Bachelor's Degree Equivalencies

Note: Required equivalents are subject to change without notice.

Country	Equivalent Degree(s)
Afghanistan	Bachelor of Arts, Science, Technology, Engineering, or Licence
Albania	Diplome (4-5 year program)
Algeria	Licence (4 year program), Diplome d'Etudes Superieures/DES (Higher Studies Diploma), Diplome d'Ingenieur d'Application (Applied Engineer Diploma)
Andorra	No equivalent program
Angola	Licenciado
Antigua and Barbuda	No equivalent program
Argentina	Licenciado/Licenciatura, Professional title of: Arquitecto, Economia, Agricola, Ingeniero, Medico, Abogado, Odontologo (minimum of 4 years)
Armenia	Bachelor's degree/Specialist Diploma
Australia	Bachelor degree (4 year or Honours), Graduate Certificate, Post-Graduate Diploms, Graduate Diploma, Master's Qualifying year following a 3 year Bachelor's degree, Higher Degree
Austria	Bakkalaureus or Bachelor degree
Azerbaijan	Bakalavr
Bahamas	Bachelor degree awarded by the University of the West Indies
Bahrain	Bachelor degree (4 year program), Post Graduate Diploma in Education
Bangladesh	Bachelor degree (4 year program or more), Medical degree, 1 or 2 year Master's degree following an Associate degree or 3 year Bachelor's degree
Barbados	Bachelor degree
Belarus	Bakalvra Diploma (do not confuse with the Diploma of Higher Education)
Belgium	Licence/Licentiaat following the Candidat, Ingenieur or Bachelor degree.
Belize	Bachelor degree
Benin	Please contact International Admissions
Bhutan	Post Graduate Diploma in Education (Bachelor degrees are 3 years)
Bolivia	Titulo de Maestra Normal (4 year program), Professional titles (4 year programs), Title of Licenciado
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Diploma Visokog Obrazovanja
Botswana	Bachelor degree, Post Graduate Diploma in Education
Brazil	Bacharelado/Licenciatura (4 year program)
Brunei	Bachelor degree
Bulgaria	Bakalavr (Note: Some programs award a Master's degree and do not award a Bakalavr). Or Bachelor degree. Specialist Diploma is not BEQU
Burkina Faso	Maitrise
Burundi	Licence
Cambodia	Bachelor degree or Licence
Cameroon	Licence, Ingenieur, Bachelor degree following GCE Advanced Levels
Canada	Bachelor's degree: 4 year, Honours, or Advanced
Cape Verde	No equivalent program
Central African Republic	Licence, Diplome Superieur de Gestion/DSG (Higher Diploma in Management), Diplome d'Ingenieur en Constructions, Mines, Geologie (Engineer Diploma in Building, Mines, and Geology)
Chad	Licence, Diplome d'Ingenieur
Chile	Titulo Profesional (4 year program), Licenciado (4 year program)
China	Bachelor degree
Colombia	Licenciado (4 year program)
Comoros	No equivalent program
Congo - Brazzaville	Please contact International Admissions
Congo - Kinshasa	Please contact International Admissions
Costa Rica	Bachiller Universitario, Title of Licenciado
Croatia	Diploma
Cuba	Licenciado/Lcenciatura (4 year program), Professional Titles earned after 4 or more years of study, Doctorado (4 year program)
Cyprus	Bachelor's degree
Czech Republic	Bakalar (4 year program), or Bachelor degree
Denmark	Candidatus or Bachelor degree
Djibouti	No equivalent program
Dominica	No equivalent program
Dominican Republic	Licenciatura or Titulo Professional (4 year program), Ingeniero, Arquitecto
Ecuador	Licenciado (4-5 year program), Profesor de Ensenanza Secundaria, Ingeniero
Egypt	Bachelor (4 year program), Licence/Professional Degree
El Salvador	Title of Licenciado, Ingeniero, Arquitecto
Equatorial Guinea	No equivalent program
Eritrea	Bachelor degree
Estonia	Bakalaureusekraad, or Bachelor degree
Ethiopia	Bachelor degree
Fiji	Bachelor degree
Finland	Kandidaati/Kandidat (4 years)
France	Bachelor degree, or Maitrise
Gabon	Maitrise
Gambia	Bachelor degree (as of 1999)
Georgia	Bakalavris Diplomi
Germany	Vordiplom + 1 additional year of study, or Bachelor degree
Ghana	Bachelor degree, Post Graduate Diploma/Certificate
Greece	Pychion (4 year program)
Grenada	No equivalent program
Guatemala	Title of Licenciado, Abogada, Arquitecto, Ingeniero
Guinea	License (4 year program), Diplome d'Ingenieur
Guinea-Bissau	No equivalent program
Guyana	Bachelor degree, Post Graduate Diploma
Haiti	Licence/Bachelor degree (4 year program), Maitrise completed after a 3 year Licence, Diplome d'Ingenieur
Honduras	Licenciatura, Bachiller Universitario ( 4-5 year program), Arquitecto, Ingeneiro, Profesor de Educacion Media (after a 4 year program),
Hong Kong	Bachelor degree (4 year program)
Hungary	Oklevel (4 year), or Bachelor degree
Iceland	Kandidatsprof (after a 3-4 year program), Bachelor degree
India	Bachelor degree (4 year program) OR 3 year Bachelor degree PLUS 1 year Post Graduate Diploma (PGDIP), Part I of a Master's degree, 2 year PGDIP, or Master's degree in a different field from the Bachelor degree
Indonesia	Sarjana
Iran	Karshenasi/Bachelor degree
Iraq	Bachelor degree
Ireland	Bachelor degree
Israel	Bachelor degree (4 year program)
Italy	Laurea (minimum of 4 years)
Ivory Coast	Maitrise
Japan	Gakushi-go/Bachelor degree
Jordan	Bachelor degree, Post Graduate Diploma in Education
Kazakhstan	Bachelor degree
Kenya	Bachelor degree
Kiribati	No equivalent program
Kuwait	Bachelor degree
Kyrgyzstan	Bachelor degree
Laos	Bachelor degree
Latvia	Bakalaurs (4 year program)
Lebanon	Bachelor degree/Licence (4 year)
Lesotho	Bachelor degree, Post Graduate Certificate in Education
Liberia	Bachelor degree
Libya	Bachelor degree
Liechtenstein	Bachelor degree
Lithuania	Bakalauras
Luxembourg	Transcripts reviewed by Individual Review
Macedonia	Bachelor/Diplomiran
Madagascar	Maitrise
Malawi	Bachelor degree, University Certificate in Education
Malaysia	Ijazah Sarjana Muda, Bachelor degree (4 year program), or Diploma in Education, Post-Graduate Diploma after a 3-year Bachelor degree
Maldives	No equivalent program
Mali	Diplome d'Ingenieur des Sciences Appliquees (4 year program), Diplome de l'Ecole Normale Superieure (4 year),
Malta	Bachelor degree (Honours),
Marshall Islands	Please contact International Admissions
Martinique	Please contact International Admissions
Mauritania	Maitrise
Mauritius	A-Levels + Bachelor degree
Mexico	Licenciado (4 year program), Titulo (4 year program)
Moldova	Diploma de Licenta/Diploma de Studii Superioare
Monaco	No equivalent program
Mongolia	Bachelor degree (4 year program)
Montenegro	Please contact International Admissions
Montserrat	No equivalent program
Morocco	Licence (4 year program), Maitrise es Sciences Specialisees/MSS, es Sciences et Techniques/MST (Master of Applied Sciences), Diplome d'Ingenieur d'Application, Diplome de l'Ecole Normale Superieure (Higher Teacher Training School Diploma), Diplome des Ecoles Nationales de Commerce et de Gestion (National Schools of Commerce and Management Diploma), Diplome d'Ingenieur d'Etat (State Engineering Diploma)
Mozambique	Licenciatura/Licenciado
Myanmar	Bachelor degree (4 year program)
Namibia	Bachelor degree (4 year program)
Nepal	Bachelor degree (4 year program), Master degree following a 2 or 3 year bachelor degree
Netherlands	Getuigschrift Hoger Beroepsonderwijs (HBO - 4 year program), Title of Ingenieur/Doctorandus/Meester, Baccalaureus (4 year program)
New Zealand	Bachelor degree (4 year program or Honours)
Nicaragua	Titulo de Professor de Educacion Media, Title of Licenciado, Arquitecto, Ingeniero
Niger	Maitrise, Diplome d' Ingenieur des Techniques Agricoles/Diplome d' ingenieur Agronome, Docteur en Medecine
Nigeria	Bachelor degree
Norway	Candidatus/Master's (Note: the Bachelor degree - introduced in 2001 - is a 3 year program)
Oman	Bachelor degree
Pakistan	Bachelor degree (4 years or 3 years + 1 year of Honours), Bachelor of Engineering, Master's degree (2 years following a 2 or 3 year bachelor degree). Note: A 4 year Bachelor of Science in Home Economics is NOT BEQU
Palestinian Territory	Bachelor degree
Panama	Licenciado/Licentiatura (4 -5 year program), Profesor de Educacion (after the Licenciado)
Papua New Guinea	Bachelor degree
Paraguay	Licenciado/Licenciatura, Arquitecto, Ingenerio
Peru	Grado Academico de Bachiller (Academic Degree of Bachelor - 5 year program), Titulo, Licenciado, Profesor(a) (after 4-5 year program)
Philippines	Bachelor degree
Poland	Licenjat (4 year program), Inzynier, Magister
Portugal	Licenciado/Licenciatura (4 year program)
Qatar	Bachelor degree
Romania	Diploma paper + Certificat de Absolvire or Diploma paper + 2 or 3 licence exams + Diploma de Licenta/Diploma de Inginer (minimum of 4 years)
Russia	Bakalavr
Rwanda	Licence
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Bachelor's degree
Saint Lucia	Bachelor's degree
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Bachelor's degree
Samoa	Bachelor degree
Saudi Arabia	Bachelor degree, Licence
Senegal	Licence (4 year program), Maitrise
Serbia	Please contact International Admissions
Seychelles	No equivalent program
Sierra Leone	Bachelor
Singapore	Bachelor (4 year program), Honours Bachelor degree
Slovakia	Bakalar (4 year program)
Slovenia	Diplomirani (4 year program), Professor (4 year program), Akademski (4 year program)
Solomon Islands	Bachelor's degree
Somalia	Bachelor degree or Laurea
South Africa	Bachelor degree (4 year or Honours), Higher Diploma in Education, Post Graduate Diploma
South Korea	Bachelor degree
Spain	Licenciado (4-5 year program), Arquitecto, Ingeniero
Sri Lanka	Bachelor degree (4 year program)
Sudan	Bachelor degree
Suriname	Doctorall (pre-1983) or Bachelor degree (post-1983)
Swaziland	Bachelor degree
Sweden	Magisterexamen, Yrkesexamen (professional exam) awarded after a minimum of 160 credit points
Switzerland	Lizentiat, Licence, Diplom in Engineering, Bachelor degree (4 year program)
Syria	Bachelor degree
Taiwan	Bachelor degree
Tajikistan	Bakalavr, Diploma of Specialist
Tanzania	Bachelor degree, Post Graduate Diploma
Thailand	Bachelor
Togo	Licence, Maitrise (yielding 4 years of higher education), Diplome d' Ingenier de Conception
Trinidad and Tobago	Bachelor degree
Tunisia	Licence (4 year program), Maitrise following a 3 year Licence
Turkey	Lisans Diplomas, Licentiate Diploma, Bachelor degree
Turkmenistan	Bakalavr
Uganda	Bachelor degree
Ukraine	Bakalavr, Specialist Diploma
United Arab Emirates	Bachelor degree, Licentiate
United Kingdom	Bachelor degree
Uruguay	Licenciado or Professional Titulo (minimum of 4 years)
Uzbekistan	Bakalavr
Venezuela	Licenciado, Ingeniero, Tecnologo (4 -5 year program), Profesor, Abogado, Agronomo, Arquitecto, Trabajador Social, Contador Publico, Farmaceutico
Vietnam	Bang Tot Nghieb Dai Hoc (Diploma of Graduation from a University - prior to 1995), Bang Tot Nghiep Cu Nhan (Diploma as Graduation as Bachelor - post 1995)
Yemen	Licence, Bachelor degree
Zambia	Bachelor degree
Zimbabwe	Bachelor degree