Graduate admission equivalencies
for international documentation
Graduates of recognized academic institutions outside Canada should hold an appropriate bachelor's or master’s
degree or its equivalent as assessed by the UOIT. Please note that meeting the minimum admission requirements
does not guarantee acceptance into a UOIT graduate program.
Note: If your credential is not listed in the list below, contact gradstudies@uoit.ca
COUNTRY MASTER’S
MINIMUM ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
Afghanistan Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
Bachelor’s/Licence (requiring 4
years of study); Master`s
B grade equivalent: 73%
Albania Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
Pre-2007: Diplome, professional
title (requiring a minimum of 4
years of study) Post-2007:
Diplome e Nivelit te Dyte
B grade equivalent: 8/10
Algeria Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
Licence, Diplôme d’Ingénieur /
d’Architecture (requiring a
minimum of 4 years of study)
B grade equivalent: 13.5/20
Angola Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
Licenciatura or professional title;
superior academic standing
required
B grade equivalent: 14/20
Antigua Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
Bachelor`s
B grade equivalent: Second Class,
Upper Division
Argentina Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
Licenciado/Licentiatura or
professional title (e.g. Ingeniero,
Arquitecto, Abogado) requiring
DOCTORAL
MINIMUM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Master's Degree Equivalent:
Master’s
B+ Equivalent: 77%
Master's Degree Equivalent:
Diplome e Studimeve te Thelluara
pasuniversitare, Kandidat i shkencave /
candidate of sciences, Doktor i shkencave /
doctor of sciences
B+ Equivalent: 8.5/10
Master's Degree Equivalent:
Magister (formerly Doctrat de Troisième
Cycle or Doctorat d’Etat), Diplôme /
Licence / Diplôme d’études supérieures
(DES); Doctorat
B+ Equivalent: 14/20
Master's Degree Equivalent:
Mestre, Doctorate
B+ Equivalent: 15/20
Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s
B+ Equivalent: Second Class, Upper
Division
Master's Degree Equivalent:
Maestria / Magister, Doctorado
B+ Equivalent: 8/10
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four years of study

B grade equivalent: 7.5/10

Armenia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Specialist Diploma requiring a Master’s (Magistri Kochum) (Research
minimum of 5 years of study Degree), Doctorate

B grade equivalent: 4/5 or Good B+ Equivalent: 4.3/5

Australia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor`s (Honours) requiring at Master’s, Doctorate (Ph.D.), Higher
least 4 years of study Doctorate (D.Litt., D.Sc.)

B grade equivalent: Honours B+ Equivalent: Honours IIA/Second Class,

IIA/Second Class, Upper (mid- Upper (high-range)
range)

Austria Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s (Honours) requiring at Master’s, Doctorate (Ph.D.), Higher
least 4 years of study Doctorate (D.Litt., D.Sc.)

B grade equivalent: 2.3/5 on a B+ Equivalent: 1.9/5

reverse scale

Azerbajian Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Diploma of Specialist (post-1991); Magistr (post-1997; equivalent to
Bakalavr (Bachelor’s Degree; Master`s), Kandidat Nauk (equivalent to
requiring 4 years of study); Ph.D., prior to 1991)
Magistr (pre-1997)

B grade equivalent: 4/5 or Good B+ Equivalent: 4.3/5

Standing

Bahamas Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s Degree from the Master’s
University of the West Indies

B grade equivalent: 2nd Class B+ Equivalent: 2nd Class Upper Division

Upper Division (mid-range) or 63% (High-Range) or 66%

Bahrain Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor`s, requiring 4 years of Master`s Degree
study

B grade equivalent:: 3/4 B+ Equivalent: 3.3/4

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Bangladesh Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Completion of BOTH Bachelor`s Master’s (min 5 years with a 4 year BA + 1
and Master`s in all disciplines with year Master’s)
the exception of students
graduated with a B.Sc.(Eng.),
B.Arch., B.Eng., B.Tech., M.B.B.S.
Pharmacy, B.Sc.(4-year Honours)
B grade equivalent: Grading
scales vary greatly. Normally B+ Equivalent: Grading scales vary
63% or 3.00 in new grading greatly. Normally 66% or 3.25 in new
system grading system
Barbados Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:
Bachelor’s (Honours) Master`s

B grade equivalent: Second Class, B+ Equivalent: Second Class, Upper

Upper Division (mid-range) Division (high-range)

Belarus Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bakalavr with 5 years of study Magistr (post-1997; equivalent to
(prior to 1991); Magister pre-1997 Master’s), Kandidat Nauk (pre-1991;
(Diploma Specialist) equivalent to Ph.D.)

B grade equivalent: 4.00/5.00 B+ Equivalent: 4.30/5.00

Belgium Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licencie/Licenciaat, Ingenieur, Doctorate/Doctorat/Doctoraat/ Doctorat
Architecte special/Master`s (since 2004)

B grade equivalent: 14/20 B+ Equivalent: 15/20

Belize Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

University-level studies are only University-level studies are only offered
offered through the University of through the University of the West Indies
the West Indies (See West Indies) (See

Benin Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Maitrise (minimum 4 years of Diplome d`Etudes approfondies (DEA),
study) Diplome d`Etudes superieures specialisees
(DESS)

B grade equivalent: 14.5/20 B+ Equivalent: 15/20

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Bolivia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licenciatura/Licenciado, Maestria/Magister
Professional title-titulo (e.g.
Ingeniero)

B grade equivalent: 80/100 B+ Equivalent: 85/100

Bosnia- Bachelor’s Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Herzegovina Diploma Visoko Obrazovanja Magistar; normally requires 2 years of
(Advanced Diploma of Higher study and a thesis
Education); 4-6 years of study is
normally required

B grade equivalent: 4/5 B+ Equivalent: 4.3/5

Brazil Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bacharel, Licentiatura; Licenciado, Mestrado
professional title (e.g. Engenhiero;
requiring four years of study)

B grade equivalent: 7.5/10 B+ Equivalent: 8

Bulgaria Bachelor’s Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Diploma za Zavarsheno Visshe
Obrazovanie (pre-2001), Bakalavr
B grade equivalent: 4.5/6
Diploma za Kandidat na Naukite (pre-
2001), Magistr (post-1995), Master (post-
2001)
B+ Equivalent: 4.7/6

Cambodia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master’s Degree Equivalent: N/A

Bachelor`s/Licence, requiring a
minimum of 4 years of study

B grade equivalent: 7/10

Cameroon Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licence, Bachelor’s, Professional Maîtrise, Doctorat
title; requiring 4 years of study or
Maîtrise

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B grade equivalent: 15/20 B+ Equivalent: 16/20

Chad Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Maîtrise N/A

B grade equivalent: 14.95/20

Chile Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:
Licenciatura, professional title Magister
(e.g., Ingeniero, Egresado, Medico
Veterinario); requiring 4 years of
study

B grade equivalent: 5.5/7 B+ Equivalent: 5.8/7

China, PRC Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Bachelor`s Degree, requiring a
minimum of 4 years of study

B grade equivalent: 80/100 B+ Equivalent: 83/100

Both the graduation certificate Both the graduation certificate and copy of
and copy of bachelor’s degree Master’s degree parchment are required
parchment are required

Colombia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licentiatura or professional title Magister
(e.g. Ingeniero) requiring four
years of study

B grade equivalent: 3.7/5.0 B+ Equivalent: 3.9/5.0

Costa Rica Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachillerato universitario, Maestria, Especialidad profesional
Licenciatura; requires a minimum
of 4 years of study.

B grade equivalent: 8/10 B+ Equivalent: 8.5/10

Croatia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Diploma (pre-2005) requiring 4-6 Magistar
years of study; Baccalaureaus
(post-2005)

B grade equivalent: 4/5 B+ Equivalent: 4.3/5

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Cuba Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licenciado(a)/Licenciatura, Titulo Maestra
(Ingeniero, Doctor, Arquitecto)

B grade equivalent: 4/5 B+ Equivalent: 4.3/5

Cyprus Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Ptychion, Bachelor`s Master`s

B grade equivalent: 7.16/10 B+ grade equivalent: 7.82/10

Czech Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Republic Bakalár, Absolvent Vysoke Skoly, Magistr
Inženýr, or Professional title
comprising at least four years of
study

B grade equivalent: 2.2/4 B+ Equivalent: 1.9/5

Denmark Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Candidatus Philosophiae, Licentiatus, Candidatus Magisterii,
Professional title (e.g. Magister Artium
Civilingenior), Bachelor’s

B grade equivalent: 9/13 B+ Equivalent: 10/13

Dominican Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Republic Licenciado, Licenciatura Maestria

B grade equivalent: 3.0/4.0 B+ Equivalent: 3.3/4.0

Ecuador Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licenciado or professional title Maestria, Especialista
(e.g. Ingeniero) requiring a
minimum of four years of study

B grade equivalent: 8.3/10, B+ Equivalent: 8.6, 86/100

83/100

Egypt Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Bachelor`s/ Baccalaureos (Majistair or Majistr)

B grade equivalent: B+ Equivalent:

Arts: 83/100; Engineering/Science: Arts: 86/100; Engineering/Science:
78.3/100; *Very Good (mid-range) 81.6/100; *Very Good (high-range)
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*transcripts listing percentage *transcripts listing percentage grades are

grades are preferred preferred

El Salvador Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licenciado or professional title, Maestria
requiring at least four years of
study

B grade equivalent: 8/10 B+ Equivalent: 8.5/10

Estonia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Diplom/Bakalaureusekraad; Magistrikraad
requiring at least 4 years of study

B grade equivalent: 4/5 B+ Equivalent: 4.3/5

Ethiopia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s, requiring 4 years of Master`s
study; additional study may be
required

B grade equivalent: 3.3/4 or 83% B+ Equivalent: 3.6/4, 86%

Finland Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Kandidaatti/Kandidat, Maisteri/Magister,
Ammattikorkeakoulutitkinto/
Yrkeshogskoleezamen
(Polytechnic
degree)
B+ Equivalent: 3.5/5
B grade equivalent: 3/5

France Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Maitrise; Diplome des Grandes Diplome d`Etudes Superieures; Diplome
Ecoles; Diplome d`Ingenieur; d`Etudes Approfondies; Doctorate en
Certificat d`Aptitude au Medecine; Master (Post-2002)
Professorat de l`Enseignment
Secondaire (CAPES); Certificat
d`Aptitude au Professorat de
l`Enseignment Technique;
Bachelor (Post-2002)

B grade equivalent: 12.5/20 B+ Equivalent: 13/20

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Germany Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Diplom, Magister Artium, Master’s, Doctorate
Staatsexamen/Saatsprufung

B grade equivalent: 2.2/5 B+ Equivalent: 1.9/5

Ghana Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Bachelor’s

B grade equivalent: Upper Second B+ Equivalent: Upper Second Class (high-

Class (mid-range) range)

Greece Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Ptychion, Bachelor’s Master

B grade equivalent: 7.5/10 B+ Equivalent: 8/10

Guatemala Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licenciado/Licentiatura or Titulo Maestro/Maestria/Magister/Maestrado
requiring 4-5 years of study

B grade equivalent: 75/100 B+ Equivalent: 78/100

Guyana Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor`s, requiring 4 years of Master’s
study
B+ Equivalent: Good (high-range)
B grade equivalent: Good (mid-
range)

Haiti Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s, requiring a minimum 4 Master’s
years of study

B grade equivalent: 83/100 B+ Equivalent: 87/100

Honduras Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachillerato universitario, Maestria, Especialidad (Medicine)
Licenciatura, Professional Title
(Titulo)

B grade equivalent: 83/100, Muy B+ Equivalent: 86/100

Bueno

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Hong Kong Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
Bachelor`s (Honours)
B grade equivalent: II Upper or
Second Class Upper Division (mid-
range)
Hungary Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
Egyetemi Oklevel (requiring at least
four years of study)
B grade equivalent: 3.83/5
Iceland Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
Baccalaureatus (Bachelor),
Candidatus
B grade equivalent: 7.49/10
India Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
Completion of BOTH a Bachelor`s
(three-year) degree and a
Master`s OR a Bachelor`s degree
requiring four years of study (e.g.,
B.Pharm., M.B.B.S., B.D.S., B.Tech.,
B.Eng., or B.Arch)
B grade equivalent: 66.7/100;
7.7/10 from Indian Institutes of
Technology
Certified semester mark sheets
are required to be submitted, in
addition to all other supporting
documentation
Indonesia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
Sarjana, Pasca Sarjana (Pre 1981)
Sarjana (S1) (Post 1981
B grade equivalent: 3.00/4.00
Iran Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
Bachelor`s
Master's Degree Equivalent:
Master’s
B+ Equivalent: II Upper or Second Class
Upper Division (high-range)
Master's Degree Equivalent:
Egyetemi Doktor (Master’s; pre-1993),
Kandidatus (Ph.D. pre-1993), Tudomanyok
Doktora (pre-1993), Doktor (Ph.D.; post-1993),
Szakirányú Továbbképzési Oklevél (Post-
university Further Specialization Degree)
B+ Equivalent: 4.16/5
Master's Degree Equivalent:
Meistarapróf
B+ Equivalent: 7.98/10
Master's Degree Equivalent: M.Phil;
M.Tech.; M.Engi.; M.Sc. (Eng)
B+ Equivalent: 73.3/100; 8.3/10 from
Indian Institutes of Technology
Certified semester mark sheets are
required to be submitted, in addition to all
other supporting documentation
Master's Degree Equivalent: Magister (S2)
B+ Equivalent: 3.30/4.00
Master's Degree Equivalent:
Master`s
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B grade equivalent: 15/20

B+ Equivalent: 16/20

Iraq Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Master’s
Science; requiring at least 4 years
of study

B grade equivalent: 73/100 B+ Equivalent: 76/100

Ireland Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor`s (Honours) Master`s

B grade equivalent: 2nd Class B+ Equivalent: 2nd Class Hons. Grade 1

Hons. Grade I (mid-range) (high-range)

Israel Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Bachelor`s

B grade equivalent: 78/100 B+ Equivalent: 82/100

Italy Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Diploma Di Laurea (pre-1999), Corsi Di Laurea Specialistica, Corsi Di
Diploma Di Laurea (post- Specializzione Di Secondo Livello, Corsi Di
1999),Corsi Di Specializzazione Di Master Universitario Di Secondo Livello
Primo Livello, Corsi Di Master
Universitario Di Primo Livello,
Licenza Di Accademia Di Belle Arti

B grade equivalent: 26/30 B+ Equivalent: 27/30

Jamaica Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s (Honours) Master’s, MPhil.

B grade equivalent: Second Class, B+ Equivalent: Second Class, Upper

Upper Division (mid-range) Division (high-range)

Japan Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor`s (Gakushi) Master’s (Shushi-go)

B grade equivalent: 77/100 B+ Equivalent: 80/100

Jordan Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s; requiring four years of Master’s
study

B+ Equivalent: Very Good (high-range)

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B grade equivalent: Very Good

(mid-range)

Kazakhstan Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Diploma of Specialist Kandidat Nauk

B grade equivalent: 4.00/5.00 B+ Equivalent: 4.30/5.00

Kenya Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Bachelor`s degree with Honours,
requiring 4 years of study

B grade equivalent: 2nd Class B+ Equivalent: 2nd Class Honours Upper

Honours Upper Division (mid- Division (high-range) or 66/100
range) or 63/100

Korea (North) Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor`s requiring at least five Associate Doctorate
years of study.

B grade equivalent: 9/10 or 90/100 B+ Equivalent: 9/10 or 90/100

Korea (South) Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s Master`s

B grade equivalent: 83/100; B+ Equivalent: 86/100; 3.3/4.3

3.3/4.5

Kuwait Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor`s degree, requiring 4 Master’s
years of study

B grade equivalent: 3.00/4.00 B+ Equivalent: 3.33/4.00

Lebanon Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s, Licence requiring 4 yrs Master’s / Maîtrise / Magistere if
of study completed after 4 yrs of undergraduate
study. Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures (DES),
Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies (DEA)

B grade equivalent: 83/100 or B+ Equivalent: 86/100 or 17/20

16/20

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Liberia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s Degree requiring 4 Master’s
years of study

B grade equivalent: 83/100 B+ Equivalent: 86/100

Libya Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s Master’s

B grade equivalent: 78/100 or B+ Equivalent: 81/100 or Very Good (high-

Very Good (mid-range) range)

Lithuania Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bakalauras requiring at least 4 Magistras
years of study, Specialist Diploma
B+ Equivalent: 8.5
B grade equivalent: 8.3
Luxembourg Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:
Professional Title Diplôme d’Etudes Superieures Specialisees
(DESS)

B grade equivalent: B B+ Equivalent: B+

Macao Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Mestrado

(Macau) Licenciatura, requiring a minimum
of 4 years of study

B grade equivalent: Very Good B+ Equivalent: Very Good (high-range); A-

(mid-range); B+

Macedonia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Visoko Obrazovanja, Diplomiran Magistar, Doktor Nauka, Magister Po,
requiring a minimum of 4 years of Doktor Na Nauki
study

B grade equivalent: 7.46/10 B+ Equivalent: 7.92/10

Madagascar Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Maîtrise, requiring a minimum of 4 Diplôme D’Etudes Superieures (DES),
years of study Diplôme D’Etudes Approfondies (DEA)

B grade equivalent: 14.5/20 B+ Equivalent: 15/20

Malawi Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s Master’s

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B grade equivalent: 71.3/100 B+ Equivalent: 72.6/100

Malaysia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Bachelor’s, requiring at least 4
years of study

B grade equivalent: Class 2, B+ Equivalent: Class 2, Division 1 (high-

Division 1 (mid-range) range)

Mali Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Diplôme D’Etudes Universitaires Master’s
Approfondies, Diplôme De L’Ecole
Normale Superieure

B grade equivalent: 14.5/20 B+ Equivalent: 15/20

Malta Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s, Doctor (Professional Master’s
Title)

B grade equivalent: Second Class, B+ Equivalent: Second Class, Upper (high-

Upper (mid-range) range)

Mauritania Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Diplôme (5 years), Maîtrise N/A

B grade equivalent: 14.5/20 B+ Equivalent: 15/20

Mauritius Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s with Honours – M.Sc., MBA, M.Phil
minimum of 3 years of study

B grade equivalent: 2nd Class B+ Equivalent: 2nd Class Division 1 (high-

Division 1 (mid-range) range)

Mexico Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licenciatura, Professional Title, Maestria, Especializacion
Profesor/Maestro

B grade equivalent: 7.8/10 B+ Equivalent: 8.1/10

Moldova Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Diploma de Licenta, Diploma de Diploma De Magistru
Ingenieur, Diploma of Specialist

B+ Equivalent: 7.92/10
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B grade equivalent: 7.46/10

Mongolia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Master’s Candidate of Science

B grade equivalent: B (mid-range) B+ Equivalent: B (high-range)

Morocco Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licence, Maîtrise, Diplôme d’ Diplôme d’Etudes Superieures
Ingenieur (4 years), Diplôme Approfondies (DESA), DESS
d’Ingenieur d’Etat (5 years),
Diplôme d’ Architecture (6 years),
Diplôme Superieur (Bus) (4 years)

B grade equivalent: 14.5/20 B+ Equivalent: 15/20

Mozambique Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Mestrado

Licenciatura

B grade equivalent: 14.5/20 B+ Equivalent: 15/20

Myanmar Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s (with minimum 5 years M.A., M.Sc., Med., M.D.Sc., M.Agr.Sc.,
of study) M.Phil.

B grade equivalent: 73/100 B+ Equivalent: 76/100

Namibia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s degree with at least 4 Master’s
years of study

B grade equivalent: 73/100 B+ Equivalent: 76/100

Nepal Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Completion of both Bachelor`s and Master’s
Master`s degrees OR a Bachelor`s
degree, requiring a minimum 4
years of study, in Engineering,
Medicine, Veterinary Sciences,
Agriculture, Forestry

B grade equivalent: 67/100 B+ Equivalent: 74/100

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Netherlands Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Doctoraal/Doctorandus (Drs.),
Ingenieur (Ir.), Meester (Mr.) (in
Law)
B+ Equivalent: 7.6/10
B grade equivalent: 7.3/10

New Zealand Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Bachelor`s degree (Honours, or 4-
year degree)

B grade equivalent: B B+ Equivalent: B+

Nicaragua Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licenciatura, Professional Title Maestria

B grade equivalent: 83/100 B+ Equivalent: 86/100

Niger Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Maîtrise, Diplôme d’Agronomie Diplôme d’Etudes approfondies (DEA),
approfondie/d’Ingénieur Diplôme d’Etudes supérieures spécialisées
Agronome, Docteur en Médecine (DESS)

B grade equivalent: 14.5/20 B+ Equivalent: 15/20

Nigeria Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Honours Bachelor`s degree
*Students who have only a
National Diploma (ND) and Higher
National Diploma (HND) are not
eligible for admission. Students
who present a Post-Higher
National Diploma (Post-HND) may
be eligible for admission to a
master’s program.
B+ Equivalent: 2nd Class Upper Division
B grade equivalent: 2nd Class (high-range); 66/100
Upper Division (mid-range);
63/100

Norway Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Magister

Candidatus Magisteri, Artium/Master of Science
Sivilingenior, Sivilokonom

B grade equivalent: 2.2/4 B+ Equivalent: 1.9/4

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Oman Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s degree, requiring 4 Master’s
years of study

B grade equivalent: 3.00/4.00 B+ Equivalent: 3.30/4.00

Pakistan Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s (if

Completion of BOTH Bachelor`s completed after a 4 or 5 year Bachelor`s);
degree and Master`s degree in all MPhil
disciplines except 4 or 5 year
technical degree, e.g., B.Pharm.,
M.B.B.S., B.Tech., B.Eng. or B.Arch.

B grade equivalent: 67/100 B+ Equivalent: 74/100

Certified semester mark sheets Certified semester mark sheets are

are required to be submitted, in required to be submitted, in addition to all
addition to all other supporting other supporting documentation
documentation

Palestine Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Territory Bachelor’s degree, requiring 4 Master’s
years of study

B grade equivalent: 3.00/4.00 B+ Equivalent: 3.30/4.00

Panama Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Maestria

Licenciado/Licenciatura, Titulo
(requiring 4 years of study)

B grade equivalent: 84/100 B+ Equivalent: 87/100

Papua New Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Guinea Bachelor’s Master’s

B grade equivalent: Class 2 B+ Equivalent: Class 2 Division A (high-

Division A (mid-range) range)

Paraguay Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licenciado or professional title, Maestria
requiring at least 4 years of study

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B grade equivalent: 3.9/5

B+ Equivalent: 4.1/5

Peru Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licenciatura/Licenciado, Maestria/Magister
professional title (when awarded
after 4 years of study) (e.g.,
Ingeniero)
B+ Equivalent: 16/20
B grade equivalent: 15/20

Philippines Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Doctorate

Completion of both Bachelor’s and
Master’s degrees with first class
standing

B grade equivalent: 2.2/5 B+ Equivalent: 1.9/5

Poland Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Magister, Magister Inzynier, Masters (post 2003), Doktor
Lekarz Medycyny, Dyplom lekarza
(medical degree)

B grade equivalent: 4.33/5 B+ Equivalent: 4.66/5

Portugal Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licenciado/Licenciatura requiring Mestre, Mestrado, Masters
a minimum of 4 years study

B grade equivalent: 15/20 B+ Equivalent: 16/20

Puerto Rico Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Bachelor’s, requiring 4 years of
study
B+ Equivalent: 3.3/4
B grade equivalent: 3/4

Qatar Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s; normally requiring at Master’s
least 4 years of study

B grade equivalent: 82/100 B+ Equivalent: 84/100

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Romania Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Diplomă de Inginer, Diplomă de First degree must be 5 years and include a
Doctor, Diplomă de Arhitect thesis.
(architecture), Diplomă de Licenţă

B grade equivalent: 7/10 B+ Equivalent: 8/10

Russian Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Federation Magistr, Diploma of Specialist Kandidat Nauk, Doktor Nauk

B grade equivalent: 4/5 B+ Equivalent: 4.3/5

Rwanda Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Doctorate,

Maitrise, Diplome d`Ingenieur Diplome de Specialisation in Medicine

B grade equivalent: 70/100 B+ Equivalent: 80/100

Saudi Arabia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s Degree (Military Master`s Degree
Sciences and Naval Science are not
sufficient for admission to
graduate study)
B+ Equivalent: 3.50/4.00; 4.50/5.00;
B grade equivalent: 3.25/4.00; 85/100
4.25/5; 82/100

Senegal Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Maîtrise (minimum 4 years of Diplôme d’Etudes approfondies (DEA),
study) Diplôme d’Etudes supérieures spécialisées
(DESS)

B grade equivalent: 14.5/20 B+ Equivalent: 15/20

Serbia and Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Montenegro Diploma Visokog Obrazovanja Magistar Nauka
(requiring at least 4 years of study)

B grade equivalent: 7.5/10 B+ Equivalent: 8/10

Sierra Leone Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s Honours Degree Master’s Degree

B grade equivalent: 63/100 B+ Equivalent: 66/100

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Singapore Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master’s

Bachelor’s (with minimum 4 years
of study)

B grade equivalent: Class 2 B+ Equivalent: Class 2 Division 1 (high-

Division 1 (mid-range); 3.5/5 range); 4.00/5.00

Slovak Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Republic Old System: Diplom; Absolvent Magister
(Slovakia) Vysoke Skoly; Inzenyr
(Engineering); MUDr. (Doctor of
Medicine/Dentistry); MVDr.
(Veterinary Medicine) New
system: Bakalar requiring four
years of study; Magister requiring
four years of study

B grade equivalent: vel’mi dobrye B+ Equivalent: vel’mi dobrye – good (high-

– good (mid-range) range)

Slovenia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Univerzitetni Diplomirani (with at Specializacija, Magister Znanosti, Magister
least 4 years of study) Umetnosti

B grade equivalent: 7.5/10 B+ Equivalent: 8/10

Solomon Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Islands Bachelor’s Master’s

B grade equivalent: 3.25/4.5 B+ Equivalent: 3.5/4.5

Somalia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: N/A

Bachelor’s Degree / Laurea
requiring at least 4-years of study

B grade equivalent: 26/30

South Africa Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor Honours Degree (4-year) Master`s

B grade equivalent: 2nd Class B+ Equivalent: 2nd Class Division 1 (high-

Division 1 (mid-range); 71.3/100 range); 72.6/100

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Spain Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licenciado or Licenciatura or Doctorado
Professional title
(Ingeniero,Arqutecto,etc.)

B grade equivalent: 7.5/10 B+ Equivalent: 8/10

Sri Lanka Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor`s Degree (Special), Master`s
Professional Title (4 yr.)

B grade equivalent: 2nd Class 1st B+ Equivalent: 2nd Class 1st Division (high-
Division (mid-range); 63/100 range); 66/100

Sudan Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor`s Honours Degree (5- Master`s Degree
year)
B+ Equivalent: 3.30/4.00
B grade equivalent: 3.00/4.00

Suriname Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s requiring a minimum of Master’s
4 years of study

B grade equivalent: met B+ Equivalent: met genoegen- good (high-

genoegen – good (mid-range) range)

Swaziland Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s Degree Master’s

B grade equivalent: 73/100 B+ Equivalent: 76/100

Sweden Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Magistersexamen with at least Licentiatexamen; Doktorsexamen
160 credits (four years of study);
Bachelor (Post-2005)

B grade equivalent: Vai Godkand B+ Equivalent: Vai Godkand (Pass with

(Pass with distinction) or 1 on a 3 distinction)
point scale

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Switzerland Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Lizentiat / Licence, Diplom / Doctorate
Diplôme, Staatsdiplom, Diplôme
d’Etat (at least 4 years of study)

B grade equivalent: 5.16/6; B+ Equivalent: 5.32/6; 7.6/10; 2/5 on a

7.3/10; 2.5/5 on a reverse scale reverse scale

Syria (Syrian Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Arab al-Ijâza fi or Licence/Bachelor Master`s
Republic) Degree
B+ Equivalent: Very Good (high-range)
B grade equivalent: Very Good
(mid-range)

Taiwan Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Bachelor`s degree requiring four
years of study

B grade equivalent: 78.3/100

B+ Equivalent: 81.6/100

Tajikistan Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bakalavr (Bachelor), Diploma of Magistre (Master)
Specialist; requiring 4 or 5 years of
study

B grade equivalent: 4.00/5.00 B+ Equivalent: 4.30/5.00

Tanzania Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s (Honours), Master’s; Master’s
requiring at least four years of
study
B+ Equivalent: Second Class Honours
B grade equivalent: Second Class Upper (high-range)
Honours Upper (mid-range)

Thailand Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s, requiring at least four Master’s
years of study

B grade equivalent: 3.00/4.00 B+ Equivalent: 3.30/4.00

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Togo Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Maîtrise, *Diplôme d’Ingénieur; Diplôme d’Etudes supérieures spécialisées
requiring at least four years of (DESS), Diplôme d’Etudes approfondies
study (DEA), Doctorat de Spécialité, Doctorat

B+ Equivalent: 15/20
B grade equivalent: 14.5/20

Trinidad and Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Tobago Bachelor’s (Honours), requiring
four years of study

B grade equivalent: Second Class B+ Equivalent: Second Class Upper Division

Upper Division (mid-range) (high-range)

Tunisia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licence, Diplôme d’Ingenieur, Mastère, Diplôme d’Etudes supérieures
Maîtrise; requiring four years of spécialisées (DESS)
study

B grade equivalent: 14.5/20 B+ Equivalent: 15/20

Turkey Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Yüksek Lisans

Lisans Diplomasi (Bachelor`s), Diplomasi (Master’s)
Muhendislik Diplomasi (Bachelor
of Engineering) B+ Equivalent: 3.30/4.00; 80/100

B grade equivalent: 3.00/4.00;

75/100

Turkmenistan Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Specialist Diploma, Bakalavr Kandidat Nauk

B grade equivalent: 4.00/5.00 B+ Equivalent: 4.30/5.00

Uganda Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Honours Bachelor`s requiring at least
four years of study
B+ Equivalent: Class 2 Honours Upper (high-
B grade equivalent: Class 2, Honours range)
Upper (mid-range)

Ukraine Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Magistr

Bakalavr (Bachelor`s Degree; (post-2005), Kandidat Nauk
requiring at least 4 years of study),

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Diploma of Specialist, Magistr

(pre-2005) B+ Equivalent: 4.30/5.00

B grade equivalent: 4.00/5.00

United Arab Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Emirates Bachelor’s; normally requiring at
least 4 years of study

B grade equivalent: 82/100 B+ Equivalent: 85/100

United Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Kingdom B.A., B.Sc., B.Mus., B.Arch., (In M.A., M.Sc.
(England, Scotland – M.A., M.Sc., etc.)
Scotland,
Wales, B grade equivalent: Upper Second B+ Equivalent: Upper Second Class
Northern Class Honours (mid-range) Honours (high-range)
Ireland)
Three-year bachelor’s degree from
institutions that meet the criteria
established by the Bologna
Declaration may be acceptable as
the equivalent of an
undergraduate honours degree.
Applicants who hold such degrees
may be considered for admission
to a master’s program subject to
the admission requirements
established by the Office of
Graduate Studies
United States Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master’s Degree Equivalent: Master’s
Bachelor`s
B+ grade equivalent: 3.30/4.00
B grade equivalent: 3.00/4.00

Uruguay Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master’s Degree Equivalent:

Professional Title (e.g.,Ingeniero); Maestrías (Master’s)
requires at least 4 years of study

B grade equivalent: 8/12 B+ grade equivalent: 9/12

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Uzbekistan Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master’s Degree Equivalent:

Bakalavr (Bachelor’s); requires 4 Diploma of Specialist, Magistr (Master’s)
years of study

B grade equivalent: 75.6/100 B+ grade equivalent: 80.2/100

Venezuela Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Licenciatura / Licenciado, Magister/Maestria
Professional Title (e.g., Ingeniero);
requires 4 years of study

B grade equivalent: 74/100; B+ Equivalent: 77/100; 7.7/10; 16/20

7.4/10; 15/20

Vietnam Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bang Tot Nghiep Dai Hoc/Bang Cu Bang Thac si (Ths) – (Master’s), Bang Pho
Nhan (Bachelor`s); requiring at Tien si (PTs) – (Master’s)
least 4 years of study

B grade equivalent: 7.3/10 B+ Equivalent: 7.6/10

West Indies Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor`s Master`s

B grade equivalent: 2nd Class B+ Equivalent: 2nd Class Upper Division

Upper Division (mid-range) (high-range)

Yemen Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s

Bachelor’s; requires at least 4
years of study

B grade equivalent: Very Good B+ Equivalent: Very Good (high-range)

(mid-range)

Zambia Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent:

Bachelor’s; requiring a minimum Master’s
of 4 years of study

B grade equivalent: 69/100 B+ Equivalent: 72/100

Zimbabwe Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree Equivalent: Master`s,

Bachelor`s M.Phil.

B grade equivalent: Second Class, B+ Equivalent: Second Class, Upper

Upper Division 2.1 (mid-range) Division 2.1 (high-range)

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