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Malaysia (22/08/2016)

Academic qualifications

Qualifications awarded by Public Universities

The following qualifications awarded by the Public Universities listed below qualify for the points indicated:

Qualification

Abbreviation*

Level in NZ terms

Points under SMC

Sarjana Muda** / Bacelor** (Bachelor) with the exception of bachelor degrees listed below.

Sarjana Muda** Dengan Kepujian (Bachelor with Honours) with the exception of bachelor with Honours degrees listed below.

B

7

50

Sarjana Muda Doktor Perubatan dan Pembedahan (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)

BM

7

50

Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan / Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan dengan Kepujian (Bachelor of Engineering with or without Honours)

BE

7

50

Sarjana Muda Pembedahan Pergigian (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)

BDS

7

50

Sarjana Muda Undang-undang / Sarjana Muda Undang-undang dengan Kepujian (Bachelor of Law with or without Honours)

LLB

7

50

Sarjana Muda Pendidkan / Bacelor Pendidkan (Bachelor of Education)

Bacelor Pendidkan dengan Kepujian / Sarjana Muda Pendidkan dengan Kepujian (Bachelor of Education with Honours)

Sarjana Muda Sains dengan Pendidikan (Bachelor of Science with Education)

Refer to NZQA for assessment

Doktor Pembedahan Pergigian (Doctor of Dental Surgery)

DDS

7

50

Doktor Pergigian (Doctor of Dental Medicine)

DDM

7

50

Doktor Perubatan (Doctor of Medicine)

MD

7

50

Sarjana Ekonomi (Master of Economics)

MEC

8

50

Sarjana Ilmu Wahyu dan Warisan Islam (Master of Revealed Knowledge and Heritage)

MRKH

8

50

Sarjana Pengajian Islam (Master of Islamic Studies)

MIS

8

50

Sarjana Sains (Master of Science)

MS

8

50

Sarjana Sains Kemanusiaan (Master of Human Science)

MHS

8

50

Sarjana Sains Komputer (Master of Computer Science)

MCS

8

50

Sarjana Sains Sosial (Master of Social Science)

MSS

8

50

Sarjana Sastera (Master of Arts)

MA

8

50

Sarjana Teknologi Maklumat (Master of Information Technology)

MIT

8

50

Sarajan Sains (Kejuruteraan) (Master of Science (Engineering))

Refer to NZQA for assessment

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

** Specific degree name will be stated. For example, Sarjana Muda Sains Dengan Kepujian.

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

Notes:
Award certificates must be provided in their original language for all qualifications. The wording on awarding certificates may appear in Malay or in a mixture of Malay and English. ‘Ijazah’ will appear above or before ‘Sanjana’ on Malay language award certificates. Certified translations issued by the awarding university are not original award certificates.

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
- All qualifications awarded after 2011, with the exception of listed engineering degrees

Awarding Institutions

The following Public Universities may award the qualifications specified from the dates shown:

Public Universities

Previous names, dates of change are indicated in brackets.

Qualification awarded from

Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia / International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak, Selangor

B, LLB, MEC, MRKH, MS and MHS: 2000 - 2011

BM: 2002 – 2011 BE: 2009 - 2016

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia / National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor

B, LLB, MD, MEC, MIS, MS and MA: 1992 - 2011

DDM: 2002 - 2011

MSS:2005 - 2011

MIT: 2000 – 2011

BE: 2009 - 2016

Universiti Malaya / University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

B, BM, BDS, LLB, MEC, MS, MCS and MA: 1990 – 2011

BE: 2009 - 2016

Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

B, MS and MA: 2004 - 2011

MD: 2009 – 2011

BE: 2009 - 2016

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak

B, MD and MS: 2004 – 2011

BE: 2009 - 2016

Universiti Putra Malaysia / Putra University, Malaysia Serdang, Selangor (Universiti Pertanian Malaysia / University of Agriculture, Malaysia 1992 - 1997)

B and MS: 1992 - 2011

MCS: 2004 - 2011

MD: 2001 - 2011

MEC: 1994 - 2011

MA: 1996 – 2011

BE: 2009 - 2016

Universiti Sains Malaysia / University of Science Malaysia, Penang

B, MD, MS, MSS and MA: 1995 - 2011

DDS: 2004 – 2011

BE: 2009 - 2016

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia / University of Technology Malaysia, Skudai, Johor

B and MS: 1995 – 2011

BE: 2009 - 2016

Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor

B, LLB, MS and MA: 2006 – 2011

BE: 2009 - 2016

Universiti Utara Malaysia / Northern University of Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah

B, MEC, MS and MA: 2005 - 2011

LLB: 2008 - 2011

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