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Switzerland (26/09/2011)
Academic Qualifications
Universities
The qualifications awarded by the Universities listed below qualify for the points indicated:
Qualification |
Abbreviation* |
Level in NZ terms |
Points under SMC |
Apothekerdiplom (Pharmacy)/Diplôme de pharmacien/Diplôme universitaire de pharmacien/Diplôme fédéral de pharmacien/Diplom eines Apothekers |
Ad |
7 |
50 |
Baccalauréat universitaire |
Bu |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Arts |
BA |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Dental Medicine and Master of Dental Medicine, in combination |
BMDM |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Engineering |
BE |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Law |
BL |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Medicine, in combination |
BMM |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Science |
BSc |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Theology |
BT |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Master of Veterinary Medicine, in combination |
BMVM |
7 |
50 |
Bachelorstudienfach/Bachelorstudiengang |
Bsf |
7 |
50 |
Certificat de fin d’études médicales |
Cdm |
7 |
50 |
Diplôme fédéral de médecin/Diplôme de médicine |
DfdM |
7 |
50 |
Diplôme fédéral de médecin dentiste |
Dfmd |
7 |
50 |
Doctorat en droit |
Ded |
7 |
50 |
Doctorat en théologie |
Det |
7 |
50 |
Eidgenössisches Arztdiplom (human medicine) |
EA |
7 |
50 |
Eidgenössisches Tierarztdiplom (veterinary medicine) |
ET |
7 |
50 |
Eidgenössisches Zahnarztdiplom (dentistry) |
EZ |
7 |
50 |
Licence en médicine dentaire |
Lemd |
7 |
50 |
Lizentiat der Rechte or Licentiatus iuris |
LdR |
7 |
50 |
Lizentiat der Rechtswissenschaften/Licence en droit |
LdRecht |
7 |
50 |
Diplom: Dipl. (field-) Ing.) in the fields of: Agriculture engineering (Agr.-) Agronomy engineering (Agr. -) Chemical engineering (Chem.-) Civil engineering (Bau.-) Environmental and geodetic engineering (Kultur.- or Verm.-) Food engineering (Lm.-) Forestry engineering (Forst-) Geomatics engineering (Geomatik-) Industrial management and manufacturing engineering (Betr.-u. Prod.-) Informatics engineering (Informatik-) Information technology and electrical engineering (El.-) Material science engineering (Werkstoff-) Mechanical engineering (Masch.-) Process engineering (Verfahrens-) |
DZ |
7** |
50 |
Diplôme d’ingénieur |
DIng |
7** |
50 |
Lizenziat or Licence or Licentiatus (except in droit, iuris, rechte, medicine, dentistry) |
L |
7** |
50 |
Lizentiat (2 Teil) |
Refer to NZQA |
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Lizentiat (zweiter Teil der Lizentiatsprüfungen) |
Refer to NZQA |
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Master of Advanced Studies |
MAS |
8 |
50 |
Maîtrise |
Mai |
8** |
50 |
Master of Arts |
MA |
8** |
50 |
Master of Business Administration |
MBA |
8** |
50 |
Executive Master of Business Administration |
EMBA |
8** |
50 |
Master of Engineering |
ME |
8** |
50 |
Master of Law |
ML |
8** |
50 |
Master of Science |
MSc |
8** |
50 |
Master of Theology |
MT |
8** |
50 |
Masterstudienfach |
Msf |
8** |
50 |
Doktor or Doktorat or Docteur or Dottorato or Doctor of Philosophy or Doktor in Natural Sciences |
Refer to NZQA |
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* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list and may not be stated on the award certificates.
** If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than the level stated they should apply to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
Note: All honorary degrees must 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 Switzerland, including courses which have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications please refer to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
For qualifications with the title beginning ‘Professional Diplôme or Professional Diploma’ or ‘Professional Bachelor’, the applicant must apply to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
Awarding Institutions
The following Universities may award the qualifications specified from the dates shown. For the purposes of the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment ‘Any date’ or ‘until’ refers to a date on or after 1960.
Institution (Previous names and dates of change, and alternative institution names which may be included on the award certificate 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 |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) (EPFL) |
BA (architecture only) 2004 BE 2004 BSc 2004 DIng 1969 - 2004 MAS 2005 MA (architecture only) 2005 ME 2005 MSc 2005 |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) (ETH Zurich) |
Ad until 2006 BE 2008 BSc 2008 DZ until 2006 MAS 2006 MBA 2006 ME 2007 MSc 2007 |
University of Basel (Basle) (Universität Basel) (Unibas) |
Ad until 1979 BA 2005 BMDM 2008 BMM 2008 BSc 2005 Bsf 2005 EA until 2007 EZ until 2007 LdR until 2012 L until 2012 MAS 2007 MA 2007 ML 2007 MSc 2007 MT 2007 Msf 2007 |
University of Bern (Universität Bern) (UNIBE) |
Ad until 2012 BA 2005 BMDM 2010 BMM 2010 BMVM 2010 EA until 2007 ET until 2012 EZ until 2007 LdR until 2006 L until 2006 MAS 2006 MA 2006 MSc 2006 |
University of Fribourg (Universität Freiburg) (Université de Fribourg) (UNIFR) |
BA 2007 BSc 2007 LdRect until 2012 L until 2012 MAS 2005 MA 2007 EMBA 2007 ML 2007 MSc 2007 |
University of Genèva (Université de Genève) (UNIGE) |
Ad until 2012 Bu 2005 BMDM 2009 BMM 2008 Cdm until 2007 DfdM until 2007 Dfmd until 2007 Lemd until 2007 LdRecht until 2012 L until 2012 Mai 2009 MAS 2008 MA 2009 MSc 2009 |
University of Lausanne (Université de Lausanne) (UNIL) |
Ad until 2012 Bu 2005 BMM 2009 DfdM until 2007 LdRecht until 2012 L until 2012 Mai 2005 MAS 2007 |
University of Lugano (Università della Swizzera italiana) (USI) |
BSc 2008 L until 2012 MAS 2009 MSc 2010 |
University of Luzerne (Lucerne) (Universität Luzern) (UNILU) |
BA 2007 BL 2007 BT 2007 L 2004 - 2007 MAS 2009 MA 2008 ML 2008 MT 2008 |
University of Neuchâtel (Université de Neuchâtel) (UniNE) |
Bu 2007 LdRecht until 2012 DIng until 2012 L until 2012 Mai 2006 MAS 2008 |
University of St. Gallen - Graduate School of Business Administration, Economics, Law and Social Sciences (Universität St. Gallen - Hochschule für Wirtschafts, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften) (HSG); (Universität St. Gallen 1994 – 1995) (Universität St. Gallen - Hochschule für Wirtschafts, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften 1989 – 1994) (Hochschule für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften 1963 – 1989) (Handels-Hochschule 1960 – 1963) |
BA 2004 LdR 1981 -2004 LdRecht 1981 - 2004 L until 2004 MA 2003 |
University of Zurich (Universität Zürich) (UZH) |
Ad until 2012 BA 2007 BMDM 2008 BMM 2009 BSc 2007 BT 2009 BMVM 2012 Ded until 2012 Det until 2012 EA until 2007 ET until 2007 EZ until 2007 L until 2012 MAS 2007 MA 2006 MSc 2006 MT 2008 |
Distance education and University level institutions
The qualifications awarded by the distance education and university-level institutions listed below qualify for the points indicated:
Qualification |
Abbreviation* |
Level in NZ terms |
Points under SMC |
Bachelor of Law |
BL |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Science in Psychology |
BScP |
7 |
50 |
Master's degree |
M |
8** |
50 |
Master of Advanced Studies |
MAS |
8 |
50 |
* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list and may not be stated on the award certificates.
** If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than the level stated they should apply to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
Note: All honorary degrees must 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 Switzerland, including courses which have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications please refer to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
The following distance education and university-level institutions may award the qualifications specified from the dates shown.
Distance education and University-level institutions (Alternative institution names which may be included on the award certificate 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 |
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Gèneve (Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement) (IHEID) |
M 2009 |
Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB) |
MAS 2007 |
Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration, Lausanne (Institut de hautes etudes en administration publique, Lausanne) (IDHEAP) |
M 2008 |
University of Distance Education, Switzerland (Formation Universitäre á Distance Schweiz) |
BL 2009 BScP 2009 |
Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule)
The qualifications awarded by the Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) listed below qualify for the points indicated:
Qualification |
Abbreviation* |
Level in NZ terms |
Points under SMC |
Bachelor's degree |
B |
7 |
50 |
Master of Advanced Studies |
MAS |
8 |
50 |
Master's degree |
M |
8** |
50 |
Master of Business Administration |
MBA |
8** |
50 |
Executive Master of Business Administration |
EMBA |
8** |
50 |
* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list and may not be stated on the award certificates.
** If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than the level stated they should apply to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
Note: All honorary degrees must 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 Switzerland, including courses which have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications please refer to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
Awarding Institutions
The following Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) may award the qualifications specified from the dates shown.
Institution (Alternative institution names which may be included on the award certificate 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 |
Berne University of Applied Sciences (Berner Fachhochschule) (BFH) |
B 2009 MAS 2007 M 2009 MBA 2009 EMBA 2007 |
Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences Switzerland (Kalaidos Fachhochschule Schweiz) (FH KAL) |
B 2009 MAS 2006 M 2009 EMBA 2006 |
Les Roches-Gruyère University of Applied Sciences (Les Roches-Gruyère Fachhochschule) (LRG-UAS) |
B (Hospitality Management only) 2012 |
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (University of Applied Sciences of Central Switzerland) (FHZ) (Hochschule Luzern and Fachhochschule Zentralschweiz) (HLSU) |
B 2009 MAS 2006 M 2009 MBA 2009 EMBA 2006 |
University of Applied Sciences Eastern Switzerland (Fachhochschule Ostschweiz) (FHO) |
B 2009 MAS 2006 M 2009 MBA 2009 EMBA 2006 |
University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz) (FHNW) |
B 2009 MAS 2007 M 2009 MBA 2009 EMBA 2006 |
University of Applied Sciences Southern Switzerland (Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana) (SUPSI) |
B 2009 MAS 2006 M 2009 MBA 2009 EMBA 2006 |
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale) (HES-SO) |
B 2009 MAS 2009 M 2009 MBA 2009 EMBA 2007 |
University of Applied Sciences Zurich (Zürcher Fachhochschule) (ZFH) |
B 2009 MAS 2006 M 2009 MBA 2009 |
Private Institution
The qualifications awarded by the Private Institutions listed below qualify for the points indicated:
Qualification |
Abbreviation* |
Level in NZ terms |
Points under SMC |
Bachelor of Arts |
BA |
7 |
50 |
* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list and may not be stated on the award certificates.
Note: All honorary degrees must 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 Switzerland, including courses which have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications please refer to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
Awarding Institution
The following Private Institution may award the qualifications specified from the dates shown.
Institution (Names and dates of institutions have been included in the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment for immigration purposes only.) |
Qualification awarded from |
Franklin College |
BA 2006 - 2012:
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