Editing Associate degree (section)

===Australia===
In 2004, Australia added "associate degree" to the [[Australian Qualifications Framework]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040805142042/http://www.aqf.edu.au/ad.htm |title=Introduction of Associate Degree in 2004 |archive-date=August 5, 2004 |url=http://www.aqf.edu.au/ad.htm |publisher=Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board |access-date=19 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This title was given to courses more academically focused than advanced diploma courses, and typically designed to articulate to bachelor's degree courses.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040805180649/http://www.aqf.edu.au/ad_main.htm |title=Main features of the Associate Degree |url=http://www.aqf.edu.au/ad_main.htm |archive-date=August 5, 2004 |publisher=Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board |access-date=19 January 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>