High School Requirements/Equivalency
Country Equivalency/Requirements
Afghanistan Equivalency: Baccaluaria/Baccalaureate
Official School Leaving Certificate/Baccalaureate from Ministry of Higher Afghanistan Requirements: Education or State Exam Authority
Albania Equivalency: Deftese Pjekurie (Maturity Certificate)
Official Maturity Certificate from Ministry of Education and Science or State Albania Requirements: Exam Authority
Algeria Equivalency: Baccalaureat
Official Baccalaureate in French from Ministry of Higher Education and Algeria Requirements: Scientific Research or State Exam Authority
Andorra Equivalency: Please contact International Admissions
Andorra Requirements: Please contact International Admissions
Angola Equivalency: Habilitacoes Literarias
Official Habilitacoes Literarias, Diploma, or Bacharelato in Portuguese from Angola Requirements: Ministry of Education and Culture & English translation or State Exam Authority
Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ Antigua and Barbuda Equivalency: GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Antigua and Barbuda Requirements: Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Argentina Equivalency: Bachillerato
Official transcripts/courses and grades and Bachillerato in Spanish from Argentina Requirements: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology/State Exam Authority & English translation or State Exam Authority
Mijnakarg/Yndhanur Krytutyan Atestat (Certificate of Full Secondary Armenia Equivalency: Education)
Official Certificate of Secondary Education or Diploma from technical school Armenia Requirements: and Russian/Armenian from Ministry of Education and Science or State Exam Authority & English translation
Australia Equivalency: 12th year Certificate from any state
Official Certificate of Education/12th Year Certificate from Department of Australia Requirements: Education, Science, and Training or State Exam Authority Country Equivalency/Requirements
Austria Equivalency: Reifeprufung/ Reifezeugnis/ Matura (Maturity Certificate)
Official Maturity Certificate in German from Federal Ministry of Education, Austria Requirements: Science and Culture or State Exam Authority & English translation
Azerbaijan Equivalency: Certificate of General Education
Official Certificate of General Education from Ministry of Education/State Azerbaijan Requirements: Exam Authority
Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE)/ GCE O- Bahamas Equivalency: Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Bahamas Requirements: Official GCSE/GCE O levels or CXC results from Examinations council
Bahrain Equivalency: Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Tawjihi): 'C' average or higher
Official Secondary School Leaving Certificate from secondary school Bahrain Requirements: Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority or Official GCSE from Examinations counci
Intermediate Arts, Science, or Commerce Exams/ 3 year diploma from a Bangladesh Equivalency: polytechnic/ Higher Secondary Certificate. NOTE: Students submitting GCE scores must have the results attested by the local British Council office.
Official Higher Secondary School Certificate from Ministry of Education/State Bangladesh Requirements: Exam Authority or Official GCE scores from British counci
Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC) / Barbados Equivalency: GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Official GCSE/GCE O levels or CXC results from Caribbean Examinations Barbados Requirements: council
Belarus Equivalency: Attestat O Srednemobrazovanii
Official Certificate/Diploma of Secondary Education (Attestat) in Russian Belarus Requirements: from Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority & English translation
Certificat d'Enseignment Secondaire Superieru/ Getuigschrift van Hoger Belgium Equivalency: Secundair Onderwijs/ Abschluzeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts (Certificate of Higher Secondary Education)
Official Certificate of Higher Secondary Education in native language from Belgium Requirements: Education Department, Ministry of Flemish/French Community/State Exam Authority & English translation
Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ Belize Equivalency: GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Belize Requirements: Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council Country Equivalency/Requirements
Benin Equivalency: Baccalaureat
Official Baccalaureate in French from Ministry of Higher Education and Benin Requirements: Scientific Research & English translation
Bhutan Equivalency: Indian School Certificate (12th standard)
Official Indian School Certificate (12th standard) from Ministry of Education Bhutan Requirements: or State Exam Authority
Bolivia Equivalency: Bachillerato/Bachiller en Humanidades
Official Bachiller in Spanish from Ministry of Education, Culture and Bolivia Requirements: Sports/State Exam Authority & English translation
Bosnia and Equivalency: Matura Herzegovina
Official Matura or Diploma in native language from Federal Ministry of Bosnia and Requirements: Education and Science/Ministry of Education and Culture & English Herzegovina translation
Botswana Equivalency: Botswana General Certificate of Education
Botswana Requirements: Official Botswana School Certificate from Examinations council
Certificado de Conclusao de 2 Grau/ Diploma de Professor do Encino de 1 Brazil Equivalency: Grau (4 year program)/ Diploma de Professor de Grau (4 year program): 6/10 or 3.5/5 average
Official Certificado or Diploma in Portuguese from Ministry of Brazil Requirements: Education/State Exam Authority & English translation
Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC): 5 British Virgin Islands Equivalency: subjects with grades of I of II at General Proficiency Level; GCE O-Level: 5 college level subjects with grade C or higher
British Virgin Islands Requirements:
Brunei/ Cambrige GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or Brunei Equivalency: higher
Brunei Requirements: Official GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Bulgaria Equivalency: Diplom za Zavarcheno Sredno Obrazovanie
Official Diploma of Completed Secondary Education in Bulgarian from Bulgaria Requirements: Ministry of Education and Science or State Exam Authority & English translation
Burkina Faso Equivalency: Baccalaureat
Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Secondary and Higher Burkina Faso Requirements: Education and Scientific Research/State Exam Authority & English translation Country Equivalency/Requirements
Burundi Equivalency: Diplome des Humanites Completes
Official Diplome in French from Ministry of National Education & English Burundi Requirements: translation
Cambodia Equivalency: Certificate of Completion/ Baccalaureat
Official Certificate of Completion/Baccalaureat from Ministry of Education, Cambodia Requirements: Youth, and Sports or State Exam Authority
Baccalaureat/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or Cameroon Equivalency: higher. NOTE: GCE scores must be sent directly from the examinations council
Official Baccalaureate from Ministry of Higher Education or GCE O Levels Cameroon Requirements: from Examinations council
Alberta: High School Diploma
British Colombia: Dogwood Diploma
Manitoba: Secondary School Diploma
New Brunswick: High School Graduation Diploma
Newfoundland: High School Graduation Diploma
Northwest Territories:
1. High School Graduation Diploma
2. School Leaving Certificate (Individualized Education Plan - IEP)
Nova Scotia High School Completion Certificate Canada Equivalency: Nunavut:
1. High School Graduation Diploma
2. School Leaving Certificate (Individualized Education Plan - IEP)
Ontario Ontario Secondary School Diploma
Prince Edward Island: High School Graduation Diploma
Quebec: Grade Xi Secondary V Certificate/ Diplome d'Etudes Secondaires (DES)
Saskatchewan Record of Secondary Level Standing (Secondary School Diploma)
Yukon: Dogwood Diploma
Official provincial Diploma/ Secondary School Certificate from Ministry of Education/Provincial Exam Authority. From French-speaking Quebec, official Canada Requirements: Diploma in French from Ministry of Education/Provincial Exam Authority & English translation.
Curso Complementar do Ensino Secundario (Secondary Education Cape Verde Equivalency: Completion) Country Equivalency/Requirements
Cape Verde Requirements: Official Secondary Education Completion Certificate from Exams Council
Central African Equivalency: Baccalaureat/ Diplome de Bachelier l'Enseignement du Second Degre Republic
Central African Official Baccalaureat/Diplome de Bachelier in French from Ministry of Requirements: Republic National and Higher Education & English translation
Chad Equivalency: Baccalaureat
Official Baccalaureat in French from Min. of Higher Education, Research, Chad Requirements: Vocational Training & English translation
Chile Equivalency: Licencia de Educacion Media (Intermediate Education Certificate)
Official Licencia de Educacion Media in Spanish from Ministry of Chile Requirements: Education/State Exam Authority & English translation
China Equivalency: Senior Middle School Diploma: 2.5 or 75% and higher
Official, attested transcript transcript & diploma in English & Chinese from China Requirements: high school principal
Colombia Equivalency: Bachillerato: 7.5 average or higher
Official Bachillerato in Spanish from Ministry of National Education/State Colombia Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation
Comoros Equivalency: No U.S. equivalent
Comoros Requirements: Comoros offers no Secondary School completion
Congo - Brazzaville Equivalency: Baccalaureat
Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Higher Education and Congo - Brazzaville Requirements: Scientific Research/State Exam Authority & English translation
Congo - Kinshasa Equivalency: Diplome d'Etat d'Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long
Official Diplome d'Etat in French from Ministry of Higher Education/State Congo - Kinshasa Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation
Costa Rica Equivalency: Diploma de Conclusion de Education Diversificado/ Bachillerato
Official Bachillerato in Spanish from Ministry of Public Education/State Exam Costa Rica Requirements: Authority & English translation
Croatia Equivalency: Matura Country Equivalency/Requirements
Official Maturity Certificate or Certificate of Final Examination in Croatian Croatia Requirements: from Ministry of Science, Education and Sport/State Exam Authority & English translation
Cuba Equivalency: Bachillerato/ Bachiller
Official Bachillerato/ Bachiller in Spanish from Ministry of Higher Education Cuba Requirements: or State Exam Authority & English translation
Cyprus Equivalency: Apolytirion/ Graduation from a lyceum/ GCE
Official Apolytirion in Greek/Turkish from Ministry of Education and Cyprus Requirements: Culture/State Exam Authority & English translation, or GCE O Levels from Examinations Council
Czech Republic Equivalency: Maturutni Zkouska or Matura
Official Maturity Certificate/Secondary School Leaving Certificate in Czech Czech Republic Requirements: from Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports or State Exam Authority & English translation
Bevis for Studentereksamen/ Hojere Forberedeiseseksamen/ Hojere Denmark Equivalency: Handelseksamen
Official Bevis for Studentereksamen, Hojere Forberedeiseseksamen, Hojere Denmark Requirements: Handelseksamen in Danish from Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation & English translation or State Exam Authority
Djibouti Equivalency: Baccalaureat
Official Baccalaureat in French (or Arabic) from State Secretariat for Higher Djibouti Requirements: Education, Science and Technology or National Council for Higher Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC): 5 Dominica Equivalency: subjects with grades of I of II at General Proficiency Level; GCE O-Level: 5 college level subjects with grade C or higher
Dominica Requirements: Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Dominican Republic Equivalency: Bachiller/ Bachillerato
Official Bachillerato/Bachiller in Spanish from Ministry of Education or State Dominican Republic Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation
Egypt Equivalency: Thanawaya a' Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Official General Secondary Education Certificate from Ministry of Higher Egypt Requirements: Education or State Exam Authority
El Salvador Equivalency: Bachiller/ Bachillerato Country Equivalency/Requirements
Official Bachillerato/Bachiller in Spanish from Ministry of Education or State El Salvador Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation
Equatorial Guinea Equivalency: Please contact International Admissions
Equatorial Guinea Requirements: Please contact International Admissions
Eritrea Equivalency: Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination
Official Secondary Education Certificate Examination from Ministry of Eritrea Requirements: Education or State Exam Authority
Estonia Equivalency: Gumnaasiumi Loputunnistus (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Official Secondary School Leaving Certificate in Estonian from Ministry of Estonia Requirements: Education and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' Ethiopia Equivalency: or higher (including English & Math)
Official Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Education or Ethiopia Requirements: State Exam Authority
Fiji Equivalency: New Zealand School Certificate or Fiji School Leaving Certificate
Official New Zealand School Certificate or Fiji School Leaving Certificate Fiji Requirements: from Ministry for Education or State Exam Authority
Finland Equivalency: Ylioppilastutkinto/Studentexamen (Matriculation Examination)
Official Student Examensbetyg or Ylioppilastutkintotodistus from Ministry of Finland Requirements: Education or State Exam Authority
France Equivalency: Baccalaureat/ Brevet de Technicien
Official Baccalaureat or Brevet de Technicien in French from Ministry of France Requirements: Education, Higher Education and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Gabon Equivalency: Baccalaureat
Gabon Requirements: Official Baccalaureat in French from Exams Council & English translation
West African School Certificate/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with Gambia Equivalency: grade 'C' or higher
Original West African School Certificate sent directly by Examinations Gambia Requirements: council or Official GCE O Levels from Examinations council Country Equivalency/Requirements
Sashualo ganatlebis atestati (Certificate of Completion, General Secondary Georgia Equivalency: Education awarded by a gimnasia or licei
Official Certificate of Completion, General Secondary Education awarded by Georgia Requirements: a gimnasia or licei in native language from Ministry of Education and Sciences or State Exam Authority & English translation
Germany Equivalency: Abitur/ Fachhochschulreife
Official Abitur in German from Federal Ministry of Education and Research or Germany Requirements: State Exam Authority & English translation
West African School Certificate / GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with Ghana Equivalency: grade 'C' or higher. NOTE: Results must be sent directly from the WAEC
Original West African School Certificate sent directly by Examinations Ghana Requirements: Council or Official GCE O Levels sent directly from Examinations council
Greece Equivalency: Apolytirion: 12.5 average or higher
Original Apolytirion from Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs Greece Requirements: or State Exam Authority
Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ Grenada Equivalency: GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Grenada Requirements: Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Guatemala Equivalency: Bachillerato/ Maestra (completed at the secondary level)
Official Bachiller/Maestro in Spanish from Ministry of Education or State Guatemala Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation
Guinea Equivalency: Baccalaureat
Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Higher Education and Guinea Requirements: Scientific Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Guinea-Bissau Equivalency: Please contact International Admissions
Guinea-Bissau Requirements: Please contact International Admissions
Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ Guyana Equivalency: GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Guyana Requirements: Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Haiti Equivalency: Baccalaureat II - Philosophie Country Equivalency/Requirements
Official Baccalaureat II in French from Ministry of National Education, Youth Haiti Requirements: and Sports or State Exam Authority & English translation
Honduras Equivalency: Bachillerato/ Maestro or Maestra (at the secondary level)
Official Bachiller or Maestro in Spanish from Ministry of Education or State Honduras Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation
Hong Kong Certificate of Education/ GCE O and/or A Levels: 5 college level Hong Kong Equivalency: subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Official Hong Kong Certificate of Education/ GCE O and/or A Levels from Hong Kong Requirements: Examinations Council
Hungary Equivalency: Gimnaziumi Erettsegi Bizonyitvany
Official Maturity Certificate or Secondary School Certificate in Hungarian Hungary Requirements: from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Iceland Equivalency: Studentsprof
Official Studentsprof in Icelandic from Ministry of Education, Science and Iceland Requirements: Culture or State Exam Authority & English translation
India Higher Secondary Certificate with Division I or II, or 5 college level India Equivalency: subjects with grade 'C' or higher/ 3 year diploma from a polytechnic
Official Higher Secondary Certificate from Principal or State Board of India Requirements: Secondary & Higher Secondary Education
Indonesia Equivalency: Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar/ Sekolah Menegah Tingkat Atas/STTB, SMA
Official Sekolah in Bahasa Indonesian from Ministry of Education or State Indonesia Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation
Iran Equivalency: Diplom/ Metevasetch/ High School Diploma/Pre-University Certificate
Original Diplom/Pre-University Certificate in Farsi from Ministry of Science, Iran Requirements: Research and Technology or State Exam Authority & English translation
Iraq Equivalency: Sixth Form Baccalaureat: 70% average or higher
Original Baccalaureat in Arabic from Ministry of Higher Education or State Iraq Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation
Ireland Equivalency: School Leaving Certificate
Official School Leaving Certificate from Department of Education and Ireland Requirements: Science or State Exam Authority
Israel Equivalency: Bagrut Country Equivalency/Requirements
Israel Requirements: Official Bagrut from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Italy Equivalency: Diploma di Maturita/ Secondary School Diploma
Official Maturita in Italian from Ministry of Education, University and Italy Requirements: Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Ivory Coast Equivalency: Baccalaureat
Official Record of courses/exam results and Baccalaureat in French from Ivory Coast Requirements: Ministry of Higher Education & English translation
Japan Equivalency: Sotsugyo Shosho awarded by a Kotogakka: 70% or higher
Original transcript and degree certificates issued by school showing Japan Requirements: graduation date in Japanese & English
Jordan Equivalency: Tawjihi (GSEC)
Official Secondary School Certificate from Ministry of Education, Higher Jordan Requirements: Education and Scientific Research/State Exam Authority or official Cambridge School Certificate from Examinations Council
Atestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Complete Secondary Kazakhstan Equivalency: Education)
Official Certificate of Complete Secondary Education from Ministry of Kazakhstan Requirements: Education or State Exam Authority
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE): 5 college level subjects Kenya Equivalency: with grade 'C' or higher or grades 1-6. NOTE: KCSE results must be sent directly by the Examinations Council
Original National exams certificates (KCSE) with five passes must be sent Kenya Requirements: directly to UNT from the Examinations Council
GCE O-Levels/ Secondary School Certificate/ Pacific Senior Secondary Kiribati Equivalency: Certificate/ Kiribati National Certificate
Official GCE O-Levels from Examinations council or Secondary School Kiribati Requirements: Certificate, Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate, Kiribati National Certificate from Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority
Shahadat Al-Thanawiya-Al-A'ama (Secondary School Leaving Certificate): Kuwait Equivalency: 75% or highe
Official School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Education and Higher Kuwait Requirements: Education or State Exam Authority
Kyrgyzstan Equivalency: Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii Country Equivalency/Requirements
Official Certificate of Secondary Education or Diploma in Russian from Kyrgyzstan Requirements: Ministry of Education, Science and Culture or State Exam Authority & English translation
Laos Equivalency: Baccalaureat
Official Baccalaureat in Lao from Ministry of Education or State Exam Laos Requirements: Authority & English translation
Atestats par visparejo videjo izgitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Latvia Equivalency: Education)
Official Certificate of General Secondary Education from Ministry of Latvia Requirements: Education and Science or State Exam Authority
Lebanon Equivalency: Baccalaureat Libanais
Original Baccalaureat or GCSE in French (or Arabic) from Ministry of Lebanon Requirements: Education and Higher Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Cambridge Overseas School Certificate: 5 college level subjects with grade Lesotho Equivalency: 'C' or higher
Lesotho Requirements: Official Cambridge Overseas School Certificate from Examinations Council
Liberia Equivalency: Secondary School Certificate
Senior School Certificate/ West African School Certificate/ GCE O-Levels: 5 Liberia Requirements: college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher/ or grades 1 - 6. NOTE: The results certificate must be sent directly from the WAEC.
Libya Equivalency: General Secondary Certificate
Official General Secondary Certificate from Ministry of Education or State Libya Requirements: Exam Authority
Liechtenstein Equivalency: Matura/ Maturitazeugnis
Official Matura in German from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority Liechtenstein Requirements: & English translation
Brandos Atestatas/Maturity Certificate (NOT the Secondary School Lithuania Equivalency: Graduation Certificate)
Official Maturity Certificate or Diploma or Secondary School Leaving Lithuania Requirements: Certificate in Lithuanian from Ministry of Education and Science or State Exam Authority & English translation
Luxembourg Equivalency: Diplome de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires
Official Diplome in native language from Ministry of Culture, Higher Luxembourg Requirements: Education and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation Country Equivalency/Requirements
Svidetelstvo za Zavreno Sredno Obrazovanie (Secondary School Leaving Macedonia Equivalency: Certificate)
Official School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Education and Science or Macedonia Requirements: State Exam Authority
Madagascar Equivalency: Baccalaureat
Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Higher Education and Madagascar Requirements: Scientific Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Malawi Equivalency: Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE)
Official Malawi School Certificate of Education from Ministry of Education Malawi Requirements: and Human Resources or State Exam Authority
Malaysia Equivalency: Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia
Official Malaysian Certificate of Education or Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia in Malaysia Requirements: native language from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Maldives Equivalency: No U.S. equivalent
Maldives Requirements: Maldives offers no high school/secondary equivalent
Mali Equivalency: Baccalaureate
Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of National Education or State Mali Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation
Malta Equivalency: Secondary Education Certificate
Official Secondary Education Certificate from Ministry of Education or State Malta Requirements: Exam Authority
Marshall Islands Equivalency: GCE O-levels/ Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate
Official GCE O-levels from Examinations Council or Pacific Senior Marshall Islands Requirements: Secondary Certificate from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Martinique Equivalency: Baccalaureate
Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Education or State Exam Martinique Requirements: Authority & English translation
Mauritania Equivalency: Baccalaureate
Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of National Education or State Mauritania Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation Country Equivalency/Requirements
Mauritius Equivalency: Higher School Certificate
Official Higher School Certificate in French from Ministry of Education and Mauritius Requirements: Scientific Research/State Exam Authority or GCE O Levels from Examinations council & English translation
Mexico Equivalency: Bachillerato
Official Bachillerato in Spanish from Secretaria de Educian Publiac or State Mexico Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation
Moldova Equivalency: Diploma de Bacalaureat
Official Diploma de Baccalaureat in Moldovan from Ministry of Education, Moldova Requirements: Youth and Sports or State Exam Authority & English translation
Monaco Equivalency: Baccalaureate
Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Education or State Exam Monaco Requirements: Authority & English translation
Mongolia Equivalency: School Leaving Certificate
Official School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Education, Science and Mongolia Requirements: Culture or State Exam Authority
Montenegro Equivalency: Please contact International Admissions
Montenegro Requirements: Please contact International Admissions
Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ Montserrat Equivalency: GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Montserrat Requirements: Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Morocco Equivalency: Bacalaureate
Original Baccalaureate in French from Ministry of Education or State Exam Morocco Requirements: Authority & English translation
Mozambique Equivalency: Certificado de Habilitacoes Literaias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Official School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Higher Education, Mozambique Requirements: Science and Technology or State Exam Authority
Myanmar Equivalency: Basic High School Education (Maturity Certificate)
Myanmar Requirements: Official Maturity Certificate from Ministry of Education Country Equivalency/Requirements
Namibia Equivalency: International General Certificate of Secondary Education
Official International General Certificate of Secondary Education from Namibia Requirements: Examinations council
Higher Secondary Certificate, Proficiency Certificate (Tribhuvan University), Intermediate Exam (Kathmandu -Science stream only), Uttar Madhyama Nepal Equivalency: Exams (Mahendra Sanskrit University). NOTE: Students submitting GCE scores must have the results attested by the local British Council office.
Official Higher Secondary Certificate from Ministry of Education and Sports/State Exam Authority, Proficiency Certificate from Tribhuvan Nepal Requirements: University registrar, Intermediate Exam from Kathmandu registrar, Uttar Madhyama Exams from Mahendra Sanskrit University registrar, or GCE attested by British Council
HAVO (Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs)/ VWO (Voorbereidend Netherlands Equivalency: Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs)
Official HAVO (Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs) or VWO (Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs) in Dutch from Ministry of Netherlands Requirements: Education, Culture and Science or State Exam Authority & English translation
New Zealand Equivalency: Sixth Form Certificate
Official Sixth Form Certificate from Ministry of Education or State Exam New Zealand Requirements: Authority
Nicaragua Equivalency: Bachillerato en Ciencias, Letras, y Filosofia
Official Bachiller, Maestro, Tecnico, or Diploma in Spanish from Ministry of Nicaragua Requirements: Education, Culture and Sports or State Exam Authority & English translation
Niger Equivalency: Baccalaureate
Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Higher and Secondary Niger Requirements: Education, Research and Technology or State Exam Authority & English translation
Senior School Certificate / West African School Certificate / GCE O-Levels: 5 Nigeria Equivalency: college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher/ or grades 1 - 6. NOTE: The results certificate must be sent directly from the WAEC.
Original Senior School Certificate sent directly by Examinations council, original West African School Certificate sent directly by Examinations Nigeria Requirements: council, or Official GCE O Levels from Examinations council - with five passes
Vitnemal den Vidergaende Skole (Certificate of Upper Secondary Norway Equivalency: Education): average grade of 4 or higher Country Equivalency/Requirements
Official Certificate of Upper Secondary Education in Norwegian from Ministry Norway Requirements: of Education and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Oman Equivalency: Thanawiya amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Official Secondary School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Higher Oman Requirements: Education or State Exam Authority
Higher Secondary Certificate/ Intermediate Certificate. NOTE: Students Pakistan Equivalency: submitting GCE scores must have the results attested by the local British Council office.
Official Higher Secondary Certificate or Intermediate Certificate from Ministry Pakistan Requirements: of Education/State Exam Authority or GCE scores from Examinations council
Palestinian Territory Equivalency: General Secondary Education Certificate: average of 70% or higher
Official General Secondary Education Certificate from Ministry of Education Palestinian Territory Requirements: and Higher Education or State Exam Authority
Panama Equivalency: Bachiller
Official Bachiller in Spanish from Ministry of Education or State Exam Panama Requirements: Authority & English translation
Papua New Guinea Equivalency: Higher School Certificate
Official Higher School Certificate from Ministry of Education or State Exam Papua New Guinea Requirements: Authority
Paraguay Equivalency: Bachiller
Official Bachiller in Spanish from Ministry of Education and Culture or State Paraguay Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation
Peru Equivalency: Certificado de Educacion Secundaria Comas Completa
Official Bachiller, Certificado, or Diploma in Spanish from Ministry of Peru Requirements: Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Philippines Equivalency: Please contact International Admissions
Philippines Requirements: Please contact International Admissions
Poland Equivalency: Swiadectwo dojrzalosci (Maturity Certificate)
Official Maturity Certificate or Secondary School Graduation Certificate in Poland Requirements: Polish from Ministry of National Education and Sport or State Exam Authority & English translation
Certificado de fim de Estudos Secundarios (Certificate of Completion of Portugal Equivalency: Secondary Education)/ Certidao de Decimo Segundo Ano (Twelfth Year Certificate) Country Equivalency/Requirements
Official Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education or Twelfth Year Portugal Requirements: Certificate in Portuguese from Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Qatar Equivalency: Al-Thanawiya Aama Qatari (GSEC)
Official Secondary School Leaving Certificate or Diploma in Arabic from Qatar Requirements: Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Diploma de Bacalaureat (Baccalaureate Diploma) from a liceu, scola normal, Romania Equivalency: or siminarul teologic
Original Diploma de Bacalaureat or Maturity Certificate in Romanian from Romania Requirements: Ministry of Education and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazova Nil (Certificate of Russia Equivalency: Secondary Complete General Education)
Original Attestat in Russian from Ministry of Education or State Exam Russia Requirements: Authority & English translation
Rwanda Equivalency: Certificat des Humanites
Official Certificat des Humanites in French from Ministry of Education and Rwanda Requirements: Science or State Exam Authority & English translation
Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ Saint Kitts and Nevis Equivalency: GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Saint Kitts and Nevis Requirements: Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ Saint Lucia Equivalency: GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Saint Lucia Requirements: Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Saint Vincent and the Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ Equivalency: Grenadines GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Saint Vincent and the Requirements: Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council Grenadines
GCE O-Levels/ Secondary School Certificate/ Pacific Senior Secondary Samoa Equivalency: Certificate/ Solomon Islands School Certificate
Official Secondary School Certificate, Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate, Samoa Requirements: Solomon Islands School Certificate from Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority or GCE O-Levels from Examinations council
Saudi Arabia Equivalency: Tawjihiyah (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Official General Secondary Education Certificate from Ministry of Higher Saudi Arabia Requirements: Education or State Exam Authority Country Equivalency/Requirements
Senegal Equivalency: Baccalaureate
Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of National Education or State Senegal Requirements: Exam Authority& English translation
Serbia Equivalency: Please contact International Admissions
Serbia Requirements: Please contact International Admissions
Seychelles Equivalency: Cambridge Overseas School Certificate
Seychelles Requirements: Official Cambridge Overseas School Certificate from Examinations council
West African School Certificate/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with Sierra Leone Equivalency: grade 'C' or higher. NOTE: The results certificate must be sent directly from the WAEC.
Original West African School Certificate sent directly by Examinations Sierra Leone Requirements: council or Official GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Singapore Equivalency: Singapore/ Cambridge GCE O-Levels
Singapore Requirements: GCE O-Levels from Singapore or Cambridge Examinations council
Slovakia Equivalency: Maturitna Skuska (Maturity Certificate)
Official Maturity Certificate or School Leaving Exam Certificate in Slovak Slovakia Requirements: from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Slovenia Equivalency: Maturitetno Spričevalo (Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Official Secondary School Leaving Certificate in Slovenian from Ministry of Slovenia Requirements: Higher Education, Science and Technology or State Exam Authority & English translation
GCE O-Levels/ Secondary School Certificate/ Pacific Senior Secondary Solomon Islands Equivalency: Certificate/ Solomon Islands School Certificate
Official GCE O-Levels from Examinations council or Secondary School Solomon Islands Requirements: Certificate, Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate, Solomon Islands School Certificate from Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority
Somalia Equivalency: Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Original Secondary School Leaving Certificate in Somali from Ministry of Somalia Requirements: Higher Education or State Exam Authority & English translation Country Equivalency/Requirements
South Africa Equivalency: Senior Certificate
Official Senior Certificate from Department of Education or State Exam South Africa Requirements: Authority
South Korea Equivalency: School Leaving Certificate/ Diploma: 75% average or higher
South Korea Requirements: Official School Leaving Certificate issued by school
Spain Equivalency: Titulo de Bachillerato
Official Titulo de Bachillerato and Curso de Orientacion Universitaria in Spain Requirements: Spanish from Ministry of Education and Science or State Exam Authority & English translation
Sri Lankan GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher, plus 3 GCE A-Levels /OR/ British GCSE O-Levels/IGCSE and 5 college Sri Lanka Equivalency: levels subjects with grade 'C' or higher. NOTE: Students submitting GCE scores must have the results attested by the local British Council office.
Official Sri Lankan O Levels + GCE A levels, or British GCSE O Levels, or Sri Lanka Requirements: IGCSE attested by Examinations council
Sudan Equivalency: Senior School Certificate
Official Senior School Certificate from Ministry of Higher Education and Sudan Requirements: Scientific Research or State Exam Authority
HAVO (Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs)/ VWO (Voorbereidend Suriname Equivalency: Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs)
Official HAVO (Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs) or VWO (Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs) in Dutch from Ministry of Suriname Requirements: Education and Community Development or State Exam Authority & English translation
Swaziland Equivalency: Cambridge Overseas School Certificate
Swaziland Requirements: Official Cambridge Overseas School Certificate from Examinations Council
Sweden Equivalency: Avgangsbetyg from a gymnasium
Official Avgangsbetyg or Leaving Certificate from a gymnasium in Swedish Sweden Requirements: from Ministry of Education, Research and Culture or State Exam Authority & English translation
Switzerland Equivalency: Maturity Certificate of Fahigkeitszeugnis (Certificate of Qualification) Country Equivalency/Requirements
Official Maturity Certificate in native language from State Secretariat for Switzerland Requirements: Education and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Syria Equivalency: General Secondary Certificate (Baccalaureate)
Official General Secondary Certificate in native language from Ministry of Syria Requirements: Higher Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Taiwan Equivalency: Graduation Certificate or 5 year Junior College Diploma
Taiwan Requirements: Original transcript & graduation certificate/diploma from principal
Attestat o Srednum Obrazovanii (Certificate of Complete Secondary Tajikistan Equivalency: Education)
Official Certificate of Complete Secondary Education in Tajik from Ministry of Tajikistan Requirements: Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Tanzania Equivalency: National Form IV Examination/ Certificate of Secondary Education
Official National Form IV Examination or GCE O Level from Examinations Tanzania Requirements: council
Thailand Equivalency: Mathayom Suksa
Thailand Requirements: Official Mathayom Suksa from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Togo Equivalency: Baccalaureat: average of "C" or higher
Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Higher Education and Togo Requirements: Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ Trinidad and Tobago Equivalency: GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Trinidad and Tobago Requirements: Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Tunisia Equivalency: Baccalaureate
Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Higher Education or State Tunisia Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation
Turkey Equivalency: Lise Diplomasi/ Secondary School Diploma
Official Secondary School Diploma from Ministry of National Education or Turkey Requirements: State Exam Authority
Turkmenistan Equivalency: State Examination for School Leaving Certificate Country Equivalency/Requirements
Official State Examination for School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Turkmenistan Requirements: Education or State Exam Authority
Uganda Equivalency: Uganda Certificate of Education
Official "O'rta Ma'lumot T o'q'risida Shahodatnoma or Certificate of Complete Uganda Requirements: Secondary Education in the native language and English translation
Ukraine Equivalency: Atestat/Matriculation School Certification
Original Atestat in Ukrainian from Ministry of Education and Science or State Ukraine Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation
United Arab Emirates Equivalency: Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al-Amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Official Secondary School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Higher United Arab Emirates Requirements: Education and Scientific Research or State Exam Authority
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE): 5 college level subjects United Kingdom Equivalency: with grade 'C' or higher.
Official General Certificate of Secondary Education from Examinations United Kingdom Requirements: council
Uruguay Equivalency: Bachillerato
Official Bachillerato in Spanish from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Uruguay Requirements: and Youth or State Exam Authority & English translation
Uzbekistan Equivalency: Please contact International Admissions
Uzbekistan Requirements: Please contact International Admissions
Venezuela Equivalency: Bachiller: overall average of 12/20
Original Bachiller in Spanish from Ministry of Higher Education or State Venezuela Requirements: Exam Authority & English translation
Bang Tot Nghiep Pho Thong Trung Hoc (Diploma of Graduation from Vietnam Equivalency: General Secondary Education)
Original Diploma of Graduation from General Secondary Education in Vietnam Requirements: Vietnamese & English translation
Yemen Equivalency: General Secondary Certificate
Official General Secondary Certificate from Ministry of Higher Education and Yemen Requirements: Scientific Research or State Exam Authority
Zambia Equivalency: Zambia School Certificate Country Equivalency/Requirements
Official Zambia School Certificate from Ministry of Education or GCE O Zambia Requirements: Levels from Examinations council
GCE O-Level (ended in 1999)/Cambridge School Certificate. NOTE: copies Zimbabwe Equivalency: of the results certificate must be certified by ZIMSEC
Zimbabwe Requirements: GCE results issued by ZIMSEC and sent directly to UNT