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Graduates of recognized academic institutions outside Canada should hold an appropriate bachelor's or master’s degree or equivalent as assessed by the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) at Ontario Tech University. Please note that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance into a graduate program at Ontario Tech.

This resource is intended for general guidance only. Individual equivalencies are not confirmed until the file has been fully assessed by SGPS and may differ from those posted below. Equivalencies are subject to change.

If your credential is not listed, contact the graduate admissions team at gradstudies@ontariotechu.ca.

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  • Pakistan

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor's Degree, requiring a minimum of four years of study (i.e. BPharm, MBBS, BTech, BEng, BArch etc.) or completion of both Bachelor and Master's
    • Mid-B Equivalent: First Class/Division (mid-range) or 66.6 per cent

    Certified semester mark sheets are required to be submitted, in addition to all other supporting documentation.

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master of Philosophy or Master's Degree following at least a four-year Bachelor
    • B+ Equivalent: First Class Division (high range) or 74/100 per cent

    Certified semester mark sheets are required to be submitted, in addition to all other supporting documentation.

  • Palestine Territory

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor’s degree, requiring four years of study
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 3/4

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master’s
    • B+ Equivalent: 3.3/4
  • Panama

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Licenciado or Titulo requiring four years of study
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 85/100

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Maestria
    • B+ Equivalent: 87/100
  • Papua New Guinea

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor's (Honours)
    • Mid-B Equivalent: Class 2 Division A (mid-range)

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master’s
    • B+ Equivalent: Class 2 Division A (high range)
  • Paraguay

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Licenciado or professional title, requiring four years of study
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 3.9/5

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Maestria
    • B+ Equivalent: 4.1/5
  • Peru

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachiller or Licenciado or professional title requiring four years of study at a university.
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 14/20

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Maestria/Magister
    • B+ Equivalent: 15/20
  • Philippines

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Completion of both bachelor's and master's degrees
    • Mid-B Equivalent: Reversed scale: 1.75; De La Salle University: 3.0

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Doctorate
    • B+ Equivalent: Reversed scale: 1.5; De La Salle University: 3.25
  • Poland

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
      • Before 2005: Dyplom Ukonczenia Studiow Wyzszych Magister
      • 2005 and after: Dyplom Ukonczenia Studiow Wyzszych Lekarz; Bachelor (Licencjat, Inzynier)
    • Mid-B Equivalent: Dobry (good), 4/5

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent:
      • Before 2005: Dyplom Ukonczenia Studiow Wyzszych Magister requiring five years of study
      • After 2005: Magister
    • B+ Equivalent: 4.3/5
  • Portugal

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Licenciado/Licenciatura requiring a minimum of four years study
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 15/20

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Mestre/Mestrado, Masters, Doutor, Posgraduacao
    • B+ Equivalent: 16/20
  • Puerto Rico

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor’s, requiring four years of study
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 3/4

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master's
    • B+ Equivalent: 3.3/4

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  • Qatar

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor's Degree
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 4/5

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: N/A
    • B+ Equivalent: N/A

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  • Romania

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Diploma de Inginer; Diploma de Doctor; Diploma de Arhitect; Diploma de Licenta
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 8/10

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Diploma de Studii Aprofundate; Diploma de Doctor
    • B+ Equivalent: 9/10
  • Russian Federation

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bakalavr (requiring four years of study); Specialist Diploma
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 4/5 or Good Standing

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Magistr; Specialist Diploma (requiring five years of study)
    • B+ Equivalent: 4.3/5
  • Rwanda

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Maitrise, Diplome d'Ingenieur
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 75/100

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Doctorate, Diplome de Specialisation in Medicine
    • B+ Equivalent: 80/100

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  • Saudi Arabia

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor's Degree (four years)
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 3.25/4.00; 4.25/5; 82/100

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree
    • B+ Equivalent: 3.50/4.00; 4.50/5.00; 85/100
  • Senegal

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Maitrise (minimum four years of study)
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 14.5/20

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Diplome d'Etudes approfondies (DEA), Diplome d'Etudes
    • B+ Equivalent: 15/20
  • Serbia

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
      • Before 2003: Diploma Visokog Obrazovanja (requiring at least four years of study)
      • 2003 and after: Bachelor
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 8/10

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent:
      • Before 2003: Magistar Nauka/Umetnosti
      • 2003 and after: Master
    • B+ Equivalent: 8.6/10
  • Sierra Leone

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor’s Honours Degree
    • Mid-B Equivalent: Upper Second Class Honours

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master’s Degree
    • B+ Equivalent: N/A
  • Singapore

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor's (with minimum four years of study)
    • Mid-B Equivalent: Class 2 Division 1 (mid-range); 3.5/5

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master's (one to three years of study)
    • B+ Equivalent: Class 2 Division 1 (high range); 4.00/5.00
  • Slovak Republic

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
      • Old System: Diplom; Absolvent Vysoke Skoly; Inzenyr (Engineering); MUDr (Doctor of Medicine/Dentistry); MVDr  (Veterinary Medicine)
      • New system: Bakalar requiring four years of study; Magister requiring four years of study
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 2/4 on a reverse scale

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Magister requiring five or more years of study; Magisterský; Inžinierske
    • B+ Equivalent: 1.5/4
  • Slovenia

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
      • Before 2006: Univerzitetni Diplomirani, Diploma with a professional title requiring at least four years of study
      • 2006 and after: Bachelor
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 8/10

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent:
      • Before 2006: Specializacija, Magister Znanosti, Magister Umetnosti
      • 2006 and after: Master
    • B+ Equivalent: 8.6/10
  • Solomon Islands

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor’s
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 3/4.5

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master’s
    • B+ Equivalent: 3.5/4.5
  • Somalia

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Four-year degrees (Laurea/Bachelor's) from the Somali National University may be considered for admission on an individual basis.
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 3.3/4 28/30 courses 90/110 thesis

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: N/A
    • B+ Equivalent: N/A
  • South Africa

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor Honours Degree (four-year)
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 2nd Class Division 1 (mid-range); 71.3/100

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master's
    • B+ Equivalent: 2nd Class Division 1 (high- range); 72.6/100
  • Spain

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
      • After 2007: Titulo de Grado
      • Before 2007: Licenciado or Licenciatura or Professional title (Ingeniero, Arquitecto, etc.)
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 7.5/10

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent:
      • After 2006: Titulo de Master
    • B+ Equivalent: 8/10
  • Sri Lanka

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor's Degree (Special), Professional Title (four years)
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 2nd Class 1st Division (mid-range); 63/100

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master's
    • B+ Equivalent: 2nd Class 1st Division (high- range); 66/100
  • Sudan

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor's Honours Degree (five year)
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 3/4 or 67/100

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree
    • B+ Equivalent: 3.3/4 or 73/100
  • Suriname

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor’s requiring a minimum of four years of study
    • Mid-B Equivalent: met genoegen – good (mid-range)

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master’s
    • B+ Equivalent: met genoegen- good (high range)
  • Swaziland

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor's (minimum four-year)
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 73/100

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master’s
    • B+ Equivalent: 76/100
  • Sweden

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
      • Bachelor's degree
      • Before 2005: Magistersexamen with at least 160 credits (four years of study).
    • Mid-B Equivalent: Vai Godkand (Pass with distinction)

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent:
      • Master's degree
      • Before 2005: Licentiatexamen; Doktorsexamen
    • B+ Equivalent: Vai Godkand (Pass with distinction)
  • Switzerland

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent:
      • After 2005: Bachelor
      • Before 2005: Lizentiat/Licence; Diploma/Diplome; Staatsdiplom (from a Federal Inst. of Technology); Diplome d'Ingenieur; Diplome d'Architecte; Maître de Dessin; Upper Secondary Teacher Credentials; Doktorat awarded as first degree.
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 5.16/6; 7.3/10; 2.5/5 on a reverse scale

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent:
      • Master's
      • Before 2005: Doctorate
    • B+ Equivalent: 5.32/6; 7.6/10; 2/5 on a reverse scale
  • Syria (Syrian Arab Republic)

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Licence, Bachelor's (both requiring five years of study)
    • Mid-B Equivalent: Very Good (mid-range)

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master's
    • B+ Equivalent: Very Good (high-range)

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  • Taiwan (Republic of China)

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor's degree requiring four years of study
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 73/100

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master's
    • B+ Equivalent: 77/100
  • Tajikistan

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bakalavr (Bachelor's Degree; requiring at least four years of study), Diploma of Specialist
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 4/5

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Magistre (Master); Specialist Diploma
    • B+ Equivalent: 4.3/5
  • Tanzania

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelo's (Honours) requiring at least four years of study
    • Mid-B Equivalent: Upper Second Class (mid-range), 3.5/5

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master’s
    • B+ Equivalent: Second Class Honours Upper (high-range)
  • Thailand

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor’s, requiring at least four years of study
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 3.0 - Good

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master’s
    • B+ Equivalent: 3.5 - Very Good
  • Togo

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Maitrise, Diplome d'Ingenieur; requiring at least four years of study
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 14.5/20

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Diplome d'Etudes superieures specialisees (DESS), Diplome d'Etudes approfondies (DEA), Doctorat de Specialite
    • B+ Equivalent: 15/20
  • Tonga

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor's degree
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 4 on a reverse 9 point scale - highly satisfactory

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master's Degree
    • B+ Equivalent: 3 on a reverse 9 point scale - good
  • Trinidad and Tobago

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Bachelor’s (Honours), requiring four years of study
    • Mid-B Equivalent: Second Class Upper Division (mid-range)

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Master's
    • B+ Equivalent: Second Class Upper Division (high-range)
  • Tunisia

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Licence; Diplome d'Ingenieur; Maitrise; (all requiring four years of study)
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 14.5/20

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Mastere, Diplome d'Etudes superieures specialisees (DESS)
    • B+ Equivalent: 15/20
  • Turkey

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Lisans Diplomasi (Bachelor's), Muhendislik Diplomasi (Bachelor of Engineering)
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 3.00/4.00; 75/100

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Yüksek Lisans Diplomasi (Master’s)
    • B+ Equivalent: 3.3/4.00; 80/100
  • Turkmenistan

    Master's minimum admission requirements

    • Bachelor's Degree Equivalent: Specialist Diploma
    • Mid-B Equivalent: 4/5 or Good standing

    Doctoral minimum admission requirements

    • Master's Degree Equivalent: Kandidat Nauk
    • B+ Equivalent: 4.3/5