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Australia (14/05/2012)

Academic Qualifications

The qualifications awarded by the institutions listed below qualify for the points indicated:

Qualification

Abbreviation*

Level in NZ terms

Points under SMC

Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience

BAVS

7

50

Bachelor of Arts

BA

7

50

Bachelor of Dental Science

BDSc

7

50

Bachelor of Dental Surgery

BDS

7

50

Bachelor of Dentistry

BDent

7

50

Bachelor of Divinity

BD

7

50

Bachelor of Engineering

BE

7

50

Bachelor of Laws

LLB

7

50

Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice

LLBLP

7

50

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

MBBS

7

50

Bachelor of Science

BSc

7

50

Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Biology

BVMS

7

50

Bachelor of Theology

BTh

7

50

Bachelor of Veterinary Biology

BVS

7

50

Bachelor of Veterinary Science

BVSc

7

50

All Bachelor degrees in teaching, with or without Honours, in Early Childhood Education, Primary or Secondary Education, including but not limited to:

Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Primary, Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) and Bachelor of Secondary Education

Refer to NZQA for assessment

Bachelor of Arts with Honours

BAH

8

50

Bachelor of Engineering with Honours

BEH

8

50

Bachelor of Laws with Honours (Honours class must be stated)

LLBH

8

50

Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice with Honours (Honours class must be stated)

LLBLPH

8

50

Bachelor of Science with Honours

BScH

8

50

Bachelor of Theology with Honours

BThH

8

50

Master of Arts

MA

9

60

Master of Business Administration

MBA

9

60

Master of Business Administration (International)

Refer to NZQA for assessment

Executive Master of Business Administration

Refer to NZQA for assessment

Master of Ministry

MM

9

60

Master of Philosophy

MPhil

9

60

Master of Science

MSc

9

60

Master of Science in Engineering

Refer to NZQA for assessment

Master of Theology

MT

9

60

Master of Veterinary Science

MVS

9

60

Doctor of Theology

DT

10

60

Doctor of Philosophy

PhD

10

60

* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list and may not be stated on the award certificates.

Note:
- All honorary degrees should be referred to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
- If any courses leading to the award of one of the qualifications listed above were taken outside of Australia, including courses which have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications please refer to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
- All qualifications awarded after 2011 should be referred to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment unless an awarding date after 2011 is specifically listed.

Awarding Institutions

The following institutions may award the qualifications specified from the dates shown.

Institution

Previous names and dates of change are indicated in brackets. Names and dates of institutions have been included in the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment for immigration purposes only.

Qualification awarded from

Australian Catholic University

 

BA: 1991

BAH: 1992

MA and MPhil: 1996

PhD: 1998

Australian National University, The

 

BA, LLB, BSc, BAH, LLBH, BScH, MA, MSc and PhD: 1975

BE and BEH: 1994

MBBS: 2010

MPhil: 2001

Bond University

 

BA, LLB and LLBH: 1991

BAH, MA, MBA, MSc and PhD: 1992

Central Queensland University (University of Central Queensland 1992 - 1994)

 

BA, BE and MBA: 1992

BAH: 1993

PhD: 1996

Charles Darwin University

BA, BE, LLB, BSc, BAH, MA, MSc and PhD: 2003

Charles Sturt University

 

BA: 1989

BSc, BScH and MPhil: 2005

BVS: 2010

BAH, MA and MBA: 1993

PhD: 1995

Curtin University (Curtin University of Technology 1987 - 2010)

 

BA, BE and BEH: 1987

BSc, BScH and MSc: 1993

BAH and MA: 1988

MBA and PhD: 1992

MPhil: 2008

Deakin University

 

BA and BSc: 1980

BE and BEH: 1992

LLB and LLBH: 1996

BAH and BScH: 1982

MA and MBA: 1984

MSc: 1993

PhD: 1983

Edith Cowan University

 

BA, BAH, MA and MBA: 1991

BE and BEH: 1995

LLB and LLBH: 2009

PhD: 1993

Flinders University of South Australia, The

 

BA, BSc, BAH, BScH, MA, MSc and PhD: 1975

BE, LLB, BEH and LLBH: 1996

MBBS: 1979

LLBLP and LLBLPH: 2000

Griffith University

 

 

BA, BSc, MA, MSc and PhD: 1978

BE and BEH: 2000

LLB and LLBH: 1996

MBBS: 2009

BAH and BScH: 1979

MPhil: 1984

James Cook University (James Cook University of North Queensland 1975 - 31 December 1997)

 

BA, BE, BSc, BAH, BEH, BScH, MA, MSc and PhD: 1975

BDS: 2005

LLB and LLBH: 1992

MBBS: 2006

BVSc: 2010

La Trobe University

 

BA, BSc, BAH, BScH and PhD: 1975

BE and BEH: 1996

LLB and LLBH: 1995

MA and MSc: 1981

Macquarie University

 

BA, BAH, MA, MSc and PhD: 1975

LLB: 1980

BSc and MBA: 1983

LLBH: 1991

BScH: 1989

MPhil: 2006

Melbourne College of Divinity

 

BD: 1975 - 2008

BTh, MT and DT: 1975

BThH: 1976

MM: 1992 - 2011

PhD: 2002

Monash University

 

BA, BE, LLB, MBBS, BSc, BAH, BEH, LLBH, BScH, MA and PhD: 1975

MBA and MSc: 1991

Murdoch University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BA, BSc and PhD: 1978

BE and BEH: 1999

LLB, LLBH and MVS: 1994

BVMS: 1980

BAH and BScH: 1982

MA and MPhil: 1976

MBA: 1990

MSc: 2000

Northern Territory University

 

BA: 1990 - 2003

BE: 1994 - 2003

BSc, BAH, BScH, MA, MSc and PhD: 1993 - 2003

LLB: 1992 - 2003

QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

 

BA, BE and LLB: 1989

BAH: 1993

MA and MBA: 1992

PhD: 1993

RMIT University

 

BA, BE, MA and MBA: 1992

BEH and PhD: 1993

Southern Cross University

 

BA: 1994

LLB and MBA: 1997

BAH: 1999

LLBH: 2000

Swinburne University of Technology

BA, BE, BEH, MA, MBA and PhD: 1992

BAH: 1994

University of Adelaide, The

 

 

BA, BDS, BE, LLB, MBBS, BSc, BAH, BEH, LLBH, BScH, MA, MSc and PhD: 1975

MBA: 1982

University of Ballarat

 

BA, BE, BAH and MA: 1994

BEH: 1999

PhD: 1998

University of Canberra

 

BA and MA: 1990

BE, LLB, BEH and LLBH: 1994

BSc and BScH: 2000

BAH and PhD: 1993

University of Melbourne, The

 

 

BA, BDS, BE, LLB, MBBS, BSc, BVSc, BAH, LLBH, BScH, MA, MBA, MSc and PhD: 1975

BEH: 1982

MPhil: 2009

University of New England

 

BA, BSc, BAH, BScH, MA and PhD: 1975

BE: 1991

LLB: 1997

BEH: 1993

LLBH: 1998

MSc: 1982

University of New South Wales, The

BA, BE, MBBS, BSc, BAH, BEH, BScH, MA, MSc and PhD: 1975

LLB: 1976

LLBH: 1977

MBA: 1982

MPhil: 2006

University of Newcastle, The

 

 

BA, BE, BSc, BAH, BEH, BScH, MA and PhD: 1975

LLB and LLBH: 1997

MBBS, MBA and MSc: 1984

University of Notre Dame, Australia, The

BA and BSc: 1997

LLB and LLBH: 2001

MBBS: 2009

MA, MPhil and MSc: 1999

University of Queensland, The

 

BA, BDSc, BE, LLB, MBBS, BSc, BVSc, BAH, BEH, LLBH, BScH, MA and PhD: 1975

MBA: 1982

MPhil: 2001

University of South Australia

 

BA and BE: 1991

BSc, BAH, BScH, MA, MBA and MSc: 2000

PhD: 1994

University of Southern Queensland

BA, BE and BEH: 1992

BSc, BScH, MA, MBA and MSc: 2000

BAH and PhD: 1994

University of the Sunshine Coast

 

BA: 1999

LLB and LLBH: 2011

BSc and BAH: 2000

BScH, MA, MBA, MSc and PhD: 2001

University of Sydney, The

 

BAVS: 2009

BA, BE, LLB, MBBS, BSc, BAH, BEH, LLBH, BScH, MA, MSc and PhD: 1975

BDS:1975 - 2004

BDent: 2005

BVSc: 1975 - 2008

MBA: 1984

MPhil: 1994

University of Tasmania

 

BA, BE, LLB, MBBS, BSc, BAH, BEH, LLBH, BScH, MA and PhD: 1975

MBA and MSc: 2000

University of Technology Sydney

BA, BE, LLB and MSc: 1989

BSc, BEH, LLBH and PhD: 1993

MA and MBA: 2000

University of Western Australia, The

 

 

BA, BDSc, BE, LLB, MBBS, BSc, BAH, BEH, LLBH, BScH, MA, MSc and PhD: 1975

MPhil: 1991

University of Western Sydney

 

BA, BE, LLB, BAH, BEH, LLBH, MA, MBA, MSc and PhD: 2001

University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury

MBA and MSc: 1993 - 2001

University of Western Sydney, Nepean

BA: 1989 - 2001

BE and BEH: 1993 - 2001

BAH and MA: 1991 - 2001

University of Western Sydney, Macarthur

BA: 1989 - 2001

BSc and BScH: 1992 - 2001

BAH: 1991 - 2001

MA and MBA: 1993 - 2001

University of Wollongong

BA, BE, BSc, BScH, MA and PhD: 1975

LLB: 1994

BAH and BEH: 1982

LLBH: 2010

MBA and MSc: 1991

Victoria University (Victoria University of Technology 1992 - 2005)

 

 

BA, BE and BSc: 1992

LLB and LLBH: 2004

BAH, MA and PhD: 1993

BEH: 1999

MBA and MSc: 2000

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