{"id":18099,"date":"2018-04-05T15:18:48","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T19:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/secondary-school-credentials\/"},"modified":"2018-07-19T12:31:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T16:31:45","slug":"school-credentials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/apply\/international\/school-credentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Secondary School Credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students who are applying during their last year of secondary school should clearly state the name of the certificate they expect to receive and when. They should send an official school transcript with the application and send the original or certified copies of the credentials listed below when available. Admissions may request additional credentials as needed.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that all of the below credentials must come with your final secondary school transcript and leaving exam scores if applicable. Also, please be sure to submit copies of <strong>all<\/strong> qualifying exams taken throughout secondary school (for example: IGCSE final certificates, Class 10 Secondary School Examination Certificates for India, etc.) as these are also necessary to complete your application.<\/p>\n<p><em>If your country is not listed here and you do not know the proper credentials, please contact us.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Credentials Accepted for Admission<\/h3>\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>Algeria<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Baccalaureate of Secondary Education (Baccalaur\u00e9at de l\u2018Enseignement Secondaire)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Argentina<\/strong><br \/>\nBaccalaureate (Bachiller)<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Australia<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Australian Capital Territory: ACT Year 12 Certificate<br \/>\nNew South Wales: Higher School Certificate (HSC)<br \/>\nNorthern Territory: Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE)<br \/>\nQueensland: Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)<br \/>\nSouth Australia: South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)<br \/>\nTasmania: Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE)<br \/>\nVictoria: Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)<br \/>\nWestern Australia: Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Austria<\/strong><br \/>\nMatura (Reifepr\u00fcfung)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bahamas<\/strong><br \/>\nOfficial General Certificate of Education (GCE) and CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bahrain<\/strong><br \/>\nSecondary School Leaving Certificate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bangladesh<\/strong><br \/>\nHigher Secondary Certificate (HSC)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barbados<\/strong><br \/>\nOfficial General Certificate of Education (GCE) and CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Belgium<\/strong><br \/>\nCertificate of Higher Secondary Education (Certificat d\u2019Enseignement Secondaire Sup\u00e9rieur (CESS)\/Diploma van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs\/Abschlu\u03b2zeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bolivia<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bachillerato<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brazil<\/strong><br \/>\nHigh School Leaving Certificate (Certificado de Conclus\u00e3o de Segundo (2\u00ba) Grau \/ Certificado de Ensino M\u00e9dio)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bulgaria<\/strong><br \/>\nDiploma of Completed Secondary Education (Diploma za Zavurcheno Sredno Obrazovanie)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canada<\/strong><br \/>\nBritish Columbia: Secondary School Graduation Diploma<br \/>\nOntario: Ontario Secondary School Diploma<br \/>\nQu\u00e9bec: Secondary Leaving Certificate and one to two years of CEGEP<br \/>\nOther Provinces: High School Diploma<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chile<\/strong><br \/>\nDiploma of Middle Education (Licencia de Educaci\u00f3n Media)<\/p>\n<p><strong>China<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior High School Graduation Certificate (\u6bd5\u4e1a\u8bc1\u4e66 (\u9ad8\u4e2d))<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colombia<\/strong><br \/>\nSecondary School Diploma (Bachiller)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cyprus<\/strong><br \/>\nSecondary School Leaving Certificate (Apolyterion)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Czech Republic<\/strong><br \/>\nMaturity Certificate (Maturitn\u00ed vysv\u011bd\u010den\u00ed)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Denmark<\/strong><br \/>\nUpper Secondary School Leaving Examination (Studentereksamen (STX))<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dominican Republic<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bachillerato<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ecuador<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bachillerato<\/p>\n<p><strong>El Salvador<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bachillerato<\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt<\/strong><br \/>\nGeneral Secondary Education Certificate (Thanawiyya al-A\u2019aamaI)<br \/>\nAdvanced Level Certificate of Nile International Secondary Education (CNISE)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finland<\/strong><br \/>\nGeneral Upper Secondary School Completion Certificate (Lukion p\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00f6todistus \/ Avg\u00e5ngsbetyg)<br \/>\nMatriculation Examination Certificate (Ylioppilastutkintotodistus\/Studentexamensbetyg)<\/p>\n<p><strong>France<\/strong><br \/>\nFrench Baccalaureate (Baccalaur\u00e9at g\u00e9n\u00e9ral)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Germany<\/strong><br \/>\nAbitur<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greece<\/strong><br \/>\nUpper Secondary School Certificate (Apolytirio Lykeiou)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guatemala<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bachillerato<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honduras<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bachillerato<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hong Kong<\/strong><br \/>\nHKDSE<br \/>\nHK A-Levels<br \/>\nHKCEE and Lower Form VI transcript<\/p>\n<p><strong>Iceland<\/strong><br \/>\nUpper Secondary School Certificate (St\u00fadentspr\u00f3f)<\/p>\n<p><strong>India<\/strong><br \/>\nHigher Secondary Certificate\/ISC (State board exams may also be considered for admission)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indonesia<\/strong><br \/>\nUpper Secondary School Diploma (Ijazah Sekolah Menengah Atas)<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Ireland<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\nLeaving (Senior) Certificate (Ardteistim\u00e9ireacht)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Israel<\/strong><br \/>\nMatriculation Certificate (Te\u2019udat Bagrut (\u05ea\u05e2\u05d5\u05d3\u05ea \u05d1\u05d2\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea))<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Italy<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\nDiploma of Maturity (Diploma di Maturita)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Japan<\/strong><br \/>\nUpper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (\u9ad8\u7b49\u5b66\u6821\u5352\u696d\u8a3c\u660e\u66f8))<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jamaica<\/strong><br \/>\nOfficial General Certificate of Education (GCE) and CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordan<\/strong><br \/>\nGeneral Secondary Education Certificate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kazakhstan<\/strong><br \/>\nCertificate of Secondary Education (Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (\u0430\u0442\u0442\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442 \u043e \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u043c \u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438))<\/p>\n<p><strong>Korea, Republic of<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior High School Diploma (\uc778 \ubb38\uacc4 \uace0\ub4f1\ud559\uad50 \uc878\uc5c5\uc7a5)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lebanon<\/strong><br \/>\nLebanese Baccalaureate (Baccalaur\u00e9at Libanais)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Malaysia<\/strong><br \/>\nMalaysian Higher School Certificate (Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM), formerly known as the Higher School Certificate (HSC))<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mexico<\/strong><br \/>\nBaccalaureate Certificate (Certificado de Bachillerato)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Morocco<\/strong><br \/>\nBaccalaureate (Baccalaur\u00e9at)<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Netherlands<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity Preparatory Education Diploma (VWO(Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs))<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Zealand<\/strong><br \/>\nNational Certification of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicaragua<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bachillerato<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nigeria<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Norway<\/strong><br \/>\nUpper Secondary Leaving Certificate (Vitnem\u00e5l fra den Videreg\u00e5ende Skole)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pakistan<\/strong><br \/>\nHigher Secondary School Certificate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panama<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bachillerato<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paraguay<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bachillerato<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peru<\/strong><br \/>\nCertificate of Completion of General Secondary Education (Certificado de educaci\u00f3n secundaria com\u00fan completa)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Russia<\/strong><br \/>\nCertificate of Complete Secondary General Education (Attestat o Srednem Polnom Obshchem Obrazovanii (\u0410\u0442\u0442\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442 \u043e \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u043c \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u043e\u043c \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u043c \u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438))<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong><br \/>\nGeneral Secondary Education Certificate (Shahadat Al-Marhalat Al-Thanawiyyat)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singapore<\/strong><br \/>\n2 years of GCE A-Level Study (Students with 1 year of A-Level study \u2013 completion of AS Levels only \u2013 may also be considered for admission)<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Africa<\/strong><br \/>\nNational Senior Certificate (NSC)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spain<\/strong><br \/>\nBaccalaureate (T\u00edtulo de Bachillerato)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sweden<\/strong><br \/>\nLeaving Certificate from Upper Secondary School (Avg\u00e5ngsbetyg \/ Slutbetyg fr\u00e5n Gymnasieskola)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Switzerland<\/strong><br \/>\nMatura (Certificat de Maturit\u00e9\/Maturit\u00e4t\/Attestato di Maturit\u00e0)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Taiwan, R.O.C.<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior High School Diploma (\u9ad8\u4e2d\u6587\u51ed)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thailand<\/strong><br \/>\nCertificate of Secondary Education (Mathayom Suksa 6 (M6))<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trinidad and Tobago<\/strong><br \/>\nOfficial General Certificate of Education (GCE) and CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turkey<\/strong><br \/>\nGeneral Secondary School Diploma (Lise Diplomas\u0131)<\/p>\n<p><strong>United Kingdom<\/strong><br \/>\n2 years of GCE A-Level Study (Students with 1 year of A-Level study \u2013 completion of AS Levels only \u2013 may also be considered for admission)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uruguay<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bachillerato<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venezuela<\/strong><br \/>\nBaccalaureate (T\u00edtulo de Bachiller)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vietnam<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior High School Certificate (B\u1eb1ng T\u1ed1t Nghi\u1ec7p Trung H\u1ecdc Ph\u1ed5 Th\u00f4ng<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":17973,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18099"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18099"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19251,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18099\/revisions\/19251"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}