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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION GUIDE for the assessment of education from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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Credential Name
Bachelor of Law(s) (LLB)
(3-year after-degree program)
Bachelor of Law(s) (LLB)
(5-year)
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Bachelor of Dentistry or Bachelor of Dental Surgery
(BDS)
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Post-Graduate Certificate or
Post-Graduate Diploma
[from universities and degree-awarding institutions]
Master’s degree ((3+1 years) or (2+2 years))
Master of Education (MEd) (1-year)
Master of Education (MEd) (2-year)
Master of Arts in Education (1- or 2-year)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and equivalent Master’s
degrees (1.5 to 3 years)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
IQAS Recommendations
Generally compares to the completion of a first professional university degree in law (as practiced in
the Islamic Republic of Pakistan).
Generally compares to the completion of a first professional university degree in law (as practiced in
the Islamic Republic of Pakistan), preceded by two years of prerequisite university study.
Generally compares to the completion of a first professional university degree in medicine.
Note: Medical degrees in Pakistan generally involve five years of continuous study in a faculty of
medicine. In Canada, medical degrees generally require at least two years of pre-professional study
in science followed by four years of professional medical studies.
Generally compares to the completion of a first professional university degree in dentistry.
Note: Dentistry degrees in Pakistan involve four years of continuous study in a faculty of dentistry.
In Canada, dentistry degrees generally require at least two years of pre-professional study in
science followed by four years of professional dentistry studies.
Generally compares to the completion of a first professional university degree in veterinary
medicine.
Note: Prior to 2002, veterinary medicine degrees in Pakistan generally involved four years of
continuous study in a faculty of veterinary medicine. Since 2002, they have involved five years of
continuous study in a faculty of veterinary medicine. In Canada, degrees in veterinary medicine
generally require at least two years of pre-professional study in science followed by four years of
professional studies in veterinary medicine.
Programs requiring a two or three-year bachelor’s degree for admission:
Generally compares to the completion of __ years of undergraduate study.
Programs requiring a four-year bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree for admission:
Generally compares to the completion of a graduate certificate or diploma. Shorter programs are
generally compared to certificates while longer programs can be compared to diplomas.
Generally compares to the completion of one year (or two years) of senior undergraduate study.
In combination with a preceding bachelor’s degree:
Generally compares to the completion of a four-year bachelor’s degree.
Generally compares to the completion of one year of senior undergraduate study in education.
Generally compares to the completion of a two-year master’s degree with a focus in education.
Generally compares to the completion of one year (or two years) of senior undergraduate study in
education.
Generally compares to the completion of a master’s degree.
Generally compares to the completion of a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. The scope and quality
of the research can only be determined by an expert in the field.