Additional international applicant information
If you graduated from a post-secondary program in a country other than Canada (including the United States), then you will pay an international application fee.
Application deadlines
Apply for admission well before the deadline set by your department. Applying to UVic early gives you extra time to apply for immigration documents. Find the deadlines for your program on our individual program pages.
Study permits
You need to get the correct immigration documents to study in . Once you're admitted, a UVic immigration specialist can help you with this process.
Minimums from other countries
We have minimum academic standards that you must meet for regular admission to a graduate program.
We evaluate transcripts based on the grading scales for each recognized institution you’ve attended. As a result, you should only use the minimums below as a guide.
Individual programs may have higher requirements. Review your program information for more details.
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| Country | Minimum level | Minimum grade/score |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Bachelor's degree; Licence | 80% |
| Albania | Bachelor's degree (Diplom毛 e Nivelit t毛 Pare; Diplome with Titull (minimum four years)) | 8.0/10.0 |
| Algeria | Licence; Dipl么me d'脡tudes Sup茅rieurs; Dipl么me d'Ing茅nieur | 14.0/20.0 |
| Angola | Licenciatura | 14.0/20.0 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | No post-secondary degree level institutions | |
| Argentina | Licenciatura | 8.0/10.0; Distinguido |
| Armenia | Bachelor's degree (Diplom Bakalavri Astichan); Specialist Diploma (Diplom Masnageti) | 7.0/10.0; 13.0/20.0; 4.0/5.0; Good/宅铡站 |
| Australia | Bachelor's degree (Honours) | Upper 2nd Class; Distinction; 70% |
| Austria | Bachelor's degree; Diplomstudium/Magister; Fachhochschuldiplom/Diplom (FH) | 2.0; Gut |
| Azerbaijan | Bachelor's degree (Bakalavr Diplomu); Specialist Diploma (Diplomu) | 4.0/5.0; Good/yaxsi |
| Bahamas | Bachelor's degree | B; 3.0/4.0 |
| Bahrain | Bachelor's degree | 80%; 3.0/4.0 |
| Bangladesh | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years); Master's degree | B; 3.0/4.0; 60%; 1st Class |
| Barbados | Bachelor's degree (following CAPE/GCE A Levels) | Upper 2nd Class; 3.0/4.0 |
| Belarus | Bachelor's degree (Bakalavr); Specialist Diploma | 7.0/10.0; 4.0/5.0 |
| Belgium | Licenci茅; Licenciaat; Bachelor's degree | 14.0/20.0; Avec Distinction |
| Belize | Bachelor's degree | B; 3.0/4.0 |
| Benin | 惭补卯迟谤颈蝉别 | 14.0/20.0; Bien |
| Bermuda | No post-secondary degree level studies | |
| Bhutan | Bachelor's degree (Honours) | B; 70%; Very Good |
| Bolivia | T铆tulo de Bachiller Universitario; Licenciatura | Distinguido; 77% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bachelor's degree (Diplomirani); Advanced Diploma of Higher Education (Diploma Visokog Obrazovanja) | 4.0/5.0 |
| Botswana | Bachelor's degree | Upper 2nd Class; B; 70% |
| Brazil | Bacharelado (minimum four years); Licenciatura (minimum four years) | 8.0/10.0 |
| Brunei | Bachelor's degree | Upper 2nd Class; B; 3.5/5.0 |
| Bulgaria | Bachelor's degree (Bakalavr) | 4.5/6.0 |
| Burkina Faso | 惭补卯迟谤颈蝉别; Dipl么me d鈥橧ng茅nieur | 14.0/20.0; Bien |
| Burundi | Dipl么me de Licence; Dipl么me d鈥橧ng茅nieur (minimum four years) | 70%; Grande Distinction |
| Cambodia | Bachelor's degree; Licence | B; Good; 7.0/10.0; 70% |
| Cameroon | Licence; Diplome d'Ingenieur; Bachelor's degree | 14.0/20.0; Bien |
| Cape Verde | Licenciatura | 14.0/20.0; Bien |
| Cayman Islands | Bachelor's degree | B; 3.0/4.0 |
| Central African Republic | 惭补卯迟谤颈蝉别; Dipl么me d鈥橧ng茅nieur | 14.0/20.0; Bien |
| Chad | Licence (minimum four years); 惭补卯迟谤颈蝉别 | 14.0/20.0; Bien |
| Chile | Licenciatura; T铆tulo Profesional | 5.0/7.0; Bueno |
| China | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years) | B; 80% |
| Colombia | T铆tulo de Licenciado/T铆tulo Profesional; Maestro en [arts subject] (minimum four years for all degree types) | 3.5/5.0 |
| Congo | 惭补卯迟谤颈蝉别 | 14.0/20.0; Bien |
| Costa Rica | Bachiller Universitario; Licenciatura | 8.0/10.0 |
| Croatia | Bachelor's degree (Baccalaureus) | 4.0/5.0 |
| Cuba | Licenciatura; Ingenier铆a; Arquitectura; T铆tulo de Doctor | 4.0/5.0; Muy Bien; 80% |
| Cyprus | Ptychio | 7.0/10.0 |
| Czech Republic | 叠补办补濒谩艡 | 2.0/5.0; Velmi dob艡e |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Licence; Doctorat en M茅decine | 80%; Grande Distinction |
| Denmark | Candidatus; Diplomingenior; Bachelor's degree | 7.0/12.0 |
| Djibouti | 惭补卯迟谤颈蝉别 | 14.0/20.0; Bien |
| Dominica | No post-secondary degree level studies | |
| Dominican Republic | Licenciatura; T铆tulo Profesional | 80%; B; Muy Bueno |
| Ecuador | Licenciatura; T铆tulo Profesional | Bueno; 80%; 30.0/40.0 |
| Egypt | Bachelor's degree; Licence | Very Good |
| El Salvador | Licenciatura; T铆tulo Profesional | 8.0/10.0; Bien |
| Eritrea | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years) | B; 3.0/4.0 |
| Estonia | Bachelor's degree (Bakalaureusekraad/鈥婻akendusk玫rgharidus玫ppe Diplom) | 4.0/5.0; Vaga Hea |
| Ethiopia | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years) | B; 3.0/4.0 |
| Fiji | Three-year bachelor | B+ |
| Finland | Kandidat or Magistr | 3.5/5;鈥滳um Laude Approbatur鈥 |
| France | Licence; 惭补卯迟谤颈蝉别 (until 2009) | 12/20; Bien |
| Gabon | 惭补卯迟谤颈蝉别 | bien |
| Gambia | Bachelor's degree | 3.0/4.0 |
| Georgia | Bakalavris Khariskhi/ Diplomirebuli Specialistis Diplomi | 4/5, 70%, Kargi 鈥済ood鈥 |
| Germany | Bachelor, Diplom, Magister, Staatsexamen | "Gut," 2.49 |
| Ghana | Bachelor's degree (Honours) | Upper 2nd class |
| Gibraltar | No Post Secondary degree level institutions | |
| Greece | Ptychion | 7/10 |
| Greenland | Candidatus; Diplomingenior; Bachelor's degree | 7/12 |
| Guatemala | Licenciado, Ingeniero | 80% |
| Guinea | Diplome d'Etudes Superieures/ Matrise/ Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies | 14/20 or 鈥渂ien鈥 |
| Guinea-Bissau | No credentials available are considered equivalent to a Bachelors鈥 degree | |
| Guinea-Conakry | Diplome d鈥橢tudes Superieures/ Matrise/ Diplome d鈥橢tudes Approfondies | 14/20 or "bien" |
| Guyana | Bachelor | Pass with Distinction |
| Haiti | Bachelor/ Diplome*/ Licence | 70% |
| Holy See | Very specific Ecclesiastical education not normally recognized outside of those fields (Baccalaureate) | |
| Honduras | Licenciado/Titulo | 76% muy bueno |
| Hong Kong | Bachelor's degree (Honours) | Upper 2nd class |
| Hungary | Egyetemi Okevel | 3.5/5; 鈥淐um Laude鈥 |
| Iceland | Candidatus Mag. | 6.00/10 |
| India | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years); Master's degree | 1st class; 60%; 7/10 |
| Indonesia | Bachelor's degree (Sarjana I) | 3.0/4.0 |
| Iran | Karshenasi; Licence | 15/20; 80%; 3.0/4.0 |
| Iraq | Bachelor | B; 70%; 鈥淕ood鈥 |
| Ireland | Bachelor's degree | Upper 2nd class |
| Israel | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years) | 75%; Good |
| Italy | Laurea | 25/30 |
| Ivory Coast | Maitrise | 14/20 or "Bien" |
| Jamaica | Bachelors degree | Class II upper division |
| Japan | Bachelor's degree (Gakushi) | B; 3.0/4.0; 70% |
| Jordan | Bachelor's degree | B; 3.0/4.0; Very good |
| Kazakhstan | Bakalavr; Specialist Diploma | B; 3.0/4.0; Good/褏芯褉芯褕芯; 4.0/5.0 (before 2005) |
| Kenya | Bachelor's degree (Honours) | Upper 2nd class |
| Kiribati | No Post Secondary degree level institutions | |
| Kosovo | Ba莽elor / Baccalaureus | 8/10 |
| Kuwait | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years) | B; 3.0/4.0 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bakalavr; Specialist Diploma | 4/5; "Good" |
| Laos | Bachelor's degree (minimum five years until 2009; minimum four years thereafter) | 3.0/4.0 |
| Latvia | Bakalaurs (2003+)/Dilpoms of professional qualification/ Magistrs (pre2001) | 7/10 |
| Lebanon | 4-year bachelor (see France for French patterned U鈥檚) | 80% |
| Lesotho | Master鈥檚 degree/ Bachelor of Law | 70%, B |
| Liberia | Master鈥檚 degree | 80% B |
| Libya | Bachelor | 75% or 鈥淰ery Good鈥 |
| Liechtenstein | Bachelor's degree/ diplom (from Fachochschule) | 5/6 |
| Lithuania | Bakalaurus/ Auksjo Mokslo diploma | Good or 4/5 or 8/10 |
| Luxembourg | Bachelor/ Diplome d'Ingenieur | 40/60 |
| Macao | Bachelor/Licenciatura | 3.0/4.0 |
| Macedonia | Bachelor/ Visoko Obrazovanja | 8/10 |
| Madagascar | Maitrise | 14/20 or "Bien" |
| Malawi | Honours Bachelors | 2nd Class = 70%, 5/6, Pass with Marginal Distinction |
| Malaysia | Bachelor's degree (Honours/minimum four years) | Upper 2nd class |
| Maldives | Bachelor's degree | 3.0/4.0 |
| Mali | /Diplome de l鈥橢cole Normale Superior/ Diplome d鈥檈tudes Approfondies | 14/20 or 鈥渂ien鈥 |
| Malta | 4 yr/Honours Bachelors - (Bacillier 鈥 bl -Unuri) | second class (upper division) |
| Mauritania | Maitrise | 14/20 or鈥淏ien鈥 |
| Mauritius | Bachelors degree | Class II, division ii |
| Mexico | Licenciado/ Licenciatura, Ingeniero | 8/10 |
| Moldova | Diploma de Licenta (since 1991) | 8/10 |
| Monaco | No higher education institutions | |
| Mongolia | Bachelors degree | 鈥淏鈥 (3.0/4.0) |
| Montenegro | Diploma primijenjenih osovnih studija/ Diploma/ Uvjerenje o zavr拧enim osnovnim akademskim studijama | 4/5;8/10 |
| Morocco | Licence (minimum four years); 惭补卯迟谤颈蝉别 (minimum four years) | 14/20; Bien |
| Mozambique | Licenciatura | 17/20 |
| Myanmar | Honours Bachelor | 2nd class (80%) |
| Namibia | Masters degree | B, Very good, 70% 3.0/4.0 |
| Nepal | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years); Master's degree | 1st class |
| Netherlands | Bachelor, Master/Magister/Meester, Doctoraal/Doctorandus, Ingenieur | 7/10 |
| New Zealand | Honours Bachelor | 2nd class |
| Nicaragua | Licenciado/titulo | 80% |
| Niger | Matrise | 15 /20 |
| Nigeria | Bachelor's degree (Honours) | 3.5/5.0; B; Upper 2nd class; 60% |
| Norway | Bachelorgraden = 叠补肠丑别濒辞谤鈥檚 equivalent, Mastergraden = Master鈥檚 equivalent (Candidatus Magisteri = pre 2002) | 2.5 or "Laudabilis" Very good = 鈥淏鈥 second class. |
| Oman | 叠补肠丑别濒辞谤鈥檚 | 3.0/4 or 鈥淏鈥 or Very Good |
| Pakistan | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years) | 1st class; 60%; 3.0/4.0 |
| Palestine National Authority | Four year Bachelor | 80% |
| Panama | Licenciado/titulo | Bueno; 81% |
| Papua New Guinea | Bachelors degree | Class II division A |
| Paraguay | Titulo de Licenciado/ Titulo de (professional title) | 4/5 |
| Peru | Licenciado, Ingeniero | 14/20 |
| Philippines | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years) | 2.0; Good |
| Poland | Licencjat; Inzynier; Bachelor's degree | 4.0/5.0; Dobry |
| Portugal | Licenciado/Licenciatura | 14/20 |
| Puerto Rico | Four year Bachelor | 3/4; "B" |
| Qatar | Bachelor | 3/4;4/5 or 鈥淰ery Good鈥 |
| Romania | BachelorDiploma de Licenta | 8/10 |
| Russian Federation | Diploma Specialist | 4/5; "Good" |
| Rwanda | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years) | 80%; 14/20; Grande Distinction |
| Samoa | Bachelor's degree (from University of the South Pacific) | 5, B, 65% |
| Saudi Arabia | Bachelor's degree | 80%; Very good; 4.0/5.0 |
| Senegal | Diplome d鈥橢tudes Superieures/ Maitrise | 14/20 or "Bien" |
| Serbia | Bachelor's degree/ Diplom Visokog Obrazovanja (second-level degree obtained on completion of a four to six-year course) | 8/10 |
| Seychelles | Bachelor's degree (Honours) | Upper 2nd class |
| Sierra Leone | Bachelor | Upper 2nd class |
| Singapore | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years) | Upper 2nd class |
| Slovakia | Bakalar/ Absolvent Vysokej skoly/ Magister(pre 2003) | 1,5, B, vel' mi dobr媒 |
| Slovenia | Diplomant/Diplomirani/ Univerzitetni Diplomant/ Visoko Obrazovanji (pre 2000) | 8/10, Prav Dobro |
| Solomon Islands | Bachelor's degree (from University of the South Pacific) | 5, B, 65% |
| Somalia | Bachelor/ Laurea | 80%, 25/30 |
| South Africa | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years) | Upper 2nd class |
| South Korea | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years) | B; 3.0/4.5; 80% |
| Spain | Licenciado, Ingeniero, Arquitecto | 7/10 or 鈥淣otable鈥 |
| Sri Lanka | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years); Master's degree | Upper 2nd class; B+; 3.3/4.0 |
| St Kitts and Nevis | Bachelors degree (from University of the West Indies) | Credit with 70% (Upper Second) |
| St Lucia | Bachelors degree (from University of the West Indies) | Credit with 70% (Upper Second) |
| Sudan | Honours Bachelor | Upper Second Division |
| Suriname | Bachelor's degree (since 1983)/ Doctoraal Examen (until 1983) | Met Genoegen |
| Swaziland | Bachelor | 70%, 2nd class first division |
| Sweden | Bachelor/Kandidatexamen or Professional Bachelor/Yrkesexamen | 4.0/5.0 |
| Switzerland | Diplom/Licence | 5/6; 8/10 or "Gut" or "Bien" |
| Syria | Bachelor's degree (minimum four years); Licence (minimum four years) | 70% |
| Taiwan | Bachelor's degree | B; 70% |
| Tajikistan | Bakalavr/Specialist Diploma | 4/5 |
| Tanzania | Bachelor's degree (Honours - minimum four years) | B; Upper 2nd class |
| Thailand | Bachelor's degree | 3.0/4.0 |
| Togo | Diplome d'Ingenieur/Doctorat (Medicine)/Maitrise | 14/20 or "Bien" |
| Tonga | Bachelor's degree (from the University of the South Pacific) | 5, B, 65% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Honours Bachelor (from the University of the West Indies) | Upper 2nd class, B+ |
| Tukish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Lisans; Muhendis Diplomasi | 3.0/4.0 |
| Tunisia | Licence (minimum four years); 惭补卯迟谤颈蝉别; Dipl么me d鈥橧ngenieur/Architecture; Docteur en ... | 14/20 |
| Turkey | Lisans; Muhendis Diplomasi | 3.0/4.0; BB; B |
| Turkmenistan | Bakalavr/ Secialist diploma (Prior to 2001) | 4/5; "Good" |
| Uganda | Bachelor's degree (Honours) | Upper 2nd class |
| Ukraine | Dyplom Bakalavr; Specialist Diploma (post 1990) | 4/5 |
| United Arab Emirates | Bachelor's degree | 3.0/4.0; B; 80% |
| United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland) | Bachelor's degree (Honours) | Upper 2nd class |
| United States of America | Bachelor's degree | 3.0/4.0 |
| Uruguay | Titulao de Licenciado | 6/12 |
| Uzbekistan | Bakalavr; Specialist diploma | Yaxshi (71%) |
| Vanuatu | Bachelor's degree (from the University of the South Pacific) | 5, B, 65% |
| Venezuela | 4 year Licenciado or professional degree | 3.3/5; 7/9; 13/20 (sciences) or 14/20 |
| Vietnam | Bachelor's degree (B岷眓g T峄憈 Nghi峄噋 膼岷 H峄峜) | 7.0/10.0 |
| West Bank and Gaza | Bachelor's degree | B, 3.0/4.0, Very Good |
| West Indies | Honours Bachelor | Upper 2nd class |
| Yemen | Bachelor's degree | 78, Very Good |
| Yugoslavia | Visoko Obrazovanja (2nd level degree of 4 years) | 4/5;8/10 |
| Zambia | Bachelor's degree | 鈥淏+鈥 or 鈥淢eritorious鈥 |
| Zimbabwe | Bachelor's degree | Upper 2nd class |
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