International Degree Equivalents (Second Class Lower Degree and Above)
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International Degree Equivalents (Second Class Lower Degree and above) Those marked with an asterisk (*) - unless explained within the notes - would be equivalent to a 2:2 or above. Those marked as n/a, based on 2011 research, are not comparable to a British Bachelor (Honours) degree. Country Qualification Recommended UK Grade Equivalent Notes 1st 2:1 2:2 Pass with an (from universities Distinction / 75% overall using either a 70- Australia Bachelor degree Credit or 80% percentage of 79% range / 75- 58% or above 84% ) Afghanistan Master's degree n/a n/a n/a Diploma e nivelit te pare / First Albania Level Diploma (Bologna n/a n/a n/a award) Algeria Licence n/a n/a n/a Algeria Diplôme d'Ingénieur n/a n/a n/a Algeria Diplôme d'Architecte d'État n/a n/a n/a Algeria Diplôme de (professional field) n/a n/a n/a Algeria Diplôme d'Études Supérieures n/a n/a n/a Angola Licenciado n/a n/a n/a Argentina Licenciado 9 7.5 6 Argentina Título de Profesor 9 7.5 6 Argentina Professional Title 9 7.5 6 Bachelor degree (Bakalavri Armenia n/a n/a n/a Astichan), awarded from 2005 Bachelor degree from the Armenia American University of n/a n/a n/a Armenia (5 point grading Armenia Specialist Diploma 5 4 scale) (10 point grading Armenia Specialist Diploma 9 7 scale) (20 point grading Armenia Specialist Diploma 18 13 scale) Armenia Specialist Diploma 4 3 (GPA Scale) Source: https://www.grb.uk.com/recruiter-research/international-degree-equivalents https://grad.usask.ca/admissions/grade-conversions.php Country Qualification Recommended UK Grade Equivalent Notes Master's degree (Magistrosi (5 point grading Armenia 4 Astichan), before 2005 systems) Master's degree (Magistrosi (10 point grading Armenia 7 Astichan), before 2005 systems) Master's degree (Magistrosi (20 point grading Armenia 13 Astichan), before 2005 systems) Master's degree (Magistrosi (classification Armenia Good Astichan), before 2005 grading systems) Master's degree (Magistrosi (GPA grading Armenia GPA 3.0 Astichan), before 2005 systems) Second Class Second Class Australia Bachelor Honours degree First Class Division (Upper Division / A / 1) (Lower / B / 2) *Please note that the overall weighted grade average, if not specified on the degree transcript, should be calculated from the numerical Austria Bachelor degree 1.5* 2.9* 3.9* grades achieved for each module. Modules or assessments marked as pass/fail should not be counted when calculating the average. Fachhochschuldiplom / Diplom Austria 1.5* 2.9* 3.9* (FH) *Please note that Diplomstudium, when this can be Austria awarded up to and including - - Genuegend* considered 2002 comparable to a 2.2 and above Magister, when awarded up to Austria - - Genuegend* and including 2002 Bakalavr diplomu (Bachelor Azerbaijan n/a n/a n/a degree) (from 2005) Source: https://www.grb.uk.com/recruiter-research/international-degree-equivalents https://grad.usask.ca/admissions/grade-conversions.php Country Qualification Recommended UK Grade Equivalent Notes (5 point grading Azerbaijan Specialist Diploma 5 4 scale) (100 point Azerbaijan Specialist Diploma 91 81 grading scale) Azerbaijan Magister awarded before 2005 4 Bahamas Bachelor degree n/a n/a n/a Bahrain Bachelor degree n/a n/a n/a Bachelor degree (4 years) from (4-point GPA Bangladesh 3.75 3 2.5 BUET scale) Master's degree (when (4-point CGPA Bangladesh following a three or four year 3.0* scale) Bachelor degree) Bachelor degree from Barbados n/a n/a n/a University of West Indies Specialist Diploma (completed Belarus 5 4 (5 point scale) after 1991) Specialist Diploma (completed Belarus 9 8 7 (10 point scale) after 1991) Belarus Master's degree (since 1991) 4 (5 point scale) Belarus Master's degree (since 1991) 7 (10 point scale) Belgium Bachelor degree 17 14 12 Licence / Licentiaat and other Belgium 16 14 12 two cycle diplomas Bachelor degree from Belize n/a n/a n/a University of West Indies Diplôme d'Etudes Benin 12* Approfondies (DEA) Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures Benin 12* (DES) Licenciado (from a public Bolivia 89 75 64 (0 - 100 scale) autonomous university) Licenciado (from a public Bolivia 9 8.5 7.5 (1 - 10 scale) autonomous university) Professional title (from a Bolivia public autonomous university) 89 75 64 (0 - 100 scale) Source: https://www.grb.uk.com/recruiter-research/international-degree-equivalents https://grad.usask.ca/admissions/grade-conversions.php Country Qualification Recommended UK Grade Equivalent Notes Professional title (from a Bolivia public autonomous university) 9 8.5 7.5 (1 - 10 scale) Bosnia and Bachelor degrees (Bologna 10 9 8 Herzegovina awards) Bosnia and Visoko Obrazovanja 10 9 8 (1 - 10 scale) Herzegovina Bosnia and Visoko Obrazovanja 5 4 (1 - 5 scale) Herzegovina Botswana Master's degree Pass Brazil Bacharel n/a n/a n/a Brazil Licenciado n/a n/a n/a Professional title (4 years in Brazil n/a n/a n/a duration) Brunei Bachelor (Honours) degree 1st 2:1 2:2 Bulgaria Bakalavar (from 2003) 5.5 4.5 4 Profesionalen Bakalavar (from Bulgaria 5.5 4.5 4 2003) Diploma of Completed Higher Bulgaria 6 5 4 Education Magistar (studied and Bulgaria 6 5 4 awarded until 2003) Diplôme d'Etudes Burkina Faso 12* Approfondies (DEA) Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures Burkina Faso 12* (DES) Diplôme d'Etudes Burundi 60* Approfondies (DEA) Cambodia Master's degree 85% 70% 65% Cambodia Master's degree A B C+ Cambodia Master's degree 4 3 2.5 Cambodia Master's degree Excellent Good Fairly Good Diplôme d'études supérieures Cameroon Pass en commerce Cameroon Diplôme d'Ingénieur Pass Source: https://www.grb.uk.com/recruiter-research/international-degree-equivalents https://grad.usask.ca/admissions/grade-conversions.php Country Qualification Recommended UK Grade Equivalent Notes Maîtrise / Master's degree Cameroon 16 14 12 (without thesis) Bachelor Honours degree (4 Canada years) / Baccalauréat / A- B C+ (Letter grade) Professional Bachelor degree Bachelor Honours degree (4 (4 point GPA Canada years) / Baccalauréat / 3.7 3.1 2.5 scale) Professional Bachelor degree Bachelor Honours degree (4 (Percentage Canada years) / Baccalauréat / 83% 73% 62% grade) Professional Bachelor degree Bachelor Honours degree (4 Canada years) / Baccalauréat / 10 8 6 (12 point scale) Professional Bachelor degree Canada Bachelor degree (3 years) A B+ B (Letter grade) (4 Point GPA Canada Bachelor degree (3 years) 3.9 3.5 3.1 scale) Canada Bachelor degree (3 years) 90% 80% 73% (Percentage scale) Canada Bachelor degree (3 years) 12 10 8 (12 point scale) Chile Licenciatura n/a n/a n/a Chile Professional title n/a n/a n/a (percentage China Bachelor degree 90% 80% 75% grade) China Bachelor degree 3.7 3.3 2.9 (GPA 4.0 scale) Colombia Licenciado n/a n/a n/a Licenciado / professional title Colombia with Acreditación de alta 4 3.6 3.2 calidad Colombia Professional title n/a n/a n/a Costa Rica Licenciado 9 8 7 Croatia Baccalaureus / Baccalaurea 5 4 3 Diploma Visoko Obrazovanje / Croatia Diplomirani / Level VII/1 5 4 3 Diploma (now phased out) Cuba Título de Licenciado n/a n/a n/a Source: https://www.grb.uk.com/recruiter-research/international-degree-equivalents https://grad.usask.ca/admissions/grade-conversions.php Country Qualification Recommended UK Grade Equivalent Notes Cuba Arquitecto n/a n/a n/a Cuba Doctor n/a n/a n/a Cuba Ingeniero n/a n/a n/a When awarded by a private institution, the Bachelor degree / Ptychio programme must Cyprus when awarded by a public 8.5 7.5 6.5 be accredited by university the Ministry of Education and Culture (0-10 grading scale) When awarded by a private institution, the Bachelor degree / Ptychio programme must Cyprus when awarded by a public 3.85 3.5 2.85 be accredited by university the Ministry of Education and Culture (0-10 grading scale) Czech Bakalar (2002 onwards) Výborny Velmi Dobre Dobre Republic Czech A B C Republic (2 or, when (1.5 or, when Czech awarded awarded Republic before 2004, before 2004, 2) 3) Bachelor degree / Professional Denmark Bachelor degrees (awarded 12 07-10 4 post-2006/07) Bachelor degree / Professional Denmark Bachelor degrees (awarded 13 08-10 7 post-2006/07) Candidatus Philosophiae (now Denmark Pass phased out) Djibouti Maîtrise n/a n/a n/a (from the Dominica Bachelor degree n/a n/a n/a University of the West Indies) Source: https://www.grb.uk.com/recruiter-research/international-degree-equivalents https://grad.usask.ca/admissions/grade-conversions.php Country Qualification Recommended UK Grade Equivalent Notes Dominican Maestría 80%* Republic, the Ecuador Título de Licenciado/a n/a n/a n/a Ecuador Título Profesional n/a n/a n/a (from a Public or Egypt Bachelor degree n/a n/a n/a Private University) (awarded by the American Egypt Bachelor degree n/a n/a n/a University in Cairo) El Salvador Licenciado n/a n/a n/a El Salvador Professional title n/a n/a n/a El Salvador Maestría 6* Bakalaurusekraad / Diploma Estonia 5 3.5 2.5 (Bachelor degree) Rakenduskõrgharidusõppe Estonia Diplom / Professional Higher 5 3.5 2.5 Education Diploma Bachelor degree (from the (Letter grade Fiji A B University of the South Pacific) system) Bachelor degree (from the (Percentage grade Fiji 80% 80% University of the South Pacific) system) (1-5 grading system, non- Kandidaat / Kandidat, when rounded grade, Finland 4.5 3.25 2.3 awarded after 2005 calculated from the weighted average*) (1-3 grading Kandidaat / Kandidat, when Finland 3 2 1 system, rounded awarded after 2005 grade) *Please note that the overall weighted grade Professional second cycle average, if not Finland awards: specified on the degree transcript, should be calculated from the numerical Source: https://www.grb.uk.com/recruiter-research/international-degree-equivalents https://grad.usask.ca/admissions/grade-conversions.php Country Qualification Recommended UK Grade Equivalent Notes grades achieved for each module.