Scoring for Honours equivalence

Admission to higher degrees by research and scholarship allocation

Note: Honours equivalence does not add to the Scholarship Ranking score of an applicant. However, it does determine your eligibility for admission to HDR programs and some scholarships.

Final Honours equivalence is determined by the Graduate Studies Office. Quality of publications and relevance of professional experience will be considered in the assessment. Therefore the tables below should be considered as a guideline only.

To establish your honours equivalence using pathways to HDR programs and the tables below, calculate the value of your relevant professional experience and publications.

Maximum score for Professional Experience is 10 points.
Maximum score for Publications is 20 Points.
Total possible score is 30 points.

Professional experience
Publications
Example
How to apply

Professional experience

Length of relevant professional postgraduate experience	Value towards Honours equivalence (maximum total 10)
6 to 12 months Professional Experience	2
1 to 2 years Professional Experience	4
2 to 3 years Professional Experience	6
3 to 4 years Professional Experience	8
4 to 5 years Professional Experience	9
5 years or more Professional Experience	10

Publications

DEEWR category	Type	Value towards Honours equivalence (maximum total 20)
A - Books	A1- Authored Research Book	20
A - Books	A2 - Authored Other Scholarly Book	20
A - Books	A3A - Scholarly Book Edited	10
B - Book Chapter	B - Book Chapter	10
C - Journal Articles	C1 - Refereed article in a scholarly journal	10
E - Conference Publication	E1 - Full written paper - refereed	10
E - Conference Publication	E4A - Edited volume of Refereed conference proceedings	10
J. Other Creative Works	J - Individual exhibition of original art	10
J. Other Creative Works	A substantial scholarly, analytical and descriptive catalogue	10
Patents	Patents	10
A - Books	A3B - Other Book Edited	5
E - Conference Publication	E4B - Edited volume of Non-Refereed conference proceedings	5
C - Journal Articles	C2 - Non-refereed articles in a scholarly or professional journal	3
E - Conference Publication	E2 - Full written paper - non refereed	3
E - Conference Publication	E3 - Extract/abstract of paper	1

Example

Your highest degree is a Graduate Certificate.
You have 3 years and 6 months professional experience.
You have 2 refereed Journal Articles (C1), and 2 non refereed conference publications (E2).
Work Experience = 8 points
Publications = 10+10+3+3= 26
The maximum score for publications is 20 therefore your total score is 28.

Using the pathways to HDR programs and scholarship allocation process

A Graduate Certificate together with professional experience and publications totalling 28 points is equal to H1 Equivalence. You would be eligible to be considered for admission to a Doctorate program and then for Federal Government scholarships such as APA or IPRS (if applied for at the appropriate time).