‘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 OR Diplomë e Maturës Shtetërore from about 2006 + 3 years university education | Yes |
| ALGERIA | Diplôme du Baccalauréat d’enseignement secondaire/Shahada al-Bakaloria al ta’lim al thanawi + 4 years university education OR Diplôme du Baccalauréat de technicien/Shahada al Bakaloria al teqani + 4 years university education | Yes |
| ANGOLA | Habilitações Literárias + 4 years university education OR Certificado de Estudos Pré-Universitários (2-3 years pre-university education) + 4 years university education OR Ensino Geral Certificado de Habilitações + 4 years university education | Yes |
| ARGENTINA | Bachiller/Bachillerato + 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 | ACT Year 12 Certificate in combination with admission test (if applicable) + 3 years university education. | No |
| AUSTRALIA, New South Wales | Higher School Certificate (HSC) in combination with admission test (if applicable) + 3 years university education. | No |
| 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. | No |
| 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. | No |
| 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. | No |
| 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. | No |
| AUSTRALIA, Victoria | From 1987: Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) + 3 years university education | No |
| AUSTRALIA, Western Australia | From 1997: Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) in combination with admission test (if applicable) + 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 | Bahamas General Certificate of Education + 4 year of higher 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 OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) with 6 passed CAPE Units + 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 | From 1991: Diplôme de Bachellier de l'Enseignement de Second Degré + 3 years university education OR Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 3 years university education | Yes |
| BHUTAN | From 2006: Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) + 4 years university education. Before 2006: Indian School Certificate (ISC) + 4 years university education | 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 | Yes |
| BRAZIL | 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 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 |
| BURUNDI | Diplôme d'Etat (1999-) + 3 years university education OR Diplôme des Humanités Complètes + 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 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 | No |
| CANADA, Quebec | Diplôme d'Etudes Collégiales (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 | Certificado de Habilitações Litérarias + 4 years of higher 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 | School Leaving Certificate + 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 | Baccalaureat de l'Enseignement Secondaire + 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 + 3 years university education OR Maturalna Svjedozba + 3 years university education | Yes |
| 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 | Studenterexamen + 3 years university education OR Højere Forberedelses Eksamen (HF) + 3 years university education OR Højere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX) + 3 years university education OR Højere Handels Eksamen (HHX) + 3 years university education | Passed examination in English foundation course (140 hours/5 periods per week) in Norwegian/Nordic upper secondary school with a minimum Norwegian grade of 4 or its equivalent. Alternatively passed examination in English from second and/or third school year. |
| DJIBOUTI | L'Enseignement Secondaire + 4 years university education | Yes |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Bachillerato + 4 years university education | Yes |
| EAST TIMOR | Diplomas do Ensino Secundário + 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, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND | General Certificate of Education with at least 2 A Levels + 3 years university education: Bachelor (Honours) Degree OR Cambridge Pre-U Diploma (3 Principal Subjects + Global Perspective and Research) + 3 years university education: Bachelor (Honours) Degree OR a combination of A Levels and Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects in 3 different subjects + 3 years university education: Bachelor (Honours) Degree. | No |
| ERITREA | Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate (ESEC) with passes in at least 5 subjects including mathematic and English+ 4 years higher education | Yes |
| ESTONIA | From 2014: Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus OR Lõputunnistus kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta, both in combination with Riigieksamitunnistus (3 exams or 2 exams and 1 international language test.) + 3 years university education. From 1997–2013: Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus OR Lõputunnistus kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta, both in combination with Riigieksamitunnistus (3 exams) + 3 years university education. Before 1997: Keskkooli lõputunnistus OR Diplom kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta + 3 years university education. | Yes |
| 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. EHEEQC/UEEC with passes in at least 4 subjects. ESLC with passes in at least 5 subjects including mathematic and English. | Yes |
| FIJI | Form VII Examination OR Foundation Year from University of the South Pacific + 3 years university education | Yes, but applicants with a bachelor's degree taught in English are exempt. |
| FINLAND | Studentexamen/ Ylioppilastutkintotodistus + 3 years university education | Passed examination in English foundation course (140 hours/5 periods per week) in Norwegian/Nordic upper secondary school with a minimum Norwegian grade of 4 or its equivalent. Alternatively passed examination in English from second and/or third school year. |
| FRANCE | From 1995: Diplôme de Baccalauréat Général, Diplôme de Baccalauréat Technologique OR Diplôme de Baccalauréat Professionnel + 3 years university education. | Yes |
| GABON | Diplôme de Bachelier de l' Enseignement de Second Degré + 4 years university education | Yes |
| GAMBIA | West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) + 4 years university education (after 2002) OR West African Examinations Council School Certificate (WASC) GCE O-level + 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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| GREECE | Apolytirio Geniko Lykeio/ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗΡΙΟ ΓΕΝΙΚΟΥ ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ (after 2007) + 3 years university education OR Apolytirio Epaggelmatikou Lykeiou/ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗΡΙΟ ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΚΟΥ ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ + 3 years university education OR Apolytírio Enaíou Lykeio/ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗΡΙΟ ΕΝΙΑΟΥ ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ (after 2000) + 3 years university education OR Lykeio Apolytirion (before 2000) + 3 years university education. | Yes |
| GRENADA | 3 GCE A Levels + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) with 6 passed CAPE Units + 3 years university education OR Associate Degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5 + 3 years university education | Yes |
| GUATEMALA | Bachillerato + 4 years university education | Yes |
| GUINEA | From 2007: Baccalauréat Unique + 3 years university education OR before 2007: Baccalauréat Deuxième Partie + 3 years university education | Yes |
| GUYANA | 3 University of London GCE A Levels + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) with 6 passed CAPE Units + 3 years university education | No |
| HAITI | Baccalauréat II + 3 years university education | Yes |
| HONDURAS | Bachillerato + 4 years university education | Yes |
| HONG KONG |
From 2012: Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) + 4 year university education OR before 2012: Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) with 3 GCE A-levels (one A-level can be substituted by two Advanced Supplementary Levels) + 3 years university education |
Yes, but applicants with an AS-level examination in Use of English with grades A-C or HKDSE English Language Subject Level grade 5 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 | Passed examination in English foundation course (140 hours/5 periods per week) in Norwegian/Nordic upper secondary school with a minimum Norwegian grade of 4 or its equivalent. Alternatively passed examination in English from second and/or third school year. |
| 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 |
1977–1992: 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 |
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 on Higher Level + 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, tehnica, professionale and 5-year magistrale) + 3 years university education | Yes |
| JAMAICA | General Certificate of Education with 3 GCE A Levels + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) with 6 passed CAPE Units + 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 | Yes |
| KOSOVO | Diplomë për kryerjen e shkollës së mesme të lartë-gjimnazit (2008) + 3 years university education OR Diplomë për kryerjen e shkollës së mesme të lartë-profesionale (2008) + 3 years university education OR Diplomë për kryerjen e shkollës së mesme të përgjithshme-gjimnazin + 3 years university education OR Diplomë për kryerjen e shkollës së mesme profesionale + 3 years unversity education OR Diplomë mbi skhallen e pergatitjes profesionale (before 1990) + 3 years university education | Yes |
| 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 | After 2000: Atestāts par vispārējo vidējo izglītību OR Diploms par profesionālo vidējo izglītību + 3 years university education. Before 2000: Atestāts par vidējo izglītību OR Diploms par vidējo arodizglītību (Iegustot vispārējo vidējo izglītību) + 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 |
| LIBYA | General Secondary Certificate + 4 years university education | Yes |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | From 2005: Maturität + 3 years university education. Before 2004: Matura type B OR Matura type E OR Berufsmaturität (from 2001) + 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 completed secondary education within the British system 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 | Baccalauréat 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 | Yes |
| 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 + 3 years university education OR Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) + pre-university course + 3 years university education | Yes |
| MALI | Baccalauréat Malien - 2ème Partie Option Malienne + 4 years university education | Yes |
| MALTA | Matriculation Certificate + 3 years university education OR Ordinary Level + 3 Advanced Level examinations + 3 years university education OR 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 |
Yes, but applicants with a bachelor's degree taught in English are exempt. |
| 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 Diploma de bacalaureat (untill 2001) + 4 years university education OR Diploma de bacalaureat (from 2002) + 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 |
| MYANMAR (BURMA) | Basic Education Standard X Examination / Matriculation Examination + 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 |
| 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's or master's degree taught in English are exempt. |
| 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) with A, B or C in 3 subjects in addition to Higher School Certificate + 3 years university education OR New Zealand Bursary with A or B award + 3 years university education. Before 1993: New Zealand University Bursaries Examination with a grade of A, B C or D in each of 4 subjects + 3 years university education. | No |
| NICARAGUA | Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras + 4 years university education | Yes |
| NIGER | Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré + 3 years university education | Yes |
| NIGERIA | Senior School Certificate (issued by WAEC or NECO) + 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 | Yes |
| 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 |
| 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. | Yes |
| PANAMA | Bachiller/Bachillerato + 4 years university education | Yes |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Higher School Certificate + 3 years university education | Yes |
| PARAGUAY | Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras + 4 years university education | Yes |
| PERU | "Certificado Oficial de Estudios" de Educación Secundaria (with subjects and marks for the years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) + 4 years university education OR Certificado de Educación Secundaria Común Completa + 4 years university education. | Yes |
| PHILIPPINES | High School Diploma + 5 years university education in academic subjects | Yes |
| POLAND |
Before 2005: Świadectwo Dojrzałości from: Liceum Ogólnokształcącego 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. Before 2005 only one diploma (Świadectwo Dojrzałości) is issued for completing secondary school and for maturity examination. Maturity examination (egzamin dojrzałości, formerly egzamin maturalny) must also be passed for admission to higher education. Information on this can be found on the third page of the Diploma + 3 years university education. After 2005: Świadectwo Dojrzałości and Swiadectwo Ukonczenia from: Liceum Ogolnoksztalcacego OR Liceum OR Liceum Profilowanego OR Technikum OR Liceum Uzupelniajacego OR Technikum Uzupelniajacego OR Liceum Plastycznego OR Szkoły Baletowej OR Szkoły Muzycznej II stopnia + 3 years university education. After 2005 two diplomas are issued: Świadectwo Dojrzałości for Maturity examination and Swiadectwo Ukonczenia for completed secondary school + 3 years university education |
Yes |
| PORTUGAL | From 2007: Diploma Nível Secundário de Educação + 3 years university education OR Certificado Nível Secundário de Educação + 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. Until 1986: Certidão do Décimo Segundo Ano de Escolaridade + 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 / Аттестат о среднем (полном) общем образовании (valid with: Prilozhenie k attestatu o srednem obrazovanii, tabel itogovyh otsenok / Приложение к аттестату о среднем образовании, табель итоговых оценок) + 4 years university education OR Attestat o srednem obrazovanii / Аттестат о среднем образовании + 4 years university education OR Diplom o srednem profesionalnom obrazovanii / Диплом о среднем профессиональном образовании + 4 years university education | Yes |
| RWANDA | From 1998: Certificat du Cycle Supérieur de l’Enseignement Secondaire/Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education + 4 years university education. Before 1998: Diplôme/Certificat de Humanites Générales + 4 years university education OR Diplôme de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires + 4 years university education. | Yes |
| SAMOA | Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate + 3 years university education | Yes, but applicants with a bachelor's degree taught in English are exempt. |
| 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 + Bachelor (Honours) Degree. | 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 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 | 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 | Yes |
| SINGAPORE | From 2008: Singapore-Cambridge GCE (Advanced level) examination with 2 subjects at H2-level + 3 years university education. Before 2008: 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 / Spricevalo o zakljucnem izpitu + 3 years university education OR Maturitento Spricevalo + 3 years university education | Yes |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate + 3 years university education OR Foundation Year + 3 years university education | Yes |
| SOMALIA | Secondary School Leaving Certificate + 4 years university education | Yes |
| SOUTH AFRICA | From 2008: National Senior Certificate + 3 years university education. Before 2008: Senior Certificate with matriculation endorsement + 3 years university education | Yes, but applicants with a bachelor's degree taught in English are exempt. |
| SOUTH KOREA | High School Diploma + 4 years university education | Yes |
| SPAIN | Bachillerato Unificado y Polivalente (BUP) + Curso de Orientación Universitaria (COU) + 3 years university education OR Título de Bachiller + 3 years university education | Yes |
| SRI LANKA | 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. 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. | 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 | Yes |
| SWEDEN | From 2014: Examensbevis Högskoleförberedande examen with grade E or better with at least 2250 gymnasiepoäng + 3 years university education OR Examensbevis yrkesexamen with grade E or better with at least 2250 gymnasiepoäng + 3 years university education. Until 2013: Slutbetyg från gymnasieskolan, studieförberedande program + 3 years university education. Before 1997: Avgångsbetyg från gymnasieskolan, studieförberedande linje + 3 years university education | Passed examination in English foundation course (140 hours/5 periods per week) in Norwegian/Nordic upper secondary school with a minimum Norwegian grade of 4 or its equivalent. Alternatively passed examination in English from second and/or third school year. |
| 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 | Yes |
| THAILAND | Maw 6 + 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 | Yes, but applicants with a bachelor's degree taught in English are exempt. |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | General Certificate of Education, 3 A Levels + 3 years university education OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) with 6 passed CAPE Units + 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 | Şahadatnama orta blim hakynda + 5 years university education OR 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 | Yes |
| UKRAINE | Atestat pro Povnu Zagalnu Srednju Osvitu/Aтестат про повну загальну середню освіту + 4 years university education OR Diplom molodsjogo spetsialista/Диплом молодшого спеціаліста + 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 |
| ZAMBIA | Zambia School Certificate + 4 years university education | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
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