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Hong Kong (19/02/2018)
A qualification is exempt from assessment and qualifies for the indicated points if:
- the qualification is listed in the Academic Qualifications Table; and
- the awarding institution is listed in the Awarding Institutions Table; and
- the qualification abbreviation is listed in the right-hand column in the Awarding Institutions Table; and
- the qualification was awarded from or within the year range listed in the right-hand column in the Awarding Institutions Table; and
- the qualification is not excluded by the notes listed under the Academic Qualifications Table.
Academic Qualifications Table
Qualification
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Abbreviation*
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Level in NZQF terms
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Points under SMC
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Bachelor of Arts with Honours**
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BA
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours**
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BBA
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Chinese Medicine with Honours**
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BCM
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Communication with Honours**
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BCM
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Communication with Honours**
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BDS
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Economics with Honours**
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BEC
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Engineering with Honours**
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BEH
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Language studies with Honours**
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BEL
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours**
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BFA
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Journalism with Honours**
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BJ
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Laws with Honours**
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BL
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery with Honours **
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BM
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Nursing with Honours **
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BN
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours **
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BP
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Science with Honours**
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BS
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Social Science with Honours**
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BSS
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7
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50
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Bachelor of Social Work with Honours**
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BSW
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7
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50
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Bachelor with Honours degree**
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BH
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7
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50
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Master of Philosophy
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MP
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9
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70
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Doctor of Philosophy
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PhD
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10
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70
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* 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, Second Class (Division I) or Division II, or Third Class Honours).
If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than the level stated they should apply to NZQA for an International Qualifications Assessment.
Note:
Award certificates must be provided in their original language.
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 2017
Awarding Institutions Table
Institution
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Qualification awarded from or between dates
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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BA, BBA, BCM, BL, BM, BN, BP, BS, BSS: 2016
BEH: 1995
BH: 1990–2015
MP and PhD: 1990
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City University of Hong Kong
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BA, BBA, BS, BSS, BL: 2016
BH: 1997–2015
BEH, MP and PhD: 1997
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The Education University of Hong Kong
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BA, MP and PhD: 2016
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Hong Kong Baptist University
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BA, BBA, BCM, BP, BS, BSS, BSW: 2016
BH: 2005–2015
MP and PhD: 2005
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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BA, BBA and BS: 2016
BEH: 1995
BH, MP and PhD: 1995–2015
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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BH: 2000–2015
BBA and BS: 2016
BEH, MP and PhD: 2000
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The Open University of Hong Kong
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BA, BBA, BFA, BN, BS, BSS,
MP and PhD: 2016
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Lingnan University
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BA, BSS, BS: 2016
BH: 2010–2015
MP and PhD: 2010
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The University of Hong Kong
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BA, BBA, BCM, BDS, BEC, BJ, BL, BM, BP, BS, BSS and BSW: 2016
BEH: 1995
BH: 1982–2015
MP and PhD: 1982
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Effective 19/02/2018
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