European Country Requirements

• Dëftesë Pjekurie  (MatureCertificate/Secondary School Certificate)
• Dëftesë e përfundimit dhe Çertifikatë e aftësive profesionale për punëtor të kualifikuar (Vocational Secondary School Certificate)

• Copies of Dëftesë Pjekurie (Maturity Certificate) or Dëftesë e përfundimit dhe Çertifikatë e aftësive profesionale për punëtor të kualifikuar (Certificate of Vocational Skills)
• Copies of Certificate e notave, liste e notave, list notash, vertetim containing a record of all courses taken and individual grades received
• Authorized word-for-word English translation of all academic documents

• Official Dëftesë Pjekurie (Maturity Certificate) or Dëftesë e përfundimit dhe Çertifikatë e aftësive profesionale për punëtor të kualifikuar (Certificate of Vocational Skills).

• Teachers for the çerdhe dhe kopesht fëmijësh (nursery) and kopesht fëmijësh (kindergarten) are trained in 6 semesters at the Shkollë e Mesme Pedagogjike (pedagogical high school). At the end of their studies, they will receive a Mesues per Shkollat e Mesme Diploma or Mesues per Ciklin e Ulet Diploma. Transfer credit may be awarded on a course-by-course basis.
• Diplome with titull of Infermiere is a 3-year postsecondary nursing credential. Credit may be awarded on a course-by-course basis.

• Albanian

_{Revised: January 2024}

• Reifezeugnis/Reifeprüfungszeugnis - Secondary School Leaving Certificate
• Reife und Diplomprüfungszeugnis - Certificate of Maturity and Diploma
• Berufsreifezeugnis - Certificate of professional qualification (vocational secondary education)

• Copies of Reifezeugnis/Reifeprüfungszeugnis or Reife und Diplomprüfungszeugnis or Berufsreifezeugnis
• Copies of transcripts/grade reports containing a record of all courses taken and individual grades received
• Authorized word-for-word English translation of all academic documents, (unless academic records and diplomas are routinely issued in English by the institution.)

Please note: Applicants who are in their final year of secondary school/high school can be considered for admission based on their partial grade reports/transcripts.

• Official Certificates and transcripts

• German

^{Revised: January 2024}

• Svjedočanstva o završenoj srednjoj školi (Diploma of Secondary Education)
  (The completion document may be called a “diploma” or “certificate”)
• Students have the choice of the four year general academic Certificate or Diploma or the four year technical/vocational Certificate or Diploma.

• Copies of Svjedočanstva o završenoj srednjoj školi
• Copies of transcripts/grade reports containing a record of all courses taken and individual grades received
• Authorized word-for-word English translation of all academic documents, (unless academic records and diplomas are routinely issued in English by the institution.)

Please note: Applicants who are in their final year of secondary school can be considered for admission based on their partial grade reports/transcripts.

• Official Certificate/Diploma and transcripts

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

• Bosnian

^{Revised: May 2020}

• Diploma za sredno obrazovanie - Диплома за средно образование (Diploma of Secondary Education - academic stream)
• Diploma za sredno obrazovanie - Диплома за средно образование with a professional qualification (квалификация) (Diploma of Secondary Education vocational stream)

• Copies of Diploma za sredno obrazovanie - Диплома за средно образование (Diploma of Secondary Education academic stream) containing a record of all courses taken and individual grades received
• Copies of Diploma za sredno obrazovanie - Диплома за средно образование with a professional qualification (квалификация) (Diploma of Secondary Education vocational stream) containing a record of all courses taken and individual grades received
• Authorized word-for-word English translation of all academic documents

Please note: Applicants who are in their final year of secondary school can be considered for admission based on their partial grade reports/transcripts.

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

• Bulgarian

^{Revised: May 2020}

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U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus

Secondary School/ High School Grading Scale

5 Point Scale

6 Point Scale

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• Estonian

^{Revised: June 2019}

• Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/Studentsexamensbetyg (Matriculation Examination Certificate)
• Lukion päättötodistus/Avgangsbetyg fran gymnasiet (General Upper Secondary School Certificate)
• Ammatillinen perustutkinto/Yrkesinriktad grundexamen (Certificate of Upper Vocational Qualification)

• Copies of the Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/Studentsexamensbetyg (Matriculation Examination Certificate)
• Copies of Lukion päättötodistus/Avgangsbetyg fran gymnasiet - General Upper Secondary School Certificate or
• Copies of Ammatillinen perustutkinto/Yrkesinriktad grundexamen (Certificate of Upper Vocational Qualification)
• Authorized word-for-word English translations

Prior to 2008

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

• Finnish

^{Revised: September 2023}

• Diplôme du baccalauréat général
• Diplôme du baccalauréat technologique
• Diplôme du baccalauréat professionnel
• Students who fail the baccalauréat examination are issued the certificat de fin d’études secondaires.
• Diplôme ďAccès aux Études Universitaires - High School Equivalency Diploma

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application

• Copies of high school examination results for the baccalauréat examination issued by the Ministry of Education
• Copias of high school diploma issued by the Ministry of Education (Diplôme du Baccalauréat Général)
• Authorized word-for-word English translations

Please note: Applicants who are in their final year of secondary school can be considered for admission based on their partial bulletin de notes/transcripts.

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must provide

• Official Diplôme du baccalauréat/high school diploma issued by the Ministry of Education
• Official bulletin de notes/high school examination results for the baccalauréat examination issued by the Ministry of Education. Alternatively, photocopies of bulletin de notes will be accepted if certified by the French government (WES).

Secondary School Grading Scale

Advanced Standing

• The French Baccalauréat
  Up to 30 credits may be granted for the French Baccalaureate. (See French Baccalaureate for guidelines - https://www.mcgill.ca/transfercredit/prospective/french). Please use this as a basis for articulation decisions.

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• French

^{Revised: July 2024}

• Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife - Certificate of General Maturity for Higher Education
• Zeugnis der Fachhochschulreife - Certificate of Maturity for Universities of Applied Sciences
• Abschlusszeugnis der Fachschule - Technical School Diploma
• Abschlusszeugnis der Berufsfachschule - Certificate of Completion of Vocational Technical School
• Abschlusszeugnis der Berufsschule - Vocational School Diploma

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application

• Copies of Jahreszeugnis/grade reports/transcripts for each year of study completed,
• Copies of Examination Certificate (e.g., Zeugnis der Fachhochschulreife, der fachgebundene Hochschulreife, der allgemeinen Hochschulreife, etc.),
• Authorized word-for-word English translation of all academic documents, (unless academic records and diplomas are routinely issued in English by the institution.)

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must provide

• Official Certificates and jahreszeugnis/transcripts issued by the Institution or Ministry of Education or Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Chamber of Crafts if qualification is vocational.

Advanced Standing

• Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife (ii) (Certificate of General Maturity for Higher Education) may be awarded up to 1 year of advanced credit.

• German

^{Revised: October 2020}

• Gimnáziumi Érettségi  Bizonyítvány (Senior Secondary General Education)
• Szakközépiskolai Érettségi-Képesítő Bizonyítván (Vocational Secondary School/Leaving Certificate)

• Hungarian

^{Revised: January 2024}

• Stúdentspróf (Upper Secondary School Certificate)
• Sveinspróf (Technical Secondary School Certificate)

• Icelandic

^{Revised: January 2024}

• Diploma di Maturità (Diploma di Superamento dell’Esame di Stato Conclusivo dei Corsi di Istruzione Secondario Superiore)

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application:

• Copies of Grade reports/transcripts for each year of secondary study completed
• Copy of the Diploma di Maturità
• Authorized word-for-word English translations

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must provide:

• Official transcripts and certificate.

Diploma de Maturita Grading Scale (Since 1998-99)

Since 1998-99, the Diploma di Maturita (Maturity Diploma), official name Diploma dell' Esame di Stato conclusivo dei Corsi di Istruzione Secondaria Superiore (Diploma of the State Examination concluding the Upper Secondary Course of Instruction), or Diploma of State Examination (Diploma dell' Esame di Stato, for short), the grading scale is 0-100, with a minimum passing grade of 60.

• Italian

^{Revised: January 2024}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Atestats par Visparejo Videjo Izglitibu - Certificate of General Secondary Education
• Diplomas par Profesionālo Vidējo Izglītību - Diploma of Vocational Secondary Education

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application:

• Copies of Statement of Records (Sekmju Izraksts)
• Copies of the Certificate of General or Vocational Secondary Education
• Authorized word-for-word English translations.

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must provide:

• Official Statement of Records (Sekmju Izraksts)

Secondary School/ High School Grading Scale

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• Latvian

^{Revised: April 2024}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Brandos atestatas - Secondary School Diploma

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application:

• Copy of the Brandos Atestado Priedas (Supplement of Maturity Certificate)
• Copy of Brandos Atestatas (Certificate)

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must provide:

• Official Brandos Atestado Priedas (Supplement of Maturity Certificate)

Secondary School/ High School Grading Scale

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• Lithuanian

^{Revised: May 2024}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• HAVO (Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs) - Higher General Secondary Education Diploma (access to a 4 year Bachelor degrees in the US) - 5 years in length. 
• VWO Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs - Pre-University education (access to 3-year degrees in Europe. Access to 4-year Bachelor programs in the US plus advanced standing.) - 6 years in length.
• MBO Senior Secondary Vocational Education and Training.

Secondary School/High School Grading Scale

Please Note:

-The grade of 10 is almost never awarded and the grade of 9 is also highly uncommon

-The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

• Dutch

^{Revised: January 2021}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Vitnemål Fra Videregående Skole (upper secondary school)
• Svennebrev (Journeyman’s certificate) or Fagbrev (Trade certificate)

Secondary School/High School Grading Scale

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

Advanced Standing

• The Vitnemål Fra Videregående Skole is comparable to completion of high school in the United States PLUS up to one year of advanced standing credit.

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• Norwegian

^{Revised: February 2020}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Świadectwo dojrzalości liceum ogólnokształcącego (Maturity Certificate of the General Lyceum, 3 years)
• Świadectwo dojrzalości liceum Pedagogicznego (Maturity Certificate from Pedagogical Secondary School - 5 years)
• Świadectwo dojrzalości technikum (Maturity Certificate of the Technical Secondary School, 4-5 years)
• Świadectwo dojrzałości liceum profilowanego (Maturity Certificate of the Specialized Lyceum, 4-5 years)

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application:

• Copy of Świadectwo (Certificate) of final grades that lists all subjects taken and grades earned
• Copy of Świadectwo dojrzalości (Maturity Certificate)
• Authorized word-for-word English translation of all academic documents

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must provide:

• Official of Świadectwo (Certificate) of final grades

Secondary School/High School Grading Scale

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• Polish

^{Revised: June 2024}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Diploma/certificate de Ensino Secundário (Diploma/Certificate of Secondary Education)
• Diploma/Certifiacte de Formação Profissional de Nivel III (Diploma/certificate of Third Level Professional Training)
• Diploma de Estudios Profissionais (Diploma of Professional Studies)

Basis of Admission

• Certificado de Habilitação Literarias (10-12) results with an equivalent of 2.50 US GPA or higher

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application:

• Copies of Certificado de Habilitação Literarias
• Language proficiency scores

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must provide:

• Official Certificado de Habilitação Literarias

Secondary School/High School Grading Scale

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• Portuguese

^{Revised: June 2024}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Diplomă de bacalaureat (Baccalaureate diploma)
• Diplomă de Absolvire a Liceului (Secondary Education Graduation Diploma)

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application:

• Copies of  Situaţia Scolara (Scholastic Record) containing a record of all courses taken and individual grades received
• Copies of Authorized word-for-word English translation

Please note: Applicants who are in their final year of secondary school can be considered for admission based on their partial grade reports/transcripts.

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must provide:

• Official Situaţia Scolara (Scholastic Record)

Secondary School/High School Grading Scale

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• Romanian
   

^{Revised: June 2024}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education/Аттестат о среднем (полном) общем образовании]. Awarded upon completion of 2 years of compulsory secondary education
• Diploma of Secondary Vocational Education - Диплом о начальном профессиональном образовании - Awarded upon completion of 2 to 3 years of combined academic/vocational studies

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application

• Copies of Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education (2 years) or Diploma of Secondary Vocational Education (2-3 years) which includes all subjects completed and grades received.
• Authorized word-for-word English translations of all academic documents, (unless academic records and diplomas are routinely issued in English by the institution).

Please note: Applicants who are in their final year of secondary school can be considered for admission based on their partial transcripts.

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must also provide

• Official Final certificates including all subjects completed and grades received certified by apostille through an authorized body of education of the Russian Federation. 

Secondary School Grading Scale

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• Russian

^{Revised: January 2023}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Diploma Srednje Škole (Diploma of Acquired Secondary Education)

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application:

• Copy of Diploma Srednje Škole (Диплома Средње Школе)- Diploma of Acquired Secondary Education
• Copy of Certificate (сведочанство) of final grades for each year of study
• Authorized word-for-word English translations of all academic documents (unless academic records and diplomas are routinely issued in English by the institution).

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must provide:

• Official Certificate (сведочанство) of final grades for each year of study

Secondary School/High School Grading Scale

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

Official Language and/or Langauage of Instruction

• Serbian
   

^{Revised: June 2024}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Gymnasium Certificate of Maturity Examination (Vysvedčenie o Maturitnej Skúške / Maturita)
• Vocational Certificate of Maturity Examination (Vysvedčenie o Maturitnej Skúške / Maturita)

Basis of Admission:

• Minimum GPA average at or above 2.50.

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application:

• Copies of Gymnasium or Vocational Certificate of Maturity Examination (Vysvedčenie o Maturitnej Skúške / Maturita)
• Authorized word-for-word English translations of all academic documents

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must provide:

• Official Gymnasium or Vocational Certificate of Maturity Examination (Vysvedčenie o Maturitnej Skúške / Maturita)

Secondary School/High School Grading Scale

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• Slovak

^{Revised: July 2024}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Maturitetno spričevalo (Maturity Examination Certificate)
• Spričevalo o poklicni maturi (Vocational Maturity Certificate)

Basis of Admission:

• Minimum GPA average at or above 2.50.

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application:

• Copies of Maturity or Vocational Examination Certificate
• Authorized word-for-word English translations of all academic documents

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must provide:

• Official Maturity or Vocational Examination Certificate

Secondary School/High School Grading Scale

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

Official Langauge and/or Language of Instruction

• Slovenian

^{Revised: July 2024}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Título de Bachiller (Title of Bachelor)
• Título de Técnico / Título de Técnico Especialista - Title of Technician/Specialized Technician
• Curso de Orientación Universitaria (COU) - University Orientation Course

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application:

• Copias de Certificado de Estudios/Notas/Calificaciones/academic transcripts containing a record of all courses taken and individual grades received
• Copy of the diploma
• Authorized word-for-word English translations

Please note: Applicants who are in their final year of secondary school can be considered for admission based on their partial grade reports/transcripts.

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must provide:

• Official Certificado de Estudios/Notas/Calificaciones/academic transcripts.

Secondary School/High School Grading Scale

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• Spanish

^{Revised: June 2024}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Högskoleförberedande Examen från Gymnasieskolan - Higher Education Preparatory Diploma - (since 2014)
• Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskole - Leaving Certificate - (before 2014)
• Högskoleförberedande Examen från Gymnasieskolan with vocational courses

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application:

• Copy of Högskoleförberedande Examen från Gymnasieskolan or Slutbetyg (Final Certificate) containing a record of all subjects and individual grades received
• Authorized word-for-word English translations

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must provide:

• Official Slutbetyg (Final Certificate).

Seconadry School/ High School Grading Scale (since 2014)

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• Swedish

^{Revised: July 2024}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• The Eidgenössisches Maturität, Maturité fédérale, Baccalauréat or Maturità federale
• Maturity Certificate/Maturitätszeugnis/Maturitätsausweis/Certificat de Maturité
• Berufsmaturität/Fachmaturität/Specialised Maturity Certificate

Please Note: Switzerland is divided into cantons and each canton has its own Ministry of Education. Above list is not complete but rather shows the most common.

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application:

• Copy of the examination results for the upper secondary school completion
• Copy of Certificat de Maturité (Certificate of Maturity), or other certificate awarded upon completion of upper secondary school
• Authorized word-for-word English translation

Prior to registering for classes, applicants must provide:

• Official examination results for the upper secondary school completion.

Secondary School/High School Grading Scale 

6 Point Scale

10 Point Scale

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• Italian
• French
• German

^{Revised: Juky 2024}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Lise Diplomasi (General Secondary School/Lyceum Diploma) - 3 years
• Meslek Lise Diplomasi (Vocational Secondary School/Lyceum Diploma) - 3 years
• Teknik Lise Diplomasi (Technical Secondary School/Lyceum Diploma) - 4 years

During the application process, applicants must upload the following documents into their online application

• Copy of the secondary school academic transcript containing a record of all courses taken and individual grades received, and
• Copy of the secondary school Lyceum Diploma
• Authorized word-for-word English translation of all academic documents if they are not issued in English.

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• Turkish

^{Created: December 2022}

U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent

• Atestat (Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education or Matriculation Certificate) at grade 11 or 12
• Atestat pro zagal’nu serednyu osvitu - Certificate of completed secondary education
• Dyplom kvalifikovanogo robitnika - Qualified worker with Svidotstvo pro bazovu zagal’nu serednyu osvitu (level II)
• The Swidoctwo Pro Zakinchennia Uchylyshcha (Vocational School Leaving Certificate)

Please Note: One year advanced standing can be given.

Secondary School/High School Grading Scale

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• Ukranian

^{Revised: June 2019}

• General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)

• Five GCSEs grades A-C or 4-9 including English and Mathematics

1. Advanced Standing: Advanced Levels (A-levels) 

Please Note:  The information above is not complete, but rather represents the most common grading scales from this country. Check your academic documents and if the grading scale is different, please upload it with your academic records.

AS Levels Grading Scale

3. Advanced Standing: BTEC - Business and Technology Education Council

Additional helpful table:

IGCSE, AS, and A-levels

Alternative GCSE and A-level equivalent qualifications

The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) (also London College of Music and Trinity)

• Music grades are widely accepted as alternatives to GCSE music for entry to A-level music or Level 3 music courses.
• Graded music exams provide a structured framework for progression from beginner to advanced musician. In the UK,  ABRSM graded examinations are QCA-accredited at three levels in the National Qualifications Framework:
  • Grades 1–3 at Level 1 (Foundation: equivalent to GCSE grades D–G)
  • Grades 4–5 at Level 2 (Intermediate: GCSE grades A*–C) and
  • Grades 6–8 at Level 3 (Advanced: A-Level)
• Grade 8 piano/music/music theory is classed as a Level 3 qualification in the UK. Level 3 qualifications include A-levels, amongst other qualifications.
• This means that Grade 8 is the equivalent of an A-level in that it falls in the same classification bracket as A-Levels.
• It therefore counts as an A-level so would receive 8 credits advanced standing at AU.

ABRSM Grading Scale

Official Language and/or Language of Instruction

• The Queen's English

^{Revised: April 2022}