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Secondary Credentials for International Freshmen UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE SECONDARY CREDENTIALS FOR INTERNATIONAL FRESHMEN COUNTRY NAME OF CREDENTIAL Afghanistan Baccalauria (Baccalaureate) Albania Deftese Pjekurie (Maturity Certificate) Algeria Diplôme de Bachelier de l’Enseignement du Second Degré (Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education) Andorra Batxillerat (Baccalaureate) Angola Habilitação Literária (Literary Qualification) Anguilla Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education – Advanced Levels General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Levels Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education – Advanced Levels General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Levels Argentina Bachiller Armenia Attestat Mijnakarg Lriv Yndhanur Krtoutian (Certificate of Completed Secondary Education) Aruba Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (Diploma of University Preparatory Education) Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (Diploma of Senior General Secondary Education) Australia (Capital Territory) Australia Capital Territory Year 12 Certificate (New South Wales) Higher School Certificate (Northern Territory) Northern Territory Certificate of Education (Queensland) (South Australia) Queensland Senior Certificate (Tasmania) South Australia Certificate of Education Victoria) Tasmanian Certificate of Education (Western Australia) Victorian Certificate of Education Western Australia Certificate of Education Austria Reifeprüng / Matura (Maturity Certificate) Azerbaijan Certificate of Complete Secondary Education Bahamas Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education General Certificate of Education – Advanced Levels General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Levels Bahrain Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-‘aama (General Certificate of Secondary Education) Bangladesh Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Alim UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE SECONDARY CREDENTIALS FOR INTERNATIONAL FRESHMEN COUNTRY NAME OF CREDENTIAL Barbados Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Barbados Secondary School Certificate Part I General Certificate of Education – Advanced Levels General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Levels Belarus Attestat ab agulnai sjarednaj (Certificate of General Secondary Education) Belgium (Flemish Region) Getuigschrift van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs (Certificate of Higher Secondary Education) Bekwaamheidsdiploma dat toegang verleent tot het Hoger Onderwijs (Diploma of Access to Higher Education) (French Region) Certificat d’Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (Certificate of Higher Secondary Education) Diplôme d’Aptitude à Accéder à l’Enseignement Supérieur (Diploma of Access to Higher Education) Belize Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) High School Diploma General Certificate of Education – Advanced Levels General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Levels Benin Diplôme de Bachelier de l’Enseignement du Second Degré (Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education) Bermuda Bermuda School Certificate High School Diploma General Certificate of Education – Advanced Levels General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Levels Bhutan Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate Indian School Certificate Bolivia Bachiller Bosnia & Herzegovina Secondary School Leaving Diploma Botswana Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Levels Brazil Diploma Certificado de Conclusão de Segundo Grau (Certificate of Conclusion of Secondary Education) Ensino Medio (Secondary School Certificate) UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE SECONDARY CREDENTIALS FOR INTERNATIONAL FRESHMEN COUNTRY NAME OF CREDENTIAL British Virgin Islands Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education – Advanced Levels General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Levels Brunei Brunei-Cambridge General Certificate of Education – Advanced Levels Brunei-Cambridge General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Levels Bulgaria Svidetelstvo za zrelost (Maturity Certificate) Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie (Diploma of Completed Secondary Education) Burkina Faso Diplôme de Bachelier de l’Enseignement du Second Degré Diplôme de Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement du Second Degré (Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education) Burundi Diplôme d’Etat (State Diploma) Diplôme des Humanités Complètes (Diploma of Complete Humanities) Cambodia Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) Cameroon (Anglophone System) Cameroon General Certificate of Education – Advanced Levels Cameroon General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Levels (Francophone System) Diplôme de Bachelier de l’Enseignement du Second Degré (Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education) Canada (Alberta) Advanced High School Diploma / General High School Diploma (British Columbia) Secondary School Graduation Diploma (Manitoba) Manitoba High School Diploma (New Brunswick) (Newfoundland/Labrador) New Brunswick High School Graduation Diploma (Northwest Territories) High School Graduation Diploma (Nova Scotia) High School Graduation Diploma (Nunavut) Nova Scotia High School Graduation Diploma (Ontario) High School Graduation Diploma (Prince Edward Island) Ontario Secondary School Diploma (Quebec) Senior Secondary School Diploma (Saskatchewan) Diplôme d’Etudes Collégiales (DEC) (Diploma of Collegiate Studies) (Yukon Territory) Diplôme d’Etudes Secondaires (DES) (Secondary School Diploma) Record of Secondary Level Standing (Secondary School Diploma) High School Diploma Cape Verde Certificado da Habilitaçõ Literária (Certificate of Literary Qualifications) UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE SECONDARY CREDENTIALS FOR INTERNATIONAL FRESHMEN COUNTRY NAME OF CREDENTIAL Cayman Islands Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education – Advanced Levels General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Levels International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) Central African Republic Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) Chad Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) Chile Licencia de Educación Media (Diploma of Secondary Education) China Senior Secondary School Certificate Colombia Bachiller Comoros Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement du Second Degré (Baccalaureate of Secondary Education) Congo (Republic of) Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) Costa Rica Diploma de Conclusión de Estudios de Educación Diversificada (Diploma of Completion of Diversified Education) Bachiller Croatia Svjedodžba o Mature (Maturity Certificate) Cuba Bachiller Cyprus Apolytirion of Lykeion (Certificate of Completion from Upper Secondary School) Czech Republic Vysvědčení o Maturitní Zkoušce (Maturity Certificate) Democratic Republic of the Diplôme d’Etat d’Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long Congo (Formerly Zaire) (State Diploma of Secondary Studies – Long Cycle) Denmark Bevis for Studentereksamen (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Bevis for Højere Forberedelseseksamen (Higher Preparatory Certificate) Djibouti Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement Secondaire (Baccalaureate of Secondary Education) Dominica Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education – Advanced Levels General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Levels Dominican Republic Bachiller Ecuador Bachiller Egypt Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-‘aama (General Certificate of Secondary Education) El Salvador Bachiller Equatorial Guinea Bachiller Eritrea Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination Estonia Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus (Secondary School Certificate) UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE SECONDARY CREDENTIALS FOR INTERNATIONAL FRESHMEN COUNTRY NAME OF CREDENTIAL Ethiopia Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (since 2003) Fiji Fiji Seventh Form Examination Fiji School Leaving Certificate Finland Lukion päästödistus / Dismissionsbetyg (Upper Secondary Completion Certificate) Ylioppilastutkintotodistus / Studentexamensbetyg (Certificate of Matriculation) France Diplôme de Baccalauréat Général (Diploma of General Baccalaureate) Gabon Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) Gambia West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Senior School Certificate Georgia Sashualo Skolis Atestati (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Germany Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife / Abitur (Certificate of Overall Maturity for Higher Education) Fachgebundene Hochschulreife (Certificate of Subject-Restricted Maturity for Higher Education) Fachhochschulreife (Certificate of Maturity for Education at Universities of Applied Sciences) Ghana West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Senior School Certificate Greece Apolytirion of Lykeion (Upper Secondary School Certificate) Grenada Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education – Advanced Levels General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Levels Guatemala Bachiller Guinea Baccalauréat 2ème partie (Baccalaureate, Part II) Baccalauréat 1ère partie (Baccalaureate, Part I) Guinea-Bissau Certidão (de 3° ano) Doze Anos de Escolaridade (Year 12 Certificate) Certificado de Conclusão do Ensino Secundário (Certificate of Conclusion of Secondary Education) Guyana Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Caribbean Secondary
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