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26 27 Diploma requirements by country

For entry into our professional bachelor's degree programmes

Use the drop-down to select the country where you obtained your diploma of secondary education. You will then be shown the diploma requirements to be eligible for one of our professional bachelor's degree programmes. 
Please remember that in addition to your diploma, we also require a proof of language proficiency. See the tab "language requirements" above for more information.

This is a non-exhaustive list! Countries may be added or updated, especially around the beginning of the applications season (Dec, Jan, Feb). 
If your country or qualification is not on this list, this does not mean that you cannot apply. If you hold a degree that provides admission into higher education in the country where the degree was issued, you are eligible to apply. Note that the admissions office might require you to take a standardised test (such as a national entry exam, SATs or the OMPT-A) in addition to your diploma. We will reach out to you if this is needed.
 

International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB DP);

  • No language test required

or International Baccalaureate Career Programme (IB CP);

  • The programme must be related to the intended study at UCLL
  • No language test required

or European Baccalaureate Diploma (EB);

  • No language test required if the majority of the courses were taught in English

U.K.-patterned curriculum -> see UK entry

U.S.-patterned curriculum -> see USA entry

12th grade graduation certificate 
AND one of the following: 

State Matura Diploma - Matura Shtetërore

  • Minimum overall score: 7/10

Baccalauréat

  • Minimum score: 12 (assez bien)

Titol de batxiller;

or Titol de batxiller professional

Ensino Geral Certificado de Habilitações / Certificado de Habilitações

  • Minimum average grade: 14/20

Título de Bachillerato (academic or technical-professional)

  • Minimum overall grade (promedio general): 7

Certificate Secondary General Education - Միջնակարգ (ընդհանուր) կրթության ատեստատ (Mijnakarg (andhanur) krtutyan atestat) 

  • Minimum grade on each subject: 8

AND one of the following: 

Year 12 Certificate; title of diploma depends on territory:

  • Australian Capital Territory: ACT Senior Secondary Certificate
  • New South Wales: Higher School Certificate
  • Northern Territory: Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training
  • Queensland: Queensland Certificate of Education
  • South Australia: South Australian Certificate of Education
  • Tasmania: Tasmanian Certificate of Education
  • Victoria: Victorian Certificate of Education
  • Western Australia: Western Australia Certificate of Education 

Reifeprüfung / Matura;

or Berufsreifeprüfung;

or Studienberechtigungsprüfung

  • Subject needs to be related to the intended studies at the UCLL

Certificate of complete secondary education (11 grades) - tam orta təhsil haqqında attestat

  • Minimum overall score: 4

AND one of the following: 

  • Centralised university entrance examinations (subject group I for Applied Computer Science; subject group II for International business management) with a minimum score of 350/700

  • SATs (minimum score above the benchmark for college readiness)

     

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

  • Minimum overall grade: A-

AND one of the following: 

Certificate of complete secondary education - Атэстат аб агульнай сярэдняй адукацыі 
AND one of the following: 

  • Certificate of Centralised Examinations (Minimum grade on each subject: 3; Minimum average grade: 6)

  • SATs (minimum score above the benchmark for college readiness)

     

Flemish Community

  • You can get direct access to a bachelor’s degree programme if you hold a Flemish "diploma secundair onderwijs" and don’t need to submit an online application. Please proceed to the student registration via this website.

French-speaking Community

  • Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (CESS)

German-speaking Community

  • Abschlusszeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts

Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement Secondaire (BAC)

  • Minimum mention: assez bien

AND one of the following: 

Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (Class XII)

  • Minimum overall grade: 60% / numerical grade: 4

Diploma de Bachiller en Humanidades/Humanístico

  • Minimum description: Bueno or Desarrollo óptimo (DO)

AND one of the following: 

Secondary School Leaving Certificate / Matura - Diploma o zavrsenoj srednjoj skoli / Diploma o položenom maturskom ispitu

Certificado de Conclusão de Ensino Médio

  • Minimum average grade: 7.5

AND one of the following: 

Diploma of (Completed) Secondary Education (including State Matriculation Examinations) - Диплома за средно образование (Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie)

  • Minimum average grade: 4

Diplôme d’État

  • Minimum overall grade: Distinction

AND one of the following: 

Diploma of Upper Secondary Education

  • Minimum overall grade: C / 70% / Good

AND one of the following: 

GCE with at least 3 A-levels;

  • Minimum grade for each A-level: C

or Baccalauréat

  • Minimum mention: assez bien

High School Diploma; exact title of the diploma depends on the province:

  • Alberta: Alberta/General High School Diploma
    • At least 5 grade 12 subjects passed
  • British Columbia: British Columbia Certificate of Graduation (Dogwood diploma)
    • At least 5 grade 12 subjects passed
  • Manitoba: Manitoba High School Diploma / Mature Student High School Diploma
    • At least 5 grade 12 subjects passed
  • New Brunswick: New Brunswick High School Diploma
    • At least 5 grade 12 subjects passed
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: Newfoundland and Labrador High School Graduation Diploma
    • At least 5 grade 12 subjects passed
  • Northwest Territories: Northwest Territories High School Diploma
    • At least 5 grade 12 subjects passed
  • Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia High School Diploma / High School Leaving Certificate
    • At least 5 grade 12 subjects passed
  • Nunavut: Nunavut Secondary School Graduation Diploma
    • At least 5 grade 12 subjects passed
  • Ontario: Ontario Secondary School Diploma
    • At least 6 grade 12 subjects passed
  • Prince Edward Island: Prince Edward Island High School Graduation Diploma
    • At least 5 grade 12 subjects passed
  • Quebec: Diplôme d'Etudes Collegiales (DEC) / Diplôme d’Etudes Professionelles (DEP)
    • English test required
  • Saskatchewan: Sasketchewan Transcript of Secondary Level Achievement
    • At least 5 grade 12 subjects passed
  • Yukon: Yukon Graduation Diploma / Graduation Certificate
    • At least 5 grade 12 subjects passed

Licencia de Educación / Enseñanza Media

  • Minimum overall grade: 5 (bueno)

AND one of the following: 

Senior High School Graduation Certificate 
AND National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) results

  • Minimum score Gaokao: 350 (tier three)

Bachiller Academico

  • Minimum average grade: Desempeño alto 

AND one of the following:

(State) Matura Certificate - Svjedodžba o (Državnoj) Maturi

  • Minimum 3 subjects of which at least 2 at higher level 

Greek curriculum: 
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate – ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗΡΙΟ (Apolytirio)
AND one of the following:

Turkish curriculum:
Lise Diplomasi
AND one of the following:

Secondary School Leaving Certificate - Vysvĕdčeni o Maturitní Zkoušce

University Preparatory Examination – Studentereksamen (STX);

or Higher Preparatory Examination – Højere Forberedelseseksamen (HF);

or Higher Commercial Examination – Højere Handelseksamen (HHX);

or Higher Technical Examination – Højere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX)

Certificate of General Secondary Education

  • Minimum average grade: 70%

Secondary School Leaving Certificate - Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus AND State Examination Certificate – Riigieksamitunnistus;

or Vocational Secondary Education Certificate – Kutsekeskhariduse Lõputunnistus + State Examination Certificate – Riigieksamitunnistus

Matriculation Examination – Ylioppilastutkinotodistus / Studentexamensbetyg;

  • No minimum grade required

or General Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate – Lukion päättötodistus / Avgångsbetyg från gymnasiet

  • Minimum average score: 7/10 (Tyydyttävä)

Diplôme du Baccalauréat Générale/Technologique;

or Diplôme du Baccalauréat Professionnel

  • Chosen specialisation must be related to the intended study programme at the UCLL (only for bac prof)

West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE);

  • Minimum credit pass (C6) in 3 subjects and minimum grade B3 in 2 subjects (5 subjects total) or minimum overall aggregate score of 16 (if available)

AND one of the following: 

or Higher National Diploma (HND)

  • Subject needs related to the intended study programme at the UCLL

General Education Diploma (12 grades) - სრული ზოგადი განათლების ატესტატი (Sashualo Ganatlebis Atestasi) + Unified Natinal Examinations

  • Minimum overall grade: 7 (damakmaqop’ilebeli)

AND one of the following: 

Zeugnis der Allgemeine Hochschulreife / Abitur

  • No minimum grade required

Fachhochschulreife 

  • Minimum overall grade: 4 (ausreichend)

Fachgebunde Hochschulreife 

  • Minimum overall grade: 4 (ausreichend)

West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE);

  • Minimum credit pass (C6) in 3 subjects and minimum grade B3 in 2 subjects (5 subjects total) or minimum overall aggregate score of 16 (if available)

AND one of the following: 

or Higher National Diploma (HND)

  • Subject needs related to the intended study programme at the UCLL

Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate – ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗΡΙΟ ΓΕΝΙΚΟΥ ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ (Apolytírio Genikoú Lykeíou);
AND one of the following:

or Upper Secondary Vocational School Leaving Certificate - ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗΡΙΟ ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΚΟΥ ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ (Apolytírio Epangelmatikoú Lykeíou
AND one of the following:

Secondary Education Graduation Certificate – Érettségi bizonyítvány / Matura

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard 12 (exact title may vary depending on the state)

  • Minimum overall grade: 60%

Islamic / General Senior Secondary School (MA/SMA)

  • Minimum overall grade: 75%

Islamic / General Vocational Secondary School (SMK/MAK) when studied for 4 years (4 Tahun)

  • Minimum overall grade: 75%

High School Diploma (theoretical or technical and vocational stream)

  • Minimum overall grade: 14/20

AND one of the following:

Leaving Certificate

  • At least 6 subjects passed of which at least 3 at higher level

Diploma di Esame di Stato

Upper Secondary School Graduation Certificate

  • Minimum average grade: 3

AND one of the following:

Certificate of Complete Secondary Education (11 grades);
AND one of the following:

  • UNT results (Unified National Testing Examination)
    • Minimum required score varies according to those set by the National Testing Centre as the minimum grade for university admission each year
  • SATs (minimum score above the benchmark for college readiness)

or NIS Grade 12 Certificate (Nazarbayev Intellectuals Schools)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)

  • Minimum average grade: C+

Certificate of Completed Secondary Education (11 grades) - Attectat o srednem (polnom) obrazovanii
AND one of the following:

  • Certificate of the National Scholarship Test (NST)
    • Main test (minimum score 170/245) AND at least one subject test (subject free of choice; minimum score 75/150)
  • SATs (minimum score above the benchmark for college readiness)

Certificate of General Secondary Education - Atestāts par vispārējo vidējo izglītību

Baccalauréat Libanais - General Secondary Certificate

  • Minimum average grade: 65%

Baccalauréat Technique

  • Minimum average grade: 65%

West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE)

  • Minimum credit pass (C6) in 3 subjects and minimum grade B3 in 2 subjects (5 subjects total) or minimum overall aggregate score of 16 (if available)

AND one of the following: 

 

Brandos Atestatas - secondary school leaving certificate

  • Minimum level of achievement on state level examinations: Basic (minimum grade 36)

Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires

STPM (Malaysia Higher School Certificate) with at least 3 passes;

  • Minimum 2 principal passes

or Matriculation Certificate (Matrikulasi)

  • Minimum overall grade: C / GPA 2.0

Matriculation Certificate

  • Minimum 6  passes of which at least 2 subjects at advanced level

Título Académico de Bachillerato / Bachillerato General / Bachillerato Tecnológico

  • Minimum average grade: 7/10

AND one of the following: 

 

Diploma de Bacalaureat

  • Minimum overall grade: 7/10

Certificate of Complete Secondary Education - Buren Dund Bolovsrolun Unemlekh 
AND one of the following: 

 

Secondary School Leaving Diploma - Diploma o polozenom maturskom ispitu

Diploma du Baccalauréat

  • Minimum mention: assez bien

School Leaving Certificate Examination (Grade XI and XII)

  • Minimum overall grade: B

Please consult the table on this website for more information. 
You can get direct access to a bachelor’s degree programme and don’t need to submit an online application. Please proceed to the student registration via this website.

Please provide your New Zealand Record of Achievement (NZRoA) or your School Results Summary (SRS) issued by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). Students must have achieved the “University entrance Standard” by meeting all of the requirements below: 

  • NCEA level 3
  • 3 approved subjects at level 3 made up of at least 14 credits each
  • 10 credits in approved literacy achievement standards at level 2 or above, consisting of 5 credits in reading and 5 credits in writing
  • 10 credits in approved numeracy achievement or unit standards at level 1 or above
  • A minimum total of 80 credits at level 3 or above

West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE);

  • Minimum credit pass (C6) in 3 subjects and minimum grade B3 in 2 subjects (5 subjects total) or minimum overall aggregate score of 16 (if available)

AND one of the following: 

 

or Senior School Certificate (issued by NECO)

  • Minimum credit pass (C6) in 3 subjects and minimum grade B3 in 2 subjects (5 subjects total)

AND one of the following: 

 

or Higher National Diploma

  • The subject needs to be related to the intended study programme at the UCLL

 

Diploma of State Matura - General Secondary School

Leaving Certificate from Upper Secondary School - Vitnemål for Videregående opplæring

  • Certificate must mention that the student has obtained general study competence (og har oppnådd generell studiekompetanse)

Intermediate

  • Minimum average grade: 70%

Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)

  • Minimum average grade: 70%

General Secondary Education Certificate in the academic stream (arts or science group)

  • Minimum overall grade: 65%

Senior High School Diploma – academic track (Katibayan)

  • Minimum overall grade: 75%

Certificate of Maturity - Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci

Diploma/Certificado Nível Secundário de Educação
AND one of the following: 

 

Diploma de Bacalaureat

Certificate of Secondary (Complete) General Education - Attestat o srednem obchshem obrazovanii 

  • Only valid if the student has also passed the Unified State Examination (USE) (please provide the electronic results in addition to your diploma)

Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education - Certificat du Cycle Supérieur de l'Enseignement Secondaire;

  • At least 3 passes of which 2 principal passes with a minimum grade of C

     

 

or Technical certificate of Secondary Education Level A2 – Diplôme d’études secondaires techniques A2

  • At least 3 passes with 2 principal passes with a minimum grade of C

AND one of the following: 

 

Diploma of Secondary Education - Diploma o stecenom srednjem obrazovanju

West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE);

  • Minimum credit pass (C6) in 3 subjects and minimum grade B3 in 2 subjects (5 subjects total) or minimum overall aggregate score of 16 (if available)

AND one of the following: 

 

or Higher National Diploma

  • The subject must be related to the intended study programme at the UCLL

 

Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level

  • Minimum 5 courses as follows: 3 on H2-level, 1 on H1-level, and the course “general paper / knowledge and inquiry"

 

or NUS High School Diploma

School-leaving Examination Certificate (Matura/Maturita) – Vysvedčenie o maturitnej skúške

Matura Certificate - Maturitetno spričevalo;

or Vocational Matura Certificate – Spričevalo o poklicni maturi

National Senior Certificate 

  • The diploma certificate must explicitly mention that the student has access to bachelor degree admission

Título de Bachiller;

or Título de Técnico Superior

  • Subject must be in a field related to the intended study programme at the UCLL

Please see this website about Dutch diplomas for more information about the diploma requirements for our different degree programmes.
If you have obtained a different diploma in Suriname that is not on the list, please consult this website to check which Dutch qualification your Surinamese qualification is comparable to.

Higher Education Preparatory Diploma - Högskoleförberedande Examen 

Federal Maturity Certificate- A Maturitätsausweis / Certificat de maturité / Attestato di maturità;

or Vocational Maturity Certificate – Berufsmaturitätszeugnis / Certificat de maturité professionnelle / Attestato di maturità professionale

Certificate of Secondary Education (maw 6)

  • Minimum GPA: 3.0

Diplôme du Baccalauréat

  • Minimum mention: assez bien

Lise Diplomasi
AND one of the following:

Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education - Свідоцтво про здобуття повної загальної середньої освіти 
AND one of the following:

  • results of the Independent External Examination (IEE) (minimum score: 120/200 on the two compulsory subjects + one chosen subject)
  • results of the national multi-subject test (NMT) (minimum score: 120/200 on the two compulsory subjects + one chosen subject)
  • SATs (minimum score above the benchmark for college readiness)

General Secondary Education Certificate Examination

  • Minimum overall grade: B

AND one of the following: 

GCE with at least 3 A-levels (issued by an accredited UK institution such as Cambridge, Pearson, AQA…);

  • Minimum grade for each A-level: C

 

or BTEC national extended diploma;

  • Minimum level 2 merit pass

 

or another (combination of) of qualifications that amounts to the same level as 3 A-levels or at least 96 UCAS points

High School Diploma;
AND one of the following: 

 

or GED
AND one of the following: 

Certificate of General Secondary Education (Grade 11/XI);

  • Minimum overall grade: 4 / Yahshi

AND one of the following: 

 

or Diploma of Academic Lyceum - Akademik Litsey Diplomi
AND one of the following: 

Título de Educación Media General

  • Minimum average grade: 14/20

AND one of the following: 

Graduation Diploma of General Upper Secondary Education (THPT)

  • Minimum overall grade: 7.5/10

School Certificate / General Certificate of Education 

  • Minimum 5 subjects with minimum grade 6 on each subject 

AND one of the following: 

GCE at advanced level with minimum 3 A-levels

  • Minimum grade on each A-level: C

A fair recognition and admission process

UCLL guarantees a fair screening of your application.

Screening process
  • Our guidelines for the recognition of your credentials is governed by the Lisbon Recognition Convention if the country where the degree/diploma/certificate was issued, has ratified the Convention. 
  • Students must hold a diploma/degree/certificate that provides at least access  to higher education in the country where it was issued, similar to the education level that you apply for at UCLL.

In addition, we mainly use the UK Enic/Ecctis database to assess candidates' diplomas/degrees.

Appeal

Should you wish to appeal the result of your admission procedure or your request for the recognition of prior learning:

  • send your complaint and completed application file to the Committee for Appeals at interne.beroepscommissie@ucll.be
  • mention 'Appeal procedure + your name' in the subject line

The Committee meets on a regular basis.