Use the credential actually awarded. An abbreviation cannot change the level or nature of the qualification.
Compare the real award to the profession
Identify the particular listed profession and its requirements. Do not assume that career success or employer preference supplies an educational alternative where the category does not allow one.
Several entries accept a post-secondary diploma or certificate together with three years of experience, one accepts five years of experience in the field as an alternative to a degree, and others, including Engineer, name a degree or a licence and stop there. At every extension, and in substance at every re-entry, the question is whether the person before the officer is a citizen of Canada or Mexico engaged in prearranged professional work in a listed profession, holding whatever that profession's rule requires. TN is available to eligible Canadian and Mexican citizens for prearranged professional work in an occupation appearing on the USMCA list, provided the applicant meets that profession's specific qualification requirement. The listed entry depends on working in direct support of a professional in the same designated field, so identifying that professional and their qualification is part of establishing eligibility rather than a supporting detail. The credential alternatives include a baccalaureate or licenciatura degree, or documented equivalent professional experience: five years as a management consultant or in a specialty related to the consulting agreement.