- Minimum educational requirement is a Bachelor鈥檚 degree or a period of study comparable with a Norwegian Bachelor's degree. Completed higher education must be from a and of minimum duration as described below.
- All applicants must also meet the English proficiency requirement
- In some instances, we require specific documentation requirements. Read more about this here: Countries with specific documentation requirements
- Transnational education will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
| Country | Educational requirement for admissions to Master鈥檚 degree programmes at the University of 探花精选 |
|---|---|
| AFGHANISTAN | Baccalauria (Secondary School Certificate) + 4 years university education ( recognition required) |
| ALBANIA | D毛ft毛se Pjekurie + 3 years university education OR Diplom毛 e Matur毛s Shtet毛rore from about 2006 + 3 years university education |
| ALGERIA | Dipl么me du Baccalaur茅at d鈥檈nseignement secondaire/Shahada al-Bakaloria al ta鈥檒im al thanawi + 4 years university education OR Dipl么me du Baccalaur茅at de technicien/Shahada al Bakaloria al teqani + 4 years university education |
| ANDORRA | T铆tol de batxiller + Prova Oficial de Batxillerat (POB) + 3 years university education OR T铆tol de batxiller professional + Prova Oficial de Batxillerat Professional (POB Professional) + 3 years university education |
| ANGOLA | Ensino Geral Certificado de Habilita莽玫es+ 4 years university education OR Certificado (Curso T茅cnico/M茅dio/N铆vel III) + 4 years university education OR Certificado de Estudos Pr茅-Universit谩rios + 4 years university education OR Certificado de Habilita莽玫es Liter谩rias + 4 year university education. Name of diploma may vary. |
| ARGENTINA | Bachiller/Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
| ARMENIA | Hasunutian vkaiakan (Attestat) + 5 years university education OR Atestat midzinakarg krtoitjan + 5 years university education |
| AUSTRALIA, Australian Capital Territory | ACT Year 12 Certificate in combination with admission test (if applicable) + 3 years university education |
| AUSTRALIA, New South Wales | Higher School Certificate (HSC) in combination with admission test (if applicable) + 3 years university education |
| AUSTRALIA, Northern Territory | Before 1996: South Australian Certificate of Education - Northern Territory (Year 12) + 3 years of university education OR from 1997: Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET) in combination with admission test (if applicable) + 3 years university education |
| AUSTRALIA, Queensland | Before 2008: Queensland Senior Certificate (QSC) OR from 2009: Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) in combination with admission test (if applicable) + 3 years university education |
| AUSTRALIA, South Australia | 1984-1992: Year 12 Certificate of Achievement OR from 1993: South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) in combination with admission test (if applicable) + 3 years university education |
| AUSTRALIA, Tasmania | Before 1993: Higher School Certificate OR from 1990: Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) in combination with admission test (if applicable) + 3 years university education |
| AUSTRALIA, Victoria | From 1987: Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) + 3 years university education |
| AUSTRALIA, Western Australia | From 1997: Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) in combination with admission test (if applicable) + 3 years university education |
| AUSTRIA | Reifepr眉fung + 3 years university education |
| AZERBAIJAN | Orta Tahsil Haqqinda Attestat + 4 years university education OR Diplom + 4 years university education OR Svidetelstvo o Srednem Obrazovanii + 4 years university education |
| BAHAMAS | Bahamas General Certificate of Education + 4 year of higher education |
| BAHRAIN | Tawjahiya (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) + 4 years university education |
| BANGLADESH | Higher Secondary Certificate + 4 years university education |
| BARBADOS | University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) + 3 years university education. |
| BELARUS | Attestat ab ahulnaj sjarednjaj adukatsyi (Attestat ob obsjtsjem srednem obrazovanii)+ 4 years university education OR Dyplom ab sjarednjaj spetsyjalnaj adukatsyi (Diplom o Srednem Spetsial鈥檔om Obrazovanii) + 4 years university education OR Dyplom ab prafesijanalna-tekhnitsjnaj adukatsyi z atrymannem ahulnaj sjarednjaj adukatsyi (Diploma of vocational technical education) + 4 years university education. |
| BELGIUM, Flemish-speaking | Getuigschrift van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs + 3 years university education OR Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs + 3 years university education |
| BELGIUM, French-speaking | Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Sup茅rieur + 3 years university education |
| BELIZE | Please contact us. |
| BENIN | From 1991: Dipl么me de Bachellier de l'Enseignement de Second Degr茅 + 3 years university education OR Baccalaur茅at de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 3 years university education |
| BHUTAN | From 2006: Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) + 4 years university education. Before 2006: Indian School Certificate (ISC) + 4 years university education |
| BOLIVIA | Bachiller en Humanidades + 4 years university education |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | Svjedocanstvo/Svjedozba/O Zavrsnom Ispitu + 3 years university education OR Svjedocanstvo/Svjedozba/O Zavrsnom Obrazovanju + 3 years university education |
| BOTSWANA | Cambridge Higher Overseas School Certificate + 3 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas School Certificate + 4 years university education OR Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) + 4 years university education |
| BRAZIL | From 1996: Certificado de Ensino M茅dio + 4 years university education |
| BRUNEI | Brunei/Cambridge GCE A-level + 3 years university education OR Brunei Matriculation Examination Certificate + 3 years university education |
| BULGARIA | Diploma za Zavarsheno Sredno Obrazovanie/DZSO + 3 years university education OR Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie + 3 years university education OR from 1994: Svidetelstvo za zrelost + 3 years university education |
| BURKINA FASO | Dipl么me de Bachelier de l'Enseignement de Second Degr茅 + 4 years university education |
| BURUNDI | Dipl么me d'Etat (1999-) + 3 years university education OR Dipl么me des Humanit茅s Compl猫tes + 3 years university education |
| CAMBODIA | Attestation de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires de l'Enseignement G茅n茅ral + 5 years university education |
| CAMEROON | Baccalaur茅at de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 3 years university education |
| Cameroon GCE Ordinary Level + Cameroon GCE Advanced Level (with pass in at least 3 subjects. English and Mathematics must be passed at least at Ordinary Level) + 3 years university education | |
| CANADA, Alberta | From 1995: Alberta High School Diploma + 3 years university education OR up to 1997: Advanced High School Diploma + 3 years university education OR General High School Diploma + 3 years university education |
| CANADA, British Columbia | Secondary School Diploma + 3 years university education OR Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma (Dogwood Diploma) + 3 years university education |
| CANADA, Manitoba | High School Graduation Diploma + 3 years university education |
| CANADA, New Brunswick | High School Graduation Diploma + 3 years university education OR Dipl么me de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires + 3 years university education |
| CANADA, Newfoundland | High School Graduation Diploma + 3 years university education |
| CANADA, Northwest Territories | High School Graduation Diploma + 3 years university education |
| CANADA, Nova Scotia |
Nova Scotia High School Graduation Diploma + 3 years university education OR High School Completion Certificate + 3 years university education |
| CANADA, Nunavut | Nunavut Secondary School Graduation Diploma + 3 years university education |
| CANADA, Ontario | Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) + 3 years university education OR Secondary School Graduation Diploma (SSGD) + 3 years university education OR Secondary School Honours Graduation Diploma (SSHGD) + 3 years university education |
| CANADA, Prince Edward Island | Provincial Senior High School Graduation Certificate + 3 years university education |
| CANADA, Quebec | Dipl么me d'Etudes Coll茅giales (DEC) + 3 years university education |
| CANADA, Saskatchewan | Record of Secondary Level Standing / Complete Division IV Grade 12 Standing + 3 years university education |
| CANADA, Yukon | Yukon Secondary School Diploma + 3 years university education |
| CAPE VERDE | Certificado de Habilita莽玫es Lit茅rarias + 4 years of higher education |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | Baccalaur茅at or Baccalaur茅at de l'Enseignement du Second Degr茅 + 3 years university education |
| CHAD | Baccalaur茅at or Dipl么me de Bachelier de l'Enseignement de Second Degr茅 + 3 years university education |
| CHILE | Licencia de Educaci贸n/Ense帽anza Media (Humanistico-Cient铆fica, T茅cnico-Profesional or Artistica) + 4 years university education |
| CHINA | School Leaving Certificate + 4 years university education |
| COLOMBIA | Bachillerato/Diploma de Bachiller + 4 years university education |
| CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE (FORMERLY CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE) | Baccalaur茅at de l'Enseignement de Second Degr茅, Enseignement G茅n茅ral + 3 years university education |
| CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE (formerly ZAIRE) | Dipl么me d' Etat d' Etudes Secondaires de Cycle Long + 4 years university education |
| COSTA RICA | From December 1988: T铆tulo de Bachiller en Educaci贸n Media + 4 years university education From December 1974 鈥 February 1988: Diploma de Conclusi贸n de Estudios de Educaci贸n Diversificada + 4 years university education Before June/July 1974: T铆tulo de Bachiller + 4 years university education |
| C脭TE D'IVOIRE | Baccalaureat de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 3 years university education |
| CROATIA | From 2010: Svjedodzba o drzavnoj maturi + 3 years university education. Before 2010: Svjedodzba o Zavrsenom Srednjem Obrazovanju + 3 years university education OR Svjedodzba o Zavrsnom Ispitu + 3 years university education OR Svjedodzba o Zavrsnom Ispitu-Maturit + 3 years university education OR Maturalna Svjedozba + 3 years university education |
| CUBA | Certificado de Fin de estudios Secundarios/Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
| CYPRUS (GREEK) | Lykeio Apolytirion + 3 years university education |
| CYPRUS (TURKISH) | Lise (Bitirme) Diplomasi + 4 years university education |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Vysvedceni o maturitni zkousce - Gymnasium + 3 years university education OR Vysvedceni o maturitni zkousce - Stredni Odborna Skola + 3 years university education OR Vysvedceni o maturitni zkousce - Sterdni prumuslova skola + 3 years university education OR Vysvedceni o maturitni zkousce - Obhodni akademie + 3 years university education OR Vysvedceni o maturitni zkousce konzervator + 3 years university education |
| DENMARK | Studenterexamen + 3 years university education OR H酶jere Forberedelses Eksamen (HF) + 3 years university education OR H酶jere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX) + 3 years university education OR H酶jere Handels Eksamen (HHX) + 3 years university education |
| DJIBOUTI | L'Enseignement Secondaire + 4 years university education |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
| EAST TIMOR | Diplomas do Ensino Secund谩rio + 4 years university education |
| ECUADOR | Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
| EGYPT | Thanaweya A'ama (General Secondary School Certificate) + 4 years university education |
| EL SALVADOR | Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
| ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND | General Certificate of Education (GCE) or equivalent + 3 years Bachelor (Honours) degree. |
| ERITREA | Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (ESECE) + 4 years higher education |
| ESTONIA | From 2014: G眉mnaasiumi l玫putunnistus OR L玫putunnistus kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta, both in combination with Riigieksamitunnistus + 3 years university education. From 1997鈥2013: G眉mnaasiumi l玫putunnistus OR L玫putunnistus kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta, both in combination with Riigieksamitunnistus + 3 years university education. Before 1997: Keskkooli l玫putunnistus OR Diplom kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta + 3 years university education |
| ESWATINI | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + 4 years university education OR International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) + 4 years university education OR Swaziland General Certificate of Secondary Education (SGCSE) + 4 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education |
| ETHIOPIA | Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Qualification Certificate (EHEEQC) + 4 years university education OR University Entrance Examination Certificate (UEEC) + 4 years university education OR Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate (ESLC) + 4 years university education |
| EUROPEAN BACCALAUREATE (EB) | European Baccalaureate Diploma + a bachelor's degree or a period of study comparable with a Norwegian bachelor's degree |
| FIJI | Form VII Examination OR Foundation Year from University of the South Pacific + 3 years university education |
| FINLAND | Studentexamen/ Ylioppilastutkintotodistus + 3 years university education |
| FRANCE | From 1995: Dipl么me de Baccalaur茅at G茅n茅ral, Dipl么me de Baccalaur茅at Technologique OR Dipl么me de Baccalaur茅at Professionnel + 3 years university education. |
| FAROE ISLANDS | From 2016: Gymnasialt mi冒n谩mspr贸gv + 3 years university education. Before 2016: Studentereksamen + 3 years university education OR H酶jere handelseksamen (HHX) + 3 years university education OR H酶jere teknisk eksamen (HTX) + 3 years university education OR H酶jere forberedelseseksamen (HF) + 3 years university education OR H酶jere eksamen inden for fiskeri (HTX) (from 2010) + 3 years university education. |
| GABON | Dipl么me de Bachelier de l' Enseignement de Second Degr茅 + 4 years university education |
| GAMBIA | West African Examinations Council, Senior School Certificate (in at least 5 subjects where English, Mathematics and Science must be passed) + 4 years university education OR West African Examinations Council School Certificate GCE O-level + West African Examinations Council Higher School Certificate GCE A-level with 3 A-levels + 3 years of university education OR West African Examinations Council School Certificate GCE O-level + 4 years university education |
| GAZA AND THE WEST BANK | see THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORY |
| GEORGIA | Sashualo Skolis Atestati + 4 years university education OR Prophesiul-Teknikuri Sastsaylebis Diplomi + 4 years university education |
| GERMANY | Abitur / Allgemeine Hochschulreife + 3 years university education |
| GHANA | West African Senior School Certificate / West African Senior Secondary School Certificate (in at least 6 subjects where English, Mathematics and Science must be passed) + 4 years university education OR West African Examinations Council, General Certificate of Education, O-level + 4 years university education OR West African Examinations Council, General Certificate of Education, O-level + West African Higher School Certificate GCE A-level with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education |
| GREECE | Apolytirio Geniko Lykeio /螒螤螣螞违韦螚巍螜螣 螕螘螡螜螝螣违 螞违螝螘螜螣违 (after 2007) + 3 years university education OR Apolyt铆rio Ena铆ou Lykeio/ 螒螤螣螞违韦螚巍螜螣 螘螡螜螒螣违 螞违螝螘螜螣违 + 3 years university education (after 2000) OR Lykeio Apolytirion (before 2000) + 3 years university education |
| GREENLAND | Den gymnasiale uddannelse (GUX) + 3 years university education OR Gr酶nlands gymnasiale uddannelse (GU) + 3 years university education OR H酶jere handelseksamen (HHX) + 3 years university education OR H酶jere tekniske eksamen (HTX) + 3 years university education |
| GRENADA | GCE A Levels + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) + 3 years university education OR Associate Degree + 3 years university education |
| GUATEMALA | Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
| GUINEA | From 2007: Baccalaur茅at Unique + 3 years university education OR before 2007: Baccalaur茅at Deuxi猫me Partie + 3 years university education |
| GUYANA | University of London GCE A Levels + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) + 3 years university education |
| HAITI | Baccalaur茅at II + 3 years university education |
| HONDURAS | Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
| HONG KONG |
From 2012: Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) + 4 year university education OR before 2012: Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) + 3 years university education |
| HUNGARY |
脡retts茅gi bizony铆tv谩ny + 3 years university education |
| ICELAND | Studentsprof + 3 years university education |
| INDIA | CBSE + 4 years university education OR Indian School Certificate (ISC Standard 12) issued by CISCE + 4 years university education OR Higher Secondary Certificate issued by State Secondary School Boards + 4 years university education OR Pre-University Examination Certificate + 4 year university education OR Intermediate Examination Certificate + 4 years university education |
| INDONESIA | 1987- 1996: Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar-Sekolah Menengah Umum Tingkat Atas (STTB-SMA) + 4 years university education OR 1997-2003: Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar Sekolah Menengah Umum (SMU) + 4 years university education OR From 2004: Ijazah Sekolah Menengah Atas (Ijazah SMA)/ Madrasah Aliyah + 4 years university education |
| INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) |
IB Diploma + a bachelor's degree or a period of study comparable with a Norwegian bachelor's degree. OR IB-Certificate / IB Diploma Programme Course Results + a bachelor's degree or a period of study comparable with a Norwegian bachelor's degree. The IB-Certificate / IB Diploma Programme Course Results must include: - passed 3 subjects at standard level and 3 subjects at higher level OR passed 2 subjects at standard level and 4 subjects at higher level - at least 20 points including any points for Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay - grade 3 or better in all subjects - passed Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay - Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) must be "fully satisfied" |
| IRAN |
1977鈥1992: 4-year High School Diploma/Secondary School Diploma + 4 years university education OR from 1992: 3-year High School Diploma/Secondary School Diploma + Pre-University Diploma + 4 years university education |
| IRAQ | Sixth-Form Baccalaur茅at/Certificate of Preparatory Studies + 4 years university education ( recognition required) |
| IRELAND | Honour's bachelor's degree |
| ISRAEL | Bagrut + 3 years university education |
| ITALY | Diploma dell' esame di Stato conclusivo dei corsi di istruzione secondaria superiore (since 1999) + 3 years university education OR Diploma di maturit脿 (until 1998, classica, scientifica, linguistica, tehnica, professionale and 5-year magistrale) + 3 years university education |
| JAMAICA | General Certificate of Education + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) + 3 years university education |
| JAPAN | Koto Gakko Sotsugyo sho (mei) sho + 4 years university education |
| JORDAN | Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) + 4 years university education |
| KAZAKHSTAN | Svidetelstvo o Srednem Obrazovanii + 4 years university education OR Orta Bilim Turaly Attestat + 4 years university education |
| KENYA | Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) + 4 years university education |
| KOSOVO | Diplom毛 p毛r kryerjen e shkoll毛s s毛 mesme t毛 lart毛-gjimnazit (2008) + 3 years university education OR Diplom毛 p毛r kryerjen e shkoll毛s s毛 mesme t毛 lart毛-profesionale (2008) + 3 years university education OR Diplom毛 p毛r kryerjen e shkoll毛s s毛 mesme t毛 p毛rgjithshme-gjimnazin + 3 years university education OR Diplom毛 p毛r kryerjen e shkoll毛s s毛 mesme profesionale + 3 years unversity education OR Diplom毛 mbi skhallen e pergatitjes profesionale (before 1990) + 3 years university education |
| KUWAIT | Shahadat-al-thanawia-al-a'ama (General Secondary School Certificate) + 4 years university education |
| KYRGYZSTAN | Orto bilim zonundo attestat + 4 years university education |
| LAOS | Baccalaur茅at + 5 years university education |
| LATVIA | After 2000: Atest膩ts par visp膩r膿jo vid膿jo izgl墨t墨bu OR Diploms par profesion膩lo vid膿jo izgl墨t墨bu + 3 years university education. Before 2000: Atest膩ts par vid膿jo izgl墨t墨bu OR Diploms par vid膿jo arodizgl墨t墨bu (Iegustot visp膩r膿jo vid膿jo izgl墨t墨bu) + 3 years university education |
| LEBANON | Baccalaur茅at Libanais G茅n茅ral + 4 years university education OR Baccalaur茅at Libanais II + 4 years university education OR Baccalaur茅at Technique + 4 years university education |
| LESOTHO | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + a 4-years bachelor's degree |
| LIBERIA | Senior School Certificate (SSC) / Senior High School Certificate (SHSC) in at least 6 subjects (where English, Mathematics and Science must be passed) + 4 years university education. SSC/SHSC must be awarded by the West African Examination Council |
| LIBYA | General Secondary Certificate + 4 years university education |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | From 2005: Maturit盲t + 3 years university education. Before 2004: Matura type B OR Matura type E OR Berufsmaturit盲t (from 2001) + 3 years university education |
| LITHUANIA | Brandos Atestatas + 3 years university education |
| LUXEMBOURG | Certificat / Dipl么me de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires + 3 years university education or Dipl么me de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires Techniques + 3 years university education |
| MACAO | Form Six + passed admissions test for University of Macau + 3 years university education OR Form Six or comparable Hong Kong or GCE A-levels + 3 years university education |
| MADAGASCAR | Baccalaur茅at de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 4 years university education |
| MALAWI | Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) + 4 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + 4 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) + 3 years university education |
| MALAYSIA | Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) + 3 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate + 3 years university education OR Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) + pre-university course + 3 years university education. |
| MALI | Baccalaur茅at Malien - 2猫me Partie Option Malienne + 4 years university education |
| MALTA | Matriculation Certificate + 3 years university education OR GCE Ordinary Level and 3 Advanced Level examinations + 3 years university education OR Secondary Education Certificate Examination and Advanced Matriculation in 2 subjects + 3 years university education |
| MAURITANIA | Baccalaur茅at de l'Enseignement du Second Degr茅 + 4 years university education |
| MAURITIUS | General Certificate of Education Advanced Level + 3 years university education OR Cambridge Higher School Certificate + 3 years university education |
| MEXICO | Certificado de Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
| MOLDOVA | Atestat de Maturitate + 4 years university education OR Diploma de absolvire a invatamintului mediu general + 4 years university education OR Diploma de bacalaureat (untill 2001) + 4 years university education OR Diploma de bacalaureat (from 2002) + 4 years university education |
| MONGOLIA | 袘褍褉褝薪写褍薪写斜芯谢芯胁褋褉芯谢褘薪褍薪褝屑谢褝褏 (Buren Dund bolovsrolyn 眉nemlech) / Certificate of Complete Secondary Education + 5 years university education |
| MONTENEGRO | Diploma o polozenom maturskom ispitu / Diplome mbi dhenien e provimit te matures + 3 years university education OR Diploma o Zavr拧enoj Srednjoj 艩koli + 3 years university education OR Svjedocanstvo o stecenom stepenu strucne spreme + 3 years university education OR Potvrda stepena strucne spreme (only the four year qualifications give access to higher education) + 3 years university education |
| MOROCCO | Baccalaur茅at de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 4 years university education OR Baccalaur茅at d鈥橢nseignement Technologique et Professionnel + 4 years university education |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Certificado de Habilita莽玫es Liter谩rias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) + 4 years university education |
| MYANMAR (BURMA) | Basic Education Standard X Examination / Matriculation Examination + 5 years university education |
| NAMIBIA | From 2007: Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Ordinary level + 4 years university education OR Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Ordinary level + Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Higher level + 3 years university education. Before 2007: International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) + 4 years university education OR Higher General Certificate of Secondary Education (HIGCSE) + 3 years university education. |
| NEPAL |
Leaving Certificate Examination (SLCE) (grades XI and XII) + 4 year university education OR Proficiency Certificate Level Nursing Program + 4 year university education OR Diploma / Intermediate in Science + 4 year university education OR Diploma / Intermediate in Science + 4 year university education OR Higher Secondary Examination Board Certificate 4 year university education |
| NETHERLANDS | Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) + 3 years university education OR Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (HAVO) + 1 year Hoger Beroeps Onderwijs (HBO) + 3 years university education |
| NEW ZEALAND | From 2004: National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), Level 3 + 3 years university education. From 1993-2004: New Zealand University Bursaries and Scholarships Examination (Year 13/Form 7) in addition to Higher School Certificate + 3 years university education OR New Zealand Bursary + 3 years university education. Before 1993: New Zealand University Bursaries Examination + 3 years university education. |
| NICARAGUA | Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras + 4 years university educationn |
| NIGER | Dipl么me de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degr茅 + 3 years university education |
| NIGERIA | Senior School Certificate (awarded either by the West African Examinations Council or the National Examinations Council) in at least 6 subjects (where English, Mathematics and Science must be passed) + 4 years university education OR West African Examinations Council School Certificate GCE O-level + 4 years university education OR West African Examinations Council School Certificate GCE O-level + West African Examinations Council Higher School Certificate GCE A-level with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education |
| NORTH KOREA | Secondary School Leaving Certificate + 5 years university education |
| NORTH MACEDONIA | Secondary school + from 2008 袛懈锌谢芯屑邪 蟹邪 锌芯谢芯卸械薪邪 写褉卸邪胁薪邪 屑邪褌褍褉邪 (Diploma za polozjena drzjavna matura) / Diplom毛 p毛r dh毛nien e matures shtet毛rore + 3 years university education |
| OMAN | Thanawiya amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) + 4 years university education |
| PAKISTAN | Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) + 4 years university education OR Intermediate Examination Certificate + 4 years university education |
| PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, THE | Shahadat Al-Thanaweya Al-'Aama ("Tawjiihi") in English: General Secondary Education Certificate (GCEC) + 4 years university education OR Certificate of General Secondary Education Examination (CGSEE) + 4 years university education |
| PANAMA | Bachiller/Bachillerato + 4 years university education |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Higher School Certificate + 3 years university education |
| PARAGUAY | Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras + 4 years university education |
| PERU | "Certificado Oficial de Estudios" de Educaci贸n Secundaria + 4 years university education OR Certificado de Educaci贸n Secundaria Com煤n Completa + 4 years university education |
| PHILIPPINES | High School Diploma + 5 years university education in academic subjects |
| POLAND |
Before 2005: 艢wiadectwo Dojrza艂o艣ci Liceum Og贸lnokszta艂c膮cego OR Liceum OR Liceum Technicznego OR Liceum Zawodowego OR Technikum OR Sredniego Studium Zawodowego OR Liceum Muzycznego OR Liceum Sztuk Plastycznych OR Szkoly Baletowej + 3 years university education. After 2005: 艢wiadectwo Dojrza艂o艣ci and Swiadectwo Ukonczenia Liceum Ogolnoksztalcacego OR Liceum OR Liceum Profilowanego OR Technikum OR Liceum Uzupelniajacego OR Technikum Uzupelniajacego OR Liceum Plastycznego OR Szko艂y Baletowej OR Szko艂y Muzycznej II stopnia + 3 years university education |
| PORTUGAL | From 2007: Diploma N铆vel Secund谩rio de Educa莽茫o + 3 years university education OR Certificado N铆vel Secund谩rio de Educa莽茫o + 3 years university education. From 1986: Diploma de 12 Ano de Escolaridade + 3 years university education OR Certificado de Fim de Estudos Secund谩rios + 3 years university education OR Diploma de Ensino Secund谩rio + 3 years university education. Until 1986: Certid茫o do D茅cimo Segundo Ano de Escolaridade + 3 years university education |
| PUERTO RICO | High School Diploma + 4 years university education |
| QATAR | Thanawaya Aam Qatari (Qatari General Secondary Education Certificate) + 4 years university education |
| ROMANIA | Diploma de Bacalaureat / Maturitate + 3 years university education |
| RUSSIA | Attestat o srednem polnom obshchem obrazovanii / 袗褌褌械褋褌邪褌 芯 褋褉械写薪械屑 (锌芯谢薪芯屑) 芯斜褖械屑 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪薪懈懈 (valid with: Prilozhenie k attestatu o srednem obrazovanii, tabel itogovyh otsenok / 袩褉懈谢芯卸械薪懈械 泻 邪褌褌械褋褌邪褌褍 芯 褋褉械写薪械屑 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪薪懈懈, 褌邪斜械谢褜 懈褌芯谐芯胁褘褏 芯褑械薪芯泻) + 4 years university education OR Attestat o srednem obrazovanii / 袗褌褌械褋褌邪褌 芯 褋褉械写薪械屑 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪薪懈懈 + 4 years university education OR Diplom o srednem profesionalnom obrazovanii / 袛懈锌谢芯屑 芯 褋褉械写薪械屑 锌褉芯褎械褋褋懈芯薪邪谢褜薪芯屑 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪薪懈懈 + 4 years university education |
| RWANDA | From 1998: Certificat du Cycle Sup茅rieur de l鈥橢nseignement Secondaire/Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education + 4 years university education. Before 1998: Dipl么me/Certificat de Humanites G茅n茅rales + 4 years university education OR Dipl么me de Fin d鈥橢tudes Secondaires + 4 years university education |
| SAMOA | Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate + 3 years university education |
| SAUDI ARABIA | Shahadat Al-Marhalat Al-Thanawiyyat (General Secondary Education Certificate) + 4 years university education |
| SCOTLAND | From 2000: Scottish Qualifications Certificate + Bachelor Honours Degree |
| SENEGAL | Dipl么me de Baccalaur茅at / Bachelier de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 3 years university education OR Dipl么me de Bachelier de l'Enseignement de Second Degr茅 + 3 years university education |
| SERBIA (FROM 2006) (SERBIA, Kosovo, Vojvodina) | Diploma o polozenom maturskom ispitu + 3 years university education OR Diploma o polozenom zavrsnom ispitu + 3 years university education OR Diploma a stepenu strucne spreme + 3 years university education OR Diplome mbi shkallen e pergatitjes profesionale + 3 years university education OR Diploma o stepenu stucne spreme + 3 years university education OR Diploma o stecanom pozivnousmerenom obrazivanju i vaspitanju srednjeg stupnja + 3 years university education |
| SIERRA LEONE | West African Senior School Certificate in at least 6 subjects (where English, Mathematics and Science must be passed) + 4 years university education OR West African School Certificate, Ordinary level + 4 years university education OR West African School Certificate, Ordinary level + West African Higher School Certificate Advanced level with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education |
| SINGAPORE | From 2008: Singapore-Cambridge GCE (Advanced level) examination + 3 years university education. Before 2008: Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-level examination + 3 years university education |
| SLOVAKIA | Vysvedcenie o Maturitnej skuske (Maturita) + 3 years university education |
| SLOVENIA | Diplomo / Spricevalo o zakljucnem izpitu + 3 years university education OR Maturitento Spricevalo + 3 years university education |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate + 3 years university education OR Foundation Year + 3 years university education |
| SOMALIA | Secondary School Leaving Certificate + 4 years university education |
| SOUTH AFRICA | National Senior Certificate/Senior Certificate with matriculation endorsement + bachelor's degree with honours/ professional bachelor's degree (NQF level 8) |
| SOUTH KOREA | High School Diploma + 4 years university education |
| SOUTH SUDAN | South Sudan Certificate of Secondary Education + 4 years university education OR Sudan School Certificate / Secondary School Certificate + 4 years university education |
| SPAIN | Bachillerato Unificado y Polivalente (BUP) + Curso de Orientaci贸n Universitaria (COU) + 3 years university education OR T铆tulo de Bachiller + 3 years university education |
| SRI LANKA | From 2000: General Certificate of Education Advanced level (GCE A-Level) with 3 subjects on A-level with grade S/Ordinary Pass and in addition Common General Paper/Test and 6 subjects at O-level + 3 years university education Until 1999: General Certificate of Education Advanced level (GCE A-Level) with 4 subjects on A-level with grade Pass and in addition 6 subjects at O-level + 3 years university education |
| SUDAN | Sudan School Certificate / Secondary School Certificate + 4 years university education OR Higher Secondary School Certificate + 4 years university education |
| SURINAME | Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) + 3 years university education |
| SWAZILAND | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + 4 years university education OR International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) + 4 years university education OR Swaziland General Certificate of Secondary Education (SGCSE) + 4 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education |
| SWEDEN | Gymasieskola (med beh枚righet) to Swedish university studies + 3 years university education |
| SWITZERLAND | Maturit盲tzeugnis; Certificat de Maturit茅; Baccalaur茅at; Attestato Di Maturit脿 + 3 years university education |
| SYRIA | Al Shahada Al Thanawiya/Baccalaur茅at (General Secondary School Certificate) + 4 years university education |
| TAIWAN | Senior High School Leaving Certificate + 4 years university education |
| TAJIKISTAN | Attestat Shahodatnoma dar borai tamom kardani maktabi miyona + 4 years university education OR Attestat dar borai ma lumoti mijona + 4 years university education |
| TANZANIA | Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE) + 3 years university education |
| THAILAND | Maw 6 + 4 years university education |
| TOGO | Dipl么me de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Troisi猫me Degr茅 + 3 years university education |
| TONGA | Tonga National Form VII Certificate + 3 years university education OR University Foundation Year + 3 years university education |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | General Certificate of Education, A Levels + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) + 3 years university education |
| TUNISIA | Baccalaur茅at de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 3 years university education OR Baccalaur茅at de l'Enseignement Professionnel + 3 years university education |
| TURKEY | Lise Diplomasi + 4 years university education (Preparatory Year not included) |
| TURKMENISTAN | Sahadatnama orta blim hakynda + 5 years university education OR Attestat/ Certificate of Secondary Education + 5 years university education |
| UGANDA | Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) + 3 years university education |
| UKRAINE | Atestat pro Povnu Zagalnu Srednju Osvitu/A褌械褋褌邪褌 锌褉芯 锌芯胁薪褍 蟹邪谐邪谢褜薪褍 褋械褉械写薪褞 芯褋胁褨褌褍 + 4 years university education OR Diplom molodsjogo spetsialista/袛懈锌谢芯屑 屑芯谢芯写褕芯谐芯 褋锌械褑褨邪谢褨褋褌邪 + 4 years university education |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al-Amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) + 4 years university education |
| URUGUAY | Bachillerato Oficial / Bachillerato Tecnico + 4 years university education |
| USA | High School Graduation Diploma + 4 years university / college studies in academic subjects |
| UZBEKISTAN | O'rta Ma'lumot To'g'risida Shahodatnoma (Diploma of Specialised Secondary Education) + 4 years university education OR Attestat o srednem obrazovanii + 4 years university education |
| VENEZUELA | Bachillerato (Bachiller en....) + 4 years university education |
| VIETNAM | From about 1980: Bang Tu Tai Pho Thong Trung Hoc/Bang Thot Nghiep Pho Thong Trung Hoc /Chung Nhan Thot Nghiep Pho Thong Trung Hoc + 4 years university education |
| YEMEN | Al Thanawiya (General Secondary Education Certificate) + 4 years university education |
| ZAMBIA | Zambia School Certificate + 4 years university education |
| ZANZIBAR | National Form VI Examination / Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE) with 3 Principal Pass Levels + 3 years university education. |
| ZIMBABWE | General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary level + General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced level + 3 years university education |