Equivalencies

An undergraduate student is someone who is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree. A graduate student is someone who already has a U.S. Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent and is pursuing either a Second Bachelor’s degree, a Graduate Certificate Program, a Master’s degree, or a Doctoral degree.

Most 3-year Bachelor degrees are not recognized as being equivalent to a 4-year U.S. Bachelor degree and, therefore, are not recognized for admission to UNT's Master degree programs. However, many 3-year degrees that follow A-Levels are accepted if the A-Levels were required for admission to that 3-year Bachelor degree program. Please contact us if you have any questions about your 3-year Bachelor degree.

No. In order to receive a U.S. degree, you must complete all of the courses that are required for the Bachelor’s degree – this includes the basic general education courses that are required by all students, such as English, Science, Math, Fine Arts, etc. In addition to that, you must fulfill the major courses that are specified by your department. The time-frame allotted to complete the degree varies and depends on what subjects you studied in your country, what subjects you wish to study at UNT, and how many classes you take per semester. Generally, it will take between 1½ - 3 years to complete the Bachelor’s degree at UNT.

There are a few things that you can do in your home country to gain U.S. Bachelor equivalency:

• Graduate with an accredited Post-Graduate Diploma
• Complete Part 1 of a 2-year Master's program (India)
• Obtain a Master's degree

However, these alternative equivalencies vary from country to country. If your sole purpose of enrolling in one of the above programs is to gain U.S. Bachelor equivalency, please check with us before you enroll so that we can verify that the program is recognized.

We only recognize diplomas, certificates, and degrees that were completed at an accredited school, college, or university. Universities must be recognized as higher education institutions by the Ministry of Education in your home country in order for UNT to recognize their accreditation.

We've designed a list of most of the degrees that are obtainable from countries all over the world. To find out if you hold the required degree for entrance into your desired program, please refer to our credentials page. In addition, you can always contact our office for more information about specific admission requirements.