Canada (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 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	Abbreviation*	Level in NZQF terms	Points under SMC
Baccalauréat en droit	Bdr	7	50
Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering speciality) (with or without honours)	BAS	7	50
Bachelor of Engineering (with or without honours)	BE	7	50
Bachelor of Engineering Science (with or without honours)	BES	7	50
Baccalauréat en Génie (with or without honours)	BG	7	50
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (with or without honours)	BSE	7	50
Bachelor of Arts with Honours / Baccalaureate in Arts / Baccalauréat ès arts / Baccalaureum Artium (Honours must be stated on the award certificate)**	BAH	7	50
Bachelor of Civil Law and Bachelor of Laws	BCL	7	50
Bachelor of Laws	LLB	7	50
Bachelor of Pharmacy / Baccalauréat en Pharmacie	BP	7	50
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy / Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy)	BSP	7	50
Bachelor of Science with Honours / Baccalaureate in Science / Baccalauréat ès sciences / Baccalaureus in Scientia (Honours must be stated on the award certificate)**	BSH	7	50
Doctor of Dental Medicine	DDM	7	50
Doctor of Dental Surgery	DDS	7	50
Doctorat en Médecine Dentaire	DMD	7	50
Doctor of Medicine / Doctorat en Médecine	MD	7	50
Doctorem Medicinae et Chirurgiae Magistrum	DMCM	7	50
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine / Doctorat en Médecine Vétérinaire	DVM	7	50
Maîtrise en (Speciality) / Maîtrise es Sciences / Maître or / Maitrêsse en (Speciality) / Maîtrise en (Speciality) avec mémoire	M	8	50
Master of Arts	MA	8	50
Master of Science	MS	8	50
Maîtrise professionnelle en (Speciality)	Requires assessment by NZQA

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

** Honours on the award certificate may be stated as ‘Honours’, ‘(Honours)’, ‘with Honours’ or ‘Honours Bachelor of’ and may be spelt as ‘honors’.

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. French language universities may award qualification certificates in French, while McGill University, the University of New Brunswick, and the University of Saskatchewan may award qualification certificates in Latin. In these instances translated copies from the University must also be presented.

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	Qualification awarded from or between dates
Brock University	BAH, BSH and MA: 1984 MS: 1982
Carleton University	BE: 1989 BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1982
Concordia University / Université Concordia	BE: 1989 BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1982
Dalhousie University	BE: 1997 BAH, BSH, BSP, DDS, MD, MA and MS: 1982 LLB: 1982–2010
Lakehead University	BE: 1989 BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1982
McGill University / Universitatis McGill	BE: 1989 BAH, BCL, BSH, DMCM, MA and MS: 1982 DDM: 2000 DDS: 1982–2000
McMaster University	BE: 1989 BAH, BSH, MD, MA and MS: 1982
Memorial University of Newfoundland	BE: 1989 BAH, BSH, MD, MA and MS: 1982 BSP: 1990
Queen's University at Kingston	BSE: 1989 BAH, BSH, MD, MA and MS: 1982 LLB: 1982–2008
Simon Fraser University	BAS: 1989 BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1982
Université de Montréal	Bdr, DMD, MD, DVM and M: 1982
Université de Sherbrooke	BG: 1989 MD and M: 1982
Université Laval	Bdr, MD and M: 1982 DMD: 1984 BG: 1989
The University of Alberta	BSE: 1989 BAH, BSP, BSH, DDS, MD, MA and MS: 1982 LLB: 1982–2011
The University of British Columbia	BAS: 1989 BAH, BSP, BSH, DDM, MD, MA and MS: 1982 LLB: 1982–2010
The University of Calgary	BSE: 1989 BAH, BSH, MD, MA and MS: 1982 LLB: 1980–2009 DVM: 2012
The University of Guelph	BAH, BSH, DVM, MA and MS: 1982 BE: 2008 BSE: 1989–2007
The University of Manitoba	BSE: 1989 BAH, BSH, BSP, DDM, MD, MA and MS: 1982 LLB: 1982–2011
University of New Brunswick / Universitas Novi Brunsviri	BSE: 1989 BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1982 LLB: 1982–2014
University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa	BAS: 1989 BAH, BSH, MD, MA and MS: 1982 LLB: 1982–2010
University of Regina	BAS: 1989 BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1982
University of Saskatchewan / Universitas Saskatchewanensis	BSE: 1989 BAH, BSH, DDM, MD, DVM, MA and MS: 1982 LLB: 1982–2010 BSP: 1991
University of Toronto	BAS: 1989 BAH and BSH: 2006 LLB: 1982–2001 BSP: 1982–2014 DDS, MD, MA and MS: 1982
University of Victoria	BE: 1989 BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1982 LLB: 1982–2010
The University of Waterloo	BAS: 1989 BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1982
The University of Western Ontario	BES: 1989 BAH, BSH, DDS, MD, MA and MS: 1982 LLB: 1982–2008
University of Windsor	BAS: 1989 BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1982 LLB: 1982–2009
York University / York Université	BAS: 2007–2014 BE: 2014 BAH, BSH, MA and MS: 1982 LLB: 1982–2009

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