Minimum Academic Requirements from Other Countries

The minimum requirements listed below are general guidelines for each country.
Transcripts and mark sheets may provide additional information on grading systems.

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Applicants should also contact the department directly to confirm its minimum requirements, as some departments have higher admission standards.

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Afghanistan 85%
Albania 8 out of 10
Algeria 12 out of 20
Argentina 7 out of 10
Armenia 4 out of 5; 7.5 out of 10
Australia Second Class Honours Upper Division; 70%; 6 out of 7
Austria Gut; 2 out of 5 (reversed scale)
Azerbaijan 4 out of 5
Bahamas 3 out of 4
Bahrain 3 out of 4; 80%
Bangladesh First Class/Division; 60%; 3 out of 4
Belarus 8 out of 10
Belgium 14 out of 20
Belize Second Class Upper Division; B
Benin 13 out of 20
Bhutan First Class/Division; 60%
Bolivia 80%
Bosnia & Herzegovina 4 out of 5
Botswana Second Class, First Division; 70%
Brazil 7 out of 10
Brunei/Darussalam Second Class Honours (Upper Division)
Bulgaria 4.5 out of 6
Burkina Faso 15 out of 20
Burundi 75%
Cameroon 14 out of 20
Central African Republic 14 out of 20
Chad 14 out of 20
Chile 5 out of 7
China (People's Republic) 80%; 4 out of 5; B
China – Macao SAR B
Colombia 3.7 out of 5

Commonwealth Caribbean Region
(Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Christopher-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Turks & Caicoas)

 Upper Second Class Honours
Congo 15 out of 20
Congo, Democratic Republic of (Zaire) 60%
Costa Rica 8 out of 10; 80%
Cote D’Ivoire 14 out of 20
Croatia 4 out of 5
Cuba 4 out of 5; 80%
Cyprus 3 out of 4; 7.5 out of 10; 80%
Czech Republic Very Good; 2 out of 5 (reversed scale)
Denmark 7 out of 12 (after August 2007)
8 out of 13 (prior to August 2007)
Dominican Republic 3 out of 4
Ecuador 80%; 8 out of 10
Egypt 70% undergraduate;
75% graduate
El Salvador 8 out of 10
England Second Class, Upper Division
Eritrea 3.5 out of 4
Estonia 4 out of 5
Ethiopia 3 out of 4
Fiji 3 out of 4; B
Finland 2 out of 3; 3 out of 6; Cum Laude Approbatur
France 13 out of 20
Gabon 14 out of 20
Gambia 3 out of 4.3; B
Georgia 4 out of 5
Germany 2.5 out of 6 (reversed scale); Gut
Ghana Second Class, Upper Division; 3 out of 4; B
Greece 7 out of 10
Guatemala Very Good
Guinea 14 out of 20
Guyana B
Haiti 75%
Honduras 80%
Hong Kong SAR China Second Class Honours Upper Division
Hungary 4 out of 5
Iceland 7 out of 10
India 60%; First Class Standing/Division; 7 out of 10
Indonesia 2.5 out of 4
Iran 15 out of 20
Iraq 70% undergraduate;
70% graduate
Ireland Second Class, Upper Division
Israel 80%
Italy 24 out of 30
Jamaica Upper Second Class Honours
Japan 75%
Jordan 80%
Kazakhstan 4 out of 5
Kenya Second Class Honours, Upper Division
Korea, Republic of 82%; 3.3 out of 4.5
Kuwait 6.5 out of 9; 80%
Kyrghyzstan 4 out of 5
Lao People’s Demo Republic 7.5 out of 10
Latvia 4 out of 5
Lebanon 3 out of 4; 15 out of 20; 75 - 80%
Lesotho Second Class, First Division; 75%
Liberia B; 3 out of 4
Libya 75%
Lithuania 7.5 out of 10
Luxembourg 12 out of 20
Macau 16 out of 20; 3 out of 4
Macedonia 8 out of 10
Madagascar 15 out of 20
Malawi 70%
Malaysia Second Class (Upper Division)
Mali 14 out of 20
Malta Second Class Honours, Upper Division
Mauritania 15 out of 20
Mauritius Class II, Division I
Mexico 8 out of 10; 80%
Moldova 8 out of 10
Mongolia 85%
Montenegro 8 out of 10
Morocco 12 out of 20
Mozambique 16 out of 20
Myanmar 4 out of 5
Namibia 75%
Nepal First Class/Division
Netherlands 7 out of 10
New Zealand Second Class (Division I)
Nicaragua 80%
Niger 15 out of 20
Nigeria Second Class Honours, Upper Division
Norway 2.5 out of 6 (reversed scale)
Oman 3 out of 4
Pakistan First Class/Division or 65%
Palestine Very Good
Panama 81%
Papua New Guinea Class II, Division A
Paraguay 4/5, 80%; Very Good
Peru 14 out of 20
Philippines 2 out of 5 (reversed scale)
Poland Good
Portugal 15 out of 20
Puerto Rico 3 out of 4; 80%
Qatar 4 out of 5
Romania 7.5 out of 10
Russian Federation 4 out of 5
Rwanda Grande Distinction; 80%
Saudi Arabia 3 out of 4; Very Good; B; 80%
Senegal 14 out of 20
Serbia 8 out of 10
Scotland Second Class, Upper Division
Sierra Leone Second Class Honours, Upper Division
Singapore Second Class, Upper Division; B
Slovak Republic/Slovakia Very Good
Slovenia 8 out of 10
Somalia 26 out of 30
South Africa Second Class, Division 1
Spain 7.5 out of 10
Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 60% or Upper Secondary
Sudan 65%
Swaziland Second Class, First Division
Sweden 4 out of 5; Väl Godkänd (Distinction)
Switzerland 2 out of 5 (reversed scale); 3 out of 4; 5 out of 6; 6 out of 8; 7 out of 10
Syria 70%
Taiwan 75%
Tajikistan 4 out of 5
Tanzania Second Class, Upper Level
Thailand 3 out of 4
Togo 15 out of 20
Trinidad & Tobago Upper Second Class Honours
Tunisia 12 out of 20
Turkey 3 out of 4; 70%; Good
Turkmenistan 4 out of 5
Uganda Class II(i) Honours Upper
Ukraine 4 out of 5
United Arab Emirates B
United States 3 out of 4
Uruguay 8 out of 10
Uzbekistan 4 out of 5
Venezuela 7 out of 9; 14 out of 20; 3.5 out of 5
Vietnam 7 out of 10
Wales Second Class, Upper Division
Yemen 80%
Yugoslavia (former) 7.5 out of 10
Zambia B+; Meritorious
Zimbabwe Second Division, Upper Level

 

 

 

 

For more information about grading systems and minimum requirements for admission from foreign universities, a copy of A Guide to Educational Systems Around the World can be ordered from the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs.

For more information about international graduate admission at the U of A, consult the Graduate Program Manual--Section 5: Admissions