: 2000 BE: 2000–2014 BEH: 2015 |
The University of Western Australia
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BA and BS: 1982–2007 BDSc, MD, BAH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1982 BC, BDE, BCH, BFAH: 2014 BE, LLB, BEH and LLBH: 1982–2014 MP: 1991 |
University of Western Sydney
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BA, LLB, BAH, MA, MBA and PhD: 2001 BE: 2001–2013 MD: 2012 LLBH: 2001–2014 MS: 2001–2013 |
University of Wollongong
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BA, BS, BAH, BSH and MA: 1985 BE: 1985–2014 BEH and PhD: 1985–1996 LLB: 1994 LLBH: 2010 MBA and MS: 1991–1996 |
Victoria University (Victoria University of Technology 2000–2005)
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BA, BS, BAH, BEH, MA, MS and PhD: 2000 BE: 2000–2014 LLB and LLBH: 2004 |
Effective 28/08/2017