International equivalents
If you have previously studied outside the UK, the list below provides a guide to the international qualifications that meet our entry requirements for students beginning the 黑料社 MBA in 2025. This is intended as a guide only, as transcripts vary between universities in certain countries.
If English is not your first language, you should also check that you meet our . Please also see the .
If your country or qualification does not appear in this list or you have any questions, please contact our MBA Admissions Office for further information.
| Location | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Masters degree with an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Albania | 3 - 4 year First Level Diploma with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Algeria | Licence (minimum 3 years) with an average of at least 14 out of 20 |
| Andorra | Bàtxelor - 3 punts |
| Angola | Grau de Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 14 |
| Argentina | 4 - 6 year Título / Grado de Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 7 |
| Armenia | Please see the University’s |
| Australia | Please see the University’s |
| Austria | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 2 |
| Azerbaijan | Please see the University’s |
| Bahamas | 3-4 year Bachelor degree from The University of The West Indies with 2.1 classification, GPA 3.0 or Grade B overall |
| Bahrain | 4 year Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 3 |
| Bangladesh | 4 year Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 70% or a GPA of at least 3.2 - if Bachelor is less than 4 years we require a 1-2 year Masters degree with an overall average of at least 70% or a GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Barbados | 3 - 4 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 or at least a grade of B or a GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Belarus | 4 - 8 year Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 4 out of 5 or 7 out of 10 |
| Belgium | Bachelor or Licentiaat/Licencie (3 years minimum) with an overall grade at least 70% or 14/20 |
| Belize | 3 year Bachelor degree from The University of the West Indies or Galen University - validated by the University of Indianapolis - with 2.1, an overall GPA of at least 3.7, an overall grade of at least A- or 75% |
| Benin | Please see the University’s |
| Bhutan | 1 - 2 year Masters degree with an overall grade of at least 60% |
| Bolivia | 4 - 5 year Licenciado/Título De Bachiller Universitario with an average of at least 70% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Please see the University’s |
| Botswana | Bachelor and Master degree with an overall average of 70% or a 2:1 from University of Botswana if studied 5 years |
| Brazil | Título/Grau/Diploma de Bacharel or Diploma de Licenciado (minimum 3 years) with a grade of at least 8 |
| British Virgin Islands | 3 - 4 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1, grade of B or a GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Brunei | 4 - 6 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 or a GPA of at least 3.5, Grade B or an overall average of at least 70% |
| Bulgaria | 3 - 5 year Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 5 (Mnogo dobur) |
| Burkina Faso | Please see the University’s |
| Burundi | Diplôme d'Ingénieur or Diplôme d’Études Approfondies with an overall average of at least 80% |
| Cambodia | Bachelor Degree (minimum 4 years) with overall average of 80% |
| Cameroon | Please see the University’s |
| Canada | 3 year Baccalaureat or 4 year Bachelor degree with a GPA of 3.1 out of 4.0, an overall score of at least 7 out of 9 or 9 out of 12, an overall grade of at least 73% (when pass mark is 50) or 78% (when pass mark is 60) |
| Cape Verde | From 4 - 5 year Licenciatura with a overall score of at least 16 |
| Cayman Islands | Bachelor Degree (minimum 4 years) with grade of B, 2:1, 75% OR 3.25 GPA |
| Central African Republic | Please see the University’s |
| Chad | Please see the University’s |
| Chile | 4 year Grado de Licenciado or Título with a GPA of at least 5.5 |
| China | 4 year Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Colombia | 3 - 7 year Degrees: Licenciado/ Titulo de/ Profesional en/ Maestro en [subject area] with a GPA of at least 4 |
| Congo | Diplôme des Etudes Supérieures Maîtrise (minimum 5 years) with an overall average of at least 14 |
| Costa Rica | 4 - 5 year Bachiller, Licenciado or Bachillerato Universitario with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Croatia | 3 - 4 year Baccalaureus/Baccalaurea with an overall GPA of at least 4.0 |
| Cuba | 5 - 6 year Título de: Licenciado/ Arquitecto/ Doctor/ Ingeniero/ Maestro Primario with an overall grade of at least 4 (Muy Bien) |
| Cyprus | Bachelor/Pytchio degree (minimum 4 years) with an overall GPA of at least 7 (Greek) or 3.0 (Turkish) |
| Czech Republic | 3 - 4 year Bakalar with an overall average of at least 1.5, B or Velmi dobre |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Please see the University’s |
| Denmark | Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 10 |
| Djibouti | 2 year Maîtrise with an overall grade of 14 |
| Dominica | 3 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 year Licenciado/Título with a GPA of at least 3.5 or an overall grade of at least 85% |
| Ecuador | 4 - 6 year Título de Licenciado/ Titulo de [subject area] with an overall average of at least 8 |
| Egypt | 4 - 6 year Bachelor Degree with an overall grade of 75% or a Very Good |
| El Salvador | 4 -7 year Licenciado/ Título de [subject area] or Título de Maestro/Maestría with an overall average of at least 8 |
| Eritrea | 1 - 2 year Masters with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Estonia | Please see the University’s |
| Ethiopia | Masters degree (minimum 2 years) with a GPA of at least 3.0, a Grade B or a Very Good |
| Faroe Islands | Please see the University’s |
| Fiji | 3 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Finland | 3 year Kandidaati with an overall grade of 2 out of 3 or 3.5 out of 5 |
| France | 3 - 4 year Diplôme d'Ingénieur or Licence/ Grade de Licence with an average of at least 14 out of 20 |
| Gabon | 4 year Diplôme d'Ingénieur, 5 year Maîtrise or 6 year Doctorat en Médicine with an overall average of at least 14 |
| Gambia | Masters degree (minimum 2 years) with an overall GPA of at least 3.3 |
| Georgia | 3 - 4 year Bachelor (Bakalavris Diplomi) with an overall average of at least 4/5, or 80% |
| Germany | Bachelor degree with a minimum average of 2.4 |
| Ghana | 3 - 4 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Greece | 4 - 6 year Ptychio with an overall average of at least 7 |
| Greenland | 3 year Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 10 |
| Guatemala | 4 - 6 year Licenciado or Título de [subject area], with an overall average of at least 8 or 80% |
| Guinea | Please see the University’s |
| Guyana | Please see the University’s |
| Honduras | From 4 year: Título de Licenciado/a, Grado Académico de Licenciatura with a grade of 8 or 80% |
| Hong Kong | Please contact the admissions office as grading systems vary between Universities |
| Hungary | 3 - 6 year Alapfokozat or Egyetemi Oklevél with an overall GPA of at least 3.5-4 |
| Iceland | Baccalaurreatus (minimum 5 years) with an overall grade of at least 7.5 |
| India | Grading systems vary between Indian institutions. We therefore ask you to supply an official grading scale from your awarding institution with your application when you apply. We typically require a 3-4 year bachelor degree with First Class. |
| Indonesia | 4 year Sarjana (S1) Bachelor degree with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 out of 4.0 |
| Iran | 4 - 6 year Bachelor degree, Licence or Professional Doctorate with at least 14 from a private University or 13 from a state University |
| Iraq | 4 year Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 75% |
| Ireland (Republic of) | 4 year Bachelor degree or 1 year Higher Diploma with a 2.1 |
| Israel | 3 - 6 year Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 80% |
| Italy | 3 - 5 year Licenza or Diploma with an overall average of at least 96 |
| Ivory Coast | From 5 - 7 year: Diplôme d'Ingenieur/ DEA, DES, DESS/ Doctorat en Medicine or Maîtrise with a grade of 14 |
| Jamaica | 3 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Japan | 4 year Gakushi (Bachelor) or Kuodo Senmon Shi (Advanced Diploma) with an overall average of at least 80% or a GPA of at least 3.0 out of 4 |
| Jordan | 4 - 6 year Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 75% or a GPA of 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 - 6 year Bachelor Degree with an overall average of 85%, a GPA of 3.4 out of 4.0 or 4.25 out of 5 |
| Kenya | 4 - 6 year Bachelor Degree with a 2.1 or an overall average of 60% or above |
| Kosovo | From 3 - 4 year: Baçelor or Baccalaureus with overall grade of 9 |
| Kuwait | 4 - 7 year Bachelor degree with an overall of GPA of at least 3 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bakalavr (minimum 4 years) or 5 - 6 year Specialist Diploma with an overall GPA of at least 4 |
| Laos | Please see the University’s |
| Latvia | 3 - 6 year Bakalaura Diploms, Profesion膩l膩 Bakalaura Diploms or Profesion膩l膩s augst膩k膩s izgl墨t墨bas diploms with an overall grade of at least 8, a grade B or a Very Good |
| Lebanon | 3 - 5 year Bachelor's degree / Licence or Maîtrise with an overall grade of a least 80% |
| Lesotho | Masters degree (minimum 2 years) or LLB with a 2.1 or an overall grade of at least 70% |
| Liberia | 1 year Masters degree with an overall grade of at least 85% or a GPA of at least 3.5 |
| Libya | 4 - 7 year Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 75% or a GPA of 3.3 |
| Liechtenstein | (minimum 4 years) Dipl Ing (FH) or Dipl Arch (FH), Bachelor, Magister Philosophiae (Mag Phil) with an overall grade of at least 5 |
| Lithuania | 4 - 5 year Bakalauro Diplomas or Profesinis Bakalauras with an overall grade of at least 82% or 8 out of 10 |
| Luxembourg | Bachelor Degree (minimum 4 years) with an overall grade of at least 45 or 14 out of 20 |
| Macao | Bachelor degree (minimum 4 years) or Licenciatura with a 2.1 or an overall GPA of at least 3.2 |
| Macedonia | 4 - 6 year Bachelor or Visoko Obrazovanja with a an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Madagascar | Please see the University’s |
| Malawi | 1 - 2 year Masters degree with an overall average of at least 70% |
| Malaysia | 3 - 4 year Bachelor degree with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Maldives | 2.1 Bachelor degree |
| Mali | Please see the University’s |
| Malta | 3 - 4 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Mauritania | From 4 year Maîtrise Or Master with grade of at least 14 |
| Mauritius | 3 - 4 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Mexico | Título de Licenciado, Título (Profesional) de [subject area] (minimum 4 years) with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Moldova | 3 - 6 year Diplom膬 de Licen葲膬, Diploma de Studii Superioare (Diploma of University Higher Studies) with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Mongolia | Specialist Diploma or Masters degree with an overall grade of at least 80% or a GPA of at least 3.5 |
| Montenegro | Please see the University’s |
| Morocco | 3 - 7 year Licence with an overall average of at least 14 |
| Mozambique | From 3 - 5 year Licenciatura with grade of at least 14 |
| Myanmar | 2 year Masters degree or 6 year Engineering and Medicine Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 75% |
| Namibia | 4 year Bachelor Honours / Professional Bachelor (awarded 2009 onwards) or 2 year Masters degree with an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Nepal | A 4-year Bachelor degree with at least 60% or a 3.0 GPA or a 3-year Bachelor degree accompanied by a 1 year Masters degree with at least 60% or a 3.0 GPA |
| Netherlands | 3 - 6 year Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 7.0 (after 2015) or 7.5 (before 2015) |
| New Zealand | 3 - 6 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Nicaragua | 4 - 5 year Licenciado, Título de [subject area] with an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Niger | Please see the University’s |
| Nigeria | 3 - 6 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 |
| Norway | 3 - 6 year Bachelor degree or 5 year Sivilingeniør/Siviløkonom with an overall average grade of B (post-2002) or 1.6 to 2.5 (pre-2002) |
| Oman | Bachelor degree (minimum 4 years) with an overall GPA of 3 out of 4 |
| Pakistan | Please contact the admissions office as grading systems vary between Universities |
| Palestine | 4 - 6 year Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 80% or a GPA of at least 3 |
| Panama | 4 - 5 year Licenciado or Título de [subject area] with an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 - 5 year Bachelor degree graded 2A or IIA |
| Paraguay | 4 - 6 year Título de Licenciado, Título de [professional title] with an overall grade of at least 80% or a GPA of at least 4 |
| Peru | Please see the University’s |
| Philippines | 4 year Bachelor Degree from a Centre of Excellence or a 2-year Master Degree graded 1.75/5 or 3.0/4.0 |
| Poland | 3 - 4 year Licencjat / In偶ynier or 5 year Magister with an overall grade of at least 4-4.5 |
| Portugal | 3 - 6 year Diploma de Estudos Superiores Especializados – DESE Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 16 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 - 6 year Grato de Bachillerato with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Qatar | Bachelor Degree with at least a Grade B, Very Good or a GPA of at least 3.0 out of 4 |
| Romania | Please see the University’s |
| Russia | 4 - 6 year Diplom Bakalavra or Specialist Diploma with an overall GPA of at least 4 out of 5 |
| Rwanda | 4-6 year Bachelor Degree with an overall of at least 70% or Grade of 14 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3-4 year Bachelor Degree with grade of B, 3.0 GPA or 2:1 |
| Saint Lucia | Please see the University’s |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 - 6 year Bachelor Degree with an overall GPA of 3.75 out of 5 or 3 out of 4 |
| Senegal | Please see the University’s |
| Serbia | 3 - 6 year Bachelor degree or Diplom Visokog Obrazovanja (post bachelor) with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Sierra Leone | 3 - 6 year Bachelor degree with a 2.1 Honours |
| Singapore | 3 - 5 year Bachelor Degree with a 2.1 or a GPA of 4 out of 5 or 3 out of 4 |
| Slovakia | 3-4 year Bakalar with grade of 1.5, B or Velmi dobre |
| Slovenia | Please see the University’s |
| Somalia | Masters degree (minimum 2 years) with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 |
| South Africa | Bachelor degree (minimum 4 years) with a 2.1 or with an overall grade of at least 70% (4 years) |
| South Korea | 4 year Haksa/Hagsa with an overall GPA of at least 3.5 out of 4.5, or 3.3 out of 4.3 |
| Spain | 4 - 5 year Titulo de Grado/Titulo de Licenciado/ Titulo de Ingeniero/ Titulo de Arquitecto with an average of at least 7 or 2 (please provide grading system) |
| Sri Lanka | Masters degree (minimum 2 years) with a 2.1 or GPA of 3.3 |
| Sudan | 4 - 6 year Bachelor degree with either 2.1; 70% or a GPA of at least 3.3 |
| Suriname | Please see the University’s |
| Swaziland | Masters degree (minimum 2 years) with at least 70% |
| Sweden | Kandidatexamen (min 120 credits/ 180 ECTS), Yrkesexamen (Professional Bachelor) or Magisterexamen (undergraduate Master’s) with a Valgodkand (pass with distinction) |
| Switzerland | 3 - 6 year Diplôme/Diplom/Diploma, Diplôme d'État/Staatsdiplom/Diploma di Stato, Licence/Lizentiat/Licenza with an overall grade of at least 8 out of 10, 5 out of 6 or 2 out of 5 |
| Syria | (Bachelor's degree) Al-Ijâza fi/Licence (minimum 4 years) with a Very Good |
| Taiwan | 4 - 7 year Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 75%-80%. The percentage requirement is dependant on the awarding institution. Some GPA requirements may be higher |
| Tajikistan | Specialist Diploma (completed after 1991, minimum of 5 years) or Masters degree with an overall grade of at least 4.5 |
| Tanzania | 3 - 6 year Bachelor Degree with 2:1 classification or 3.5 GPA |
| Thailand | Please contact the admissions office as grading systems vary between Universities |
| Togo | Please see the University’s |
| Tonga | 3 year Bachelor's degree from University of the South Pacific with GPA of 3.5, Grade B+ or 2:1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 - 4 year Bachelor Degree with hons 2:1 classification or Grade B or 3.0 GPA |
| Tunisia | Diplôme d'Ingénieur, Docteur en Médecine, Licence or Maîtrise with grade of 14 |
| Turkey | 4 year Lisans Diplomasi or Mhendis Diplomasi with an overall average of at least 80% or an overall GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Turkmenistan | 5 - 6 year Specialist Diploma (excluding years between 2001-2007) with an overall grade of at least 4 |
| UAE | Bachelor degree (minimum 4 years) with an overall GPA of at least 3 |
| Uganda | Bachelor degree (minimum 3 years) with 2:1 classification or Grade B+ or 4.0 GPA |
| Ukraine | Please see the University’s |
| Uruguay | 4 - 8 year Título de Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 9 |
| USA | Bachelor degree (minimum 4 years) with an overall GPA of at least 3 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 - 5 year Bakalavr Diplomi or 5 year Specialist Diploma with a GPA of at least 4 or an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Vanuatu | 3 year Bachelor's degrees from the University of the South Pacific with grade of B+, 2:1 or 3.5 GPA |
| Venezuela | Licenciado or Titulo de [subject area] (minimum 5 years) with an overall grade of at least 16 out of 20 or 7 out of 9 |
| Vietnam | 4 - 6 year Bachelor degree or Masters degree with an overall average of at least 7 |
| Yemen | From 2 year Master's degrees with Very Good (jiayyid jissan) |
| Zambia | Masters degree or Medicine degree with an overall average of at least 70% |
| Zimbabwe | 3 - 4 year Bachelor Degree with a 2.1 or an overall average of at least 65% |