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 - 12th Grade Graduation Certificate/Baccaluria
Albania - Diplomë e Maturës Shtetërore
Algeria - Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire
Angola - Certificado de Habilitação Literária (Secondary Leaving Certificate)
Argentina - Bachiller or Bachiller especializado(a)
Armenia - Hasunutian Vkaiakan (Certificate of Maturity)
Australia - Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (Year 12 Certificate)
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)
Brazil - Diploma/Certificado de Ensino Medio (Secondary Education Graduate)
Cameroon - Baccalauréat or Cameroon General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
Cape Verde - Certificado da Habilitações Literárias
Central African Republic - Baccalauréat
China, Peoples Republic - Senior High School Graduate (Upper Middle School Graduate Certificate)
Cote d’Ivoire - Baccalauréat / Diplôme de Bachelier de ľEnseignement du Second Degré / Baccalauréat Technique
Cyprus - Lise Diplomasi (Secondary School Diploma)
Czech Republic - Maturitni Vysvedceni (Maturity Certificate)
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Diplôme ďEtat ďEtudes Secondaires du Cycle Long (State Diploma of Long Cycle Secondary Studies)
Denmark - Studentereksamen (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Ecuador - Bachiller (Upper Secondary Graduate in Humanities or Sciences)
Egypt - Thanaweya a ‘Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate)
El Salvador - Bachiller/ Bachillerato (General Academic Baccalaureate)
Eritrea - Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination
Ethiopia - Ethiopian General Sec Education Cert. & Ethiopian Higher Educ. Entrance Exams
Finland - Lukion päästotödistus/Dismissionsbetyg (Upper Secondary Completion Certificate)
France - Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement de Second Degré/ Baccalauréat Général
Gambia - West African School Certificate
Georgia - Sashualo Skolis Atesti or Sashualo Ganatlebis Atestati
Germany - Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife (i/ii) (Cert. of General Maturity of Higher Ed)
Ghana - Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE)
Greece - Apolytirio Eniaiou Lykeiou (Upper Secondary School Certificate)
Guinea - Baccalauréat Première Partie (Baccalaureate First Part) or Baccalauréat Deuxième Partie (Baccalaureate Second Part)
Haiti - Certificat de Fin ďEtudes Secondaires Classiques (Baccalauréat II)
Honduras - Bachillerato
Hong Kong - Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) and/or Advanced Level Exams
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 - 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)
Japan - Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shosho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate - Academic)
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)
Korea - Inmungye Kodung Hakkyo (High School Certificate)
Kuwait - Shahadat Al-Thanawia-Al-A’ama (Secondary School Diploma)
Kyrgyzstan - “Attestat” or attestation of middle (complete) secondary education
Lebanon - Baccalauréat Libanaise (Lebanese Baccalaureate)
Lesotho - Cambridge Overseas School Certificate
Libya - Secondary Education Certificate
Malawi - Malawi General Certificate of Education
Malaysia - Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia(SPM) and/or Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) (Malaysian Higher School Certificate)
Mexico - Certificado de Bachillerato (Baccalaureate Certificate) or Titulo de Bachiller (Title of Baccalaureate)
Mongolia - School Leaving Certificate (Gerchilgee)
Morocco - Baccalauréat
Myanmar - Certificado de Bachillerato
Namibia - Namibian Secondary School Certificate (NSSC) or International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
Nepal - Higher Secondary Certificate
New Zealand - National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA) Level 3
Nigeria - West African Examinations Council Senior School Certificate (academics)
Norway - Vitnemål Fra Videregaende Skole
Pakistan - Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)/Higher School Certificate (HSC) or Intermediate Certificate Examination
Philippines - High School Diploma (Form 137A)
Poland - Świadectwo Dojrzalości (Maturity Certificate)
Portgual - Diploma de Ensino Secundário (Diploma of Secondary Education)
Qatar - Al-Thanawiya Aama Qatari
Romania - Diploma de bacalaureat – academic (Baccalaureate diploma)
Russian Federation - Assestat o srednem (polnom) obschem obrazovanii (Cert. of Complete Gen Sec Educ)
Rwanda - Diplome de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires or Secondary Education Advanced Level Examination Certificate
Saint Kitts & Nevis - Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate or General Certificate of Education (Ordinary or “A” level)
Sao Tome and Principe - Certidão de 12ª Classe (Certificate of 12th Grade)
Saudi Arabia - Shahadat Al-Marhalat Al-Thanawiyyat (General Secondary Education Cert. – GCSE)
Scotland - Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) Advanced Higher Grade
Senegal - Baccalaureate/Technical Baccalaureate
Singapore - Sinagpore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) - Advanced Level Exams
South Africa - National Senior Certificate or Senior Cert. with Matriculation Endorsement/Exemption
Spain - Titulo de Bachiller (Title of Bachelor) or Curso de Orientación Universitaria (Univ Orientation Course)
Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
Sudan - Sudan Secondary School Certificate
Sweden - Avgångsbetyg (or Slutbetgy) från Gymnasieskole or Högskoleförberedande Examen Higher Education Preparatory Diploma
Switzerland - Federal Maturity Certificate
Syria - Al-Shahâda Al Thânawiyya-Al'Amma (Baccalaureate)
Taiwan (PRC) - Senior High School Diploma
Tanzania - Certificate of Secondary Education
Thailand - Matayom VI (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Turkey - Lise Diplomasi (General Secondary School [Lyceum] Certificate)
Uganda - Uganda Certificate of Education
Ukraine - Atestat (Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education or Matriculation Certificate)
United Arab Emirates - Secondary School Leaving Certificate
United Kingdom - General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) and/or General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary or Advanced Level (GCE with AS or A level exams)
Uzbekistan - O'rta Ma'lumot To'g'risida Shahodatnoma (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Venezuela - Bachillerato en Ciencias, Humanidades o Artes
Vietnam - Bắng Tõt Nghiêp Trung Hoc Phố Thông (Senior High School Certificate)
Yemen - Al Thanawiya (ii) (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Zambia - Zambian School Certificate Examination or General Certificate of Education “Ordinary” Level