Comparability of Degrees from Selected Countries

Country/Region Degree Length of Study Notes/Additional
Requirements
Australia Bachelor's degree or Honours Bachelor's degree
 
4 years
 
  
Baltic & East European States Diplom, Inzenyr, Magister, or Oklevél diploma
 
  List of coursework with dates of attendance
 
Brazil Bacharel, Licenciado, or Titulo
4 or more years of full-time study
 
 
Canada Bachelor's degree or Honours Bachelor's degree
 
4 years   
Central & Latin America, Mexico, Spain, Portugal Licenciado or Titulo
 

4 or more years of full-time study
 
China, People's Republic of Official degree certification or combination Degree Certificate/Diploma
 
   
France Diplomes

Maitrise or 4-year License from an accredited university or grand ecole
  

  Notes for all academic records

Minimum requirements

Germany Diplom, Staatsexamen, Magister Artium degree
 

OR proof of the intermediate exam within the same academic system (Vordiplom or equivalent)

  Proof of Arbitur is required if Diplom is earned from a fachhochschule

Plus 2 additional semesters of study beyond the intermediate exam

Complete academic history in the form of the Studienbuch or Schein(e) representing a minimum of 6 semesters of work
 

India 3-year Bachelor's degree PLUS Indian Master's degree
 
  Marksheets required for each year of study
New Zealand Bachelor's degree or Honours Bachelor's degree
 
4 years
 
Pakistan 3-year Bachelor's degree PLUS Pakistani Master's degree
 
   
South Africa Bachelor's degree or Honours Bachelor's degree
 
4 years
 
Sri Lanka 3-year Bachelor's degree PLUS
Sri Lankan Master's degree
 
   

NOTE. International applicants who do not meet the necessary academic requirements for admission to a graduate program may wish to apply for admission to an undergraduate degree program, for award of a bachelor's degree.