It is common in the UK to have a four year undergraduate course and end up with an MSc. Although this probably would not count as "graduate studies". A 3 year B

It is common in the UK to have a four year undergraduate course and end up with an MSc. Although this probably would not count as "graduate studies". A 3 year BSc + 1 year taught MSc is generally considered graduate level though. This always confused me, as the fourth year of many undergrad MSc courses are rather tough. They are usually preceded by a third year with some 400 level prerequisites (also tough!). This is not the case for a 3 year BSc where students are generally taking whatever courses are available to bump up their grades.