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Australia (30/03/2015)
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 Agriculture |
BAG |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience (with or without Honours)** |
BAVS |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Arts (a speciality may be stated) |
BA |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Arts (Communications and Media Management) |
Refer to NZQA for assessment |
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Bachelor of Biomedicine |
BBM |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Business |
BB |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Commerce |
BC |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Dental Science (with or without Honours)** |
BDSc |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (with or without Honours)** |
BDS |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Dentistry (with or without Honours)** |
BD |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Design |
BDE |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Economics |
BEC |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Engineering |
BE |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Environments |
BEN |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
BFA |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Laws |
LLB |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice |
LLBLP |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Medicine |
BM |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (with or without Honours)** |
MD |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Science (a speciality may be stated) |
BS |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Veterinary Science / Bachelor of Veterinary Biology (with or without Honours)** |
BVBS
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7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery |
BVMS |
7 |
50 |
Bachelor of Veterinary Science (with or without Honours) |
BVS |
7 |
50 |
All Bachelor degrees in teaching, with or without Honours, specialising in Early Childhood Education, Primary or Secondary Education |
Refer to NZQA for assessment |
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Bachelor of Agriculture with Honours |
BAGH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (a specialty may be stated) |
BAH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Biomedicine with Honours |
BBMH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Business with Honours |
BBH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Commerce with Honours |
BCH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Economics with Honours |
BECH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours** |
BEH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Environments with Honours |
BENH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours |
BFAH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Laws with Honours** |
LLBH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice with Honours** |
LLBLPH |
8 |
50 |
Bachelor of Science with Honours (a specialty may be stated) |
BSH |
8 |
50 |
Master of Arts (specialty may be stated) |
MA |
9 |
60 |
Master of Arts in Training and Human Resource Development |
Refer to NZQA for assessment |
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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 Philosophy |
MP |
9 |
60 |
Master of Science (a specialty may be stated) |
MS |
9 |
60 |
Master of Science in Engineering |
Refer to NZQA for assessment |
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Master of Veterinary Studies |
MVS |
9 |
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.
** Degree may be awarded with a class of honours.
If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than the level stated, they should apply to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
Note:
- All honorary degrees should be referred to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
- If any courses leading to the award of one of the qualifications listed above were studied at any institution outside of Australia, including any Australian overseas campuses, they should be referred to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
- If any courses have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications, these qualifications also need to be referred to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
- All qualifications awarded after 2014 should be referred to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.
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 |
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Australian Catholic University |
BA, BAH, MP and PhD: 2000 |
The Australian National University
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BA, LLB, BS, BAH, LLBH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1979 BC: 1991 BEC and BECH: 1979 MD: 2007 MP: 2001 |
Bond University
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BA, BC, LLB, LLBH, MA, MBA, MS and PhD: 2000 BB and BBH: 2008 MD: 2009 |
Central Queensland University |
BA, BB, BE, BAH and PhD: 2000 BBH: 2000 - 2013 MBA: 2010 |
Charles Darwin University
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BA, BE, LLB, BS, BAH and PhD: 2004 BB: 2004 - 2008 BC: 2009 MA and MS: 2004 - 2013 |
Charles Sturt University |
BA, BAH, MA, MBA and PhD: 2000 BS, BSH and MP: 2005 BVBS: 2010 |
Curtin University (Curtin University of Technology 2000 - 2010)
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MBA, MS and PhD: 2000 MA: 2000 - 2012 MP: 2008 |
Deakin University
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BA, BS, BAH, BCH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1990 BC: 1990 - 1996 BC: 2014 BE and BEH: 1994 - 1997 LLB and LLBH: 1996 MD: 2013 |
Edith Cowan University
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BA and BAH (except in Psychology), MA, MBA and PhD: 2000 BE and BEH: 2000 - 2005 LLB and LLBH: 2009 |
Federation University |
BA, BS, BAH, BSH, MA and PhD: 2014 |
Flinders University (The Flinders University of South Australia 1979 - 2008)
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BA, BS, MD, BAH, BSH, MS and PhD: 1979 BB and BBH: 2010 BC and BCH: 1979 - 2013 BE, LLB, BEH and LLBH: 1996 LLBLP and LLBLPH: 2000 MA: 1979 - 2001 |
Griffith University
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BA, BS, BAH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1985 BC and BCH: 1991 BE and BEH: 2000 LLB and LLBH: 1996 MD: 2009 MP: 1985 |
James Cook University (James Cook University of North Queensland 1980 - 1997)
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BA, BS, BAH, BSH, MS and PhD: 1980 BC and BCH: 1989 - 2009 BE and BEH: 1982 - 2002 BEC and BECH: 1982 - 2009 LLB and LLBH: 1992 MD: 2006 BVS: 2010 MA: 1980 - 2012 MP: 2013 |
La Trobe University
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BA, BEC, BS, BAH, BECH, BSH and PhD: 1979 BE and BEH: 1996 LLB and LLBH: 1995 MA and MS: 1981 |
Macquarie University
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BA, LLB, MA, MS and PhD: 1980 BAH: 1980 - 2013 BC: 1995 BCH: 1997 - 2013 BEC and BECH: 1985 -2012 BS: 1983 LLBH: 1991 - 2013 BSH: 1989 - 2013 MBA: 1983 - 1994 MP: 2006 |
Monash University
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BA, BAH and MA: 1979 -2001 BB and MBA: 1991 BE and BEH: 1980 - 2001 BEC and BECH: 1979 - 1991 BS and BSH: 1979 - 2014 LLB and LLBH: 1979 MD: 1979 - 2008 BBH: 1991 - 2012 BCH: 2014 MS: 1991 - 2006 PhD: 1979 - 2011 |
Murdoch University
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BA and BS: 1985 - 2008 BC and BCH: 1991 - 2000 BE: 1999 BEC and BECH: 1991 - 2013 LLB and MVS: 1994 BVMS, BAH, BSH, MA, MP and PhD: 1985 LLBH: 1994 - 2013 MBA: 1990 - 2009 MS: 2000 |
Northern Territory University |
BA, BB, BE, LLB, BS, BAH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1998 - 2003 |
QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
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BA and BAH: 2000 - 2009 BB, BE, LLB, BBH, MA, MBA and PhD: 2000 BFA: 2005 |
RMIT University
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BA: 1995 - 2004 BE and BEH: 1995 - 1998 MA and PhD: 1995 |
Southern Cross University |
BA, LLB, BAH and LLBH: 2000 |
Swinburne University of Technology
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BA and BAH: 1995 BE, BEH and PhD: 1995 - 2003 MA and MBA: 1995 - 2001 |
The University of Adelaide
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BA, BDS, BEC, LLB, MD, BS, BAH, BECH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1979 BC and BCH: 1991 - 2000 BE: 1980 BEH: 1980 - 2013 LLBH: 1979 - 2013 MBA: 1982 - 2000 MP: 2011 |
University of Ballarat
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BA, BAH, MA and PhD: 2000 - 2014 BE and BEH: 2000 - 2004 |
University of Canberra |
BA, BE, BS, LLB, BAH, BEH, BSH and LLBH: 2000 MA: 2000 - 2007 PhD: 2000 - 2009 |
The University of Melbourne
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BA, BC, BS, BAH, BCH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1979 BAG, BBM, BEN and BFA: 2011 BDS and MD: 1979 - 2013 BE and BEH: 1982 - 2011 BVS: 1979 - 2014 LLB and LLBH: 1979 - 2011 BAGH, BBMH, BENH and BFAH: 2013 MBA: 1979 - 2011 MP: 2009 |
University of New England (The University of New England 1979 - 2007)
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BA, BEC, BS, BAH, BECH, BSH, MA and PhD: 1979 BB: 1992 BBH: 1992 - 2012 BE: 1991 - 1999 LLB: 1997 BEH: 1993 - 1999 LLBH: 1998 MS: 1982 |
The University of New South Wales
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BA, BC, MD, BS, BAH, BCH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1979 BE and BEH: 1980 LLB and LLBH: 1979 MBA: 1982 MP: 2006 |
The University of Newcastle
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BA, BS, BAH, BSH and PhD: 1979 BE and BEH: 1980 - 2001 LLB and LLBH: 1998 BM: 2012 MD: 1984 - 2011 MA: 1979 - 2011 MBA: 1984 - 2000 MS: 1984 - 2011 |
The University of Queensland
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BA, BC, BEC, BDSc, LLB, BS, BVS, BAH, BCH, BECH, LLBH, BSH, MA and PhD: 1979 BE and BEH: 1980 MD: 1979 - 2014 MBA: 1982 MP: 2001 |
University of South Australia |
BA, BB, BS, BBH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 2000 LLB and LLBH: 2011 |
University of Southern Queensland
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BA, BE, BS, BAH, BEH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 2000 LLB and LLBH: 2012 |
University of the Sunshine Coast |
BA, BB, BC, BS, BAH, BBH, BCH, BSH, MA, MBA, MS and PhD: 2000 |
The University of Sydney |
BAVS: 2009 BA, BEC, MD, BS, BVS, BAH, BECH, BSH, MA, MS and PhD: 1979 BC and BCH: 2000 BDS: 1979 - 2004 BD: 2005 - 2012 BE and BEH: 1980 LLB and LLBH: 1979 - 2012 MBA: 1984 MP: 1994 |
University of Tasmania
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BA, MD, BS, BAH, BSH, MA and PhD: 1979 BE and BEH: 1980 - 2003 LLB and LLBH: 1979 - 2003 MBA and MS: 2000 |
University of Technology, Sydney |
BA, BE, LLB, BS, BEH, LLBH, MA, MBA, MS and PhD: 2000 |
The University of Western Australia
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BA and BS: 1979 - 2007 BAH and BSH: 1979 BC, BDE, BCH, BFAH: 2014 BDSc, MD, MA, MS and PhD: 1979 BE and BEH: 1980 - 2014 LLB and LLBH: 1979 - 2014 MP: 1991 |
University of Western Sydney
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BA, BE, LLB, BAH, LLBH, MA, MBA and PhD: 2001 MD: 2012 MS: 2001 - 2013 |
University of Wollongong
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BA, BS, BAH, BSH and MA: 1985 BE, BEH and PhD:1985 - 1996 LLB: 1994 LLBH: 2010 MBA and MS: 1991 - 1996 |
Victoria University (Victoria University of Technology 2000 - 2005)
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BA, BE, BS, BAH, BEH, MA, MS and PhD: 2000 LLB and LLBH: 2004 |
Effective 30/03/2015