; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.)), except that such term does not include an associate’s or bachelor’s degree). (vii) 15 points for a bachelor’s degree from an institution of higher education in the United States. (viii) 15 points for a graduate or professional degree (or the equivalent) from a foreign institution that is comparable to an institution of higher education in the United States. (ix) 17 points for a degree described in clause (v), which is in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. (x) 17 points for a graduate or professional degree from an institution of higher education in the United States. (xi) 22 points for a degree described in clause (vii), which is in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. (xii) 24 points for a degree described in clause (viii) or (x), which is in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. (xiii) 26 points for a doctoral degree (or the equivalent) from a foreign institution that is comparable to an institution of higher education in the United States. (xiv) 28 points for a doctoral degree from an institution of higher education in the United States. (xv) 30 points for a degree described in clause (x), which is in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics from a covered institution. (xvi) 30 points for a doctorate of medicine (or the equivalent) from a foreign graduate medical school that is comparable to a graduate medical school at an institution of higher education in the United States. (xvii) 34 points for a degree described in clause (xiii) or (xiv), which is in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. (xviii) 34 points for a doctorate of medicine from graduate medical school at an institution of higher education in the United States. (xix) 40 points for a degree described in clause (xiv), which is in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics from a covered institution. (B) Employment A petitioner shall be awarded points for each 2-year period in which the