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Academic Qualifications

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

Qualification

Abbreviation*

Level in NZ terms

Points under SMC

Baccalauréat en droit

Bdr

7

50

Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering speciality) (with or without honours)

BAS

7

50

Bachelor of Engineering (with or without honours)

BE

7

50

Bachelor of Engineering Science (with or without honours)

BES

7

50

Baccalauréat en Génie (with or without honours)

BG

7

50

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (with or without honours)

BSE

7

50

Bachelor of Arts with Honours / Baccalaureate in Arts / Baccalauréat ès arts / Baccalaureum Artium

(Honours must be stated on the award certificate)**

BAH

7

50

Bachelor of Civil Law and Bachelor of Laws

BCL

7

50

Bachelor of Laws

LLB

7

50

Bachelor of Pharmacy / Baccalauréat en Pharmacie

BP

7

50

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy / Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy)

BSP

7

50

Bachelor of Science with Honours / Baccalaureate in Science / Baccalauréat ès sciences / Baccalaureus in Scientia

(Honours must be stated on the award certificate)**

BSH

7

50

Doctor of Dental Medicine

DDM

7

50

Doctor of Dental Surgery

DDS

7

50

Doctorat en Médecine Dentaire

DMD

7

50

Doctor of Medicine / Doctorat en Médecine

MD

7

50

Doctorem Medicinae et Chirurgiae Magistrum

DMCM

7

50

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine / Doctorat en Médecine Vétérinaire

DVM

7

50

Maîtrise en (Speciality) / Maîtrise es Sciences /

Maître or / Maitrêsse en (Speciality) / Maîtrise en (Speciality) avec mémoire

M

8

50

Master of Arts

MA

8

50

Master of Science

MS

8

50

Maîtrise professionnelle en (Speciality)

Refer to NZQA for assessment

* Abbreviations used are for the purpose of this list only and are not stated on the award certificates.

** Honours on the award certificate may be stated as ‘Honours’, ‘(Honour s) ’, ‘with Honours’ or ‘Honours Bachelor of’ and may be spelt as ‘honors’.

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 for all qualifications. French language universities may award qualification certificates in French, while McGill University, the University of New Brunswick, and the University of Saskatchewan may award qualification certificates in Latin. In these instances translated copies from the University must also be presented.

The following must be referred to NZQA for an International Qualification 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 2015

Awarding Institutions

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

Institution

Qualification awarded from

Brock University

BAH, BSH and MA: 1984

MS: 1979

Carleton University

BE: 1989

BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1979

Concordia University / Université Concordia

BE: 1989

BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1979

Dalhousie University

BE: 1997

BAH, BSH, BSP, DDS, MD, MA and MS: 1979

LLB: 1979 - 2010

Lakehead University

BE: 1989

BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1979

McGill University / Universitatis McGill

BE: 1989

BAH, BCL, BSH, DMCM, MA and MS: 1979

DDM: 2000

DDS: 1979 - 2000

McMaster University

BE: 1989

BAH, BSH, MD, MA and MS: 1979

Memorial University of Newfoundland

BE: 1989

BAH, BSH, MD, MA and MS: 1979

BSP: 1990

Queen's University at Kingston

BSE: 1989

BAH, BSH, MD, MA and MS: 1979

LLB: 1979 - 2008

Simon Fraser University

BAS: 1989

BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1979

Université de Montréal

Bdr, DMD, MD, DVM and M: 1979

Université de Sherbrooke

BG: 1989

MD and M: 1979

Université Laval

Bdr, MD and M: 1979

DMD: 1984

BG: 1989

The University of Alberta

BSE: 1989

BAH, BSP, BSH, DDS, MD, MA and MS: 1979

LLB: 1979 - 2011

The University of British Columbia

BAS: 1989

BAH, BSP, BSH, DDM, MD, MA and MS: 1979

LLB: 1979 - 2010

The University of Calgary

BSE: 1989

BAH, BSH, MD, MA and MS: 1979

LLB: 1980 - 2009

The University of Guelph

BE: 2008

BSE: 1989 - 2007

The University of Manitoba

BSE: 1989

BAH, BSH, BSP, DDM, MD, MA and MS: 1979

LLB: 1979 - 2011

University of New Brunswick / Universitas Novi Brunsviri

BSE: 1989

BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1979

LLB: 1979 - 2014

University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa

BAS: 1989

BAH, BSH, MD, MA and MS: 1979

LLB: 1979 - 2010

University of Regina

BAS: 1989

BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1979

University of Saskatchewan / Universitas Saskatchewanensis

BSE: 1989

BAH, BSH, DDM, MD, DVM, MA and MS: 1979

LLB: 1979 - 2010

BSP: 1991

University of Toronto

BAS: 1989

BAH and BSH: 2006 LLB: 1979 - 2001

BSP: 1979 - 2014

DDS, MD, MA and MS: 1979

University of Victoria

BE: 1989

BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1979

LLB: 1979 - 2010

The University of Waterloo

BAS: 1989

BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1979

The University of Western Ontario

BES: 1989

BAH, BSH, DDS, MD, MA and MS: 1979

LLB: 1979 - 2008

University of Windsor

BAS: 1989

BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1979

LLB: 1979 - 2009

York University / York Université

BAS: 2007 - 2014

BE: 2014

BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1979

LLB: 1979 - 2009

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