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    Hie All,

    I received my IQA showing results as follows:

    Qualification: Bachelor of Science Upper Second Class Honors
    Specialisation: Computer Science

    ASSESSMENT OUTCOME- A Bachelor of Science Degree at level 7

    Comments- The Bachelor of Science degree in the assessment outcome above specializes in Computer Science.

    Explanation of Assessment Outcome:

    Your Bachelor of Science from Midlands State University has been assessed as comparable to a Bachelor of Science degree at Level 7(360 credits)in New Zealand. This means that your qualification is substantially similar to this New Zealand qualification type.

    NB. I completed the Appendix B form

    Questions :

    1.Is this IQA outcome specific or generic?

    2.Will I receive bonus points for LTSSL SMC application? Under columns (3 & 4) they stipulate having a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) or

    (Electronics) or (Electronic and Computer Systems) or (Information Science) (NZQF Level 7)?

    Regards

    Brian

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    1. It is specific.

    2. Yes, you should get the points under LTSSL.


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    Hi JandM

    Thanks for your responses as always.Pardon my asking but which section of the text I quoted (assessment outcome or comment or explanation of outcome) denotes the "specificity of the outcome" exactly?

    Reason I ask is, I wrote INZ an email today asking about the same issue and they said its generic. Does it boil down to CO discretion at the time of case or what now? I also wrote NZQA for clarification but they are yet to reply.

    Really need your guidance to plan accordingly.

    Regards

    Brian

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    Well, I may be wrong, but I was thinking that the fact that the explanation says "comparable to a Bachelor of Science degree at Level 7(360 credits)in New Zealand" and "substantially similar to this New Zealand qualification type", having already said that your Bachelor of Science degree specializes in Computer Science, would denote what you need. That word 'comparable' is certainly important.

    It's not up to the CO. It is NZQA who have the final say on whether or not there is a match. So wait for them to tell you.

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    Hi All

    I went into a short frenzy emailing INZ and NZQA concerning my IQA result clarification.Finally an INZ official and my IQA evaluator confirmed that indeed it was a specific outcome and I would qualify for bonus points!!!

    Thanks again JandM for your earlier input because I might likely have given up and not pursued the matter any further.

    Cheers

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    I'm very pleased for you. It seemed to make sense to me!

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