4.A candidate who holds a diploma that is awarded by an educational institution outside Québec and does not give access to a permit issued by the Order pursuant to section 184 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26) may be granted diploma equivalence under the following conditions:
(1) the diploma was obtained within 5 years prior to the application, upon completion of university studies equivalent to those giving access to a permit issued by the Order;
(2) the university studies as a whole must have comprised at least 120 credits or the equivalent, 75 credits of which must have been obtained in the following subjects: