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Acceptable Credentials
Country Recognized Basic or First Degree Acceptable Second/Third Degrees Unacceptable Degrees
Papua New
Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Bachelor (4 years); B.Arch.Bldg. (Honors) (5 years);
Bachelor (Honors) (1 year after Bachelor; not
available in all fields); B.Arch.Bldg., BDS, MB, BS (5
years)
Licenciado (4-6 years); Ingeniero (5-6 years);
Professional Title (4-6 years)
Bachiller [university] (5 years); Licenciado (5-6 years);
Professional Title (5-7 years)
Bachelor (4-5 years); Doctor of Dental Medicine,
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Doctor of Optometry
(6 years); Doctor of Medicine (7 years)
Master (1-2 years after Honors degree); PhD
(minimum 3 years)
Magister, Maestro, Magister Scientiae (2 years
after basic degree)
Master (1-2 years beyond Bachelor); Doctor of
Education, Doctor of Philosophy (2-3 years after
Master)
B.Tech (3 years)
Professional Title, Licenciado (3 years)
Bachiller de Estudios Generale (2 years);
Bachiller [university] (4 years); Licenciado
(4 years)
Associate degree (2 years)
Poland
Title of Inzynier (4 years); Magister (4-5 years);
Magister Inzynier (5 years); Lekarz-Dentysta (5 years);
Lekarz-Medicine (6 years)
Doktor (2-3 years after basic degree); Doktor nauk
Technicznych (2 years after Magister by thesis);
Doktor Habilitowany (by thesis after doctorate)
Professional diploma in Administration (3
years)
Portugal
Licenciado (4-5 years); Licenciado en Medicine (6-7
years)
Mestrado (2 years after basic degree)
Bacheral (3 years); Licenciado (2-3 years);
Diploma programs
Qatar Bachelor (4 years) Master (1 year after bachelor) Diploma or Certificate programs
Romania
Russia
Licentiat, Professional Title, Exam de Stat. (4-6 years);
Diploma d'Architecte (6 years); Diploma de Inginer (5
years)
Diplom from university or institute (5 years); Diplom
in Medicine (6 years)
Professional Title or Specialist Diploma [Bakalavr
Diploma, 4 years] (4-5 years)
Doctorate (3-5 years after State Examination & 2
years of professional experience); Doctor Docent
(by thesis after doctorate)
Kandidat Nauk (by thesis after first degree);
Magistr Diploma (2 years beyond Bakalavr
Diploma)
Doktor Nauk (essentially honorary doctorate
awarded for major research contributions)
Diploma de Stat (3 years); Diploma de Sub-
Inginer (3 years)
Diplom for uschilischche or tecknikum;
Intermediate Diploma (2 years)
Saudi Arabia
Bachelor (4-5 years)
Master (1-3 years after bachelor); PhD (2-4 years
plus thesis)
Bachelor (3 years); Diploma programs
10 As of January 3, 2012