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The following information is intended for internal university use and has been provided as a reference for graduate admissions only.

International applicants should be directed to the public page.
Requirements for Costa Rica

Costa Rica

International Admission Requirements

Admission to Graduate Certificate or Diploma

Minimum Equivalent Qualifications

For admission to a Graduate Certificate or Diploma the requirement is a degree equivalent to a 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏ 4-year bachelor’s degree with a minimum overall grade equivalent to a B-.

Admission to Master's Program

Minimum Equivalent Qualifications

For admission to a master’s program, the qualifications listed are normally recognized as equivalent to a 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏ 4-year bachelor’s degree with minimum overall grade requirements.

Required Credential or Degree

Bachiller, Bachillerato Universitario, Licenciado, Titutlo

Minimum Overall Academic Standing

8 on a 10-point scale;
80% on a percentage scale

Admission to Doctoral Program

Required Credential or Degree

Maestria

Minimum Overall Academic Standing

8 on a 10-point scale;
80% on a percentage scale

English Language Proficiency Test

Applicants with a degree from this country are required to submit proof of English language competency.

Education System

Language(s) of Instruction

Spanish

Grading System

10-Point Scale

U.S. Grade Grade 10-Point Scale Percentage Description  
A S 9-10 90-100% Sobresaliente Outstanding
B N 8-8.99 80-89.99% Notable Good
C Suf 7-7.99 70-79.99% Suficiente Sufficient
F I 0-6.99 0-69.99% Insuficiente Insufficient

Fast Track Admission

The institutions listed for Fast Track Admission have been selected based on our familiarity with applicants from these schools, and their placement on the overall academic world rankings of universities.

Applicants whose most-recently awarded credential  is from an institution are eligible for fast-track admission at this time.
Applicants from these institutions are only eligible for fast-track admissions to specified disciplines.

Fast Track Admissions

Fast Track Admission Institutions

  •  INCAE Business School (Business)
  • Universidad de Costa Rica

Recognized Institutions

  • Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza
  • Instituto Centroamericano de Administracion de Empresas
  • Instituto Centroamericano de Administracion Publica
  • Universidad Adventista de Centroamerica
  • Universidad Alma Mater
  • Universidad Americana
  • Universidad Autonoma de Centro America
  • Universidad Autonoma de Monterrey
  • Universidad Biblica Latinoamericana
  • Universidad Braulio Carrillo
  • Universidad Catolica de Costa Rica ‘Anselmo Llorente y Lafuente’
  • Universidad Central
  • Universidad Centroamericana de Ciencias Empresariales
  • Universidad Centroamericana de Ciencias Sociales
  • Universidad Continental de las Ciencias y el Arte
  • Universidad Creativa
  • Universidad Cristiana del Sur
  • Universidad Cristiana Internacional
  • Universidad de Ciencias Medicas
  • Universidad del Diseno
  • Universidad EARTH
  • Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica
  • Universidad en Ciencias Administrativas ‘San Marcos’
  • Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho
  • Universidad Estatal a Distancia
  • Universidad Evangelica de las Americas
  • Universidad Federada de Costa Rica
  • Universidad ‘Fidelitas’
  • Universidad ‘Florencio del Castillo’
  • Universidad Hispanoamericana
  • Universidad Independiente de Costa Rica
  • Universidad Interamericana de Costa Rica
  • Universidad Internacional ‘San Isidro Labrador’
  • Universidad Internacional de las Americas
  • Universidad ‘Isaac Newton’
  • Universidad ‘Juan Pablo II’
  • Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
  • Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnologia
  • Universidad Libre de Costa Rica
  • Universidad Magister
  • Universidad Metodista
  • Universidad Metropolitana Castro Carazo
  • Universidad Nacional
  • Universidad Panamericana de San Jose
  • Universidad para la Cooperacion Internacional
  • Universidad para le Paz
  • Universidad de San Jose
  • Universidad ‘San Juan de la Cruz’
  • Universidad ‘Santa Lucia’
  • Universidad ‘Santa Paula’
  • Universidad Tecnologica Costarricense
  • Universidad Technologica de Costa Rica
  • Universidad del Turismo
  • Universidad del Valle
  • Universidad Veritas  

Admission Notes

Bachillerato must include Universitario
The Bachiller and Bachillerato universitario require four years of postsecondary study; the Licenciatura is granted after five years, or one additional year of study following completion of the Bachillerato universitario.