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GSU-LIST – UPDATE: November 15, 2014
ARGENTINA
Bachiller (con orientación....) + 1 year university education
Has been changed to
Bachiller/Bachillerato + 1 year university education
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, Australian Capital Territory
Year 12 Certificate with Tertiary Entrance Statement
AUSTRALIA, New South Wales
Higher School Certificate (HSC) with Tertiary Entrance Rank
AUSTRALIA, Northern Territory
South Australian Certificate of Education - Northern Territory (Year 12) with Higher
Education Entrance Score
AUSTRALIA, Queensland
Student Education Profile (Queensland Senior Certificate + Tertiary Entrance
Statement)
AUSTRALIA, South Australia
1984-1992: Year 12 Certificate of Achievement OR 1993: South Australian Certificate
of Education
AUSTRALIA, Tasmania
Until 1993: Higher School Certificate OR from 1990: Tasmanian Certificate of
Education
AUSTRALIA, Victoria
1970-86: Higher School Certificate OR 1987-91: Victorian Certificate of Education OR
1992: Victorian Certificate of Education (new structure)
AUSTRALIA, Western Australia
1977-1996: Certificate of Secondary Education with Tertiary Admissions Examination
OR 1997: Western Australian Certificate of Education with Tertiary Entrance
Examination
Has been changed to
AUSTRALIA, Australian Capital Territory
ACT Year 12 Certificate in combination with Tertiary Entrance Statement(TES),
Universities Admission Index (UAI) OR Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
AUSTRALIA, New South Wales
Higher School Certificate (HSC) in combination with Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER)
OR Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
AUSTRALIA, Northern Territory
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From 1996: South Australian Certificate of Education - Northern Territory (Year 12)
OR from 1997: Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET) - in
combination with Higher Education Entrance Score, Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER)
OR Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
AUSTRALIA, Queensland
Before 2008: Queensland Senior Certificate (QSC) OR from 2009: Queensland
Certificate of Education (QCE). ) - in combination with Tertiary Entrance Statement
(TES) OR Overall Position (OP)
AUSTRALIA, South Australia
1984-1992: Year 12 Certificate of Achievement OR from 1993: South Australian
Certificate of Education (SACE). ) - in combination with Higher Education Entrance
Score (HEES), Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER), Tertiary Entrance Statement(TES) OR
Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
AUSTRALIA, Tasmania
Before 1993: Higher School Certificate OR From 1990: Tasmanian Certificate of
Education (TCE) - in combination with Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER), Tertiary
Entrance Statement(TES) OR Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
AUSTRALIA, Victoria
1970-86: Higher School Certificate OR From 1987: Victorian Certificate of Education
(VCE) - in combination with Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER) OR
Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
AUSTRALIA, Western Australia
1977-1996: Certificate of Secondary Education with Tertiary Admissions Examination
OR from 1997: Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) in combination
with Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER), Universities Admission Advice Letter (UAAL) OR
Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
ERITREA
Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (ESECE) + 1 year higher
education
Has been changed to
Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate (ESEC) with passes in at least 5 subjects
including mathematic and English + 1 year university education
ETHIOPIA
12 years (Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination) + 1 year university
education or 12 years (Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate Examination (ESLCE)
before ca 2002) + 1 year university education
Has been changed to
Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Qualification Certificate (EHEEQC) + 1 year
university education OR University Entrance Examination Certificate (UEEC) + 1
year university education OR Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate (ESLC) + 1 year
university education.
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EHEEQC/UEEC with passes in at least 4 subjects
ESLC with passes in at least 5 subjects including mathematic and English
GREECE
Apolytirio Geniko Lykeio /ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗΡΙΟ ΓΕΝΙΚΟΥ ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ (after 2007) OR
Apolytírio Enaíou Lykeio/ ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗΡΙΟ ΕΝΙΑΟΥ ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ (after 2000) OR Lykeio
Apolytirion (before 2000)
Has been changed to
Apolytirio Geniko Lykeio /ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗΡΙΟ ΓΕΝΙΚΟΥ ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ (after 2007) OR
Apolytirio Epaggelmatikou Lykeiou / ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗΡΙΟ ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΚΟΥ ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ
OR Apolytírio Enaíou Lykeio/ ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗΡΙΟ ΕΝΙΑΟΥ ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ (after 2000) OR
Lykeio Apolytirion (before 2000)
IRAN
National High School Diploma/Secondary School Diploma + 1 year university
education
Has been changed to
1977 – 1992: 4-year High School Diploma/Secondary School Diploma + 1 year
university education OR from 1992: 3-year High School Diploma/Secondary School
Diploma + Pre-University Diploma + 1 year university education
LESOTHO
Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) + 1 year university education
English test required? No
LICHTENSTEIN
English test required? No
Has been changed to
English test required? Yes 1)
NEW ZEALAND
From 2004: National Certificate of Educational Achievement. Before 2004: New
Zealand Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarships with A, B or C in 3 subjects (applicant
must also have achieved New Zealand Higher School Certificate) or New Zealand
Bursary with A or B in New Zealand University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarships
qualification
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Has been changed to
Before 1993: New Zealand New Zealand University Bursaries Examination with a
grade of A, B C or D in each of 4 subjects OR 1993 - 2004: New Zealand University
Bursaries and Scholarships Examination (Year 13 / Form 7) with A, B or C in 3
subjects in addition to Higher School Certificate OR New Zealand Bursary with A or B
award OR From 2004: National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), Level
3.
NICARAGUA
Bachillerato (Bachiller de....) + 1 year university education
Has been changed to
Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras + 1 year university education
PANAMA
Bachillerato (Bachiller de....) + 1 year university education
Has been changed to
Bachiller/Bachillerato + 1 year university education
PARAGUAY
Bachillerato (Bachiller en....) + 1 year university education
Has been changed to
Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras + 1 year university education
POLAND
Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Liceum Ogolnoksztalcacego OR Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci
Liceum Zawodowego OR Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Technikum OR Swiadectwo
Dojrzalosci Srednie Studium Zawodowe
Has been changed to
Before 2005: Świadectwo Dojrzałości from: Liceum Ogólnokształcącego OR Liceum
OR Liceum Technicznego OR Liceum Zawodowego OR Technikum OR Sredniego
Studium Zawodowego OR Liceum Muzycznego OR Liceum Sztuk Plastycznych OR
Szkoly Baletowej
Before 2005 only one diploma (Świadectwo Dojrzałości) is issued for completing
secondary school and for maturity examination. Maturity examination (egzamin
dojrzałości, formerly egzamin maturalny) must also be passed for admission to higher
education. Information on this can be found on the third page of the Diploma.
After 2005: Świadectwo Dojrzałości and Swiadectwo Ukonczenia from: Liceum
Ogolnoksztalcacego OR Liceum OR Liceum Profilowanego OR Technikum OR
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Liceum Uzupelniajacego OR Technikum Uzupelniajacego OR Liceum Plastycznego
OR Szkoły Baletowej OR Szkoły Muzycznej II stopnia.
After 2005 two diplomas are issued: Świadectwo Dojrzałości for Maturity examination
and Swiadectwo Ukonczenia for completed secondary school.
RUSSIA
Attestat o srednem polnom obshchem obrazovanii / Аттестат о среднем (полном)
общем образовании (valid with: Prilozhenie k attestatu o srednem obrazovanii, tabel
itogovyh otsenok / Приложение к аттестату о среднем образовании, табель
итоговых оценок) + 1 year university education OR Attestat o srednem obrazovanii /
Аттестат о среднем образовании + 1 year university education OR Diplom o
srednem profesionalnom obrazovanii / Диплом о среднем профессиональном
образовании + 1 year university education
Has been changed to
Attestat o srednem polnom obshchem obrazovanii / Аттестат о среднем (полном)
общем образовании (valid with: Prilozhenie k attestatu o srednem obrazovanii, tabel
itogovyh otsenok / Приложение к аттестату о среднем образовании, табель
итоговых оценок) + 1 year university education OR Attestat o srednem obrazovanii /
Аттестат о среднем образовании + 1 year university education OR
Diplom o srednem profesionalnom obrazovanii / Диплом о среднем
профессиональном образовании can be assessed individually for the Higher
Education Entrance Qualification
RWANDA
Certificat de Humanites Générales + 1 year university education
Has been changed to
Before 1998: Diplôme/Certificat de Humanites Générales + 1 year university
education OR Diplôme de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires + 1 year university education OR
From 1998: Certificat du Cycle Supérieur de l’Enseignement Secondaire/ Advanced
General Certificate of Secondary Education + 1 year university education
SAINT LUCIA
Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) with 6 passed CAPE Units
OR General Certificate of Education with 3 A Levels
English test required? No
TOEFL REQUIREMENTS, in the Language attachment to the GSU-list
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 500 for a
paper-based test, a score of at least 170 for a computer-based test or minimum 60 for
an internet-based test
Has been changed to
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Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 60 for an
internet-based test (iBT) or 500 for a paper-based test (PBT).
UKRAINE
Atestat pro Povnu Zagalnu Sredniu Osvitu + 1 year university education or Diplom
molodchego spesialiste + 1 year university education
Has been changed to
Atestat pro Povnu Zagalnu Srednju Osvitu / Aтестат про повну загальну середню
освіту + 1 year university education OR Диплом молодшого спеціаліста /Diplom
molodsjogo spetsialista can be assessed individually for the Higher Education
Entrance Qualification
USA
High School Graduation Diploma + 1 year university / college studies in academic
subjects with grade C or better or High School Graduation Diploma and 3 Advanced
Placement Tests with at least grade 3
Has been changed to
High School Graduation Diploma + 1 year university / college studies in academic
subjects OR High School Graduation Diploma og 3 Advanced Placement Tests with
at least grade 3
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