Required Admission Documentation by Country

Country
Afghanistan

Qualifications Equivalence
Baccalauria (Baccalaureate or School Leaving Certificate)

Albania

Deftese Pjekurie (Maturity Certificate)

Algeria

Baccalaurat (Secondary Education Baccalaureate)

American Samoa

Secondary School Certificate

Andorra

Titulo de bachillerato (Title of Bachelor) or Batxillerat (Baccalaureate)

Angola

Certificado de Habilitao Literria (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)

Antigua and Barbuda

Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC) or GCE O-levels

Argentina

Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)

Armenia

Attestat o srednem obriazovanii or Mijnakarg Krtutyan Attestat (Certificate of Secondary Education) or Hasunutian Vkaiakan (Certificate
of Maturity)

Aruba

Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs / HAVO (Higher General Secondary Education Diploma) or Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk
Onderwijs / VWO (University Preparatory Education Diploma)

Australia

12th Year Certificate from any Australian state

Austria

Reifeprfung (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

or Svidetel' stvo o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)

Belgium

French: Certificat dEnseignment Secondaire Suprieur (Higher Secondary Certificate); Dutch/Flemish: Getuigschrift van hoger secundair
onderwijs (Certificate of Higher Secondary Education)

Belize

Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC) or GCE O-levels or High School Diploma

Benin

Baccalaurat de Enseignement Secondaire (Secondary Education Baccalaureate)

Bermuda

General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) or International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) or High School
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 (Svedoanstvo or Svjedoanstvo) or Diploma (Diploma) of Completion of Secondary Education

Botswana

Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education or Cambridge Overseas School Certificate

Bouvet Island

Vitneml fra den videregende skolen (Certificate of Upper Secondary Education)

Brazil

Diploma / Certificado de Ensino Mdio or Certificado de Concluso 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 Zavreno Obrazovanie (Diploma of Completed Education)

Burkina Faso

Baccalaurat / Diplome de Bachelier de Enseignement du Second Degre (Baccalaureate / Diploma of Baccalaureate of Second Level
Instruction)

Burundi

Diplme Etat (State Diploma)

Cabo Verde

Certificado da Habilitaes Literrias (Certificate of Literary Qualifications)

Cambodia

Certificate of Completion or Baccalaurat (Baccalaureate)

Cameroon

GCE O-levels or Baccalaurat

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

Baccalaurat (Baccalaureate)

Chad

Baccalaurat (Baccalaureate)

Channel islands

External examination results for the Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CECSEC) and/or Caribbean
Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)

Chile

Licencia de Educacin Media (academic) or Bachillerato (Baccalaureate)

China

Senior (or Upper) Middle School Graduation Certificate

Colombia

Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)

Comoros

Baccalaurat de Enseignement du Second Degr (Baccalaureate of Second Level Education)

Congo

Baccalaurat (Baccalaureate)

Congo, Dem. Rep

Diplme Etat Etudes 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)

Cote d'Ivoire

Baccalaurat / Diplme de Bachelier de Enseignement du Second Degr / Baccalaurat Technique (Baccalaureate / Diploma of
Baccalaureate of Second Level Study / Technical Baccalaureate)

Croatia

Svjedoba o Zavrnom Srednjem Obrazovanju (Certificate of Final Examination, Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education /
Maturity Certificate)

Cuba

Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)

Curacao

Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate

Cyprus

Apolytirion from a Lykion (Certificate of Completion () from an upper secondary school ())

Czech Republic

Maturitni Vysvedceni: awarded after technical or vocational school (Maturity Certificate)

Denmark

Studentereksamen (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate), Bevis for hjere forberedelseeksamen (Higher Preparatory Certificate),
or Eksamensbevis for hjere handelseksamen (Higher Commercial Certificate)

Djibouti

Baccalaurat de Enseignement 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)

Ethiopia

Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate (if completed by 2003) or General Secondary Education Certificate or Ethiopian Higher Education
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 psttodistus / Dismissionsbetyg (Upper Secondary Completion Certificate)

France

Baccalaurat de Enseignement de Second Degr/ Baccalaurat Gnral (Education Bachelor of Second Degree / Bachelor General) or
Baccalaurat Technologique (Technological Baccalaureate) or Brevet de Technicien (Technician Certificate) or Certificat de fin tudes
Secondaires (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) or Diplme Accs aux Etudes Universitaires (Diploma in University Studies)

French Polynesia

Diplme du Baccalaurat (Baccalaureate Diploma)

Gabon

Baccalaurat (Baccalaureate)

Gambia

West African School Certificate

Georgia

Sashualo Specialuri Sastsavieblis Diplomi (Diploma from Special Secondary School)

Germany

Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Certificate of General Maturity for Higher Education) or Zeugnis der Fachhochschulreife
(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)

Greenland

Studentereksamensbevis (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate), Hjere Forberedelseksamensbevis (Higher Preparatory
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

Baccalaurat (Baccalaureate) or Diplme de Fin Etudes (Diploma of Completion of Studies)

Honduras

Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)

Hong Kong *This does not imply

any legal position of UoPeople
regarding Hong Kongs status

Hong Kong Certificate of Education or GCE O-levels

Hungary

Erettsegi Bizonyitvany (Maturity Certificate)

Iceland

Stdentsprf (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

Diplom pr Kryerjen e Shkolls s 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

Baccalaurat Libanaise (Lebanese Baccalaureate)/ General Secondary Education Certificate

Lesotho

Cambridge Overseas School Certificate

Liberia

Senior School Certificate Examination

Libya

General Secondary Certificate

Liechtenstein

Matura Berufsmaturittszeugnis, Maturazeugnis (School Leaving Certificate/ Maturity Certificate)

Lithuania

Brandos Atestatas (Graduation Certificate)

Luxembourg

Diplme de Fin dEtudes Secondaires (End of Secondary Studies Diploma)

Macau *This does not imply any

legal position of UoPeople
regarding Macaus status

Diploma in Education or Hong Kong Certificate of Education (HKCE) or General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level or Senior
Secondary School Certificate or Certifio do Decimo-Segundo Ano

Macedonia

Svidetelsto za poloen zavren (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)

Madagascar

Baccalaurat de Enseignement 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

Baccalaurat Malien (Malian Baccalaureate)

Malta

Matriculation Certificate

Marshall Islands

Diploma

Mauritania

Diplome du Baccalaurat de Enseignement du Secondaire (Secondary Education Baccalaureate Diploma)

Mauritius

Higher School Certificate

Mexico

Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)

Micronesia, Fed. Sts

Secondary School Certificate

Moldova

Atestat de Studii Medii de Cultur General (Certificate of General Secondary Education) or Atestat de Maturitate (Certificate of
Maturity) or Diplom de Bacalaureat (Baccalaureate Diploma)

Monaco

Baccalaurat de Enseignement Gnral (General Education Baccalaureate)

Mongolia

Buren Dund Bolovsroliin Ynemlekh, Gerchilgee (School Leaving Certificate)

Montenegro

Diploma o zavrenoj srednjoj koli (Diploma of Acquired Secondary Education), or Diploma o Polozenom Maturskom Ispitu (Graduation
Certificate)

Morocco

Baccalaurat (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

Nepal

Higher Secondary Education Board Certificate (HSEB) or Proficiency Certificate, Intermediate Certificate or the Uttar Madhyama
Examination Certificate

Netherlands

HAVO or VWO Certificate

New Caledonia

Baccalaurat de Enseignement de Second Degr/ Baccalaurat Gnral (Education Bachelor of Second Degree / Bachelor General) or
Baccalaurat Technologique (Technological Baccalaureate) or Brevet de Technicien (Technician Certificate) or Certificat de fin tudes
Secondaires (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) or Diplme Accs aux Etudes Universitaires (Diploma in University Studies)

New Zealand

Sixth Form Certificate or NCEA Level 2 or Form 7 (Higher School Certificate) or NCEA Level 3 or New Zealand Scholarship qualification or
University Entrance, Bursaries, and Scholarships Examination

Nicaragua

Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)

Niger

Baccalaurat (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

Vitneml fra den videregende 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

Palestine *This does not imply

Certificate of General Secondary Education

any legal position of UoPeople

regarding Palestines status
Panama

Diploma de Educacin 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

Poland

wiadectwo dojrzaloci technikum or wiadectwo ukoczenia technikum (Certificate of Completion of Education in the Technical
Secondary School) or wiadectwo dojrzaoci liceum profilowanego (Maturity Certificate of the Specialized Lyceum)

Portugal

Certificado de Fim de Estudos Secundrias (Certificate of End of Secondary Studies) or Diploma de Ensino Secundrio (Diploma of
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

() (Certificate of [Complete] General Secondary Education)

Rwanda

Diplme de Fin Etudes Secondaires (End of Secondary Studies Diploma) or Secondary Education Advanced Level Examination
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 Maturit (Maturity Diploma)

Sao Tome and Principe

Certido de 12 Classe (Certificate of 12th Grade)

Saudi Arabia

General Secondary Education Certificate (GSEC), Secondary Commercial/Agricultural/Industrial Institute Diploma

Senegal

Baccalaurat/ Baccalaurat Technique (Baccalaureate / Technical Baccalaureate)

Serbia

(Diploma of Acquired Secondary Education)

Seychelles

International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) or Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE "O"
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

Vysvedenie o Maturitnej Skke / Maturitn Vysvedenie (Maturity Certificate)

Slovenia

Maturiteno Sprievalo (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

Ttulo 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

Suriname

Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs / HAVO (General Upper Secondary School Certificate) or Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk
Onderwijs / VWO (University Preparatory Certificate)

Swaziland

Cambridge Overseas School Certificate or General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

Sweden

Avgngsbetyg frn Gymnasieskole, Slutbetyg frn Gymnasieskole, or Hgskolefrberedande Examen (Leaving Certificate)

Switzerland

Fhigkeitszeugnis or Certificat de Capacit or Attesto di Capacit (Former vocational / professional certificate)/ Eidgenssisches
Maturitt, Maturit fdrale, Baccalaurat or Maturit (Federal maturity (High School)

Syria

Al-Shahda Al Thnawiyya-Al'Amma (Baccalaureate/General Secondary School Leaving Certificate)

Taiwan *This does not imply any

legal position of UoPeople
regarding Taiwans status

Graduation Certificate

Tajikistan

(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

Baccalaurat de Enseignement Secondaire, 2me 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

Baccalaurat (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 Enseanza Secundaria (Graduate of Diversified Upper Secondary Education)

Uzbekistan

Shahodatnoma/ Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)

Vanuatu

GCE O-levels or Baccalaurat (Baccalaureate)

Venezuela

Bachillerato (Baccalaureate) or Bachiller (Bachelor)

Viet Nam

Bang Tot Nghiep Pho Thong Trung Hoc/ Bng Tt Nghip B Tc Vn Ho (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
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