Required Admission Documentation by Country Country Afghanistan

Qualifications Equivalence 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)

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

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)

Belgium

French: Certificat d’Enseignment Secondaire Supérieur (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

Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement 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 (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)

Burkina Faso

Baccalauréat / Diplome de Bachelier de ľEnseignement du Second Degre (Baccalaureate / Diploma of Baccalaureate of Second Level 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)

Channel islands

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

Cote d'Ivoire

Baccalauréat / Diplôme de Bachelier de ľEnseignement du Second Degré / Baccalauréat Technique (Baccalaureate / Diploma of Baccalaureate of Second Level Study / Technical Baccalaureate)

Croatia

Svjedožba o Završnom 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 (Απολυτηριο) from an upper secondary school (Λυκειο))

Czech Republic

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

Denmark

Studentereksamen (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate), Bevis for højere forberedelseeksamen (Higher Preparatory Certificate), 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)

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 päästötodistus / Dismissionsbetyg (Upper Secondary Completion Certificate)

France

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 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)

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), Højere 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

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 regarding Macau’s status

Diploma in Education or Hong Kong Certificate of Education (HKCE) or General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level or Senior 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

Moldova

Atestat de Studii Medii de Cultură Generală (Certificate of General Secondary Education) or Atestat de Maturitate (Certificate of Maturity) or Diplomă de Bacalaureat (Baccalaureate Diploma)

Monaco

Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Général (General Education Baccalaureate)

Mongolia

Buren Dund Bolovsroliin Ynemlekh, Gerchilgee (School Leaving Certificate)

Montenegro

Diploma o završenoj srednjoj školi (Diploma of Acquired Secondary Education), or Diploma o Polozenom Maturskom Ispitu (Graduation 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

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

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 Secondaires (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) or Diplôme ďAccès 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

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

Palestine *This does not imply

Certificate of General Secondary Education

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

Poland

Świadectwo dojrzalości technikum or Świadectwo ukończenia technikum (Certificate of Completion of Education in the Technical Secondary School) or Świadectwo dojrzałości liceum profilowanego (Maturity Certificate of the Specialized Lyceum)

Portugal

Certificado de Fim de Estudos Secundárias (Certificate of End of Secondary Studies) or Diploma de Ensino Secundário (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

Аттестат о среднем (полном) общем образовании (Certificate of [Complete] General Secondary Education)

Rwanda

Diplôme de Fin ďEtudes 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 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)

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

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

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

Avgångsbetyg från Gymnasieskole, Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskole, or Högskoleförberedande Examen (Leaving Certificate)

Switzerland

Fähigkeitszeugnis or Certificat de Capacité or Attesto di Capacità (Former vocational / professional certificate)/ Eidgenössisches 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]