Every country has its own postsecondary education system. To help you understand how your degree compares to a bachelor’s degree awarded in the United States, we’ve assembled the following list of requirements, by country, that are the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree.
If you have any questions about where your educational background fits, please contact us.
| Country | Description | Required documents |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | Completion of five-year Licenciado (Licentiate), or three-year Bacharelato + one year of a Licenciado (Licentiate), or five-year Professor de Ensino Secundario | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Australia | Completion of four-year Honours Bachelor’s Degree, or three-year Ordinary/Pass Bachelor’s Degree + one-year Bachelor’s Degree with Honours, or three-year Ordinary/Pass Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Austria | Completion of three-year Bakkalaureaus/Bakkalaurea Degree + one year of a Magister Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Bahamas | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Bahrain | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Bangladesh | Completion of four-year Bachelor’s Degree, or two-year Bachelor’s Degree + two-years of a Master’s Degree, or three-year Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Statement of Marks for each year of study |
| Belarus | Completion of Дыплом аб Вышзйшай адукацыі (Diploma of Higher Education/Diploma Specialist), or Дыплом бакалўра (Diploma of Baccalaureate/Diplom Bakalaura) | Diploma Certificate and Dadatak da diploma/Vypiska z zalikovaj knizhki/Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Belgium | Completion of three-year Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Brazil | Completion of four- to five-year Licenciado/Licenciatura, Bacharelado, or Titulo Profissional | Degree Certificate and Historico Escolar/Transcript |
| Bulgaria | Completion of Bachelor/Bakalavr (Бакалавър) | Degree Certificate (бакалавър) and Transcript (Приложение Към диплом/Prilozhenie Kŭm diplom). As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Canada |
| Transcript showing conferral of Degree |
| Chile | Completion of Licenciatura or Titulo Profesional | Degree Certificate and Certificado de Notas/Transcript |
| China | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript in original language and English. Both English and original language degree certificates and transcripts must be stamped by the issuing institution. |
| Colombia | Completion of Titulo de Licenciatura or Titulo Profesional | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Costa Rica | Completion of Bachiller Universitario | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Denmark | Completion of Bachelorgraden/Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Ecuador | Completion of Licenciado | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Egypt | Completion of Baccalaureos, Licence, or Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Estonia | Completion of four-year Diplom or Bakalaureuskraad/Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Finland | Completion of Kandadaatti/Kandidat/Bachelor’s Degree + 1 year of a Maisterin tutkinto/Magister/Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| France | Completion of three-year Licence + Maitrise, or two-year DEUG + one-year Licence + one-year Maitrise | Degree Certificate and Releve de Notes. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Georgia Republic | Completion of Bakalavris Kharishki/Bachelor’s Degree, or Specialistis Diplomi, or Datskebiti Skolis Mastsavlebeli (Primary School Teacher), or Sashualo Skolis Mastsavlebeli (Secondary School Teacher) | Degree Certificate and Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Germany | Completion of four-year Bakkalaureus (Bachelor’s Degree), or three- year Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Master’s Degree | Diplom certificate and Scheine (certificate) for each course completed. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Ghana | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Greece | Completion of Ptychio (Diploma) | Diploma Certificate and Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Haiti | Completion of four- or five-year Licence or Diplome, or three-year Licence or Diplome + one year of a Maitrise Degree | Degree Certificate and Releve de Notes |
| Hong Kong | Completion of four-year Bachelor’s Degree, or three-year Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Master’s degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| India | Completion of four-year Bachelor’s Degree, or three-year Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Individual Marks Sheets. Provisional degree certificates and consolidated mark sheets (transcript) may be considered under special circumstances. |
| Indonesia | Completion of a Diploma IV or Sarjana | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Iraq | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Israel | Completion of 4-year Bachelor’s Degree, or three-year Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Italy | Completion of Laurea di 1 livello (L) + one year of Laurea Specialista (LS)/Laurea Magistrale (LM) | Laurea Certificate and Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Ivory Coast | Completion of two-year Diplôme Universitaire ďEtudes Générales (DEUG) + one-year Licence + one-year Maitrise | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Jamaica | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Japan | Completion of a Gakushi Shogo/Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Jordan | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Kazakhstan | Completion of Bakalavr Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Kenya | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Kuwait | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Kyrgyzstan | Completion of Diploma Bakalavra/диплом бакалавра (Russian)/бакалавр дипломy (Kyrgyz)/Bachelor’s Degree or Diplom Spetsialista | Official copies of the diploma booklet and Prilozhenie k Diploma/Transcript |
| Latvia | Completion of four-year Bakalaurs Degree or Diplom, or three-year Bakalaurs + one year of a Magistrs Degree | Degree/Diplom Certificate and Izraksts no studiju kartes/Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Lithuania | Completion of Bakalauro Diploma (Baccalaureate Diploma) or Aukstojo Mokslo (Diploma of Higher Education) | Diploma Certificate and Priedas prie diploma/Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Malaysia | Completion of four-year Baccalaureate/Bachelor’s Degree, or three- year Baccalaureate/Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Postgraduate Diploma or Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Mexico | Completion of four-year Licenciado or Titulo Profesional, or three- year Licenciatura or Titulo Profesional + one year of Titulo Especialista or Grado de Maestro/Maestría | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Moldova | Completion of Diploma de Studii Superiorare (Diploma of Higher Education), or Diploma de Licenta (Diploma of Licentiate) | Diploma Certificate and Certifcate Academic/Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Completion of four-year Bachelor’s Degree + two years of a Master’s Degree, or three-year Bachelor’s Degree + one-year Bachelor’s (Honours) Degree + two years of a Master’s Degree, or three-year Bachelor’s Degree + three years of a Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Nepal | Completion of four-year Bachelor’s Degree, or three-year Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Statement of Marks for each year of study |
| New Zealand | Completion of four-year Bachelor’s Degree, or three-year Bachelor’s Degree + Bachelor’s Degree (Honours), or three-year Bachelor’s Degree + one year of Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Nigeria | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Pakistan | Completion of four-year Bachelor’s Degree, or three-year Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Master’s Degre | Degree Certificate and Statement of Marks for each year of study |
| Peru | Completion of four-year Bachiller, or four-year Licenciado | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Philippines | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Poland | Completion of four-year Lincencjat, or Dyplom ukończenia wyższych studiów zawodowych (Diploma of Completion of Higher Professional Studies), or three-year Lincencjat + one year of a Dyplom Tytul Magister | Licenjat/Dyplom Certificate and a copy of all pages from the Indeks. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Qatar | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Romania | Completion of Diploma de Licenta | Diploma Certificate and Foaie Matricola/Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Russia | Completion of Диплом бакалавра (Diploma of Bakalavr), or Диплом специалиста (Diploma of Spetsialista) | Diploma Certificate and Prilozhenie k diplomu/Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Saudi Arabia | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Singapore | Completion of four-year Bachelor’s Degree, or three-year Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Master’s Degree or Postgraduate Diploma | Degree/Diploma Certificate and Transcript |
| South Africa | Completion of four-year Bachelor’s Degree, or three-year Bachelor’s Degree + one year Honours Bachelor’s Degree, or three-year Bachelor’s Degree + one year Postgraduate Diploma | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| South Korea | Completion of Haksa / 4-year Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Spain | Completion of Titulo de Licenciado, or Titulo de Ingeniero, or Titulo de Arquitecto, or Titulo de Graduado | Degree Certificate and Certificacion Academica Oficial (CAO) or the Certificacion Academica Personal. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Sri Lanka | Completion of Bachelor’s (Special) Degree, or three-year Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Switzerland | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Master’s Degree, or four-year Lizentiat, Diplom, Licence, or Licenza, or three-year Lizentiat, Diplom, Licence, or Licenza + one-year of a Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Taiwan | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| Thailand | Completion of four-year Bachelor’s Degree, or two-year Associate's Degree + two-year Higher Diploma | Degree/Diploma Certificate and Transcript |
| Turkey | Completion of Lisans Derecesi/Diplomasi | Lisans Derecesi/Diplomasi Transcript and Degree Certificate. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Ukraine | Completion of Dyplom Bakalavra, or Dyplom Spetsialista | Dyplom Certificate and Dodatok do diploma/Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| United Arab Emirates | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
| United Kingdom (except Scotland) | Completion of four-year Bachelor’s Degree, or three-year Bachelor’s degree + one year of a Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| United Kingdom (Scotland) | Completion of Bachelor’s (Honours) Degree, or Master’s (Honours) Degree from an ancient university, or Bachelor’s Degree + one year of a Master’s Degree | Degree Certificate and Transcript. As an alternative to a traditional transcript, a Diploma Supplement may be submitted along with a Degree Certificate. |
| Vietnam | Completion of Bachelor’s Degree (Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Ðại Học) | Degree Certificate and Transcript |
