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 Leeds MBA in 2019. 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 English language requirements.
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 | Bachelor and Masters degree. Overall grade of 80% |
| Albania | Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 8 |
| Algeria | Licence with an average of at least 14 out of 20 |
| Angola | Licenciado with an average of at least 14 |
| Argentina | Licenciado with an average of at least 7 |
| Australia | Bachelor degree with the classification of a 2.1 or distinction or 2A |
| Austria | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 2 |
| Azerbaijan | Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 4 or 80% |
| 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 | Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 3 |
| Bangladesh | Bachelor and Masters degree with an overall grade of at least 70% or overall GPA of at least 3 |
| Barbados | 2.1 Bachelor degree |
| Belarus | Bachelor degree with an overall GPA of at least 4 |
| Belgium | Bachelor Degree with an overall grade at least 70% or 14/20 |
| Belize | 2.1 Bachelor degree |
| Benin | Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 14 |
| Bermuda | 2.1 Bachelors degree |
| Bhutan | Bachelors and Masters degree with an overall average of at least 60% |
| Bolivia | Licenciado/Título De Bachiller Universitario with an average of at least 70% or 5 out of 7 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of 9 |
| Botswana | Bachelor and Master degree with an overall average of 70% or a 2:1 from University of Botswana if studied 5 years |
| Brazil | Licenciado with a grade of at least 8 |
| Brunei | 2:1 Bachelor or a GPA of at least 3.5 out of 5 or an average of at least 70% |
| Bulgaria | Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 5 (Mnogo dobur) |
| Burkina Faso | Maîtrise with an overall average of at least 14 |
| Burundi | Diplôme de Licence or Diplôme d'Ingénieur with an overall average of at least 80% |
| Cameroon | Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 3.5 or score of 14 |
| Canada | Bachelor degree with either a GPA of 3.3 or 9 out of 12 or 70% (when the pass mark is 50%) or 75% (when the pass mark is 60%) |
| Chile | Licenciatura with a GPA of at least 5.5 |
| China | Please contact our MBA admissions office for further details |
| Colombia | Licenciado with a GPA of at least 4 |
| Congo | Maîtrise with an overall average of at least 14 |
| Costa Rica | Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Croatia | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 4 |
| Cuba | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 4 (Muy Bien) |
| Cyprus | Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 7 or PGA of at least 3 |
| Czech Republic | Bakalar with an overall average of at least 1.5 |
| Denmark | Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 10 |
| Dominica | 2.1 Bachelor degree |
| Dominican Republic | Licenciado/Título with a GPA of at least 3.5 or an overall grade of at least 85% |
| Ecuador | Licenciado with an overall average of at least 8 |
| Egypt | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of 75% |
| Eritrea | Bachelor and Masters degree with an overall grade of 3 |
| Estonia | Bachelor degree either 4 out of 5 or 5 out of 6 |
| Ethiopia | Bachelor and Master with a GPA of at least 3.0, a Grade B or a Very Good |
| Fiji | 2.1 Bachelor degree |
| Finland | Kandidaatti/Kandidat with either 2 out of 3, or 3.5 out of 5 |
| France | Licence with an average of at least 14 out of 20 |
| Gabon | Maîtrise with an overall average of at least 14 |
| Gambia | Bachelor and Masters degree with an overall GPA of at least 3.3 |
| Georgia | Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 4, or 80% |
| Germany | Bachelor degree with a minimum average of 2.4 |
| Ghana | 2.1 Bachelor degree with honours |
| Greece | Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 7 |
| Greenland | Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 10 |
| Guatemala | Licenciado with an overall average of at least 8 |
| Guinea | Bachelor and Masters with an overall average of at least 14 |
| Guyana | Bachelor and Masters degree with an overall GPA of at least 3.4 |
| Hong Kong | 2.1 Bachelor degree or GPA of at least 3 |
| Hungary | Bachelor degree with an overall GPA of at least 3.5 |
| Iceland | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 7.5 |
| India | Please contact our MBA admissions office as grading systems vary between Universities |
| Indonesia | Sarjana (S1) course accredited with S and an overall GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Iran | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 14 |
| Iraq | Bachelor and Masters degree with an overall average of at least 75% |
| Ireland (Republic of) | 2.1 Bachelor degree with honours |
| Israel | Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 80% |
| Italy | Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 96 |
| Jamaica | 2.1 Bachelor degree |
| Japan | Bachelor degree with an overall average of either at least 80% or a GPA of at least 3 |
| Jordan | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 75% or a GPA of 3 |
| Kazakhstan | Bachelor Degree with an overall average of 85%, a GPA of 3.4 out of 4.0 or 4.25 out of 5 |
| Kenya | 2:1 Bachelor Degree or an overall average of 60% or above |
| Kuwait | Bachelor degree with an overall of GPA of at least 3 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Specialist diploma with an overall GPA of at least 4 |
| Latvia | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 8 or average grade of B |
| Lebanon | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of a least 80% |
| Lesotho | 2:1 Bachelor Degree or an overall average grade of at least 70% |
| Liberia | Bachelor degree and 1-year Master degree with overall grade of at least 85% or a 3.5 GPA |
| Libya | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 75% or a GPA of 3.3 |
| Liechtenstein | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 5 |
| Lithuania | Bachelor Degree with an overall grade of at least 82% or 8 out of 10 |
| Luxembourg | Bachelor Degree with an overall grade of at least 45 or 14 out of 20 |
| Macao | Bachelor Degree with 2:1 hons or a 3.2 GPA |
| Macedonia | Bachelor degree with a an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Madagascar | Maîtrise with an overall average of at least 14 |
| Malawi | Bachelor and Masters degree with an overall average of at least 70% |
| Malaysia | Bachelor degree with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 |
| Maldives | 2.1 Bachelor degree |
| Malta | 2.1 Bachelor degree |
| Mauritius | 2.1 Bachelor degree |
| Mexico | Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Moldova | Diploma de Licenta with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Mongolia | Bachelor with an overall grade of at least 80% or 3.5 GPA |
| Morocco | Licence with an overall average 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 Masters degree with at least 60% or a 3.0 GPA |
| Netherlands | Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 7 (after 2015) or 7.5 (before 2015) |
| New Zealand | 2.1 Bachelor degree |
| Nicaragua | Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Nigeria | 2.1 Bachelor degree |
| Norway | Bachelor degree with an overall average of grade B |
| Oman | Bachelor degree with an overall GPA of 3 out of 4 |
| Pakistan | 4 year Bachelor degree or 2 year Masters degree (if Bachelors is less than 4 years) with an overall grade of at least 70%; GPA 3.0 |
| Palestine | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 80% or a GPA of at least 3 |
| Panama | Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Papua New Guinea | Bachelor degree graded 2A or IIA |
| Paraguay | Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 80% or GPA of at least 4 |
| Peru | Licenciado with an overall average of 13 |
| 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 | Bachelors degree with an overall grade of at least 5 out of 6 or 4.5 out of 5 |
| Portugal | Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 16 |
| Puerto Rico | Bachelor degree with an overall GPA of at least 3 |
| Qatar | Bachelor Degree with a GPA of at least Grade B, a Very Good, or a 3.6 out 5 |
| Romania | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Russia | Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 4 |
| Samoa | 2.1 Bachelor degree |
| Saudi Arabia | Bachelor Degree with an overall GPA of 3.75 out of 5 or 3 out of 4 |
| Serbia | Bachelor degree with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| Sierra Leone | 2.1 Bachelor degree |
| Singapore | 2:1 Bachelor Degree or a GPA of 4 out of 5 or 3 out of 4 |
| Slovenia | Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 8 |
| Somalia | Bachelor and Masters degree with an overall grade of at least 3 |
| South Africa | 2:1 Bachelor degree or with an overall grade of at least 70% |
| South Korea | Bachelor Degree with a GPA of a least 3.5 out of 4.5 |
| Spain | Bachelor degree with an average of at least 7 |
| Sri Lanka | Master Degree with 2:1 or GPA of 3.3 |
| Sudan | Bachelor degree either a 2.1; 70% or GPA of 3.3 |
| Sweden | Bachelor degree, pass with distinction |
| Switzerland | Bachelor Degree with a grade of either 8 out of 10, 5 out of 6 or 2 out of 5 |
| Syria | Bachelor degree graded Very Good |
| Taiwan | Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 75% |
| Tajikistan | Specialist Diploma with an overall grade of at least 4.5 |
| Tanzania | Bachelor Degree with 2:1 classification or 3.5 GPA |
| Thailand | Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Bachelor Degree with hons 2:1 classification or Grade B or 3.0 GPA |
| Turkey | Bachelor degree with a GPA of at least 3 or an overall average of at least 80% |
| Turkmenistan | Specialist diploma with an overall GPA of at least 4 |
| UAE | Bachelor Degree with an overall GPA of at least 3 out of 4 |
| Uganda | Bachelor Degree with 2:1 classification or Grade B+ or 4.0 GPA |
| Ukraine | Bachelor Degree with either a grade 4 out of 5 or 8 out of 12 |
| Uruguay | Título de Licenciado with an overall grade of at least 8 |
| USA | Bachelor degree with an overall GPA of at least 3 |
| Uzbekistan | Bakalavr Diplomi or Specialist Diploma with a GPA of at least 4 or an overall grade of at least 80% |
| Venezuela | Licenciatura with an overall grade of either 7 out of 9 or 16 out of 20 |
| Vietnam | Bachelor degree with an overall average of at least 7 |
| Zambia | Bachelor and master degree with an overall average of at least 70% |
| Zimbabwe | Bachelor Degree with a 2:1 classification or an overall average of at least 65% |