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Ireland
A qualification is exempt from assessment and qualifies for the indicated points if:
- the qualification and the awarding institution is listed; and
- the qualification was awarded from or within the year listed in the ‘effective from’ column of the list; and
- The qualification was not completed outside of the country, including any overseas campuses of the listed awarding institution; and
- the qualification is not excluded by the notes listed in the notes section.
Institution |
Effective from |
Qualification |
NZQF qualification type and level |
SMC points |
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Atlantic Technological University |
Effective from 2022 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
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Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
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Dublin City University |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
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Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
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Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
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Dundalk Institute of Technology |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
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Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
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Mary Immaculate College, Limerick |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
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Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
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Munster Technological University |
Effective from 2021 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
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Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
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National University of Ireland - Maynooth University (National University of Ireland, Maynooth) |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
||||
Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
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National University of Ireland - National College of Art and Design, Dublin |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
||||
Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
||||
National University of Ireland - Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences) |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
||||
Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
||||
National University of Ireland - St Angela’s College, Sligo |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
||||
Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
||||
National University of Ireland - University College Cork |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
||||
Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
||||
National University of Ireland - University College Dublin |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
||||
Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
||||
National University of Ireland - University of Galway (National University of Ireland, Galway) |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
||||
Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
||||
Pontifical University of Maynooth (St Patrick’s Pontifical University) |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
||||
Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
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South East Technological University |
Effective from 2022 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
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Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
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Technological University Dublin |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
||||
Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
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Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest |
Effective from 2021 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
||||
Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
||||
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
||||
Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
||||
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin - Marino Institute of Education, Dublin |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
||||
Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
||||
University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin - Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
||||
Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
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University of Limerick |
Effective from 2012 |
Bachelor's Degree (with or without Honours) |
Level 7 Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
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Master's Degree |
Level 9 Master’s degree |
5 |
||||
Doctoral Degree |
Level 10 Doctoral degree |
6 |
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Note:
This list applies to:
- Bachelor’s degrees (with or without Honours, 3 or 4 years full time study); and
- Master’s degrees except the Master of Arts (MA) degree awarded by Trinity College Dublin (also called the University of Dublin); and
- Doctoral degrees.
Effective 29/09/2023