Malaysia (25/03/2024)

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	NZQCF qualification type and level	SMC points
Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (International Islamic University Malaysia)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia)	Effective from 2010	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
	Effective from 2010	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (University of Malaysia, Kelantan)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (University of Malaysia, Pahang)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (University of Malaysia, Pahang)	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (University of Malaysia, Perlis)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (University of Malaysia, Perlis)	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (University of Malaysia, Sabah)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (University of Malaysia, Sabah)	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (University of Malaysia, Sarawak)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (University of Malaysia, Terengganu)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (Sultan Idris Education University)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Putra Malaysia (Putra University of Malaysia)	Effective from 2010	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
Universiti Putra Malaysia (Putra University of Malaysia)	Effective from 2010	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (Islamic Science University of Malaysia)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Sains Malaysia (University of Science Malaysia)	Effective from 2010	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
Universiti Sains Malaysia (University of Science Malaysia)	Effective from 2010	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (Sultan Zainal Abidin University)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (Technical University of Malaysia)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (University of Technology Malaysia)	Effective from 2013	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
	Effective from 2013	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Teknologi Mara (MARA University of Technology)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
Universiti Teknologi Mara (MARA University of Technology)	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
Universiti Utara Malaysia (Northern University of Malaysia)	Effective from 2016	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
Universiti Utara Malaysia (Northern University of Malaysia)	Effective from 2016	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6
University of Malaya (University of Malaya)	Effective from 2010	Bachelor's degree (with or without Honours) Master’s Degree	Level 7 Bachelor’s degree Level 9 Master’s Degree	3 5
University of Malaya (University of Malaya)	Effective from 2010	Doctoral degree	Level 10 Doctoral degree	6

Notes: This list applies to bachelor’s degrees (with or without Honours), master’s degrees (which have a minimum of 45 Malaysia Qualifications Framework (MQF) credits. If the overall credits of study cannot be calculated based on the academic transcript, the qualification must be evaluated by NZQA) and doctoral degrees.

Effective 25/03/2024

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