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 |
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 |
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