In order to be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Education program, a completed bachelor degree that is academically equivalent to a four-year, 120-credit UBC bachelor degree, conferred by an accredited post-secondary institution, is required. If you graduated from a recognized post-secondary institution outside of Canada, find your institution’s country below to see what may be equivalent to a four-year bachelor degree.
Please note, the information presented on this page is a general guide for the minimum qualifications required for admission consideration, and meeting minimum requirements or holding a credential listed from your respective country are not guarantees of admission. There may be exceptions to the information presented, and information is subject to change. Not all degrees listed are guaranteed equivalents. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure their degree meets UBC’s requirements.
If your institution’s country is not listed, or if you have any questions after carefully reviewing this resource, please contact the TEO.
International Credential Equivalencies
| COUNTRY | BACHELOR DEGREE EQUIVALENT | YEARS OF POST-SECONDARY STUDY |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | • Bachelor degree • Leicanc (Licence) | 4 years 4 years |
| Albania | Diplome, usually accompanied by Titull (Professional Title) | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Algeria | Diplome | 4 years |
| Andorra | Grau de Licenciatura | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Angola | Licenciado | 5 years |
| Antigua & Barbuda | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Argentina | • Licenciado(a) • Professional Title | 5 years 4 years |
| Armenia | • Bakalavri Kochum • Diplome | 4 years 5 years |
| Australia | • Bachelor degree • Bachelor (Honours) degree | 4 years 4 years |
| Austria | • Bakkalaureus • Diplom or Magister | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years |
| Azerbaijan | • Bakalavr • Specialist Diploma | 4 years (240 ECTS) 5 years |
| Bahamas | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Bahrain | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Bangladesh | • Bachelor degree • Bachelor plus Master degrees | 4 years |
| Barbados | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Belarus | • Bakalavr • Specialist Diploma | 4 years (240 ECTS) 5 years |
| Belgium | • Bachelor • Licentiaat (Licence) • Professional Title | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years 4 years |
| Belize | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Benin | Maitrise | 4 years |
| Bhutan | Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Bolivia | • Licenciado(a) • Professional Title | 4 years 4 years |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Visoko Obrazovanja (Advanced Diploma) | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Botswana | Bachelor | 4 years |
| Brazil | • Bacharel/Bacharelado (Bachelor) • Titulo (Professional Title) | 4 years 4 years |
| Brunei | Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Bulgaria | • Bakalavr • Diploma za Zavarsheno Visshe Obrazovanie (Specialist Diploma) | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years |
| Burkina Faso | Maitrise | 4 years |
| Burundi | Diplome de Licence | 4 years |
| Cambodia | Licence/Bachelor | 4 years |
| Cameroon | Maitrise | 4 years |
| Central African Republic | Maitrise | 4 years |
| Chad | Maitrise | 4 years |
| Chile | • Licenciatura • Titulo (Professional Title) | 4 years 4 years |
| China | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Colombia | • Licenciado(a) • Titulo (Professional Title) | 4 years 4 years |
| Comoros | Master degree | |
| Congo, Republic of | • Maitrise • Diplome d'Etudes Superieures | 4 years 5 years |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | • Licence • Diplome d'Etudes Superieures | 5 years 5 years |
| Costa Rica | • Bachiller/Bachillerato Universitario • Licenciatura/Titulo Profesional | 4 years 5 years |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Maitrise | 4 years |
| Croatia | Diplomirani i Strucni Naziv (Graduate Diploma) | 4 years |
| Cuba | • Licenciatura • Titulo (Professional Title) | 4 years 4 years |
| Cyprus | • Pytchio • Bachelor degree | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Czech Republic | • Bakalar or Bakalar Umeni • Magistr | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Denmark | • Bachelor • Candidatus | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years |
| Dominican Republic | • Licenciado(a) • Professional Title | 4 years 4 years |
| Ecuador | • Licenciado(a) or • Professional Title | 4 years 5 years |
| Egypt | • Baccalaureos (Bachelor) • Lisans (Licence) | 4 years 4 years |
| El Salvador | • Licenciado(a) • Professional Title (Egresado not accepted.) | 4 years 4 years |
| Eritrea | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Estonia | • Bakalaureuskraad • Specialist Diploma | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years |
| Eswatini | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Ethiopia | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Fiji | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Finland | • Bachelor degree • Kandidaatti/Kandidat | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years |
| France | • Maitrise • Licence + 60 ECTS • Diplome de Grande Ecole | 4 years 4 years (240 ECTS) 5 years |
| Gabon | Maitrise | 4 years |
| Gambia | Bachelor | 4 years |
| Georgia | • Bakalavris Khariskhi • Specialistis Diplomi | 4 years 5 years |
| Germany | • Bachelor degree • Diplom • Magister Artium | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years 4 years |
| Ghana | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Greece | • Ptychio • Diploma | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Grenada | Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Guatemala | • Licenciado • Titulo (Professional Title) | 5 years 5 years |
| Guinea | • Diplome d'Etude Superieures • Maitrise | 4 years 4 years |
| Guyana | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Haiti | • Licence • Maitrise | 4 years |
| Honduras | • Licenciado • Titulo (Professional Title) | 5 years 5 years |
| Hong Kong | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Hungary | Oklevel | 4 years |
| Iceland | • Bacalaureatus • Candidatus | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years |
| India | • Bachelor • Bachelor plus Master degrees | 4 years 4 years+ |
| Indonesia | Sarjana Satu (S1) | 4 years |
| Iran | Karshenasi/Licence | 4 years |
| Iraq | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Ireland | Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Israel | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Italy | Laurea | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Jamaica | Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Japan | Gakushi Shogo (Bachelor) | 4 years |
| Jordan | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Kazakhstan | • Bakalavr • Diplom ob Okanchanii Vysshego Uchebnogo Zaredeniia (Specialist Diploma) | 4 years 5 years |
| Kenya | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Bachelor degree | 5 years |
| Korea, Republic of | Haksa (Bachelor) | 4 years |
| Kuwait | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Kyrgyzstan | Diplom Spetsialista (Specialist Diploma) | 5 years |
| Laos | Bachelor degree | 5 years |
| Latvia | Bakalaurs | 4 years |
| Lebanon | • Bachelor • Licence | 4 years 4 years |
| Lesotho | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Liberia | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Libya | Bakalurius (Bachelor) | 4 years |
| Lithuania | Bakalauro (Bachelor) | 4 years |
| Macau | • Bachelor degree • Licenciatura | 4 years 4 years |
| Macedonia | Diplomiran | 4 years |
| Madagascar | Maitrise | 4 years |
| Malawi | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Malaysia | Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Maldives | Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Mali | Maitrise | 4 years |
| Malta | Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Mauritania | Maitrise | 4 years |
| Mexico | • Licenciado(a) • Titulo (Professional Title) | 4 years 4 years |
| Moldova | • Diploma de Studii Superioare • Diploma de Licenta | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Mongolia | Bachelor and Master degrees | |
| Montenegro | Diploma Visokog Obrazovanja | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Morocco | Maitrise Licence | 4 years 4 years |
| Mozambique | Licenciatura, | 4 years |
| Myanmar | Honours Bachelor degree | 5 years |
| Namibia | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Nepal | • Bachelor degree • Bachelor plus Master degrees | 4 years |
| Netherlands | • Bachelor degree • Doctorandus/Doctoraal | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years |
| New Zealand | • Bachelor degree • Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years 4 years |
| Nicaragua | • Licenciado(a) • Titulo (Professional Title) | 4 years 5 years |
| Niger | Maitrise | 4 years |
| Nigeria | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Norway | • Bachelor degree • Candidatus | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years |
| Oman | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Pakistan | • Bachelor degree • Bachelor plus Master degrees | 4 years 4+ years |
| Palestine | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Panama | • Licenciado • Titulo (Professional Title) | 4 years 4 years |
| Papua New Guinea | Honours Bachelor degree | 5 years |
| Paraguay | • Licenciado • Titulo (Professional Title) | 4 years 4 years |
| Peru | • Bachiller • Licenciado • Titulo (Professional Title) | 4 years 4 years 4 years |
| Philippines | Bachelor and Master degrees | 6 years |
| Poland | Licencjat Dyplom | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years |
| Portugal | Licenciatura | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Qatar | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Romania | Diploma de Licenta | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Russia | Diplom Bakalavra | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Rwanda | • Maitrise • Licence • Bachelor degree | 4 years 4 years 4 years |
| Saudi Arabia | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Senegal | Maitrise | 4 years |
| Serbia | Diploma Visokog Obrazovanja | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Sierra Leone | Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Singapore | • Bachelor degree • Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years 4 years |
| Slovakia | • Bakalar • Magister | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Slovenia | Univerzitetni Diplomirani | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Somalia | • Bachelor degree • Laurea | 4 years 4 years |
| South Africa | • Bachelor degree • Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years 4 years |
| Spain | • Licenciado(a) • Titulo de Graduado • Titulo (Professional Title) | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years |
| Sri Lanka | Bachelor (Special) degree | 4 years |
| Sudan | Honours Bachelor degree | 5 years |
| Suriname | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Swaziland | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Sweden | • Bachelor degree • Magisterexamen | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years (minimum 160 points) |
| Switzerland | • Bachelor degree • Lizentiat (Licence) • Diplom | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Syria | • Bachelor degree • Licence | 4 years 4 years |
| Taiwan | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Tajikistan | Bakalavr | 4 years |
| Tanzania | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Thailand | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Togo | Maitrise | 4 years |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Tunisia | Maitrise | 4 years |
| Turkey | • Bachelor degree • Lisans Diplomasi | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| Turkmenistan | Specialist Diploma | 5 years |
| Uganda | Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Ukraine | Dyplom Bakalavra (Bachelor) | 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| United Arab Emirates | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| United Kingdom | • Bachelor degree • Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years (240 ECTS) 4 years (240 ECTS) |
| United States of America | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Uruguay | • Licenciado(a) • Titulo (Professional Title) | 4 years 4 years |
| Uzbekistan | • Bakalavr • Specialist Diploma | 4 years 5 years |
| Venezuela | • Licenciatura • Titulo (Professional Title) | 4 years 4 years |
| Vietnam | Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Đại Học (Bachelor) | 4 years |
| Yemen | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Zambia | Bachelor degree | 4 years |
| Zimbabwe | Honours Bachelor degree | 4 years |