Required Admission Documentation by Country
Country Qualifications Equivalence Afghanistan Baccalauria (Baccalaureate or School Leaving Certificate)
Albania Deftese Pjekurie (Maturity Certificate)
Algeria Baccalauréat (Secondary Education Baccalaureate)
American Samoa Secondary School Certificate
Andorra Titulo de bachillerato (Title of Bachelor) or Batxillerat (Baccalaureate)
Angola Certificado de Habilitação Literária (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC) or GCE O-levels
Argentina Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)
Attestat o srednem obriazovanii or Mijnakarg Krtutyan Attestat (Certificate of Secondary Education) or Hasunutian Vkaiakan (Certificate Armenia of Maturity)
Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs / HAVO (Higher General Secondary Education Diploma) or Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Aruba Onderwijs / VWO (University Preparatory Education Diploma)
Australia “12th Year Certificate” from any Australian state
Austria Reifeprüfung (Maturity Examination)
Azerbaijan Svidetel' stvo o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Bahamas Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education or GCE O-levels
Bahrain Tawjahiya Secondary School Certificate or Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Bangladesh Higher Secondary Certificate
Barbados Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC) or GCE O-levels
Belarus Аттестат о среднем «полном» общем образовании or Svidetel' stvo o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)
French: Certificat d’Enseignment Secondaire Supérieur (Higher Secondary Certificate); Dutch/Flemish: Getuigschrift van hoger secundair Belgium onderwijs (Certificate of Higher Secondary Education)
Belize Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC) or GCE O-levels or High School Diploma
Benin Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire (Secondary Education Baccalaureate)
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) or International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) or High School Bermuda diploma
Bhutan Indian School Certificate or Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate
Bolivia Bachillerato or Bachiller or Bachiller en Humanidades (Upper Secondary Graduate; Upper Secondary Graduate in Humanities)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Certificate (Svedočanstvo or Svjedočanstvo) or Diploma (Diploma) of Completion of Secondary Education
Botswana Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education or Cambridge Overseas School Certificate
Bouvet Island Vitnemål fra den videregående skolen (Certificate of Upper Secondary Education)
Brazil Diploma / Certificado de Ensino Médio or Certificado de Conclusão de Segundo Grau (Certificate of Completion of Secondary Level)
British Virgin Islands CSEC (Carribean Secondary Education Certificate) Examinations
Brunei Brunei or Cambridge GCE O-levels
Bulgaria Diplom za Završeno Obrazovanie (Diploma of Completed Education)
Baccalauréat / Diplome de Bachelier de ľEnseignement du Second Degre (Baccalaureate / Diploma of Baccalaureate of Second Level Burkina Faso Instruction)
Burundi Diplôme ďEtat (State Diploma)
Cabo Verde Certificado da Habilitações Literárias (Certificate of Literary Qualifications)
Cambodia Certificate of Completion or Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) Cameroon GCE O-levels or Baccalauréat
Canada High School Diploma, Secondary School Diploma, or Graduation Certificate
Cayman Islands International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) or GCE O Level
Central African Republic Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate)
Chad Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate)
External examination results for the Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CECSEC) and/or Caribbean Channel islands Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)
Chile Licencia de Educación Media (academic) or Bachillerato (Baccalaureate)
China Senior (or Upper) Middle School Graduation Certificate
Colombia Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)
Comoros Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement du Second Degré (Baccalaureate of Second Level Education)
Congo Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate)
Congo, Dem. Rep Diplôme ďEtat ďEtudes Secondaires du Cycle Long (State Diploma of Long Cycle Secondary Studies)
Cook Islands National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 2
Costa Rica Diploma de conclusion de estudios de educacion diversificada or Bachillerato (Certificate of conclusion of diversified education studies)
Baccalauréat / Diplôme de Bachelier de ľEnseignement du Second Degré / Baccalauréat Technique (Baccalaureate / Diploma of Cote d'Ivoire Baccalaureate of Second Level Study / Technical Baccalaureate)
Svjedožba o Završnom Srednjem Obrazovanju (Certificate of Final Examination, Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education / Croatia Maturity Certificate)
Cuba Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)
Curacao Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate
Cyprus Apolytirion from a Lykion (Certificate of Completion (Απολυτηριο) from an upper secondary school (Λυκειο))
Czech Republic Maturitni Vysvedceni: awarded after technical or vocational school (Maturity Certificate) Studentereksamen (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate), Bevis for højere forberedelseeksamen (Higher Preparatory Certificate), Denmark or Eksamensbevis for højere handelseksamen (Higher Commercial Certificate)
Djibouti Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire (Secondary Education Baccalaureate)
Dominica Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC) or GCE O-levels
Dominican Republic Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)
Ecuador Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)
Egypt Shehadet Thanawiya Amma (General Secondary School Certificate)
El Salvador Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)
Equatorial Guinea Bachillerato (Baccalaureate)
Eritrea Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination
Estonia Gumnaasiumi Loputunnistus (Secondary School Certificate)
Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate (if completed by 2003) or General Secondary Education Certificate or Ethiopian Higher Education Ethiopia Entrance Examination (EHEEE)
Faeroe Islands Upper Secondary School Certificate
Falkland Islands GCE O Level and A Level
Fiji Form 7 Certificate/Higher School Certificate or Fiji School Leaving Certificate
Finland Lukion päästötodistus / Dismissionsbetyg (Upper Secondary Completion Certificate)
Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement de Second Degré/ Baccalauréat Général (Education Bachelor of Second Degree / Bachelor General) or Baccalauréat Technologique (Technological Baccalaureate) or Brevet de Technicien (Technician Certificate) or Certificat de fin ďÉtudes France Secondaires (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) or Diplôme ďAccès aux Etudes Universitaires (Diploma in University Studies)
French Polynesia Diplôme du Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate Diploma)
Gabon Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate)
Gambia West African School Certificate Georgia Sashualo Specialuri Sastsavieblis Diplomi (Diploma from Special Secondary School)
Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Certificate of General Maturity for Higher Education) or Zeugnis der Fachhochschulreife Germany (Certificate of Maturity for Universities of Applied Sciences)
Ghana West African School Certificate (WAEC)/Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE)
Gibraltar General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) and/or General Certificate of Education (GCE), Advanced (A-Level) examinations
Greece Apolytirio Eniaiou Lykeiou (Upper Secondary School Certificate)
Studentereksamensbevis (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate), Højere Forberedelseksamensbevis (Higher Preparatory Greenland Certificate)
Grenada Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC) or GCE O-levels
Guam High School Transcripts with graduation date and/or Diploma
Guatemala Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)
Guinea Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)
Guinea-Bissau Certificado de Conclusao do Ensino Secundrio (Certificate of Conclusion of Secondary Education)
Guyana Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC) or GCE O-levels
Haiti Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) or Diplôme de Fin ďEtudes (Diploma of Completion of Studies)
Honduras Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)
Hong Kong *This does not imply any legal position of UoPeople regarding Hong Kong’s status Hong Kong Certificate of Education or GCE O-levels
Hungary Erettsegi Bizonyitvany (Maturity Certificate)
Iceland Stúdentspróf (Upper Secondary School Certificate)
India Higher Secondary Certificate, All India Senior School Certificate, Intermediate Examination Certificate, or Pre-University Certificate
Indonesia Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar Sekolah Menengah Unum (Certificate of Graduate Study - Secondary Technical School) Iran Pish-daneshgahi (High school completion)
Iraq Baccalaureate
Ireland Leaving Certificate
Isle of Man GCE O-level and A-level
Israel Teudat Bagrut (Matriculation Certificate)
Italy Diploma di Maturita or Diploma di Esame di Stato (Maturity Diploma or Diploma of State Examination)
Jamaica Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate
Japan Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Jordan Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Kazakhstan Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Kenya Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) or East African Certificate of Education (EACE)/ Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE)
Kiribati Kiribati National Certificate or Pacific Senior School Certificate or Form 7 Certificate or Higher School Certificate
Korea, North Graduation Certificate Senior Middle School
Kosovo Diplomë për Kryerjen e Shkollës së Mesme Profesionale (Diploma of Completion of Professional Secondary School)
Kuwait Secondary School Diploma (Shahadat Al-Thanawiya-Al-A'ama) or Examination results for the General Secondary Education Certificate
Kyrgyzstan Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Laos Baccalaureat II (Baccalaureate II) or Upper Secondary School Diploma
Latvia Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
Lebanon Baccalauréat Libanaise (Lebanese Baccalaureate)/ General Secondary Education Certificate
Lesotho Cambridge Overseas School Certificate
Liberia Senior School Certificate Examination Libya General Secondary Certificate
Liechtenstein Matura Berufsmaturitätszeugnis, Maturazeugnis (School Leaving Certificate/ Maturity Certificate)
Lithuania Brandos Atestatas (Graduation Certificate)
Luxembourg Diplôme de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires (End of Secondary Studies Diploma)
Macau *This does not imply any legal position of UoPeople Diploma in Education or Hong Kong Certificate of Education (HKCE) or General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level or Senior regarding Macau’s status Secondary School Certificate or Certifição do Decimo-Segundo Ano
Macedonia Svidetelsto za položen završen (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Madagascar Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire (Secondary Education Baccalaureate)
Malawi Malawi School Certificate of Education or Malawi General Certificate of Education
Malaysia Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (Malaysian Certificate of Education)
Maldives Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) or International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
Mali Baccalauréat Malien (Malian Baccalaureate)
Malta Matriculation Certificate
Marshall Islands Diploma
Mauritania Diplome du Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement du Secondaire (Secondary Education Baccalaureate Diploma)
Mauritius Higher School Certificate
Mexico Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)
Micronesia, Fed. Sts Secondary School Certificate
Atestat de Studii Medii de Cultură Generală (Certificate of General Secondary Education) or Atestat de Maturitate (Certificate of Moldova Maturity) or Diplomă de Bacalaureat (Baccalaureate Diploma)
Monaco Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Général (General Education Baccalaureate)
Mongolia Buren Dund Bolovsroliin Ynemlekh, Gerchilgee (School Leaving Certificate) Diploma o završenoj srednjoj školi (Diploma of Acquired Secondary Education), or Diploma o Polozenom Maturskom Ispitu (Graduation Montenegro Certificate)
Morocco Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate)
Mozambique Certificado de Habilitacoes Literarias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Myanmar Basic Education High School Examination or Matriculation
Namibia International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) or Namibian Secondary School Certificate (NSSC)
Nauru Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate or Fiji School Leaving Certificate
Higher Secondary Education Board Certificate (HSEB) or Proficiency Certificate, Intermediate Certificate or the Uttar Madhyama Nepal Examination Certificate
Netherlands HAVO or VWO Certificate
Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement de Second Degré/ Baccalauréat Général (Education Bachelor of Second Degree / Bachelor General) or Baccalauréat Technologique (Technological Baccalaureate) or Brevet de Technicien (Technician Certificate) or Certificat de fin ďÉtudes New Caledonia Secondaires (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) or Diplôme ďAccès aux Etudes Universitaires (Diploma in University Studies)
Sixth Form Certificate or NCEA Level 2 or Form 7 (Higher School Certificate) or NCEA Level 3 or New Zealand Scholarship qualification or New Zealand University Entrance, Bursaries, and Scholarships Examination
Nicaragua Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)
Niger Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate)
Nigeria West African School Certificate or NECO School Certificate. Please note that a school testimonial does not constitute a transcript.
Northern Mariana Islands High School Transcripts with graduation date and/or Diploma
Norway Vitnemål fra den videregående skolen (Certificate of Upper Secondary Education)
Oman Thanawiya amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Pakistan Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)/ Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) or Intermediate Certificate Examination
Palau Diploma
Certificate of General Secondary Education Palestine *This does not imply any legal position of UoPeople regarding Palestine’s status
Panama Diploma de Educación Media / Diploma de Bachiller (Upper Secondary School Diploma / Baccalaureate)
Papua New Guinea Higher School Certificate
Paraguay Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)
Peru Certificado de Educacion Secundaria Completa (Certificate of Completed Secondary Education) or Bachillerato (Baccalaureate)
Philippines High School Diploma
Świadectwo dojrzalości technikum or Świadectwo ukończenia technikum (Certificate of Completion of Education in the Technical Poland Secondary School) or Świadectwo dojrzałości liceum profilowanego (Maturity Certificate of the Specialized Lyceum)
Certificado de Fim de Estudos Secundárias (Certificate of End of Secondary Studies) or Diploma de Ensino Secundário (Diploma of Portugal Secondary Education)
Puerto Rico Diploma de Escuela Superior (High School Diploma)
Qatar Al-Thanawiya Aama Qatari (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Romania Diploma de Bacalaureat (Baccalaureate Diploma - Academic)
Russia Аттестат о среднем (полном) общем образовании (Certificate of [Complete] General Secondary Education)
Diplôme de Fin ďEtudes Secondaires (End of Secondary Studies Diploma) or Secondary Education Advanced Level Examination Rwanda Certificate
Saint Lucia Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Certificate
Saint Martin CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate) Examinations
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate or General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
Samoa Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate (PSSC) or South Pacific Form 7 Examination
San Marino Diploma di Maturità (Maturity Diploma)
Sao Tome and Principe Certidão de 12ª Classe (Certificate of 12th Grade) Saudi Arabia General Secondary Education Certificate (GSEC), Secondary Commercial/Agricultural/Industrial Institute Diploma
Senegal Baccalauréat/ Baccalauréat Technique (Baccalaureate / Technical Baccalaureate)
Serbia Диплома Средње Школе (Diploma of Acquired Secondary Education)
International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) or Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE "O" Seychelles Level)
Sierra Leone West African School Certificate or GCE O-levels
Singapore Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary 'O' Level
Sint Maarten CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate) Examinations
Slovakia Vysvedčenie o Maturitnej Skúške / Maturitné Vysvedčenie (Maturity Certificate)
Slovenia Maturiteno Spričevalo (Maturity Examination)
Solomon Islands GCE O-levels, Secondary School Certificate, Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate, or Solomon Islands School Certificate
Somalia Shahaadada Dugsiga Sare (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) or Somaliland Secondary School Leaving Certificate
South Africa Senior Certificate
South Korea Inmungye Kodung Hakkyo (High School Certificate)
South Sudan East African Certificate of Education (EACE) or South Sudan Certificate of Education
Spain Título de Bachiller (Title of Bachelor)
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan GCE A level
St. Kitts and Nevis Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate or General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
Sudan Sudan Secondary School Certificate
Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs / HAVO (General Upper Secondary School Certificate) or Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Suriname Onderwijs / VWO (University Preparatory Certificate)
Swaziland Cambridge Overseas School Certificate or General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level Sweden Avgångsbetyg från Gymnasieskole, Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskole, or Högskoleförberedande Examen (Leaving Certificate)
Fähigkeitszeugnis or Certificat de Capacité or Attesto di Capacità (Former vocational / professional certificate)/ Eidgenössisches Switzerland Maturität, Maturité fédérale, Baccalauréat or Maturità (Federal maturity (High School)
Syria Al-Shahâda Al Thânawiyya-Al'Amma (Baccalaureate/General Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Taiwan *This does not imply any legal position of UoPeople regarding Taiwan’s status Graduation Certificate
Tajikistan Аттестат о среднем образовании (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Tanzania Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) or East Africa General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
Thailand Certificate of Secondary Education (Matayom VI)
Timor-Leste Ensino Secundario Diploma (School Leaving Certificate)
Togo Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire, 2ème partie (Secondary Education Baccalaureate, 2nd part)
Tonga Pacific Senior Secondary Examination/Form 6 or Higher School Certificate/Form 7
Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate
Tunisia Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate)
Turkey Lise Diplomasi (General Secondary School [Lyceum] Diploma)
Turkmenistan Attestat or Attestation of Middle (Complete) Secondary Education
Turks and Caicos Islands Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate
Tuvalu Pacific Senior Certificate
Uganda Uganda Certificate of Education
Ukraine Atestat pro povnu zagalnu seredniu osvitu (Certificate of Completed General Secondary Education)
United Arab Emirates Secondary School Certificate
United Kingdom General Certificate of Secondary Education United States Diploma and Transcript or Transcript with graduate date
Uruguay Bachiller Diversificado de Enseñanza Secundaria (Graduate of Diversified Upper Secondary Education)
Uzbekistan Shahodatnoma/ Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Vanuatu GCE O-levels or Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate)
Venezuela Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)
Viet Nam Bang Tot Nghiep Pho Thong Trung Hoc/ Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Bổ Túc Văn Hoá (Senior High School Certificate/Diploma)
Virgin Islands (U.S.) High School Transcripts with graduation date and/or Diploma
Yemen Al Thanawiya (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Zambia Zambia School Certificate/ General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level
Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level
** The credentials listed below may be presented as the official functional equivalent for admissions consideration. If you are still unsure of which documents to send us, please contact us at [email protected]