Switzerland (28/08/2017)

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 the year 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	Abbreviation*	Level in NZQF terms	Points under SMC
Bachelor of Arts (BA) (speciality may be stated) (specialities in education or teaching should be refered to NZQA for assessment)	BA	7	50
Bachelor of Science (BSc) (speciality may be stated) (specialities in education or teaching should be refered to NZQA for assessment)	BS	7	50
Master of Arts (speciality may be stated) (specialities in education or teaching should be refered to NZQA for assessment)	MA	9	70
Master of Science (speciality may be stated ) (specialities in education or teaching should be refered to NZQA for assessment)	MS	9	70
Doktor Doktors der Docteur Dottorato PhD	D	10	70
Doktor der Medizin Docteur en Médecine	Refer to NZQA for assessment

*Abbreviations used are for the purpose of this list.

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:
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 that contain cross-credited courses or papers
- All qualifications awarded after 2016

Awarding Institutions Table

Institution	Qualification awarded from
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne	BA and BS: 2009 MA and MS: 2011 PhD: 2000
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich	BA and BS: 2009 MA and MS: 2011 PhD: 2000
Universität Basel	BA and BS: 2009 MA and MS: 2011 PhD: 2000
Universität Bern	BA and BS: 2009 MA and MS: 2011 PhD: 2000
Université de Fribourg	BA and BS: 2009 MA and MS: 2011 PhD: 2000
Université de Genève	BA and BS: 2009 MA and MS: 2011 PhD: 2000
Université de Lausanne	BS: 2009 MS: 2011 PhD: 2000
Università della Svizzera italiana	BA and BS: 2009 MA and MS: 2011 PhD: 2000
Universität Luzern	BA: 2009 MA: 2011 PhD: 2000
Université de Neuchâtel	BA and BS: 2009 MA and MS: 2011 PhD: 2000
Universität St. Gallen	BA: 2009 PhD: 2000
Universität Zürich	BA and BS: 2009 MA and MS: 2011 PhD: 2000

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