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A qualification is exempt from assessment and qualifies for the indicated points if:

  1. the qualification is listed in the Academic Qualifications Table; and
  2. the awarding institution is listed in the Awarding Institutions Table; and
  3. the qualification abbreviation is listed in the right-hand column in the Awarding Institutions Table; and
  4. the qualification was awarded from or within the year range listed in the right-hand column in the Awarding Institutions Table; and
  5. 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 Arts (with or without honours) (speciality may be stated)

with the exception of Bachelor of Arts degrees specified below

BA

7

50

Bachelor of Arts in Education or Teaching (Early Childhood, or Elementary, or Secondary Education)

Requires assessment by NZQA

Bachelor of Business Administration (with or without honours) (speciality may be stated).

BBA

7

50

Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Engineering in (speciality) Engineering / Bachelor of (speciality) Engineering

BE

7

50

Bachelor of Fine Arts

BFA

7

50

Bachelor of Science (with or without honours) (speciality may be stated)

with the exception of Bachelor of Science degrees specified below

BS

7

50

Bachelor of Science in Engineering / Bachelor of Science in (speciality) Engineering / Bachelor of Science (speciality) Engineering

BSE

7

50

Bachelor of Science in Education or Teaching (Elementary or Secondary Education)

Requires assessment by NZQA

Doctor of Dentistry / Doctor of Dental Medicine / Dentariae Medicinae Doctoris

DMD

7

50

Doctor of Dental Surgery

DDS

7

50

Doctor of Medicine (Medicinae Doctoris)

MD

7

50

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

MO

7

50

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine / Doctor of Veterinary Science

DVM

7

50

Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris

VD

7

50

Juris Doctor

JD

7

50

Master of Arts degrees (speciality may be stated)

with the exception of Master of Arts degrees specified below

MA

8

50

Master of Arts in Education or Teaching

Requires assessment by NZQA

Master of Science degrees (speciality may be stated)

with the exception of Master of Science degrees specified below

MS

8

50

Master of Science in Education or Teaching

Requires assessment by NZQA

Doctor of Philosophy

The award certificate must include the degree title of ‘Doctor of Philosophy’

PhD

10

70

* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list only.

If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than the level stated they should apply to NZQA for an International Qualifications Assessment.

Note:
Award certificates must be provided in their original language. Some universities may award degrees in Latin, in which case translated copies from the University must also be presented.

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 (other than awards or credits from other United States accredited junior colleges, colleges or universities)
- All qualifications awarded after 2017

Awarding Institutions Table

Institution Name

Previous names and dates of change are indicated in brackets.

Qualification awarded from or between dates

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1998

BFA: 2011

Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

MS and PhD: 1997

The American University, Washington, DC

BA, BS, JD, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI

BBA: 1997

BFA: 1989

BSE: 2006

MS: 1983–2002

PhD: 1983

Antioch University, Yellow Springs, OH

BA, MA and PhD: 1997

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

BA, BS, JD, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1983

BSE: 1989

Arkansas State University, State University, AR

BA, BS, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

Auburn University, Auburn, AL

BA, BFA, BS, DVM, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BE: 1989

Augusta University (Georgia Regents University 2012–2016), Augusta, GA

BA, BBA, BFA, BS, DMD, MD, MS and PhD: 2012

 

Ball State University, Muncie, IN

BA, BFA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1983

Barry University, Miami Shores, FL

BA, BFA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

Baylor University, Waco, TX

BA, BS, JD, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Biola University, La Mirada, CA

BA, BFA, BS, MA and PhD: 1997

Boston College, Boston, MA

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

Boston University, Boston, MA

BA, BS, MD, JD and MA: 1982

BFA, DMD and PhD: 1983

BSE: 1989

MS: 1982

MS : 2013

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1983

BFA: 1984

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA and BSE: 1989

Brown University / Universitas Brunensis, Providence, RI

BA, BS, MD, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA

BA, MA and PhD: 1990

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

BS, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

BA, BFA, MA and PhD: 1982

BS: 1982–2010

BSE: 1989

MS: 1982–2005

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

BA, BS, DMD, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BE: 1989

Claremont Graduate University (Claremont Graduate School 1982–1998), Claremont, CA

MA, MS and PhD: 1982

Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1990

Clark University, Worcester, MA

BA, BS, MA MS and PhD: 1982

Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY

BS, MS and PhD: 1984

BSE: 1989

Clemson University, Clemson, SC

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 2002

BSE: 1989

Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH

BA, BE, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1994

BBA: 1997

The College of William & Mary / Collegii Gulielmi et Mariae in Virginia, Williamsburg, VA

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1983

BBA: 1997

Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

BS, MS and PhD: 1985

BSE: 1989

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

BA, BFA, BS, DVM, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Columbia University, New York, NY

BA, BS, DDS, MD, JD, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

BA, BS, DVM, JD, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

MD: 1982–2004

Dartmouth College / Collegii Datmuthensis, Hanover, NH

BA, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1985

BE: 1989

Drew University, Madison, NJ

BA, MA and PhD: 1997

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

BA, BS, MS and PhD: 1984

BSE: 1989

MD: 2006

Duke University, Durham, NC

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

MS: 1982–2014

Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1985

East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

BA, BFA, BS, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

BSE: 2007

East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

BA, BFA, BS, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1994

BBA: 1998

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1998

DMD: 1982–1988

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

BA, BS, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 1994

BBA: 1997

Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

BA, BS, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Florida International University, Miami, FL

BA, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 1990

BBA: 1997

BS: 1990–2007

Florida State University (The Florida State University 1982–2002), Tallahassee, FL

BA, BFA, JD, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

MD: 2005

Fordham University / Curatores Universitatis Fordhamensis, Bronx, NY

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 2002

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

BA, BS, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

The George Washington University, Washington, D.C

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1997

BSE: 1989

Georgetown University / Collegii Georgiopolitam, Washington, DC

BA, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BS: 1982–2008

DMD: 1982–2006

Georgia Health Sciences University (Medical College of Georgia 2000–2010), Augusta, GA

BS, DMD, MD, MS and PhD: 2000–2012

The Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

BS: 1982–1993

BSE: 1989–1993

MS: 1982–1991

PhD: 1982–1992

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1997

BFA and JD: 1985

The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (The City University of New York - Graduate School and University Center 1983–2010), New York, NY

MA and PhD: 1983

Harvard University / Universitas Harvardiana, Cambridge, MA

BA, BS, DMD, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1983

BBA: 1997

BE and BSE: 1989

Howard University, Washington, DC

BA, BS, DDS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 2001

BFA: 1987

BSE: 1989

Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID

BA, BBA, BFA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

BSE: 1998

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL

BS, JD and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

MS: 1982–1999

Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

BA, BFA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1985

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

BA, BFA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA

BA, BFA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1990

Indiana University, Indiana University Purdue University - Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN

BA, BS, BSE, DDS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, IA

BA, BS, DVM, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1984

BSE: 1989

The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

BA, BS, MD and MS: 1982

BSE: 1989

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

BA, BS, DVM, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1999

BSE: 1989

Kent State University, Kent, OH

BA, BFA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1983

BBA: 1998

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1983

BSE: 1989

The Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA

BS, DDS, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

Loyola University Chicago / Loyola University of Chicago (Stritch School of Medicine), Chicago, IL

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1997

DMD: 1982–1993

Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

BA, BS, DDS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

BS, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

BS, DMD, MD, MS and PhD: 2000

Miami University, Oxford, OH

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA and BSE: 1989

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

BA, BS, MD, MO, DVM, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI

BA, BS, BSE, MS and PhD: 1994

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

BA, BBA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 2000

BFA: 2006

Mississippi State University (Mississippi State College 1982–1985), Mississippi State, MS

BA, BS, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1996

BSE: 1989

DVM: 1983

Montana State University - Bozeman (The Montana University System - Montana State University - Bozeman 1985–2006), Bozeman, MT

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1985

BSE: 1989

Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD

BA, BS, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

BS, BSE, MS and PhD: 1994

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM

BS, BSE, MS and PhD: 2000

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

New York University, New York, NY

BA and BS: 1982–2011

DDS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

DVM: 1983

North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1985

BFA: 2001

BSE: 1989

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

BA, BS and BFA: 1987

BSE: 1989

JD, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 2015

BSE: 1989

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

 

BA, BFA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

JD: 1983

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

BA, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BS: 1982–2011

BSE: 1989

Oakland University, Rochester, MI

BA, BS, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 2000

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

BA, BFA, BS, DDS, MD, DVM, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

The Ohio University, Athens, OH

BA, BFA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

BBA: 1997

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

BA, BS, DVM, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BE and BSE: 1989

Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

BS, DMD, MD, MS and PhD: 2001

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

DVM: 1983

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

BA, BFA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BE and BSE: 1989

BFA: 1982

Portland State University, Portland, OR

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1985

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

Princeton University (Universitatis Princetoniensis), Princeton, NJ

BA, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

BA, BS, DVM, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

BS, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Rice University, Houston, TX

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (Herman M. Finch University of Health Sciences / The Chicago Medical School 1993–2004), North Chicago, IL

MD, MS and PhD: 1993

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Rutgers, The State University 1982–1999), New Brunswick, NJ

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

 

BA, BS and MA: 1982–1997

MD, JD, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1990

South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 2000

BSE: 1989

Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL

BA, BS, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1987

BSE: 1989

JD: 1983

Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1986

BBA: 1997

BFA: 2007

BSE: 1989

St. John’s University, Queens, NY

BA, BS, JD, MS and PhD: 1986

BFA: 2004

MA: 1986–1996

State University of New York University at Albany (State University of New York University Center at Albany 1982–1999), Albany, NY

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

 

State University of New York at Binghamton (State University of New York University Center at Binghamton 1983–2012), Binghamton, NY

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1983

BSE: 1989

State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

BA and BS: 1982–2007

DDS, MD, JD, MA and PhD: 1982

MS: 1982–2006

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

State University of New York, State University at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY

BA and MA: 1982

BS: 1982–2014

MS: 1982–2012

BE: 1989–2015

DDS and MD: 1983

PhD: 1982–2015

State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY

BS, BSE, MS and PhD: 2000

Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

BA, BE, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1987

BSE: 1989

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

BA and BS: 1982–1986

BBA: 1997

DMD, MD, JD, MA and MS: 1982

BSE: 1989

PhD: 1982–1997

Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN

BA, BBA, BS, MS and PhD: 1997

BSE: 1989

Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

BFA: 2001

BSE: 1989

Texas A & M University, College Station, TX

BA, BS, DVM, MA and PhD: 1982

BBA: 2000

BSE: 1989–2006

MD: 1982–1999

MS: 1982–2004

Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX

BA, BBA, BS, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

BFA: 2009

Texas Southern University, Houston, TX

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

BBA: 1998

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1997

BSE: 1989

Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1998

BFA: 1986

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

BS, MD, MS and PhD: 1997

Tufts University / Universitas Tuftensis, Medford, MA

BA, BS, DMD, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

DVM: 1983

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

BA, BS, BFA, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1986

BSE: 1989

The University of Akron, Akron, OH

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 2014

BFA: 1987

BSE: 1989

The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

BA, BS, DMD, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1992

BSE: 1989

The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

BA, BS, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

BFA: 2013

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK

BA, BFA, BS, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 1990

BBA: 1997

The University of Arizona (University of Arizona 1982–1996), Tucson, AZ

BA, BFA, BS, JD, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

BBA: 1998

BFA: 2009

BSE: 2002

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

BS, MD, MS and PhD: 1997

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

University of California, Berkeley, CA

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

University of California, Davis, CA

BA, BS, MD, DVM, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

University of California, Irvine, CA

BA, BS, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1999

BSE: 1989

University of California, Los Angeles, CA

BA, BS, DDS, MD, JD, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

University of California, Riverside, CA

BA, BS, MA MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1992

University of California, San Diego, CA

BA, BS, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

University of California / UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA

DDS, MD, MS and PhD: 1982

 

University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

BA, BS, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

University of California, Santa Cruz, CA

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

BA, BS, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 1990

The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 2001

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

BA, BFA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 2001

BSE: 1989

University of Colorado (University of Colorado at Boulder 1983–2011), Boulder, CO

BA, BFA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1983

BSE: 1989

University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, CO

BA: 1982-1997

BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982–2003

University of Colorado (University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center 2004–2009), Denver, CO

BS, BSE, DDS, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 2004

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO

BS, DMD, MD, MS and PhD: 1982–2003

University of Connecticut (The University of Connecticut 1982–1993), Storrs, CT

BA, BS, DMD, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1983

BSE: 1989

The University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

BA, BE, BS, BSE, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 2000

BFA: 2005

University of Delaware, Newark, DE

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BE: 1989

BFA: 1986

The University of Denver, Denver, CO

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

BA, BS, DMD, MD, DVM, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

BA, BS, DVM, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1997

BSE: 1989

University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

BA, BS, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 2001

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

JD: 1983

The University of Houston, Houston, TX

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 2000

BSE: 1989

The University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1999

BSE: 1989

University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

BA, BS, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

DDS: 1982–2013

DMD: 2014

BFA: 1987

BSE: 1989

University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), Champaign, IL

BA, BFA, BS, DVM, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

BA, BS, DDS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1997

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

BA, BS, DMD, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1997

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

University of Louisiana at Lafayette (University of Southwestern Louisiana 1983–1999), Lafayette, LA

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1983

BSE: 1989

University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1999

BBA: 2000

The University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

BA, BS, DMD, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

BSE: 2008

The University of Maine (University of Maine 1985–2000), Orono, ME

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1985

BFA: 2002

BSE: 1989

University of Maryland - Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

BS, DDS, MD, JD, MS and PhD: 1986

University of Maryland - Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD

BA, BS, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

University of Maryland - College Park, MD

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 2003

BSE: 1989

University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA

BA, BFA, BS, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

University of Massachusetts (University of Massachusetts Medical School), Worcester, MA

MD, MS and PhD: 1997

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ

BS and MS: 1997–2013

DMD, MD, MO and PhD: 1983–2013

The University of Memphis, (Memphis State University 1982–1994), Memphis, TN

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 2004

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1997

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

BA, BS, DDS, MD, JD, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1998

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN

BA, BS, DDS, MD, DVM, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

BE: 1989

University of Mississippi, University, MS

BA, BS, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1997

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

DMD: 1983–1991

MD: 1982–1991

JD: 1983

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

BA, BS, MD, DVM, JD, MA MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO

BA, BS, DDS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1985

BBA: 1995

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

University of Missouri - Missouri University of Science and Technology (University of Missouri - Rolla 1983–2008), Rolla, MO

BA: 2000

BS, MS and PhD: 1983

BSE: 1989

University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

BSE: 1999

The University of Montana - Missoula, Missoula, MT

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1985

BFA: 1989

The University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

BA, BS, JD, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

University of Nevada , Reno, NV

BA, BS, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1985

BSE: 1989

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

BA, BFA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1985

BSE: 1989

The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1996

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

BA, BS, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

BA, BS, DDS, MD, JD, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

BA, BS, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

The University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 2001

BFA: 1987

BSE: 1989

University of North Texas, Denton, TX

BA, BBA, BFA, BS, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

University of Notre Dame du Lac, Notre Dame, IN

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1996

BFA: 2004

BSE: 1989

The University of Oklahoma (University of Oklahoma 1982–1992), Norman, OK

BA, BS, DDS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1997

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

University of Pennsylvania / Universitas Pennsylvaniensis, Philadelphia, PA

BA, BS, DMD, MD, VD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

The University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

BA, BS, DMD, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras / Universidad de Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR

BA, BBA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

University of Rhode Island (The University of Rhode Island 1982–1991), Kingston, RI

BA, BS, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

BA, BS, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

University of South Carolina - Columbia, Columbia, SC

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1987

BSE: 1989

University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 2005

BFA: 1987

MD: 1983

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

BA, BS, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1990

BFA: 1999

BSE: 1989

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

BA, BS, DDS, MD, JD, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

BA, BFA, BS, BSE, DVM, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 2000

The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1983

BBA: 1997

BFA: 2008

BSE: 1989

The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1996

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1983

BSE: 1989

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX

BS, DDS, MD, MS and PhD: 1983

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

BS, DDS, MD, MS and PhD: 2000

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 1994 - 2011), Dallas, TX

BS, MD, MS and PhD: 1994

University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA

BA, BFA, BS, BSE, DDS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1997

BFA: 2004

BSE: 1989

The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK

BA, BS, BSE, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1994

The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

BA, BS, BSE, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1990

The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

The University of Washington, Seattle, WA

BA, BS, DDS, MD, JD, MA MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

BA, BS, MD, DVM, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1998

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

BA, BFA, BS, MA MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1997

BSE: 1989

University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

BA, BS, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Utah State University, Logan, UT

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BE: 1989

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

BA: 1982–2001

BS, DDS, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1999

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

BA, BS, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1991

BSE: 1989

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

Washington State University, Pullman, WA

BA, BS, DVM, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1992

BSE: 1989

Washington University in St. Louis / Universitas Washingtoniana Sancti Ludovici, St. Louis, MO

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

DMD: 1982–1991

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

BA, MA and PhD: 1997

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

BA, BS, DDS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1995

BFA: 1986

BSE: 1989

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

BA, BS, MA , MS and PhD: 1982

BBA: 1995

BFA: 1987

BSE: 1989

Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

BA, BBA, BS, BSE, MA, MS and PhD: 1997

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

BA, BS, BSE, MS and PhD: 2000

Wright State University, Dayton, OH

BA, BS, BSE, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 2000

Yale University / Universitatis Yalensis, New Haven, CT

BA, BS, MD, JD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

BSE: 1989

Yeshiva University, New York, NY

BA, BS, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1982

JD: 1983

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IN THIS SECTION

Appendix 3 – List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment (01/07/2023)

Appendix 3 - List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment (19/02/2018)

Appendix 3 - List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment (28/08/2017)

Appendix 3 - List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment (30/03/2015)

Appendix 3 - List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment (29/11/2010)

Washington Accord and Sydney Accord accredited degrees (engineering and engineering technology)

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Canada

Czech Republic

Denmark

France

Germany

Hong Kong

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Iran

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Malaysia

Netherlands

New Zealand

People’s Republic of China

Philippines

Poland

Russia (to 27/06/2016)

Romania

Singapore

South Africa

South Korea

South Pacific

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Thailand

United Kingdom

Zimbabwe (to 27/06/2016)

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