Expected Level of Study

Expected Level of Study for International Students

The following are examples of the minimum level of study expected of international applicants prior to graduate enrollment at UC Davis.

  • Australia
  • 4 year Bachelor's degree, Bachelor Honours Degree, Graduate Diploma, Master’s Degree, or a higher degree.
  • Bangladesh
  • 4 year Bachelor's degree (Engineering or Architecture), Master's degree, or a higher degree.
  • Brazil
  • Bacharel, Licenciatura, Título Profissional, or a higher degree.
  • Canada
  • Four-year Bachelor's degree, a Honours Bachelor degree, or a higher degree.
  • Chile
  • Licenciado/Licenciatura, Professional title, or a higher degree.
  • China
  • Bachelor's degree or a higher degree.
  • Egypt
  • Baccalaureos, Bachelor's degree, Licence, or a higher degree.
  • France

  • Diplôme (duration of eight semesters or more), Maîtrise, Magistère, Ingénieur, a Bachelor's degree comprised of 180 ECTS or more, or a higher degree.

  • Germany

  • Diplom, Staatsexamen/Staatsprufung, Magister Artium/Master, another degree from a higher education institution requiring at least 8 semesters, or a Bachelor's degree comprised of 180 ECTS or more.

  • India
  • 4 year Bachelor's Degree (BS.Agr., BS.Hort., B.Tech., B.Engr., B.Med., B.Vet. Med., B.Arch., BFA.), a 3 year Bachelor's Degree with a Post Graduate Diploma or Master's Degree, or a higher degree.
  • Iran
  • Bachelor's degree (Karshenasi) or a higher degree.
  • Japan
  • Bachelor's degree or a higher degree.
  • Mexico
  • Licenciado/Licenciatura, Professional title, or a higher degree.
  • Pakistan
  • Bachelor’s degree requiring at least 8 semesters of coursework or a higher degree.
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Bachelor's degree or a higher degree.
  • South Korea
  • Bachelor's degree or a higher degree.
  • Taiwan
  • Bachelor's degree or a higher degree.
  • Turkey
  • Lisans Diplomasi, a bachelor's degree comprised of 180 ECTS or more, or a higher degree.
  • United Kingdom
  • Bachelor's degree or a higher degree.
  • Vietnam
  • Bachelor's degree or a higher degree.