U.S. High School Diploma Equivalent Credentials
Secondary School Requirements
Prior to enrollment, you must have completed secondary school and have earned a certificate of completion that enables you to be admitted to a university in your home country and is equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma.
Country and Certificate (equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma)
Use the dropdown selector below to identify the names of certificates, diplomas and other documents that are the equivalent of a U.S. high school diploma. In addition to these international secondary school completion requirements, admission to the University of Michigan-Dearborn is competitive and based on your academic achievements.
Afghanistan - Official copy of Secondary Education Marks (Grade X). If issued in a language other than English, it must be accompanied by a separate certified word-for-word English translation AND official copy of Higher Secondary Education Marks (Grade XII). If issued in a language other than English, it must be accompanied by a separate certified word-for-word English translation
Albania - Diplomë e Maturës Shtetërore
Algeria - Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire OR Baccalauréat Technique
Andoria - Batxillerat
Angola - Certificado de Habilitação Literária (Secondary Leaving Certificate)
Antigua and Barbuda - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE “O” and “A” Levels)
Argentina - Bachiller OR Bachiller especializado(a)
Armenia - Hasunutian Vkaiakan (Certificate of Maturity)
Australia - Certificate of Competency/Certificate of Proficiency I through IV issued by TAFE, OR Various Year 12 Certificates based on location (Awarded upon completion of 2 to 3 years* of upper secondary education):
ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Senior Secondary Certificate
NSW (New South Wales) Higher School Certificate
Northern Territory Certificate of Education
Queensland Senior Certificate
South Australian Certificate of Education
Tasmanian Certificate of Education
Victorian Certificate of Education
Western Australian Certificate of Education
Austria - Reifeprüfungzeugnis
Azerbaijan - Certificate of Complete Secondary Education
Bahamas - Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) and/or GCE “A” Levels
Bahrain - General Certificate of Secondary Education OR Secondary School Leaving Certificate OR Tawjahiya Secondary School Certificate
Bangladesh - Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
Barbados - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE “O” and “A” Levels)
Belarus - Certificate of (Complete) Secondary Education (Аттестат о среднем «полном» общем образовании)
Belgium - Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur/ Getuigschrift van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs (Certificate of Higher Secondary Education)
Belize - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE “O” and “A” Levels) OR High School Diploma
Benin - Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire OR Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire Technique
Bhutan - Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate
Bolivia - Bachiller; Bachiller en Humanidades
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Certificate or Diploma of Completion of Secondary Education
Botswana - Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education
Brazil - Diploma/Certificado de Ensino Medio (Secondary Education Graduate)
Brunei - Brunei-Cambridge Ordinary/Advanced Level Certificate or Education
Bulgaria - Svidetelstvo za Osnovno Obrazovanie (Certificate of Basic Education / Свидетелство за основно образование)
Burkina Faso - Baccalauréat / Diplome de Bachelier de ľEnseignement du Second Degre
Burundi - Certificat de Fin d'Études Post Fondamentales Générales
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) - Certificado da Habilitações Literárias
Cambodia - Baccalauréat
Cameroon - Baccalauréat OR Cameroon General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level OR Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire
Canada - Dependent on Province (See below):
Alberta - General High School Diploma
British Columbia - Secondary School Graduation Diploma
Manitoba - Manitoba High School Diploma or Manitoba Senior Years
Technology Education Program Diploma
New Brunswick - New Brunswick High School Graduation Diploma
Newfoundland and Labrador - High School Graduation Diploma
Northwest Territories - High School Graduation Diploma OR School
Leaving Certificate
Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia High School Graduation Diploma
Nunavut - High School Graduation Diploma
Ontario - Ontario Secondary School Diplomas (OSSD, SSGD, or SSHGD)
Prince Edward Island - Senior Secondary School Diploma (High School
Graduation Certificate)
Quebec - Certificate of Graduation
Saskatchewan - Record of Secondary Level Standing (Secondary School
Diploma) OR Certificates and Diplomas
Yukon - High School Diploma
Central African Republic - Baccalauréat
China, Hong Kong SAR - Hong Kong Advanced Supplementary Level Examination (HKASLE)
Chad - Baccalauréat
Chile - Licencia de Educación Media
China - Upper Middle School Graduation Certificate
Colombia - Título de Bachiller Académico, Bachillerato (Baccalaureate)
Comoros - Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement du Second Degré
Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Diplôme ďEtat ďEtudes Secondaires du Cycle Long
Congo, Republic of the - Baccalauréat
Costa Rica - Diploma de conclusion de estudios de educacion diversificada or Bachillerato
Cote d’Ivoire (Republic of) - Baccalauréat / Diplôme de Bachelier de ľEnseignement du Second Degré / Baccalauréat Technique
Croatia - Certificate of Final Examination, Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education / Maturity Certificate
Cuba - Bachiller
Cyprus - Lise Diplomasi (Secondary School Diploma)
Czech Republic - Maturitni Vysvedceni (Maturity Certificate)
Denmark - Studentereksamen (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Djibouti - Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire
Dominica - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE “O” and “A” Levels
Dominican Republic - Bachillerato (traditional)
Ecuador - Bachiller (Upper Secondary Graduate in Humanities or Sciences)
Egypt - Thanaweya a ‘Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate)
El Salvador - Bachiller/ Bachillerato (General Academic Baccalaureate)
Equatorial Guinea - Bachilerato
Eritrea - Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (ESECE)
Estonia - Gumnaasiumi Loputunnistus
Eswatini - General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
Ethiopia - Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate (EGSEC) / Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (EGSECE) OR Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE) / Ethiopian University Entrance Examination Certificate (EUEEC)
Fiji - Fiji School Leaving Certificate OR Form 7 Certificate/Higher School Certificate OR Certificates/Diplomas
Finland - Lukion päästotödistus/Dismissionsbetyg (Upper Secondary Completion Certificate)
France - Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement de Second Degré OR Baccalauréat Général
Gabon - Baccalauréat
Gambia - West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSCE)
Georgia - Sashualo Skolis Atesti OR Sashualo Ganatlebis Atestati
Germany - Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife (i and ii) (Cert. of General Maturity of Higher Ed)
Ghana - West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSCE)
Greece - Apolytirio Eniaiou Lykeiou (Upper Secondary School Certificate)
Greenland - See Denmark
Grenada - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE “O” and “A” Levels
Guatemala - Diploma de Estudios
Guinea - Baccalauréat Première Partie (Baccalaureate First Part) or Baccalauréat Deuxième Partie (Baccalaureate Second Part)
Guinea-Bissau - Certificado de Conclusao do Ensino Secundrio (Certificate of Conclusion of Secondary Education)
Guyana - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE “O” and “A” Levels
Haiti - Certificat de Fin ďEtudes Secondaires Classiques (Baccalauréat I and II)
Honduras - Bachillerato
Hungary - Érettségi Bizonyítvány
Hong Kong SAR, China - Hong Kong Advanced Supplementary Level Examination (HKASLE)
Hungary - Érettségi Bizonyitvány (Maturity Certificate)
Iceland - Studentspróf (Upper Secondary School Certificate)
India - Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) OR Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)
Indonesia - Surat Tanda Tanat Belajar (STTB) from Sekolah Menengah Unum Tingkat Atas (SMA)
Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Diploma (post-Reform Act of 2013) AND Pre-University (Peesh-daneshgahii)
Iraq - Secondary School Certificate
Ireland - Leaving Certificate (Applied or Ardteistimeireacht)
Israel - Teudat Bagrut
Italy - Diploma di Maturita OR Diploma di Esame di Stato
Japan - Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shosho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate - Academic)
Jamaica - CAPE (Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination)
Jordan - Tawjihi-Academic (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Kazakhstan - “Attestat” or attestation of middle (complete) secondary education
Kenya - East African Cert. of Education (EACE)/Kenyan Cert. of Education (KCE) OR East African Adv. Cert. of Education (EAACE)/ Kenyan Adv. Cert. of Education (KACE) OR Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Kiribati - Form 7 Certificate/Higher School Certificate OR Kiribati National Certificate, Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate
Korea, Republic of South) - Inmungye Kodung Hakkyo (High School Certificate)
Kosovo - Diplomë për Kryerjen e Gjimnazit (Diploma of Completion of Gymnasium)
Kuwait - Shahadat Al-Thanawia-Al-A’ama (Secondary School Diploma)
Kyrgyzstan - “Attestat” or attestation of middle (complete) secondary education
Laos - Baccalaureat II
Latvia - Atestats par Visparejo Videjo Izglitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
Lebanon - Baccalauréat Libanaise (Lebanese Baccalaureate)
Lesotho - Cambridge Overseas School Certificate
Liberia - West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSCE)
Libya - Secondary Education Certificate
Liechtenstein - Matura
Lithuania - Brandos atestatas
Luxembourg - Diplôme de Fin ďEtudes Secondaires
Madagascar - Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire
Macedonia - Svidetelstvo za zavrsheno sredno obrazovanie (Свидетелство за завршено средно образование) (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Malawi - Malawi General Certificate of Education OR Malawi School Certificate of Education
Malaysia - Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia(SPM) and/or Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) (Malaysian Higher School Certificate)
Maldives - Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) OR International General Certificate of Secondary Education with or without A Levels
Mali - Baccalauréat Malien
Malta - Secondary Education Certificate
Marshall Islands - Diploma
Mauritania - Brevet de Technicien/BT
Mexico - Certificado de Bachillerato (Baccalaureate Certificate) or Titulo de Bachiller (Title of Baccalaureate)
Moldova - Diplomă de Bacalaureat
Monaco - Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Général
Mongolia - Buren Dund Bolovsrolun Unemlekh (бүрэн дунд боловсролын үнэмлэх) (Certificate of Complete Secondary Education)
Montenegro - Diploma o završenoj srednjoj školi (Diploma of Acquired Secondary Education
Morocco - Baccalauréat
Mozambique - Certificado de Habilitação es Literarias (Certificate of Learning Competence)
Myanmar - Basic Education Standard X Examination Diploma A
Namibia - Namibian Secondary School Certificate (NSSC) OR International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
Nauru - Fiji School Leaving Certificate
Nepal - Higher Secondary Certificate
Netherlands, The - HAVO (hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs) Diploma (Higher General Secondary Education Diploma)
New Zealand - Higher School Certificate OR National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA) Level 3
Nicaragua - Bachiller (Técnico OR Ciencias y Letras) (Baccalaureate in Technical or Sciences and Letters)
Niger - Baccalauréat
Nigeria - West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSCE)
Norway - Vitnemål Fra Videregaende Skole (Diploma for upper secondary education)
Oman - Thanawiya Amma, General Secondary School Certificate (ثانوية عامة) ( General Secondary School Certificate)
Pakistan - Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)/Higher School Certificate (HSC) OR Intermediate Certificate Examination
Palestine (Sovereign State) - Tawjihi (شهادة الدراسة الثانوية العامة) (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
Palau - Diploma
Panama - Diploma de Bachiller
Papua New Guinea - Higher School Certificate
Paraguay - Bachiller Humanístico-scientífico (Upper Secondary Graduate)
Peru - Bachillerato Acdemico/Tecnico
Philippines - High School Diploma (Form 137A)
Poland - Świadectwo Dojrzalości liceum ogólnokształcącego (Maturity Certificate of the General Lyceum)
Portgual - Diploma de Ensino Secundário (Diploma of Secondary Education)
Qatar - Al-Thanawiya Aama Qatari
Romania - Diploma de bacalaureat – academic (Baccalaureate diploma)
Russian - Assestat o srednem (polnom) obschem obrazovanii (Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education)
Rwanda - Diplome de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires or Secondary Education Advanced Level Examination Certificate
Saint Kitts & Nevis - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE “O” and “A” Levels
Saint Lucia - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Certificate (Cape)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate OR General Certificate of Education Ordinary/Advanced Level (GCE “O” and “A” Levels
Samoa - Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate (PSSC) OR South Pacific Form 7 Examination
Sao Tome and Principe - Certidão de 12ª Classe (Certificate of 12th Grade)
Saudi Arabia - Shahadat Al-Marhalat Al-Thanawiyyat (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Scotland - Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) Advanced Higher Grade
Senegal - Baccalaureate/Technical Baccalaureate
Serbia - Diploma Srednje Škole (Диплома Средње Школе) (Diploma of Acquired Secondary Education)
Seychelles - Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinay/Advanced Levels (GCE “O” levels with “A” levels if completed) OR Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
Sierra Leone - West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSCE)
Singapore - Sinagpore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) - Ordinary and Advanced Level Exams (if taken)
Slovakia - Vysvedčenie o Maturitnej Skúške / Maturitné Vysvedčenie (Certificate of Maturity Exam)
Slovenia - Maturitetno spričevalo (Maturity Examination Certificate)
Solomon Islands - Based on United Kingdom
Somalia - Somaliland Secondary School Leaving Certificate
South Africa - National Senior Certificate or Senior Cert. with Matriculation Endorsement/Exemption
Spain - Titulo de Bachiller (Title of Bachelor)
Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
Sudan - Sudan Secondary School Certificate
Suriname - Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (HAVO) (General Upper Secondary School Certificate)
Sweden - Avgångsbetyg (or Slutbetgy) från Gymnasieskole OR Högskoleförberedande Examen Higher Education Preparatory Diploma
Switzerland - Eidgenössisches Maturität, Maturité fédérale, Baccalauréat or Maturità federale (Federal Maturity Certificate)
Syrian Arab Republic - Al-Shahâda Al Thânawiyya-Al'Amma (Baccalaureate/General Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Taiwan - Senior High School Diploma
Tajikistan - Certificate of Secondary Education
Tanzania - Certificate of Secondary Education OR East Afica General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (EAGCE “O” Level) AND Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE “A” Levels)
Thailand - Matayom VI (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Togo - Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire (Secondary Education Baccalaureate)
Tonga - Higher School Certificate/Form 7 OR Pacific Senior Secondary Examination/Form 6
Trinidad and Tobago - Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinay/Advanced Levels (GCE “O” levels with “A” levels if completed) OR Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
Tunisia - Baccalauréat
Turkey - Lise Diplomasi (General Secondary School [Lyceum] Certificate)
Turkmenistan - Attestat or Attestation of Middle (Complete) Secondary Education OR Diploma of Specialized Secondary Education
Uganda - Uganda Certificate of Education
Ukraine - Atestat (Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education or Matriculation Certificate)
United Arab Emirates - Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al-Amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
United Kingdom - Certificate of Secondary Education Ordinary “O” Levels and Advanced “A” Levels if taken
United States, territories and outlying Islands - United State Education system High school diploma:
- American Samoa
- Baker Island
- Guam
- Howland Island
- Jarvis Island
- Johnston Atoll
- Kingman Reef
- Midway Island
- Navassa Island
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Palmyra Island
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- Wake Island
- US Virgin Islands
Uruguay - Bachiller Diversificado de Enseñanza Secundaria; (ANEP FORMULA A) (Graduate of Diversified Upper Secondary Education)
Uzbekistan - O'rta Ma'lumot To'g'risida Shahodatnoma (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Vatican City (Holy See) - Diploma (Completion of a 30-page paper)
Venezuela - Bachillerato en Ciencias/Humanidades/Artes
Vietnam - Bắng Tõt Nghiêp Trung Hoc Phố Thông (Senior High School Certificate)
Yemen, Republic of - Al Thanawiya (ii) (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Zambia - Zambian School Certificate Examination or General Certificate of Education “Ordinary” Level
Zimbabwe - Cambridge Higher School Certificate (HSC)/General Certificate of Education Advanced Level