The first cycle - leading to an undergraduate degree - can be obtained after 3 or 4 years of full-time study and carries between 180 and 240 ECTS. The exceptions are studies in medical sciences, which can comprise up to 360 ECTS.
The second cycle - leading to a Master degree or equivalent - lasts 1 or 2 years and carries between 60 and 120 ECTS.
The third cycle - leading to a doctoral degree - lasts 3 years and comprises 180 ECTS.
There are 10 public Higher Education Institutions in BIH, including the 8 universities and 2 colleges, and about 35 privately funded Higher Education Institutions. More about higher education system in BIH in the following document: ‘’Higher Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina’’.