I had to matriculate if I wanted to do a degree.是什么意思？

I had to matriculate if I wanted to do a degree.

如果我想攻读学位，必须先被录取入学。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

matriculate

vt. 录取（学生）入大学；vi. 被大学录取；

例句
I had to matriculate if I wanted to do a degree.
如果我想攻读学位，必须先被录取入学。

if

conj. 如果，倘若，即使，〈口〉是否，假设；n. 条件，设想；

例句
She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

wanted

adj. 受通缉的，被征求的；v. 缺少( want的过去式和过去分词 )，应该，打算，需要…在场；

例句
She wanted some admission of guilt from her father.
她期待她父亲能够认罪。

do

aux. 构成疑问句和否定句，代替动词，用于加强语气；vt. 做，干，进行，从事；vi. 表现，进展，引起，行过；n. 社交聚会，社交活动，宴会；

例句
Rachel was going to do something about Jacob...
蕾切尔将对雅各布有所行动。

degree

n. [乐]音阶，度，[数]度，度数，程度，学位；

例句
This degree programme is fully accredited by the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
这门学位课程经电气工程师学院鉴定完全合格。