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# Asia

**Source**: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/international-students/asia
**Parent**: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/graduate/information/international-graduate-students

Minimum graduate admission requirements

#### [Afghanistan](#collapse868130884)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - 85%

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study - 85%

#### [Bahrain](#collapse1316239997)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study - 80%

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's degree - 80%

#### [Bangladesh](#collapse956928007)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- 4-year Bachelor's degree OR 3-year Bachelor's degree with Master's degree - First Class/Division

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - First Class/Division

#### [Bhutan](#collapse1978646649)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- First Class/Division - 60%

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - First Class/Division - 60%

#### [Brunei/Darussalem](#collapse2058039642)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study - Second Class, Upper Division

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's degree - Second Class, Upper Division

#### [China (People's Republic of)](#collapse840430559)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - Average of 80%

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - Average of 80%

#### [Hong Kong](#collapse2092565044)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- 3-year degree if preceded by HKASLE or HKALE OR 4-year degree if preceded by the new HKDSE - Second Class Honours, Upper Division

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - Second Class Honours, Upper Division

#### [India](#collapse1545965261)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- 4-year Bachelor's Degree - First Class Division, or 8/10 (or 7.5/10 for IIT's only). Students with 3 year Bachelor's Degree must also hold a Master's Degree.

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - First Class Division, or 8/10 (or 7.5/10 for IIT's only)

#### [Indonesia](#collapse1551425555)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- S1 Sarjana Sutu - 3 out of 4

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 3 out of 4

#### [Iran](#collapse1642109633)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - 15/20

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 15/20

#### [Iraq](#collapse2089538694)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - 75%

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 80%

#### [Israel](#collapse730326182)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 3 years of study - 75%

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 75%

#### [Japan](#collapse1555509771)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Bachelor's Degree - B average or equivalent

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

#### [Jordan](#collapse1468910542)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Bachelor's Degree - 80%

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 80%

#### [Kazakhstan](#collapse489645548)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- 5-year Specialist Degree OR 4-year Bakalavr - 4/5

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

#### [Korea (South)](#collapse253420207)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Bachelor's - B+ average or equivalent

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - B+ average or equivalent

#### [Kuwait](#collapse1310517551)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - B+

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - B+

#### [Kyrgyzstan](#collapse1156700616)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - 4/5

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 4/5

#### [Laos](#collapse322689683)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 5 years of study (Bachelor's) - 16/20

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

#### [Lebanon](#collapse1773710829)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Bachelor's; Licence; Maitrise, Diplome d'Ingenieur; Diplome de Beaux Arts; or Diplome d'Architecture - Bien or Good on a 20 pt scale or 3/4 on a 4 pt scale

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- 3 out of 4 on a 4pt scale, 75 oput of 100, or 15 out of 20 on a 20pt scale

#### [Macau](#collapse841639782)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 or 5 years of study (Bachelor's) - 16/20

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 16/20

#### [Malaysia](#collapse289283339)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Bachelor's Degree - Honours, Class 2, Division 1

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - Class 2, Division 1

#### [Mongolia](#collapse1106824674)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - 4/5, 3/4, 80/100

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 4/5, 3/4, 80/100

#### [Myanmar](#collapse15672770)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - Superior Academic Standing

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's degree - Superior Academic Standing

#### [Nepal](#collapse706507398)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - First Division

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - First Division

#### [North Korea](#collapse313343373)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study and 9/10 or 90/100

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree or equivalent and 9/10 or 90/100

#### [Oman](#collapse2094036481)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - B+

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

#### [Pakistan](#collapse694575961)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- 4-year Bachelor's Degree OR 3-year Bachelor's Degree with Master's Degree (case-by-case basis) - First Class/Division

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - First Class Honours

#### [Palestine](#collapse789783249)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Bachelor's Degree - 75%

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 75%

#### [Papua New Guinea](#collapse627003649)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 5 years of study (Bachelor's) - Class 2, Division A

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - Class 2, Division A

#### [Philippines](#collapse749541572)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- 5-year Bachelor's Degree OR 4-year Bachelor's Degree with Master's Degree - 2.00/5.00 for students who completed their pre-University Education prior to the K-12 reforms.
- 4 years Bachelors Degree - - 2.00/5.00 for those entering University after completing the Senior High School (SHS) program under the new K-12 system and were admitted to a Bachelors degree program from 2018 onwards.

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- 2nd Master's Degree OR Strong Research Master's Degree (case-by-case basis) for those being admitted with a 5-year Bachelor's Degree OR 4-year Bachelor's Degree with Master's Degree
- One Masters degree for those graduating with a Masters gained after completing a Bachelors degree which followed completion of the Senior High School (SHS) program under the new K-12 system.

#### [Qatar](#collapse860064912)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - 3.3/4, B+

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

#### [Saudi Arabia](#collapse1881374658)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Bachelor's Degree - Very good standing

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

#### [Singapore](#collapse1298560801)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Bachelor's Degree - Second Class Honours (Class 2), Upper Division (Division 1), or 'Very Good'

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - Second-Class Honours (Class 2), Upper Division (Division 1), or 'Very Good'

#### [Sri Lanka](#collapse1893651668)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- 4-year Special Bachelor's Degree - Second Class, Upper

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - Second Class, Upper

#### [Syria](#collapse1459624875)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - 70%

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 70%

#### [Taiwan](#collapse845837351)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Bachelor's Degree - 70%

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 75%

#### [Tajikistan](#collapse1790539363)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 5 years of study (Bachelor's) - 4/5

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 4/5

#### [Thailand](#collapse541776918)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Bachelor's Degree - 3/4

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 3/4

#### [Turkey](#collapse924591938)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Bachelor's Degree OR Lisans Diplomasi - Good, 70%

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - Good, 70%

#### [Turkmenistan](#collapse685015603)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 5 years of study (Bachelor's) - 4/5

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 4/5

#### [United Arab Emirates](#collapse75960297)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - 3.5/4

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 3.5/4

#### [Uzbekistan](#collapse36865517)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - 4/5

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 4/5

#### [Vietnam](#collapse245344544)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - 7/10

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - Superior academic standing

#### [Yemen](#collapse1181058704)

**Master's Minimum Admission Requirements**

- At least 4 years of study (Bachelor's) - 80%

**Doctoral Minimum Admission Requirements**

- Master's Degree - 80%

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