First-Time-In-College International Admission Credentials

International applicants from the countries/regions below are not required to present an academic evaluation from a NACES

member if they are able to provide the corresponding required credentials. In addition to their internal secondary school

transcript, applicants must have their counselor/designated school official submit certified copies of all final and/or projected

grades for national standardized examinations via Common App (or via postal mail). For final results, a notary public or

designated school official (e.g. registrar) may certify these documents as true copies of the original certificate. If your

certificates/test results are not in English, a translation is required. If you did not study in one of the curriculums below, a

NACES evaluation is required.

International Students Studying a US-based Curriculum

If you are an international student who will graduate with a U.S. high school diploma, or you are a Canadian high school

student, please follow the Domestic Admission requirements. If you previously attended a non-US high school, please

ensure that you also submit certified copies of your academic records from your previous institution.

Country/Region

Required Credentials

Australia

• Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (SSCE)

Bahamas

• Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE)

Bangladesh*

• Secondary School Certificate (SSC), and

• Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

Caribbean

• Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), and

• Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE)

Ethiopia

• Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate (grade 10

exam sheet) (also known as the EGSLCE) and

• Ethiopian Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination

(grade 12/13 exam sheet) (also known as the EUUE)

India

• Secondary School Certificate (SSC), and

• Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

International Baccalaureate (IB)

• International Baccalaureate (IB) grades from an IB World School

Kenya

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)

Nepal

• Secondary Education Exam (SEE, grade 10)

• National Examination Board Examination Certificate (grade 11

and 12)

New Zealand

• National Certification of Educational Achievement (NCEA)

Level 3

Pakistan

• Secondary School Certificate (SSC), and

• Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

Singapore

• Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education, Ordinary

Level, and

• Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education,

Advanced Level

South Africa

• National Senior Certificate (NSC)

Uganda

• Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE)

United Kingdom & other British-Based

Curriculums

• General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE), or

• International General Certificate of Secondary Education

(IGCSE), and

• General Certificate of Education (Advanced Subsidiary and/or

Advanced Level)