The information provided here is a guide to determine how your academic credentials compare to Trent's minimum admission requirements.
Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee an offer of admission will be made. An admission decision cannot be made until your entire application package has been reviewed. Programs are competitive with limited enrolment. Those who meet or exceed all requirements will be given preference.
Applicants from countries not listed below are also encouraged to apply. Pre-assessments cannot be conducted. Please submit an application and all required documentation to receive consideration.
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General Guidelines
Please Note: This information is provided only as a guideline. Accurate assessments cannot be made until applicants apply, pay the application fee, and upload required documents for review.
- For admission into a Master’s program, most programs will require the equivalent to a university’s 4-year Honours Bachelor's degree with a minimum Ontario grade of B+ or 77% in the last two years of full-time study
- Some programs may require a higher or lower admission average (ex. Graduate Diplomas, the Pre-Master's pathway, Ph.D. programs, etc.)
- Some programs may include additional criteria, such as course specific grades, for admission
- Please refer to individual graduate program admission pages for exact requirements for each program
- Programs may consider those with slightly lower averages depending on experience and merit. Those who fall just below recommended averages are encouraged to apply for consideration
- For admission into a Doctoral program, applicants must hold a Master’s degree
- The Grading System referenced below is the most common system for each country. Those not represented are encouraged to apply for consideration
- All applicants are required to submit grading scales/transcript legends with their application
Argentina
Master’s Degree Requirements: Licenciado/Licentiatura or professional title, requiring 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Maestria/Magister
Grade Equivalent: (B+ = 8/10) 7.5/10 to 8/10
Australia
Master's Degree Requirements: 4-year Bachelor's (Honours) Degree OR 3-year Bachelor's degree + Master's qualifying year
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Masters degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = Honours IIA / Second Class Upper
Bangladesh
Master's Degree Requirements: Completion of a 3-year Bachelor's degree + Master's degree OR a 4-year Bachelor's degree
Doctorate Degree requirements: Masters of Philosophy; OR Master's following a 4-year Bachelor's Degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 67/100 OR 3.25/4
Bolivia
Master’s Degree Requirements: Licenciado/Licentiatura, Professional title-titulo (e.g. Ingeniero)
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Maestria/Magister
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 85/100
Botswana
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bachelor's Degree, requiring 4 or 5 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's Degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = Second Class (Division 1)
Brazil
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bacharelado; Bacharel, Licenciatura; Lincenciado, professional title (e.g. Engenheiro) requiring 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Mestrado
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 8/10
Burundi
Master’s Degree Requirements: Licence, Diplome d'Ingenieur, reuqiring 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Diplome d'Etudes approfondies (DEA), Diplome d'Etudes superieures specialisees (DESS)
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 74.5/100
Chile
Master’s Degree Requirements: Licenciatura, professional title (e.g. Ingeniero, Egressado, Medico Veterinario), requiring 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Magister
Grade Equivalent: B+ =5.8/7
China
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bachelor's Degree, requiring 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's Degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 83/100
Columbia
Master’s Degree Requirements: Lincentiatura or professional title, requiring 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Magister
Grade Equivalent: B+ = Pass with Merit (3.9/5)
Ecuador
Master’s Degree Requirements: Lincenciado or professional title (e.g. Ingeniero), requiring 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Maestria
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 8.6/10 OR 86/100
Gambia
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bachelor's Degree
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's Degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 3.3/4.3
Ghana
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bachelor's Degree
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's Degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 66/100
India
Master’s Degree Requirements: Completion of a 3-year Bachelor's degree + a Master's degree OR a 4-year Bachelor's degree
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's of Philosophy; OR Master's degree following at least a 4-year Bachelor
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 74-80/100 OR 8-8.5/10
Indonesia
Master’s Degree Requirements: Pasca Sarjana (Pre 1981); Sarjana (S1) (Post 1981)
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Magister (S2)
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 3.3/4
Iran
Master’s Degree Requirements: 4-year Bachelor's (Karshenasi) OR 2-year associate degree + 2-year Bachelor's degree
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's (Karshenasi Arshad)
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 16/20
Ivory Coast
Master’s Degree Requirements: Maîtrise, Diplôme d'ingénieur, requiring 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Diplôme d'Etudes supérieures spécialisées (DESS), Diplôme d'Etudes approfondies (DEA)
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 16/20
Kenya
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bachelor's degree with Honours, requiring 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's Degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 66/100, Second Class Upper Division and above
Malaysia
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bachelor's degree awarded with Honour's
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = Second Class Division 1
Mauritius
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bachelor's Degree with Honour's - requiring a minimum of 3 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: M.A., M.Sc., MBA, M.Phil.
Grade Equivalent: B+ = Second Class Division 2
Mexico
Master’s Degree Requirements: Lincenciatura, Professional title, Profesor/Maestro
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Maestria, Especializacion
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 8.1/10
Nigeria
Master’s Degree Requirements: Honour's Bachelor's degree
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 67/100 OR 4.2/5/0
Pakistan
Master’s Degree Requirements: Completion of a 3-year Bachelor's degree + a Master's degree OR a 4-year Master's degree
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Masters of Philosophy; or Master's Degree following at least a 4-year Bachelor
Grade Equivalent: B+ = Letter grade B+ (after 2015)
Panama
Master’s Degree Requirements: Licenciado/Licenciatura, Titulo, requiring 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Maestria
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 87/100
Peru
Master’s Degree Requirements: Licenciatura / Licenciado or professional title, requiring 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Maestro/Magister
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 16/20
Philippines
Master’s Degree Requirements: Degrees awarded prior to 2022: Bachelor's degree + Master's degree
Degrees awarded from 2022 onwards: 4-year Bachelor's degree (min. 120 credits)
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Doctorate
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 3.25/4 OR 1.9/5 (reversed scale)
Russia
Master’s Degree Requirements: Magistr, Diploma of Specialist; Bachelor's degree (awarded after 2007), requiring 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Kandidat Nauk; Master's degree (awarded after 2004)
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 4.3/5
Rwanda
Master’s Degree Requirements: Maitrais; Diplome d'Ingeniur; Bachelor's degree with Honours (when awarded after 2012 with completion of at least 480 credits)
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Doctorate; or Master's degree following a Bachelor's degree with Honours
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 80/100
Senegal
Master’s Degree Requirements: Maîtrise, requiring 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Diplôme d'Etudes approfondies (DEA), Diplôme d'Etudes supérieures spécialisées (DESS)
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 14.6/20
South Africa
Master’s Degree Requirements: 4-year Bachelor's Degree with Honours
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's Degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 73/100, Second Class Upper Division
Sri Lanka
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bachelor's degree (Special), Professional Title (4 yr.)
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = First Class (Second Class Upper Division may be considered)
Tanzania
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bachelor's Honours degree (4-year)
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 3.5/5 Second Class Upper Division
Turkey
Master’s Degree Requirements: Lisans Diplomasi (Bachelor's); Muhendislik Diplomasi (Bachelor of Engineering)
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Yüksek Lisans Diplomasi (Master's)
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 85/100 OR 3.3/4
Uganda
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bachelor's degree, requiring at least 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = Second Class Honours Upper Division
United Arab Emirates
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bachelor's degree, requiring at least 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 3.3/4 OR 80/10
Vietnam
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bang Tot Nghiep Dai Hoc/Bang Cú Nhân (Bachelors), requiring at least 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Bang Thac si (Ths)- Master's; Bang Pho Tien si (PTs) - Master's
Grade Equivalent: B+ = 7.6/10
Zambia
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bachelor's degree, requiring at least 4 years of study
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's degree
Grade Equivalent: B+ = Pass with Merit (72/100)
Zimbabwe
Master’s Degree Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Doctorate Degree Requirements: Master's degree; M.Phil.
Grade Equivalent: B+ = Second Class Honours Upper Division