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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)

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


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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); Du tch/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 Leve l

Instruction)

Burundi Diplôme ďEtat (State Diploma)

Cabo Verde Certificado da Habilitações Literárias (Certificate of Literary Qualifications)

Cambodia Certificate of Completion or Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate)


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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)


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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 Cert ificat 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


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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 implyany 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)


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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


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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 (Certificat e 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)


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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 fi n ďÉtudesSecondaires (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


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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)


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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


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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


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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/ B ằng T ốt Nghiệp B ổ 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

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