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 |
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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 |
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Executive Master of Business Administration |
Refer to NZQA for assessment |
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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 |
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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 |
Effective 14/05/2012