2003年7月1日生效的所谓"两年政策"移民条例中，新设了一类澳大利亚学历分，通常叫学士加硕士学历分，比只有澳学士学位或只有澳硕士学位多5分，为10分。

有朋友问，先读学士学位再读硕士学位可以多得5分。那如果先在澳读了硕士学位，再读学士学位，能否多加5分呢？

考虑到许多正在澳就读硕士课程或已完成澳硕士学位的学生将来为满足"两年政策"的选课问题，特写此短文作明确的回答。

答案是在澳先读学士再读硕士可多加5分，但先读硕士再读学士不多加5分。

为什么这样说呢？虽然有关"两年政策"的细则尚未出台，但"两年政策"的条例中用的英文语言如下：

The applicant has, since meeting the requirements for award of an undergraduate degree by an Australian tertiary educational institution as a result of at least 1 year of full-time study, while the applicant was present in Australia, and for which all instruction was conducted in English, met the requirements for award of:
(a) a masters degree; or
(b) an honours degree at or above the level of second class division 1 honours;
by an Australian tertiary educational institution as a result of at least 1 year of full-time study, while the applicant was present in Australia, and for which all instruction was conducted in English (emphasis added)

如此，必须是在澳先读学士再读硕士方才多加5分，而先读硕士再读学士， 虽然所得学位一样，但因所学顺序不同，无法多得5分。