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Hong Kong (22/08/2016)

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 Engineering with Honours**

BEH

7

50

Bachelor with Honours degree**

BH

7

50

Master of Philosophy

MP

9

60

Doctor of Philosophy

PhD

10

60

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

** Honours degrees are awarded with a Class, or a Class and Division (e.g. First Class Honours, Second Class (Division I) Honours). All Third or Pass class honours degree should be referred to NZQA for assessment.

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 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 in Table A 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

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

BEH: 1995

BH, MP and PhD: 1990

City University of Hong Kong

BEH, BH, MP and PhD: 1997

Hong Kong Baptist University

BH, MP and PhD: 2005

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

BEH, BH, MP and PhD: 1995

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

BEH, BH, MP and PhD: 2000

Lingnan University

BH, MP and PhD: 2010

The University of Hong Kong

BEH: 1995

BH, MP and PhD: 1980

Effective 22/08/2016

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