U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent Credentials
Secondary School Requirements
Prior to enrollment, you must have completed secondary school and have earned a certificate of completion that enables you to be admitted to a university in your home country and is equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma.
Country and Certificate (equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma)
Use the dropdown selector below to identify the names of certificates, diplomas and other documents that are the equivalent of a U.S. high school diploma. In addition to these international secondary school completion requirements, admission to the 每日大赛 is competitive and based on your academic achievements.
Afghanistan - Official copy of Secondary Education Marks (Grade X). If issued in a language other than English, it must be accompanied by a separate certified word-for-word English translation AND official copy of Higher Secondary Education Marks (Grade XII). If issued in a language other than English, it must be accompanied by a separate certified word-for-word English translation
Albania - Diplom毛 e Matur毛s Shtet毛rore
Algeria - Baccalaur茅at de 木Enseignement Secondaire OR Baccalaur茅at Technique
Andoria - Batxillerat
Angola - Certificado de Habilita莽茫o Liter谩ria (Secondary Leaving Certificate)
Antigua and Barbuda - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE 鈥淥鈥 and 鈥淎鈥 Levels)
Argentina - Bachiller OR Bachiller especializado(a)
Armenia - Hasunutian Vkaiakan (Certificate of Maturity)
Australia - Certificate of Competency/Certificate of Proficiency I through IV issued by TAFE, OR Various Year 12 Certificates based on location (Awarded upon completion of 2 to 3 years* of upper secondary education):
ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Senior Secondary Certificate
NSW (New South Wales) Higher School Certificate
Northern Territory Certificate of Education
Queensland Senior Certificate
South Australian Certificate of Education
Tasmanian Certificate of Education
Victorian Certificate of Education
Western Australian Certificate of Education
Austria - Reifepr眉fungzeugnis
Azerbaijan - Certificate of Complete Secondary Education
Bahamas - Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) and/or GCE 鈥淎鈥 Levels
Bahrain - General Certificate of Secondary Education OR Secondary School Leaving Certificate OR Tawjahiya Secondary School Certificate
Bangladesh - Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
Barbados - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE 鈥淥鈥 and 鈥淎鈥 Levels)
Belarus - Certificate of (Complete) Secondary Education (袗褌褌械褋褌邪褌 芯 褋褉械写薪械屑 芦锌芯谢薪芯屑禄 芯斜褖械屑 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪薪懈懈)
Belgium - Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Sup茅rieur/ (Certificate of Higher Secondary Education)
Belize - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE 鈥淥鈥 and 鈥淎鈥 Levels) OR High School Diploma
Benin - Baccalaur茅at de l'Enseignement Secondaire OR Baccalaur茅at de l'Enseignement Secondaire Technique
Bhutan - Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate
Bolivia - Bachiller; Bachiller en Humanidades
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Certificate or Diploma of Completion of Secondary Education
Botswana - Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education
Brazil - Diploma/Certificado de Ensino Medio (Secondary Education Graduate)
Brunei - Brunei-Cambridge Ordinary/Advanced Level Certificate or Education
Bulgaria - Svidetelstvo za Osnovno Obrazovanie (Certificate of Basic Education / 小胁懈写械褌械谢褋褌胁芯 蟹邪 芯褋薪芯胁薪芯 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪薪懈械)
Burkina Faso - Baccalaur茅at / Diplome de Bachelier de 木Enseignement du Second Degre
Burundi - Certificat de Fin d'脡tudes Post Fondamentales G茅n茅rales
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) - Certificado da Habilita莽玫es Liter谩rias
Cambodia - Baccalaur茅at
Cameroon - Baccalaur茅at OR Cameroon General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level OR Baccalaur茅at de 木Enseignement Secondaire
Canada - Dependent on Province (See below):
Alberta - General High School Diploma
British Columbia - Secondary School Graduation Diploma
Manitoba - Manitoba High School Diploma or Manitoba Senior Years
Technology Education Program Diploma
New Brunswick - New Brunswick High School Graduation Diploma
Newfoundland and Labrador - High School Graduation Diploma
Northwest Territories - High School Graduation Diploma OR School
Leaving Certificate
Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia High School Graduation Diploma
Nunavut - High School Graduation Diploma
Ontario - Ontario Secondary School Diplomas (OSSD, SSGD, or SSHGD)
Prince Edward Island - Senior Secondary School Diploma (High School
Graduation Certificate)
Quebec - Certificate of Graduation
Saskatchewan - Record of Secondary Level Standing (Secondary School
Diploma) OR Certificates and Diplomas
Yukon - High School Diploma
Central African Republic - Baccalaur茅at
China, Hong Kong SAR - Hong Kong Advanced Supplementary Level Examination (HKASLE)
Chad - Baccalaur茅at
Chile - Licencia de Educaci贸n Media
China - Upper Middle School Graduation Certificate
Colombia - T铆tulo de Bachiller Acad茅mico, Bachillerato (Baccalaureate)
Comoros - Baccalaur茅at de 木Enseignement du Second Degr茅
Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Dipl么me 膹Etat 膹Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long
Congo, Republic of the -&苍产蝉辫;叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟
Costa Rica - Diploma de conclusion de estudios de educacion diversificada or Bachillerato
Cote d鈥橧voire (Republic of) - Baccalaur茅at / Dipl么me de Bachelier de 木Enseignement du Second Degr茅 / Baccalaur茅at Technique
Croatia - Certificate of Final Examination, Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education / Maturity Certificate
Cuba - Bachiller
Cyprus - Lise Diplomasi (Secondary School Diploma)
Czech Republic - Maturitni Vysvedceni (Maturity Certificate)
Denmark - Studentereksamen (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Djibouti -&苍产蝉辫;叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟 de 木Enseignement Secondaire
Dominica - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE 鈥淥鈥 and 鈥淎鈥 Levels
Dominican Republic - Bachillerato (traditional)
Ecuador - Bachiller (Upper Secondary Graduate in Humanities or Sciences)
Egypt - Thanaweya a 鈥楢mma (General Secondary Education Certificate)
El Salvador - Bachiller/ Bachillerato (General Academic Baccalaureate)
Equatorial Guinea - Bachilerato
Eritrea - Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (ESECE)
Estonia - Gumnaasiumi Loputunnistus
Eswatini - General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
Ethiopia - Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate (EGSEC) / Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (EGSECE) OR Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE) / Ethiopian University Entrance Examination Certificate (EUEEC)
Fiji - Fiji School Leaving Certificate OR Form 7 Certificate/Higher School Certificate OR Certificates/Diplomas
Finland - Lukion p盲盲stot枚distus/Dismissionsbetyg (Upper Secondary Completion Certificate)
France - Baccalaur茅at de l鈥橢nseignement de Second Degr茅 OR Baccalaur茅at G茅n茅ral
Gabon -&苍产蝉辫;叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟
Gambia - West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSCE)
Georgia - Sashualo Skolis Atesti OR Sashualo Ganatlebis Atestati
Germany - Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife (i and ii) (Cert. of General Maturity of Higher Ed)
Ghana - West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSCE)
Greece - Apolytirio Eniaiou Lykeiou (Upper Secondary School Certificate)
Greenland - See Denmark
Grenada - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE 鈥淥鈥 and 鈥淎鈥 Levels
Guatemala - Diploma de Estudios
Guinea - Baccalaur茅at Premi猫re Partie (Baccalaureate First Part) or Baccalaur茅at Deuxi猫me Partie (Baccalaureate Second Part)
Guinea-Bissau - Certificado de Conclusao do Ensino Secundrio (Certificate of Conclusion of Secondary Education)
Guyana - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE 鈥淥鈥 and 鈥淎鈥 Levels
Haiti - Certificat de Fin 膹Etudes Secondaires Classiques (Baccalaur茅at I and II)
Honduras - Bachillerato
Hungary - 脡retts茅gi Bizony铆tv谩ny
Hong Kong SAR, China - Hong Kong Advanced Supplementary Level Examination (HKASLE)
Hungary - 脡retts茅gi Bizonyitv谩ny (Maturity Certificate)
Iceland - Studentspr贸f (Upper Secondary School Certificate)
India - Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) OR Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)
Indonesia - Surat Tanda Tanat Belajar (STTB) from Sekolah Menengah Unum Tingkat Atas (SMA)
Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Diploma (post-Reform Act of 2013) AND Pre-University (Peesh-daneshgahii)
Iraq - Secondary School Certificate
Ireland - Leaving Certificate (Applied or Ardteistimeireacht)
Israel - Teudat Bagrut
Italy - Diploma di Maturita OR Diploma di Esame di Stato
Japan - Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shosho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate - Academic)
Jamaica - CAPE (Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination)
Jordan - Tawjihi-Academic (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Kazakhstan - 鈥淎ttestat鈥 or attestation of middle (complete) secondary education
Kenya - East African Cert. of Education (EACE)/Kenyan Cert. of Education (KCE) OR East African Adv. Cert. of Education (EAACE)/ Kenyan Adv. Cert. of Education (KACE) OR Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Kiribati - Form 7 Certificate/Higher School Certificate OR Kiribati National Certificate, Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate
Korea, Republic of South) - Inmungye Kodung Hakkyo (High School Certificate)
Kosovo - Diplom毛 p毛r Kryerjen e Gjimnazit (Diploma of Completion of Gymnasium)
Kuwait - Shahadat Al-Thanawia-Al-A鈥檃ma (Secondary School Diploma)
Kyrgyzstan - 鈥淎ttestat鈥 or attestation of middle (complete) secondary education
Laos - Baccalaureat II
Latvia - Atestats par Visparejo Videjo Izglitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
Lebanon - Baccalaur茅at Libanaise (Lebanese Baccalaureate)
Lesotho - Cambridge Overseas School Certificate
Liberia - West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSCE)
Libya - Secondary Education Certificate
Liechtenstein - Matura
Lithuania - Brandos atestatas
Luxembourg - Dipl么me de Fin 膹Etudes Secondaires
Madagascar -&苍产蝉辫;叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟 de 木Enseignement Secondaire
Macedonia - Svidetelstvo za zavrsheno sredno obrazovanie (小胁懈写械褌械谢褋褌胁芯 蟹邪 蟹邪胁褉褕械薪芯 褋褉械写薪芯 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪薪懈械) (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Malawi - Malawi General Certificate of Education OR Malawi School Certificate of Education
Malaysia - Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia(SPM) and/or Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) (Malaysian Higher School Certificate)
Maldives - Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) OR International General Certificate of Secondary Education with or without A Levels
Mali -&苍产蝉辫;叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟 Malien
Malta - Secondary Education Certificate
Marshall Islands - Diploma
Mauritania - Brevet de Technicien/BT
Mexico - Certificado de Bachillerato (Baccalaureate Certificate) or Titulo de Bachiller (Title of Baccalaureate)
Moldova - Diplom膬 de Bacalaureat
Monaco -&苍产蝉辫;叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟 de 木Enseignement G茅n茅ral
Mongolia - Buren Dund Bolovsrolun Unemlekh (斜爷褉褝薪 写褍薪写 斜芯谢芯胁褋褉芯谢褘薪 爷薪褝屑谢褝褏) (Certificate of Complete Secondary Education)
Montenegro - Diploma o zavr拧enoj srednjoj 拧koli (Diploma of Acquired Secondary Education
Morocco - Baccalaur茅at
Mozambique - Certificado de Habilita莽茫o es Literarias (Certificate of Learning Competence)
Myanmar - Basic Education Standard X Examination Diploma A
Namibia - Namibian Secondary School Certificate (NSSC) OR International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
Nauru - Fiji School Leaving Certificate
Nepal - Higher Secondary Certificate
Netherlands, The - HAVO (hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs) Diploma (Higher General Secondary Education Diploma)
New Zealand - Higher School Certificate OR National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA) Level 3
Nicaragua - Bachiller (T茅cnico OR Ciencias y Letras) (Baccalaureate in Technical or Sciences and Letters)
Niger -&苍产蝉辫;叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟
Nigeria - West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSCE)
Norway - Vitnem氓l Fra Videregaende Skole (Diploma for upper secondary education)
Oman - Thanawiya Amma, General Secondary School Certificate (孬丕賳賵賷丞 毓丕賲丞) ( General Secondary School Certificate)
Pakistan - Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)/Higher School Certificate (HSC) OR Intermediate Certificate Examination
Palestine (Sovereign State) - Tawjihi (卮賴丕丿丞 丕賱丿乇丕爻丞 丕賱孬丕賳賵賷丞 丕賱毓丕賲丞) (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
Palau - Diploma
Panama - Diploma de Bachiller
Papua New Guinea - Higher School Certificate
Paraguay - Bachiller Human铆stico-scient铆fico (Upper Secondary Graduate)
Peru - Bachillerato Acdemico/Tecnico
Philippines - High School Diploma (Form 137A)
Poland - 艢wiadectwo Dojrzalo艣ci liceum og贸lnokszta艂c膮cego (Maturity Certificate of the General Lyceum)
Portgual - Diploma de Ensino Secund谩rio (Diploma of Secondary Education)
Qatar - Al-Thanawiya Aama Qatari
Romania - Diploma de bacalaureat 鈥 academic (Baccalaureate diploma)
Russian - Assestat o srednem (polnom) obschem obrazovanii (Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education)
Rwanda - Diplome de Fin d鈥橢tudes Secondaires or Secondary Education Advanced Level Examination Certificate
Saint Kitts & Nevis - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE 鈥淥鈥 and 鈥淎鈥 Levels
Saint Lucia - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Certificate (Cape)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE 鈥淥鈥 and 鈥淎鈥 Levels
Samoa - Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate (PSSC) OR South Pacific Form 7 Examination
Sao Tome and Principe - Certid茫o de 12陋 Classe (Certificate of 12th Grade)
Saudi Arabia - Shahadat Al-Marhalat Al-Thanawiyyat (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Scotland - Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) Advanced Higher Grade
Senegal - Baccalaureate/Technical Baccalaureate
Serbia - Diploma Srednje 艩kole (袛懈锌谢芯屑邪 小褉械写褮械 楔泻芯谢械) (Diploma of Acquired Secondary Education)
Seychelles - Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinay/Advanced Levels (GCE 鈥淥鈥 levels with 鈥淎鈥 levels if completed) OR Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
Sierra Leone - West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSCE)
Singapore - Sinagpore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) - Ordinary and Advanced Level Exams (if taken)
Slovakia - Vysved膷enie o Maturitnej Sk煤拧ke / Maturitn茅 Vysved膷enie (Certificate of Maturity Exam)
Slovenia - Maturitetno spri膷evalo (Maturity Examination Certificate)
Solomon Islands - Based on United Kingdom
Somalia - Somaliland Secondary School Leaving Certificate
South Africa - National Senior Certificate or Senior Cert. with Matriculation Endorsement/Exemption
Spain - Titulo de Bachiller (Title of Bachelor)
Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
Sudan - Sudan Secondary School Certificate
Suriname - Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (HAVO) (General Upper Secondary School Certificate)
Sweden - Avg氓ngsbetyg (or Slutbetgy) fr氓n Gymnasieskole OR H枚gskolef枚rberedande Examen Higher Education Preparatory Diploma
Switzerland - Eidgen枚ssisches Maturit盲t, Maturit茅 f茅d茅rale, Baccalaur茅at or Maturit脿 federale (Federal Maturity Certificate)
Syrian Arab Republic - Al-Shah芒da Al Th芒nawiyya-Al'Amma (Baccalaureate/General Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Taiwan - Senior High School Diploma
Tajikistan - Certificate of Secondary Education
Tanzania - Certificate of Secondary Education OR East Afica General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (EAGCE 鈥淥鈥 Level) AND Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE 鈥淎鈥 Levels)
Thailand - Matayom VI (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Togo - Baccalaur茅at de 木Enseignement Secondaire (Secondary Education Baccalaureate)
Tonga - Higher School Certificate/Form 7 OR Pacific Senior Secondary Examination/Form 6
Trinidad and Tobago - Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinay/Advanced Levels (GCE 鈥淥鈥 levels with 鈥淎鈥 levels if completed) OR Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
Tunisia -&苍产蝉辫;叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟
Turkey - Lise Diplomasi (General Secondary School [Lyceum] Certificate)
Turkmenistan - Attestat or Attestation of Middle (Complete) Secondary Education OR Diploma of Specialized Secondary Education
Uganda - Uganda Certificate of Education
Ukraine - Atestat (Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education or Matriculation Certificate)
United Arab Emirates - Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al-Amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
United Kingdom - Certificate of Secondary Education Ordinary 鈥淥鈥 Levels and Advanced 鈥淎鈥 Levels if taken
United States, territories and outlying Islands - United State Education system High school diploma:
- American Samoa
- Baker Island
- Guam
- Howland Island
- Jarvis Island
- Johnston Atoll
- Kingman Reef
- Midway Island
- Navassa Island
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Palmyra Island
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- Wake Island
- US Virgin Islands
Uruguay - Bachiller Diversificado de Ense帽anza Secundaria; (ANEP FORMULA A) (Graduate of Diversified Upper Secondary Education)
Uzbekistan - O'rta Ma'lumot To'g'risida Shahodatnoma (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Vatican City (Holy See) - Diploma (Completion of a 30-page paper)
Venezuela - Bachillerato en Ciencias/Humanidades/Artes
Vietnam - B岷痭g T玫t Nghi锚p Trung Hoc Ph峄 Th么ng (Senior High School Certificate)
Yemen, Republic of - Al Thanawiya (ii) (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Zambia - Zambian School Certificate Examination or General Certificate of Education 鈥淥rdinary鈥 Level
Zimbabwe - Cambridge Higher School Certificate (HSC)/General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
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