‘Country list’ with general admission requirements for Master's applicants with foreign education
- Minimum educational requirement is a Bachelor’s degree or a period of study comparable with a Norwegian Bachelor's degree. Completed higher education must be from a recognised institution and of minimum duration as described in column 2 below.
- English proficiency requirement (column 3 below).
Note regarding column 3: “Yes” means that applicants must pass an English language test. “No” means that applicants are exempt from submitting the result of an English test on the condition that they can document education as described in column 2 below.
| Country | Educational requirement for admissions to Master’s degree programmes at the University of Oslo | English test required? |
|---|---|---|
| AFGHANISTAN | Baccalauria (Secondary School Certificate) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| ALBANIA | Dëftëse Pjekurie + 3 years university education | Yes |
| ALGERIA | Diplôme de Bachelier de l' Enseignement de Second Degré+ 4 years university education | Yes |
| ANGOLA | Habilitações Literárias + 4 years university education OR 2-3 years pre-university education (Certificado de Estudos Pré-Universitários) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| ARGENTINA | Bachiller (con orientación....) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| ARMENIA | Hasunutian vkaiakan (Attestat) + 5 years university education OR Atestat midzinakarg krtoitjan + 5 years university education | Yes |
| AUSTRALIA, Australian Capital Territory | Year 12 Certificate with Tertiary Entrance Statement + 3 years university education | No |
| AUSTRALIA, New South Wales | Higher School Certificate (HSC) with Tertiary Entrance Rank + 3 years university education | No |
| AUSTRALIA, Northern Territory | South Australian Certificate of Education - Northern Territory (Year 12) with Higher Education Entrance Score + 3 years university education | No |
| AUSTRALIA, Queensland | Student Education Profile (Queensland Senior Certificate + Tertiary Entrance Statement) + 3 years university education | No |
| AUSTRALIA, South Australia | 1984-1992: Year 12 Certificate of Achievement + 3 years university education OR 1993: South Australian Certificate of Education + 3 years university education | No |
| AUSTRALIA, Tasmania | Until 1993: Higher School Certificate + 3 years university education OR from 1990: Tasmanian Certificate of Education + 3 years university education | No |
| AUSTRALIA, Victoria | 1970-86: Higher School Certificate + 3 years university education OR 1987-91: Victorian Certificate of Education + 3 years university education OR 1992: Victorian Certificate of Education (new structure) + 3 years university education | No |
| AUSTRALIA, Western Australia | 1977-1996: Certificate of Secondary Education with Tertiary Admissions Examination + 3 years university education OR 1997: Western Australian Certificate of Education with Tertiary Entrance Examination + 3 years university education | No |
| AUSTRIA | Reifeprüfung + 3 years university education | Yes |
| AZERBAIJAN | Orta Tahsil Haqqinda Attestat + 4 years university education OR Diplom + 4 years university education OR Svidetelstvo o Srednem Obrazovanii + 4 years university education | Yes |
| BAHAMAS | 3 University of London GCE A-levels + 3 years university education | No |
| BAHRAIN | Tawjahiya (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| BANGLADESH | Higher Secondary Certificate + 4 years university education | Yes |
| BARBADOS | University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, UCLES, with 3 GCE A-levels + 3 years university education | No |
| BELARUS | Attestat ab agulnaj sjarednjaj adukatsyi (Attestat ob obsjtsjem srednem obrazovanii)+ 4 years university education | Yes |
| BELGIUM, Flemish-speaking | Getuigschrift van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs + 3 years university education OR Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs + 3 years university education | Yes |
| BELGIUM, French-speaking | Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur + 3 years university education | Yes |
| BENIN | Diplôme de Bachelier de l' Enseignement Moyen Général (1984-1991) + 3 years university education OR Diplôme de Bachellier de l' Enseignement de Second Degré (1991-) + 3 years university education OR Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 3 years university education | Yes |
| BHUTAN | Indian School Certificate + 4 years university education with Second Division or better (50 % or better) | Yes |
| BOLIVIA | Bachiller en Humanidades + 4 years university education | Yes |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | Svjedocanstvo/Svjedozba/O Zavrsnom Ispitu + 3 years university education OR Svjedocanstvo/Svjedozba/O Zavrsnom Obrazovanju + 3 years university education | Yes |
| BOTSWANA | Cambridge Higher Overseas School Certificate with 3 GCE A-levels + 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 | No |
| BRAZIL | Before 1996: Certificado de Conclusão de 2 Grau + 4 years university education OR From 1996: Certificado de Ensino Médio + 4 years university education | Yes |
| BRUNEI | Brunei/Cambridge GCE A-level with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education OR Brunei Matriculation Examination Certificate + 3 years university education | Yes |
| BULGARIA | Diploma za Zavarsheno Sredno Obrazovanie/DZSO + 3 years university education OR Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie + 3 years university education OR before 1974: Zrelostno Svidetelstvo + 3 years university education OR from 1994: Svidetelstvo za zrelost + 3 years university education | Yes |
| BURKINA FASO | Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement de Second Degré + 4 years university education | Yes |
| BURMA (MYANMAR) | High School, Academic Stream + 6 years university education | Yes |
| BURUNDI | Diplôme d'Etat (1999-) + 3 years university education OR Diplôme des Humanités Complétes + 3 years university education | Yes |
| CAMBODIA | Attestation de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires de l'Enseignement Général + 5 years university education | Yes |
| CAMEROON | Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 3 years university education | Yes, but applicants with a Bachelor degree taught in English are exempt. |
|
Cameroon GCE Ordinary Level Examinations (with pass with grade A, B or C in at least 4 subjects) + Cameroon GCE Advanced Level Examinations (with pass with grade A, B or C in at least 3 subjects) + 3 years university education |
Yes, but applicants with an A-level exam in English (subject) or a Bachelor degree taught in English, are exempt | |
| CANADA, Alberta | General High School Diploma + 3 years university education OR Advanced High School Diploma + 3 years university education | No |
| CANADA, British Columbia | Secondary School Diploma + 3 years university education OR Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma (Dogwood Diploma) + 3 years university education | No |
| CANADA, Manitoba | High School Graduation Diploma + 3 years university education | No |
| CANADA, New Brunswick | High School Graduation Diploma + 3 years university education OR Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires + 3 years university education | No |
| CANADA, Newfoundland | High School Graduation Diploma + 3 years university education | No |
| CANADA, Northwest Territories | High School Graduation Diploma + 3 years university education | No |
| CANADA, Ontario | Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma + 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 | No |
| CANADA, Quebec | Diplôme d'Etudes Collegiales (DEC) + 3 years university education | No |
| CANADA, Saskatchewan | Secondary School Diploma + 3 years university education | No |
| CANADA, Yukon | Secondary School Diploma + 3 years university education | No |
| CAPE VERDE |
Before 1987: Curso Complementar dos Liceus / Curso Complementar do Ensino Técnico + 3 years university education After 1987: Curso Complementar do Ensino Secundário + 3 years university education |
Yes |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | Baccalauréat or Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement du Second Degré + 3 years university education | Yes |
| CHAD | Baccalauréat or Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement de Second Degré + 3 years university education | Yes |
| CHILE | Licencia de Educación Media + 4 years university education | Yes |
| CHINA (UNTIL 1966) | School leaving certificate + 5 years university education | Yes |
| CHINA (1966 - 1977) | Cultural revolution - no diplomas issued | Yes |
| CHINA (AFTER 1977) | School Leaving Certificate + National admissions test to universities (Gao Kao) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| COLOMBIA | Bachillerato/Diploma de Bachiller + 4 years university education | Yes |
| CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE (FORMERLY CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE) | Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement de Second Degré, Enseignement Général + 3 years university education | Yes |
| CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE (formerly ZAIRE) | Diplôme d' Etat d' Etudes Secondaires de Cycle Long + 4 years university education | Yes |
| COSTA RICA | Diploma de Conclusion de Estudios de Educación Diversificado + 4 years university education | Yes |
| CÔTE D'IVOIRE | Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement de Second Degré + 3 years university education | Yes |
| CROATIA | Svjedodzba o Zavrsenom Srednjem Obrazovanju + 3 years university education OR Svjedodzba o Zavrsnom Ispitu + 3 years university education OR Svjedodzba o Zavrsnom Ispitu-Maturit OR Maturalna Svjedozba + 3 years university education | |
| CUBA | Certificado de Fin de estudios Secundarios/Bachillerato + 4 years university education | Yes |
| CYPRUS (GREEK) | Lykeio Apolytirion + 3 years university education | Yes |
| CYPRUS (TURKISH) | Lise (Bitirme) Diplomasi + 4 years university education | Yes |
| 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 |
Yes |
| DENMARK | Studentexamen OR Højere Forberedelses Eksamen (HF) OR Højere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX) or Højere Handels Ekamen (HHX) + 3 years university education | No |
| DJIBOUTI | L'Enseignement Secondaire + 4 years university education | Yes |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Bachillerato + 4 years university education | Yes |
| ECUADOR | Bachillerato + 4 years university education | Yes |
| EGYPT | Thanaweya A'ama (General Secondary School Certificate) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| EL SALVADOR | Bachillerato + 4 years university education | Yes |
| ENGLAND AND WALES | General Certificate of Education (with examination in 5 subjects where at least 2 are A-levels, alternatively 1 A-level + 2 Advanced Subsidiary (AS)) + 3 years university education | No |
| ERITREA | Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (ESECE) + 4 years higher education | Yes |
| ESTONIA | Gumnaasiumi (or Keskkooli) Loputunnistus + 3 years university education | Yes |
| ETHIOPIA |
12 years (Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination) + 4 years university education or 12 years (Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate Examination (ESLCE) before ca 2002 ) + 4 years university education |
Yes, but applicants with a Bachelor degree taught in English are exempt |
| FIJI | Form VII Examination or Foundation Year from University of the South Pacific + 3 years university education | No |
| FINLAND | Studentexamen/ Ylioppilastutkintotodistus + 3 years university education | No |
| FRANCE |
From 1995: Diplôme de Baccalauréat Général, Diplôme de Baccalauréat Technologique OR Diplôme de Baccalauréat Professionnel + 3 years university education OR from 1986 to 1994: Diplôme de Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement du Second Degré OR Diplôme de Baccalauréat Technologique + 3 years university education OR before 1986: Diplôme de Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement du Second Degré + 3 years university education |
Yes |
| GABON | Diplôme de Bachelier de l' Enseignement de Second Degré + 4 years university education | Yes |
| GAMBIA |
West African Examinations Council Higher School Certificate (WAHSC) GCE A-level with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education OR West African Examinations Council School Certificate (WASC) GCE O-level + 4 years university education OR West African Secondary School-leaving Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) after 2002 + 4 years university education |
No |
| GAZA AND THE WEST BANK | see THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORY | Yes |
| GEORGIA | Sashualo Skolis Atestati + 4 years university education OR Prophesiul-Teknikuri Sastsaylebis Diplomi + 4 years university education | Yes |
| GERMANY | Abitur / Allgemeine Hochschulreife + 3 years university education | Yes |
| GHANA | Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) + 4 years university education OR West African Higher School Certificate (WAHSC) GCE A-level with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education | No |
| GREECE | Lykeio Apolytirion + 3 years university education | Yes |
| GRENADA | 3 GCE A-Levels or 6 CAPE Units or Associate Degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5 + 3 years university education | No |
| GUATEMALA | Bachillerato + 4 years university education | Yes |
| GUINEA | Baccalauréat Deuxieme Partie + 3 years university education | Yes |
| GUYANA | 3 University of London GCE A-levels + 3 years university education | No |
| HAITI | Baccalaureat II + 3 years university education | Yes |
| HONDURAS | Bachillerato + 4 years university education | Yes |
| HONG KONG | Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination with 3 GCE A-levels + 3 years university education | Yes, but applicants with A-level examination in English are exempt |
| HUNGARY |
Gimnaziumi Erettsegi Bizonyitvany + 3 years university education OR Szakkozepiskola Erettsegi Bizonyitvany + 3 years university education OR Szakkozepiskola Erettsegi-Kepesito Bizonyitvany + 3 years university education OR Technikuskepesito Bizonyitvany + 3 years university education |
Yes |
| ICELAND | Studentsprof + 3 years university education | No |
| INDIA |
All India Senior School Certificate (Standard 12) issued by 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 |
Yes |
| INDONESIA | Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar-Sekolah Menengah Umum Tingkat Atas (STTB-SMA) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| IRAN | National High School Diploma/Secondary School Diploma + 4 years university education | Yes |
| IRAQ | Sixth-Form Baccalauréat/Certificate of Preparatory Studies + 4 years university education | Yes |
| IRELAND | Leaving Certificate, examination in at least 6 subjects where at least 2 are Higher Paper + 3 years university education | No |
| ISRAEL | Bagrut + 3 years university education | Yes |
| ITALY | Diploma dell' esame di Stato conclusivo dei corsi di istruzione secondaria superiore (since 1999) + 3 years university education OR Diploma di maturità (until 1998, classica, scientifica, linguistica, technica) + 3 years university education | Yes |
| JAMAICA | General Certificate of Education with 3 GCE A-levels + 3 years university education | No |
| JAPAN | kotagakko sotsugyo sho(mei)sho + 4 years university education | Yes |
| JORDAN | Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| KAZAKHSTAN | Svidetelstvo o Srednem Obrazovanii + 4 years university education OR Orta Bilim Turaly Attestat + 4 years university education | Yes |
| KENYA |
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) + 4 years university education OR Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE) with 3 A-levels (1980-85) + 3 years university education OR East African Advanced Certificate of Education with 3 A-levels (1974-1980) + 3 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) with 3 A-levels (until 1974) + 3 years university education |
No |
| KUWAIT | Shahadat-al-thanawia-al-a'ama (General Secondary School Certificate) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| KYRGYZSTAN | Orto bilim zonundo attestat + 4 years university education | Yes |
| LAOS | Baccalauréat + 5 years university education | Yes |
| LATVIA | Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu + 3 years university education | Yes |
| LEBANON | Baccalauréat + 4 years university education OR Baccalauréat II + 4 years university education | Yes |
| LIBERIA | Senior High School Certificate + 4 years university education | Yes, but applicants with a Bachelor degree taught in English are exempt. |
| LIBYA | General Secondary Certificate + 4 years university education | Yes |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | Matura type B or Matura type E + 3 years university education | Yes |
| LITHUANIA | Brandos Atestatas + 3 years university education | Yes |
| LUXEMBOURG |
Certificat / Diplôme de Fin d`Etudes Secondaires + 3 years university education or Diplôme de Fin d`Etudes Secondaires Techniques + 3 years university education |
Yes |
| MACAO | Form Six + passed admissions test for University of Macau + 3 years university education OR Form Six or comparable and passed examination in 3 A-levels (Hong Kong or GCE A-levels) + 3 years university education | Yes, but applicants with A-level examination in English are exempt |
| MACEDONIA |
State exam that is normally compulsory for admission to higher education, introduced from 2007: Diploma za polozena drzavna matura or Matura Shtetërore. In addition (only the four year qualifications give access to higher education, the diploma name doesn't indicate whether the qualification is three or four years) Diploma (Svidetelstvo) za polozen zavrsen ispit za sredno strucno obrazovanie + 3 years university education OR Diploma za polozen zavrsen ispit za sredno umetecnicko obrazovanie + 3 years university education OR Diploma za polozen zavrsen ispit za gimnazijsko obrazovanie + 3 years university education OR Diplome per dhenien e promivit te fundit te gjimnazit + 3 years university education OR Svidetelstvo za polozen zavrsen ispit vo uciliste za sredno obrazovanie + 3 years university education OR Deftese per provimin e kryer te shkolles se mesme + 3 years university education OR Svidetelstvo za stepen na strucna podgotovka + 3 years university education OR Deftese per fazen e pergatitjes profesionale + 3 years university education |
Yes |
| MADAGASCAR | Baccalaureat de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 4 years university education | Yes |
| 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) with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education | No |
| MALAYSIA |
Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) in 4 subjects + general paper (grades A-E) + 3 years university education or Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate with 3 A-levels or Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) + pre-university course + 3 years university education |
Yes, but applicants with an A-level exam in English (subject) are exempt. |
| MALI | Baccalauréat Malien - 2ème Partie Option Malienne + 4 years university education | Yes |
| MALTA | Matriculation Certificate/Ordinary Level + 3 Advanced Level examinations/Secondary Examination Certificate + Advanced Matriculation Examination (in 2 subjects) + 3 years university education | No |
| MAURITANIA | Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement du Second Degré + 4 years university education | Yes |
| MAURITIUS |
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education or Cambridge Higher School Certificate with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education |
No |
| MEXICO | Certificado de Bachillerato + 4 years university education | Yes |
| MOLDOVA | Atestat de Maturitate + 4 years university education OR Diploma de absolvire a invatamintului mediu general + 4 years university education OR Bacalaureat + 4 years university education | Yes |
| MONGOLIA | Dund bolovsrolyn ünemlech + 5 years university education | Yes |
| MONTENEGRO | Potvrda stepena strucne spreme + 3 years university education | Yes |
| MOROCCO | Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 4 years university education | Yes |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Certificado de Habilitações Literárias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) + 5 years university education | Yes |
| 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 with pass in 5 subjects with at least grade 3 + 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) with pass in 5 subjects with at least grade 3 + 3 years university education. |
Yes, but applicants withan A-level exam in English (subject) or with a Bachelor degree taught in English are exempt |
| NEPAL |
School Leaving Certificate (10 years) + Proficiency Certificate (2 years) + 4 years university education or from ca. 2002: School Leaving Certificate (10 years) + Higher Secondary Certificate (2 years) + 4 years university education or from ca. 2002: School Leaving Certificate (10 years) + Diploma level/Proficiency Certificate in Engineering, Pharmacy or Nursing (3 years) + 4 years university education |
Yes |
| 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 | Yes, but applicants with a Bachelor degree taught in English are exempt. |
| NEW ZEALAND |
From 2004: National Certificate of Educational Achievement + 3 years university education Before 2004: New Zealand Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarships with A,B or C in 3 subjects (applicant must also have achieved New Zealand Higher School Certificate) + 3 years university education OR New Zealand Bursary with A or B in New Zealand University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarships qualification + 3 years university education |
No |
| NICARAGUA | Bachillerato (Bachiller de....) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| NIGER | Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré + 3 years university education | Yes |
| NIGERIA | Senior School Certificate + 4 years university education OR West African Examinations Council School Certificate GCE O-level + 4 years university education OR West African Examinations Council Higher School Certificate GCE A-level with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education | No |
| NORTH KOREA | Secondary School Leaving Certificate + 5 years university education | Yes |
| OMAN | Thanawiya amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| PAKISTAN | Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) + 4 years university education OR Intermediate Examination Certificate + 4 years university education | Yes |
| PANAMA | Bachillerato (Bachiller de....) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Higher School Certificate + 3 years university education | No |
| PARAGUAY | Bachillerato (Bachiller en....) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| PERU | Certificado Oficial de Educación Secundaria Común Completa + 4 years university education | Yes |
| PHILIPPINES | High School Diploma + 5 years university education in academic subjects | Yes, but applicants with a Bachelor degree taught in English are exempt |
| POLAND |
Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Liceum Ogolnoksztalcacego + 3 years university education OR Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Liceum Zawodowego + 3 years university education OR Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Technikum + 3 years university education OR Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Srednie Studium Zawodowe + 3 years university education |
Yes |
| PORTUGAL |
Until 1986: Certidão do Décimo Segundo Ano de Escolaridade + 3 years university education. From 1986: Diploma de 12 Ano de Escolaridade + 3 years university education OR Certificado de Fim de Estudos Secundários + 3 years university education OR Diploma de Ensino Secundário + 3 years university education |
Yes |
| PUERTO RICO | High School Diploma + 4 years university education | Yes |
| QATAR | Thanawaya Aam Qatari (Qatari General Secondary Education Certificate) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| ROMANIA | Diploma de Bacalaureat / Maturitate + 3 years university education | Yes |
| RUSSIA | Attestat o srednem polnom obshchem obrazovanii (valid with: Prilozhenie k attestatu o srednem obrazovanii, tabel itogovyh otsenok) + 4 years university education OR Attestation on complete general secondary education (portrait format) + 4 years university education OR Diplom o srednem profesionalnom obrazovanii (landscape format) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| RWANDA | Certificat de Humanites Générales + 4 years university education | Yes |
| SAMOA | Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate + 3 years university education | No |
| SAUDI ARABIA | Shahadat Al-Marhalat Al-Thanawiyyat (General Secondary Education Certificate) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| SCOTLAND | From 2000: Scottish Qualifications Certificate with 5 Highers / Advanced Highers passed. Before 2000: Scottish Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) with 5 Highers passed. + 3 years university education | No |
| SENEGAL |
Diplôme de Baccalauréat / Bachelier de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 3 years university education or Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement de Second Degré + 3 years university education |
Yes |
| SERBIA (FROM 2006) (SERBIA, Kosovo, Vojvodina) |
Diploma o polozenom zavrsnom ispitu+ 3 years university education OR Diploma a stepenu strucne spreme + 3 years university education OR Diploma/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 |
Yes |
| SIERRA LEONE |
Senior School Certificate Examination + 4 years university education OR West African School Certificate (WASC) + 4 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + 4 years university education OR West African Higher School Certificate (WAHSC) GCE A-level with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) GCE A-level with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education |
No |
| SINGAPORE | Singapore/Cambridge GCE A-level examination with 3 GCE A-levels + 3 years university education | No |
| SLOVAKIA | Vysvedcenie o Maturitnej skuske (Maturita) + 3 years university education | Yes |
| SLOVENIA | Diplomo or Spricevalo o zakljucnem izpitu or Maturitento Spricevalo + 3 years university education | Yes |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate or Foundation Year + 3 years university education | Yes |
| SOMALIA | Secondary School Leaving Certificate + 4 years university education | Yes |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Senior Certificate with matriculation endorsement + 3 years university education | No |
| SOUTH KOREA | High School Diploma + 4 years university education | Yes |
| SOUTH VIETNAM (1955 TO ca 1980) | Tu Tai Pho Thong + 4 years university education | Yes |
| SPAIN |
Bachillerato Unificado y Polivalente (BUP) + Curso de Orientación Universitaria (COU) + 3 years university education or Título de Bachiller + Selectividad + 3 years university education |
Yes |
| SRI LANKA |
Up to and including 1999: General Certificate of Education Advanced level (GCE A-level) 4 subjects at A-level with grade C or better and 6 O-level exams + 3 years university education. From 1999: GCE Advanced level 3 subjects at A-level with grade C or better and 6 GCE O-level exams + 3 years university education |
Yes |
| SUDAN | Sudan School Certificate / Secondary School Certificate + 4 years university education OR Higher Secondary School Certificate + 4 years university education | Yes |
| SURINAME | Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) + 3 years university education | Yes |
| SWAZILAND | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + 4 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education | No |
| SWEDEN | From 1997: Slutbetyg från gymnasieskolan, studieförberedande program. OR Before 1997: Avgångsbetyg från gymnasieskolan, studieförberedande linje. + 3 years university education | No |
| SWITZERLAND | Maturitätzeugnis; Certificat de Maturité; Baccalauréat; Attestato Di Maturità + 3 years university education | Yes |
| SYRIA | Al Shahada Al Thanawiya/Baccalauréat (General Secondary School Certificate) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| TAIWAN | Senior High School Leaving Certificate + 4 years university education | Yes |
| TAJIKISTAN | Attestat Shahodatnoma dar borai tamom kardani maktabi miyona + 4 years university education OR Attestat dar borai ma lumoti mijona + 4 years university education | Yes |
| TANZANIA | Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE) with 3 Principal Pass Levels + 3 years university education | No |
| THAILAND | Maw 6 + 4 years university education | Yes |
| THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORY | Shahadat Al thanaweya Al-'Aama (“Tawjiihi”) (General Secondary Education Certificate) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| TOGO | Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Troisième Degré + 3 years university education | Yes |
| TONGA | Tonga National Form VII Certificate + 3 years university education OR University Foundation Year + 3 years university education | No |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | General Certificate of Education, 3 A-levels + 3 years university education | No |
| TUNISIA | Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 3 years university education | Yes |
| TURKEY | Lise Diplomasi + 4 years university education (Preparatory Year not included) | Yes |
| TURKMENISTAN | Attestat/ Certificate of Secondary Education + 5 years university education | Yes |
| UGANDA | Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) with 3 A-levels + 3 years university education OR East African Advanced Certificate (EAACE) with 3 A-levels (1969-1980) + 3 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) with 3 A-levels (until 1970) + 3 years university education OR East African Certificate of Education (EACE) + 4 years university education (1968-1980) OR Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + 4 years university education (until 1970) | No |
| UKRAINE | Atestat pro Povnu Zagalnu Sredniu Osvitu + 4 years university education OR Diplom molodchego spesialiste + 4 years university education | Yes |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al-Amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| URUGUAY | Bachillerato Oficial / Bachillerato Tecnico + 4 years university education | Yes |
| USA | High School Graduation Diploma + 4 years university / college studies in academic subjects | No |
| UZBEKISTAN | Attestat + 4 years university education | Yes |
| VENEZUELA | Bachillerato (Bachiller en....) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| YEMEN | Al Thanawiya (General Secondary Education Certificate) + 4 years university education | Yes |
| YUGOSLAVIA (1992 - 2003) | Diploma o polozenom zavrsnom ispitu + 3 years university education OR Diploma a stepenu strucne spreme + 3 years university education OR Diploma/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 OR Potvrda stepena strucne spreme + 3 years university education | Yes |
| ZAMBIA | Zambia School Certificate + 4 years university education OR Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + 4 years university education (until 1980) | No |
| ZANZIBAR | 14 years (National Form VI Examination / Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE)) with 3 Principal Levels + 3 years university education | Yes |
| ZIMBABWE | General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary level + General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced level with at least 3 subjects + 3 years university education | No |
Published Aug 17, 2012 08:47 AM
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