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Refer to the table below for country-specific minimum degree and English proficiency requirements for international applicants.
| Country | English Test Required | Minimum Degree |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Albania | Yes | 4 year bachelor/other degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 |
| Algeria | Yes | 4 year first degree |
| American Samoa | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| Andorra | Yes | 4 year first degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 |
| Angola | Yes | 4 year licenciatura or first degree |
| Anguilla | No | No higher education available in country |
| Antigua and Barbuda | No | Bachelor from the University of the West Indies |
| Argentina | Yes | 4 year bachelor/licenciatura or professional degree |
| Armenia | Yes | 4 year first degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2005 |
| Aruba | Yes | 3 year WO bachelor (180 ECTS) or higher degree (Dutch system) |
| Ascension | No | No higher education available in country |
| Australia | No | 4 year bachelor or honours degree |
| Austria | Yes | 4 year bachelor, Diplom-Ingenieur, or magister, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Azerbaijan | Yes | 4 year bachelor degree or diploma, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2005 |
| Bahamas, The | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Bahrain | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Bangladesh | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Barbados | No | Bachelor from the University of the West Indies |
| Belarus | Yes | 4 year specialist diploma/magistr, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2015 |
| Belgium | Yes | 4 year degree/licentiat, licence, maitrise or professional title, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Belize | No | 3 year bachelor is insufficient |
| Benin | Yes | 4 year first degree or maitrise |
| Bermuda | No | No higher education available in country |
| Bhutan | Yes | 3 year bachelor + a post grad diploma; 1-2 year Master of Education after bachelor |
| Bolivia | Yes | 4 year licenciado, experto, maestria |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Yes | 4 year diploma |
| Botswana | No | 4 year bachelor degree or bachelor + post grad diploma to = 4 years) |
| Brazil | Yes | 4 year bacharel, licenciado, or titulo |
| British Virgin Islands | No | No higher education available in country |
| Brunei Darussalam | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Bulgaria | Yes | 4 year specialist diploma, bachelor, or magistr (first degree), or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Burkina Faso | Yes | 4 year maitrise, engineering diploma, or university credential (licence insufficient) |
| Burma (Myanmar) | Yes | 4 year bachelor of honours |
| Burundi | Yes | 4 year licence, diplome, or Iingenieur agronome |
| Cambodia | Yes | 4 year licence/bachelor |
| Cameroon | Yes | 3-4 year licence/diplome |
| Canada (except for Quebec) | No | 4 year bachelor, honours bachelor or specialized bachelor; Quebec - 3 year bachelor |
| Cape Verde | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| Cayman Islands | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Central African Republic | Yes | 4 year degree; a maitrise, specialized diplome or professional title |
| Chad | Yes | maitrise or 4 year first degree/diplome (licence is insufficient) |
| Channel Islands | Yes | 3 year degree from an accredited university in England |
| Chile | Yes | 4 year licenciatura or professional qualification |
| China | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Christmas Island | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| Colombia | Yes | 4 year licenciado or first degree |
| Comoros | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | Yes | 4 year 1st degree (Gradue of 2-3 yrs + Licence or professional title of 2-3 yrs) |
| Congo, Republic of | Yes | 4 years of higher education, a diplome or specialized professional qualification |
| Cook Islands | Yes | 4 year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
| Costa Rica | Yes | 4 year bachiller universitario or licenciado |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Yes | 4 year maitrise or diplom |
| Croatia | Yes | 4 year diploma, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2001 |
| Cuba | Yes | 4 year professional title, licenciatura/licenciado, doctor/doctorado |
| Curacao | Yes | 3 year WO bachelor (180 ECTS) or higher degree |
| Cyprus | Yes | 4 year lisans diplomasi/bachelor, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2001 |
| Czech Republic | Yes | 4 year degree of absolvent, ucitel, or inzenyr, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Denmark | Yes | 4 year degree, candidatus, or civelingenior,or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Djibouti, Republic of | Yes | maitrise or other 4 year postsecondary credentials from universities or grandes ecoles; licence + M1 (French system) |
| Dominica | No | No higher education available in country |
| Dominican Republic | Yes | Licenciatura or 4 year degree |
| Ecuador | Yes | 4 year licenciado, doctorado, maestro, magister, or professional title |
| Egypt | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| El Salvador | Yes | 4 year licenciado or a professional degree |
| Equatorial Guinea | Yes | 4 year first degree |
| Eritrea | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| England (UK) | No | 3 year first degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Estonia | Yes | 4 year degree, a bachelor or professional qualification |
| Ethiopia | Yes | 4 year first degree |
| Falkland Islands | No | No higher education available in country |
| Faroe Islands | Yes | 4 year degree, candidatus, or civelingenior (Danish system) |
| Fiji | No | 4 year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
| Finland | Yes | 4 year or more first degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| France | Yes | 4 year licence, maitrese, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| French Polynesia | Yes | maitrise or other 4 year postsecondary credentials from universities or grandes ecoles; licence + M1 (French system) |
| Gabon | Yes | 4 year licence, maitrise, diplome d'ingenieur, doctorat en medecine |
| Gambia, The | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Gaza Strip | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Georgia | Yes | 4 year first degree, bachelor or diploma, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2005 |
| Germany | Yes | 3 year Bologna degree (180 ECTS) or Vordiplom w/ additional year (90 SWS) |
| Ghana | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Gibraltar | No | No higher education available in country |
| Greece | Yes | 4 year ptychion, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Greenland | Yes | 4 year degree, candidatus, or civelingenior (Danish system) |
| Grenada | No | No higher education available in country |
| Guam | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Guatemala | Yes | 4 year licenciado, baccalaureatus in scientiis, baccalaureatus in artibus |
| Guinea | Yes | 4 year university degree |
| Guinea-Bissau | Yes | 4 year licenciatura |
| Guyana | No | Bachelor degree (Education, Arts, Science, Social Science, Engineering), 4 year Diploma in Education |
| Haiti | Yes | 4 year diplome or licence |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | Yes | 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 |
| Honduras | Yes | 4 year bachiller, licenciado degree |
| Hong Kong | Yes | 4 year bachelor or diploma |
| Hungary | Yes | 4 year diploma/degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Iceland | Yes | 3 year (90 ch) - 4.5 year (4 yr - 120 ch) bachelor, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| India | Yes | 4 year accredited bachelor; 3 year accredited bachelor + master; 3 year accredited bachelor + post grad diploma; or 3 year bachelor by itself provided the degree is at least 120 credits (where each credit = 45 contact hours) and the degree has been earned in Division I and the institution is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an institutional score of 'A' or better. See https://catalog.arizona.edu/policy/credit-definitions |
| Indonesia | Yes | 4 year degree, a sarjana or professional title |
| Iran | Yes | 4 year bachelor, karshenasi |
| Iraq | Yes | 4 year bachelor degree |
| Ireland (Eire) | No | 3 year honours degree; 3 year pass degree + postgraduate diploma; 4 year bachelor, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Isle of Man | No | No higher education available in country |
| Israel | Yes | 4 year bachelor, master degree |
| Italy | Yes | 4 year laurea, bachelor, diplome, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Jamaica | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Jan Maye | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| Japan | Yes | 4 year gakushi (bachelor) |
| Jordan | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Kazakhstan | Yes | 4 year first degree, a bachelor or diploma, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2010 |
| Kenya | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Kiribati | Yes | 4 year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
| North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| South Korea (Republic of) | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Kuwait | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Kyrgyzstan | Yes | 4 year first degree, a bachelor or diploma |
| Laos | Yes | 5 year bachelor/diplome |
| Latvia | Yes | 4 year first degree, a bachelor or diploma, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Lebanon | Yes | Bachelor degree, 4 year licence; maitrise, Diplome d'Ingenieur, Diplome de Beaux Arts, or Diplome d'Architecture |
| Lesotho | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Liberia | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Libya | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Liechtenstein | Yes | 3 year Bologna degree (180 ECTS) or Vordiplom w/ additional year (90 SWS) |
| Lithuania | Yes | 4 year bachelor, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Luxembourg | Yes | 1-2 year certificats and diplomes are not sufficient; 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Macau | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Macedonia | Yes | 4 year diploma, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 |
| Madagascar | Yes | 4 year degree, a maitrise or specialized professional qualification |
| Malawi | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Malaysia | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Maldives | Yes | 4 year first degree |
| Mali | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Malta | Yes | 4 year bachelor or master degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Marshall Islands, Republic of | Yes | 4 year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
| Martinique | Yes | Maitrise or other 4 year postsecondary credentials from universities or grandes ecoles; licence + M1 (French system) |
| Mauritania | Yes | 4 year maitrise or specialized diplome |
| Mauritius | No | 4 year bachelor degree |
| Mayotte | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| Mexico | Yes | 4 year licenciatura or professional title |
| Micronesia, Federated States | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| Moldova | Yes | 4 year first degree, a bachelor or diploma, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2005 |
| Monaco | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Mongolia | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Montenegro | Yes | 4 year bachelor, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 as Serbia-Montenegro and 2007 as Montenegro |
| Montserrat | No | No higher education available in country |
| Morocco | Yes | 4 year licence, diplome d'Ingenieur, diplome d'Etudes Superieures |
| Mozambique | Yes | 5 year licenciatura or professional title |
| Namibia | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Nauru | Yes | 4 year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
| Nepal | Yes | 4 year bachelor or 3 year bachelor + master |
| Netherlands | Yes | 3 year WO bachelor (180 ECTS) or higher degree |
| New Caledonia | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| New Zealand | No | 4 year bachelor or 3 year bachelor + master |
| Nicaragua | Yes | 4 year licenciatura or professional qualification |
| Niger | Yes | 4 years of higher education, a maitrise or specialized diplome |
| Nigeria | No | 4 year first degree, a bachelor or professional title |
| Niue | Yes | 4 year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
| Norfolk Island | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| Northern Ireland (UK) | No | 3 year first degree (British system), or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Northern Mariana Isle (Commonwealth of) | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| Norway | Yes | 3 year bachelor (180 ECTS) |
| Oman | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Pakistan | Yes | 4 year bachelor or 3 year bachelor + master |
| Palau | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| Palestine | Yes | see Gaza Strip & West Bank |
| Panama | Yes | 4 year licenciatura or professional qualification |
| Papua New Guinea | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Paraguay | Yes | 4 year licenciado, notario, ingeniero, arquitecto, abogado, Profesor de Ensenanza Secoundaria |
| Peru | Yes | 4 year bachiller, licenciado, or other professional title |
| Philippines, The | Yes | 4 year bachelor degree |
| Pitcairn Islands | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| Poland | Yes | 4 year inzynier, magister, or magister inzynier, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Portugal | Yes | 4 year licenciado/bachelor, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Puerto Rico | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Qatar | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Reunion | Yes | 4 years of higher education, a maitrise or specialized diplome |
| Romania | Yes | 3 year Diploma de Stat, 4 to 5 year Examen de Stat/Licentiat + dissertation, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Russian Federation | Yes | 4 year first degree, a bachelor or diploma, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 |
| Rwanda | Yes | 4 years of higher education, a licence, maitrise or professional title |
| Samoa | Yes | 4 year bachelor/diploma |
| San Marino, Republic of | Yes | 4 year laurea, bachelor, diplome (Italian system) |
| Sao Tome & Principe, Democratic Republic of | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Saudi Arabia | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Scotland (UK) | No | 4 year first degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Senegal | Yes | 4 years of higher education; a maitrise, specialized diploma or professional title |
| Serbia | Yes | 4 year first degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 |
| Seychelles | No | 3 year first degree (British system) |
| Sierra Leone | No | 4 year bechel or honours bachelor degree |
| Singapore | No | 4 year honours bachelor, or an ordinary degree + postgraduate diploma |
| Sint Maarten | Yes | 4 year degree |
| Slovakia | Yes | 4 year bakalár, or or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Slovenia | Yes | 4 year degree, a diploma with a professional title including the field of study, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Solomon Islands | No | 4 year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
| Somalia | Yes | 4 year laurea or bachelor |
| South Africa | No | 4 year bachelor or honours bachelor |
| South Sudan | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Spain | Yes | 4 year bachelor, licenciado or professional title, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Sri Lanka | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| St Barthelemy (Territorial Collectivity of) | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| St Christopher (Kitts) & Nevis (Federation of) | No | Bachelor from the University of the West Indies |
| St Helena | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| St Lucia | No | Bachelor from the University of the West Indies |
| St Pierre & Miquelon | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | No | Bachelor from the University of the West Indies |
| Sudan | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Suriname | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Svalbard | Yes | 3 year bachelor (180 ECTS) (Norwegian system) |
| Swaziland | No | 4 year bachelor; Diploma in Education |
| Sweden | Yes | 4 year university degree, filosofie kandidatexamen, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Switzerland | Yes | 3-5 year university degree (3 year higher college diploma is insufficient), or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Syria | Yes | 4 year licence or bachelor |
| Taiwan | Yes | 4 year bachelor/diploma |
| Tajikistan | Yes | 4 year first degree, a bachelor or diploma |
| Tanzania, United Republic | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Thailand | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Timor-Leste (Democratic Republic of) | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Togo | Yes | 4 year degree, a maitrise or specialized diplome |
| Tokelau | Yes | 4 year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
| Tonga | Yes | 4 year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
| Trinidad & Tobago | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Tunisia | Yes | 4 year bachelor, licence, maitrise, or diploma |
| Turkey | Yes | 4 year lisans diplomasi/bachelor, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2001 |
| Turkmenistan | Yes | 4 year first degree |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | No | No higher education available in country |
| Tuvalu | Yes | 4 year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
| Uganda | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Ukraine | Yes | 4 year bakalavr; specialist diploma, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2005 |
| United Arab Emirates | Yes | 4 year or more bachelor/licentiate |
| United States | No | 4 year bachelor from Regionally accredited institution |
| United States Virgin Islands | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Uruguay | Yes | 4 year licenciatura or professional qualification |
| Uzbekistan | Yes | 5 year first degree/diploma |
| Vanuatu | Yes | 4 year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
| Venezuela | Yes | 4 year licenciatura or titulo profesional |
| Vietnam | Yes | 4 year licence, bachelors, ounhan, or Graduate Diploma |
| Wales (UK) | No | 3 year first degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 1999 |
| Wallis and Futuna (Territory of) | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| West Bank | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Western Sahara | Yes | No higher education available in country |
| Independent State of Samoa | No | 4 year bachelor from The University of the South Pacific |
| Yemen | Yes | 4 year bachelor |
| Yugoslavia (former) | Yes | 4 year first degree, or 3 year 180 ECTS Bologna degree after 2003 |
| Zaire (former) | Yes | 4 year 1st degree (Gradue of 2-3 yrs + Licence or professional title of 2-3 yrs) |
| Zambia | No | 4 year bachelor |
| Zimbabwe | No | 4 year bachelor |