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Acceptable Credentials
Country Recognized Basic or First Degree Acceptable Second/Third Degrees Unacceptable Degrees
Yemen Arab
Republic
Bachelor (4 years)
Diploma [second phase degree] (4-5 years); Inzenjer,
Former
Specijalist or Magisterijum/Magister [specialist or
Ekonomista, Arhtikt; Professional Qualification
Yugoslavia
3rd phase degree] (2 years after 2nd phase degree)
[Prvistrucni Naziv]
Diploma [first phase degree] (2-3 years)
Doktor Nauk [essentially honorary doctorate
awarded for major research contributions] (2 years
after magister)
Zaire
Licence (2-3 years after Gradue Diploma);
Professional qualification (2 years after a 3-year
Gradue Diploma); Docteur en Medecine (6 years)
Doctorat (evaluated on an individual basis)
Baccalaureat (1 year of study in law);
Gradue Diploma (2-3 years)
Zambia
Bachelor (4-6 years); MB, ChB (7 years)
Master (15 to 24 months); PhD (2 years after
master)
Zimbabwe Bachelor [Honors, highly specialized] (4 years) Master (1-2 years after bachelor); D.Phil. (3 years) Bachelor (3 years)
14 As of January 3, 2012