Credential Templates, The Former USSR and the Russian Federation

UK NARIC (UK)
Is considered comparable to British Bachelor degree standard. "Holders of this award possess the
formal requirements for postgraduate study (including PhD) in the UK, at institutional
discretion."
IERF 2004 (USA)
BA/BS.
IQAS Recommendations for:
Employment
• The Diploma of "Specialist" of 5 years generally compares to the completion of:
• 4-year Bachelor's degree plus 1 year of graduate level work in xxx, or
• 5-year combined Bachelor degrees, e.g. B.Ed./B.Sc., or
• assessed individually.
• The Diploma of "Specialist" of 4 years generally compares to the completion of a 4-year
Bachelor's degree in xxx.
Post-secondary Admission
• The Diploma of "Specialist" of 5 years generally compares to the completion of:
• 4-year Bachelor's degree plus 1 year of graduate level work in xxx, or
• 5-year combined Bachelor degrees, e.g. B.Ed./B.Sc., or
• assessed individually.
• The Diploma of "Specialist" of 4 years generally compares to the completion of a 4-year
Bachelor's degree in xxx.
Course Equivalencies
30-level courses if no secondary documents are available.
IQAS Rationale:
Diploma of "Specialist" in the Former USSR:
The first degree of higher education in the former USSR was commonly referred to as the
First Diploma or the Diploma of "Specialist". The credential itself, however, did not use these
terms. It was normally entitled Diploma of Completion of Higher Education (Диплом об
окончании высшего учебного заведения, Diplom ob okonchanii vysshego uchebnogo
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