International Graduate Admissions Requirements By Country
Refer to the table below for country-specific minimum degree and English proficiency requirements for international applicants.
Country | English Test Required | Minimum Degree |
---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Albania | Yes | 4-year bachelor/another degree, or 3 years 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 |
Algeria | Yes | 4-year first degree |
American Samoa | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
Andorra | Yes | 4-year first degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 |
Angola | Yes | 4-year Licenciatura or first degree |
Anguilla | No | No higher education available in the country |
Antigua and Barbuda | No | Bachelor from the University of the West Indies |
Argentina | Yes | 4-year bachelor/Licenciatura or professional degree |
Armenia | Yes | 4-year first degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2005 |
Aruba | Yes | 3 year WO bachelor (180 ECTS) or higher degree (Dutch system) |
Ascension | No | No higher education available in the country |
Australia | No | 4-year bachelor or honors degree |
Austria | Yes | 4-year bachelor, Diplom-Ingenieur, or magister, or 3 years 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Azerbaijan | Yes | 4-year bachelor degree or diploma, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2005 |
Bahamas, The | No | 4-year bachelor |
Bahrain | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Bangladesh | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Barbados | No | Bachelor from the University of the West Indies |
Belarus | Yes | 4-year specialist diploma/magistr, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2015 |
Belgium | Yes | 4-year degree/licentiat, licence, maitrise or professional title, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Belize | No | 3-year bachelor's is insufficient |
Benin | Yes | 4-year first degree or maitrise |
Bermuda | No | No higher education available in the country |
Bhutan | Yes | 3-year bachelor + a post-grad diploma; 1-2 year Master of Education after bachelor |
Bolivia | Yes | 4-year licenciado, experto, maestria |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | Yes | 4-year diploma |
Botswana | No | 4-year bachelor degree or bachelor + post-grad diploma to = 4 years |
Brazil | Yes | 4 year bacharel, licenciado, or titulo |
British Virgin Islands | No | No higher education available in the country |
Brunei Darussalam | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Bulgaria | Yes | 4-year specialist diploma, bachelor, or magister (first degree), or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Burkina Faso | Yes | 4-year maitrise, engineering diploma, or university credential (licence insufficient) |
Burma (Myanmar) | Yes | 4-year bachelor of honors |
Burundi | Yes | 4 year licence, diplome, or Iingenieur agronome |
Cambodia | Yes | 4-year licence/bachelor |
Cameroon | Yes | 3-4 year licence/diplome |
Canada (except for Quebec) | No | 4-year bachelor, honors bachelor or specialized bachelor; Quebec - 3-year bachelor |
Cape Verde | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
Cayman Islands | No | 4-year bachelor |
Central African Republic | Yes | 4-year degree; a maitrise, specialized diploma or professional title |
Chad | Yes | maitrise or 4-year first degree/diplome (licence is insufficient) |
Channel Islands | Yes | 3-year degree from an accredited university in England |
Chile | Yes | 4-year Licenciatura or professional qualification |
China | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Christmas Island | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
Colombia | Yes | 4-year Licenciado or first degree |
Comoros | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
Congo, Democratic Republic | Yes | 4-year 1st degree (Graduate of 2-3 yrs + Licence or professional title of 2-3 yrs) |
Congo, Republic of | Yes | 4-year of higher education, a diplome or specialized professional qualification |
Cook Islands | Yes | 4-year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
Costa Rica | Yes | 4-year bachiller universitario or licenciado |
Cote d'Ivoire | Yes | 4-year maitrise or diplom |
Croatia | Yes | 4-year diploma, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2001 |
Cuba | Yes | 4-year professional title, licenciatura/licenciado, doctor/doctorado |
Curacao | Yes | 3-year WO bachelor (180 ECTS) or higher degree |
Cyprus | Yes | 4-year lisans diplomasi/bachelor, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2001 |
Czech Republic | Yes | 4 year degree of absolvent, ucitel, or inzenyr, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Denmark | Yes | 4-year degree, candidatus, or civelingenior,or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Djibouti, Republic of | Yes | maitrise or other 4-year postsecondary credentials from universities or grandes ecoles; licence + M1 (French system) |
Dominica | No | No higher education available in the country |
Dominican Republic | Yes | Licenciatura or 4-year degree |
Ecuador | Yes | 4-year licenciado, doctorado, maestro, magister, or professional title |
Egypt | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
El Salvador | Yes | 4-year Licenciado or a professional degree |
England (UK) | No | 3-year first degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Equatorial Guinea | Yes | 4-year first degree |
Eritrea | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Estonia | Yes | 4-year degree, a bachelor or professional qualification |
Ethiopia | Yes | 4-year first degree |
Falkland Islands | No | No higher education available in the country |
Faroe Islands | Yes | 4-year degree, candidatus, or civelingenior (Danish system) |
Fiji | No | 4-year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
Finland | Yes | 4-year or more first degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
France | Yes | 4-year licence, maitrese, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
French Polynesia | Yes | maitrise or other 4-year postsecondary credentials from universities or grandes ecoles; licence + M1 (French system) |
Gabon | Yes | 4-year licence, maitrise, diplome d'ingenieur, doctorat en medecine |
Gambia, The | No | 4-year bachelor |
Gaza Strip | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Georgia | Yes | 4-year first degree, bachelor or diploma, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2005 |
Germany | Yes | 3-year Bologna degree (180 ECTS) or Vordiplom w/ additional year (90 SWS) |
Ghana | No | 4-year bachelor |
Gibraltar | No | No higher education available in the country |
Greece | Yes | 4-year ptychion, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Greenland | Yes | 4-year degree, candidatus, or civelingenior (Danish system) |
Grenada | No | No higher education available in the country |
Guam | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Guatemala | Yes | 4-year Licenciado, baccalaureatus in scientiis, baccalaureatus in artibus |
Guinea | Yes | 4-year university degree |
Guinea-Bissau | Yes | 4-year Licenciatura |
Guyana | No | Bachelor's degree (Education, Arts, Science, Social Science, Engineering), 4-year Diploma in Education |
Haiti | Yes | 4-year diplome or licence |
Holy See (Vatican City) | Yes | 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 |
Honduras | Yes | 4-year bachiller, licenciado degree |
Hong Kong | Yes | 4-year bachelor or diploma |
Hungary | Yes | 4-year diploma/degree, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Iceland | Yes | 3-year (90 ch) - 4.5-year (4 yr - 120 ch) bachelor, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Independent State of Samoa | No | 4-year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
India | Yes | 4-year bachelor; 3-year bachelor + master or 3-year bachelor + post-grad diploma |
Indonesia | Yes | 4-year degree, a sarjana or professional title |
Iran | Yes | 4-year bachelor, karshenasi |
Iraq | Yes | 4-year bachelor degree |
Ireland (Eire) | No | 3-year honours degree; 3-year pass degree + postgraduate diploma; 4-year bachelor, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Isle of Man | No | No higher education available in the country |
Israel | Yes | 4-year bachelor, master's degree |
Italy | Yes | 4-year laurea, bachelor, diplome, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Jamaica | No | 4-year bachelor |
Jan Maye | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
Japan | Yes | 4-year gakushi (bachelor) |
Jordan | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Kazakhstan | Yes | 4-year first degree, a bachelor or diploma, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2010 |
Kenya | No | 4-year bachelor |
Kiribati | Yes | 4-year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
Kuwait | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Kyrgyzstan | Yes | 4-year first degree, a bachelor's or diploma |
Laos | Yes | 5-year bachelor/diplome |
Latvia | Yes | 4-year first degree, a bachelor or diploma, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Lebanon | Yes | Bachelor degree, 4-year licence; maitrise, Diplome d'Ingenieur, Diplome de Beaux Arts, or Diplome d'Architecture |
Lesotho | No | 4-year bachelor |
Liberia | No | 4-year bachelor |
Libya | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Liechtenstein | Yes | 3-year Bologna degree (180 ECTS) or Vordiplom w/ additional year (90 SWS) |
Lithuania | Yes | 4-year bachelor, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Luxembourg | Yes | 1-2 year certificats and diplomes are not sufficient; 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Macau | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Macedonia | Yes | 4-year diploma, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 |
Madagascar | Yes | 4-year degree, a maitrise or specialized professional qualification |
Malawi | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Malaysia | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Maldives | Yes | 4-year first degree |
Mali | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Malta | Yes | 4-year bachelor or master's degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Marshall Islands, Republic of | Yes | 4-year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
Martinique | Yes | Maitrise or other 4-year postsecondary credentials from universities or grandes ecoles; licence + M1 (French system) |
Mauritania | Yes | 4-year maitrise or specialized diplome |
Mauritius | No | 4-year bachelor degree |
Mayotte | Yes |
No higher education is available in the country |
Mexico | Yes | 4-year licenciatura or professional title |
Micronesia, Federated States | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
Moldova | Yes | 4-year first degree, a bachelor or diploma, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2005 |
Monaco | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Mongolia | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Montenegro | Yes | 4-year bachelor, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 as Serbia-Montenegro and 2007 as Montenegro |
Montserrat | No | No higher education available in the country |
Morocco | Yes | 4-year licence, diplome d'Ingenieur, diplome d'Etudes Superieures |
Mozambique | Yes | 5-year licenciatura or professional title |
Namibia | No | 4-year bachelor |
Nauru | Yes | 4-year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
Nepal | Yes | 4-year bachelor or 3-year bachelor + master |
Netherlands | Yes | 3-year WO bachelor (180 ECTS) or higher degree |
New Caledonia | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
New Zealand | No | 4-year bachelor or 3-year bachelor + master |
Nicaragua | Yes | 4-year Licenciatura or professional qualification |
Niger | Yes | 4-years of higher education, a maitrise or specialized diplome |
Nigeria | No | 4-year first degree, a bachelor or professional title |
Niue | Yes | 4-year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
Norfolk Island | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Northern Ireland (UK) | No | 3-year first degree (British system), or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Northern Mariana Isle (Commonwealth of) | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
Norway | Yes | 3-year bachelor (180 ECTS) |
Oman | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Pakistan | Yes | 4-year bachelor or 3-year bachelor + master |
Palau | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
Palestine | Yes | see Gaza Strip & West Bank |
Panama | Yes | 4-year Licenciatura or professional qualification |
Papua New Guinea | No | 4-year bachelor |
Paraguay | Yes | 4-year licenciado, notario, ingeniero, arquitecto, abogado, Profesor de Ensenanza Secoundaria |
Peru | Yes | 4-year bachiller, licenciado, or another professional title |
Philippines, The | Yes | 4-year bachelor's degree |
Pitcairn Islands | Pitcairn Islands | No higher education available in the country |
Poland | Yes | 4-year inzynier, magister, or magister inzynier, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Portugal | Yes | 4-year licenciado/bachelor, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Puerto Rico | No | 4-year bachelor |
Qatar | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Reunion | Yes | 4-years of higher education, a maitrise or specialized diplome |
Romania | Yes | 3-year Diploma de Stat, 4 to 5 year Examen de Stat/Licentiat + dissertation, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Russian Federation | Yes | 4-year first degree, a bachelor or diploma, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 |
Rwanda | Yes | 4-years of higher education, a licence, maitrise or professional title |
Samoa | Yes | 4-year bachelor/diploma |
San Marino, Republic of | Yes | 4-year laurea, bachelor, diplome (Italian system) |
Sao Tome & Principe, Democratic Republic of | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Saudi Arabia | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Scotland (UK) | No | 4-year first degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Senegal | Yes | 4-years of higher education; a maitrise, specialized diploma, or professional title |
Serbia | Yes | 4-year first degree, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 |
Seychelles | No | 3-year first degree (British system) |
Sierra Leone | No | 4-year bechel or honours bachelor's degree |
Singapore | No | 4-year honours bachelor, or an ordinary degree + postgraduate diploma |
Sint Maarten | Yes | 4-year degree |
Slovakia | Yes | 4-year bakalár, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Slovenia | Yes | 4-year degree, a diploma with a professional title including the field of study, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Solomon Islands | No | 4-year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
Somalia | Yes | 4-year laurea or bachelor |
South Africa | No | 4-year bachelor or honours bachelor |
South Korea (Republic of) | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
South Sudan | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Spain | Yes | 4-year bachelor, Licenciado or professional title, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Sri Lanka | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
St Barthelemy (Territorial Collectivity of) | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
St Christopher (Kitts) & Nevis (Federation of) | No | Bachelor from the University of the West Indies |
St Helena | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
St Lucia | No | Bachelor from the University of the West Indies |
St Pierre & Miquelon | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
St Vincent & the Grenadines | No | Bachelor from the University of the West Indies |
Sudan | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Suriname | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Svalbard | Yes | 3-year bachelor (180 ECTS) (Norwegian system) |
Swaziland | No | 4-year bachelor; Diploma in Education |
Sweden | Yes | 4-year university degree, filosofie kandidat examen, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Switzerland | Yes | 3-5 year university degree (3-year higher college diploma is insufficient), or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Syria | Yes | 4-year licence or bachelor |
Taiwan | Yes | 4-year bachelor/diploma |
Tajikistan | Yes | 4-year first degree, a bachelor's or diploma |
Tanzania, United Republic | No | 4-year bachelor |
Thailand | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Timor-Leste (Democratic Republic of) | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Togo | Yes | 4-year degree, a maitrise or specialized diplome |
Tokelau | Yes | 4-year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
Tonga | Yes | 4-year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
Trinidad & Tobago | No | 4-year bachelor |
Tunisia | Yes | 4-year bachelor, licence, maitrise, or diploma |
Turkey | Yes | 4-year lisans diplomasi/bachelor, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2001 |
Turkmenistan | Yes | 4-year first degree |
Turks & Caicos Islands | No | No higher education available in the country |
Tuvalu | Yes | 4-year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
Uganda | No | 4-year bachelor |
Ukraine | Yes | 4-year bakalavr; specialist diploma, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2005 |
United Arab Emirates | Yes | 4-year or more bachelor/licentiate |
United States | No | 4-year bachelor from a Regionally accredited institution |
United States Virgin Islands | No | 4-year bachelor |
Uruguay | Yes | 4-year Licenciatura or professional qualification |
Uzbekistan | Yes | 5-year first degree/diploma |
Vanuatu | Yes | 4-year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
Venezuela | Yes | 4-year licenciatura or titulo profesional |
Vietnam | Yes | 4-year licence, bachelors, ounhan, or Graduate Diploma |
Wales (UK) | No | 3-year first degree, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
Wallis and Futuna (Territory of) | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
West Bank | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Western Sahara | Yes | No higher education available in the country |
Yemen | Yes | 4-year bachelor |
Yugoslavia (former) | Yes | 4-year first degree, or 3-year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 |
Zaire (former) | Yes | 4-year 1st degree (Graduate of 2-3 yrs + Licence or professional title of 2-3 yrs) |
Zambia | No | 4-year bachelor |
Zimbabwe | No | 4-year bachelor |