An important consideration when choosing to study abroad is how your qualifications from an Australian or New Zealand University will transfer back to the U.S. or Canada.

In most cases, qualifications from Australia or New Zealand transfer readily. However, requirements to practice vary, and we recommend you contact the respective accrediting or licensing body in the U.S. or Canada for your chosen profession to ascertain registration requirements.

United States
Canada

IN THE UNITED STATES:

To help you, we have compiled contact information for a selection of professions:
• Counseling
• Dentistry
• Law
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Social Work
• Teaching
• Veterinary Science

Counseling American Counseling Association (ACA). http://www.counseling.org/  
Each state has their own licensing process and generally requires that you take an exam and have either a Masters or Doctorate of Counseling degree.

Dentistry American Dental Association (ADA) http://www.ada.org  

Law - Each state has different requirements. Please consult your State Bar Association and the American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/  

Medicine Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates http://www.ecfmg.org/  

Nursing National Council of State Boards of Nursing https://www.ncsbn.org  

Occupational Therapy National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy http://www.nbcot.org  

Physical Therapy American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). http://www.apta.org.

Social Work Council on Social Work Education http://www.cswe.org  

Teaching
Each state and often individual school districts have different requirements. You should confirm with the school district where you intend to teach. Requirements may vary based on elementary, middle or high school, subject, teaching at a private, public or charter school. Contact your state’s Dept of Education to begin the process.

Veterinary Science American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). http://www.avma.org/  

IN CANADA

We recommend you visit the website for the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at www.cicic.ca where you will find extensive information about the transfer of qualifications. To help you, we have compiled contact information for a selection of professions:

Architects
Chemists
Chiropractors
Dentists
Engineers
Journalists
Lawyers
Medical Doctors

Occupational Therapists
Pharmacists
Physiotherapists/Physical Therapists
Psychologists
Registered Nurses
Social Workers
Teachers
Veterinarians

Architects Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB). http://www.cacb.ca/

Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. http://www.raic.org/  

Chemists Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC). http://www.cheminst.ca/  

Chiropractors Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory Boards (CFCRB). http://www.cceb.ca/english/links/boards.htm  

Dentists and Dental Surgeons National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB). http://www.ndeb.ca/

 
Canadian Engineers Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE). http://www.ccpe.ca/

Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ). http://www.oiq.qc.ca/  

Journalists Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ). http://www.caj.ca/  

Lawyers Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC). http://www.flsc.ca/

Medical Doctors Medical Council of Canada (MCC). http://www.mcc.ca/  

Occupational Therapists Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists. http://www.caot.ca/  

Pharmacists Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC). http://www.pebc.ca/  

Physiotherapists Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators. http://www.alliancept.org/  

Psychologists Canadian Psychological Association (CPA). http://www.cpa.ca/licensing.html

Registered Nurses Canadian Nurses Association (CNA). http://www.cna-aiic.ca/

Social Workers Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW). http://www.casw-acts.ca/

Teacher Registration -Assessment of qualifications for foreign-trained teachers is done by each provincial or territorial office.

Alberta www.learning.gov.ab.ca/k_12/teaching/certification/
British Columbia www.bcct.ca/
Manitoba www.edu.gov.mb.ca/metks4/profdev/profcert/index.html
New Brunswick www.gnb.ca/0000/index-e.asp
Newfoundland/Labrador www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/tcert.htm
Northwest Territories www.newteachersnwt.ca
Nova Scotia http://certification.ednet.ns.ca/
Nunavut http://www.gov.nu.ca/education/eng/teacher/tcert/index.htm
Ontario www.oct.ca
Prince Edward Island www.gov.pe.ca/educ/index.php3?number=78284&lang=E
Québec www.meq.gouv.qc.ca/dftps
Saskatchewan www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/branches/aar/prov_exams/teacher_services/
Yukon www.education.gov.yk.ca/employment/certification.html

Veterinarians Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA). http://canadianveterinarians.net  

Bachelor of Pharmacy – due to licensing requirements in the U.S.
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) http://www.acpe-accredit.org/  
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) http://www.nabp.net/  

Master of Clinical or Counseling Psychology - entrance is extremely difficult and lengthy. It requires evaluation of all prior education by the Australian Psychological Society for an additional cost and, once completed, the degree will be difficult to transfer back to the U.S.

Architecture - due to licensing requirements in the U.S.
National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) http://www.naab.org/  
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) http://www.ncarb.org/