Acceptable Foreign Degrees
Official evaluation of a foreign degree
If your undergraduate degree is from a college or university outside the United States or Canada, you must submit an official evaluation of your degree by the Center for Educational Documentation or World Education Services.
It takes time to obtain these documents. You should order the transcript and have your degree evaluated prior to or while you are taking the first 3 required courses for admission.
Keep the sealed copies with your own personal records until you are ready to apply (please do not forward them to our office before application).
Degrees that are ordinarily accepted
The following foreign degrees are ordinarily accepted as equivalent to the US bachelor’s degree. In most cases, 3-year degrees are not acceptable.
British-patterned education: bachelor’s degree with honors
French-patterned education: degree or diploma requiring 4 years of postbaccalaureate study
Germany: minimum 3 to 4 years of postsecondary study (vordiplom plus 1 year)
Other European countries: university degree requiring a minimum of 4 years of study
Middle East: university degree requiring a minimum of 4 years of study
Canada: 3-year bachelor’s degree from Quebec, 4-year bachelor’s degree from all other provinces
Latin America: university degree requiring a minimum of 4 years of study
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal: bachelor’s degree in engineering, master’s degree in all other fields
Philippines: 5-year bachelor’s degree or 4-year bachelor’s degree plus 1 year of graduate work
Other Asian countries: university degree requiring a minimum of 4 years of study