| Country | Entry Level International Credential Required |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Baccaluria |
| Albania | Deftese Pjekurie (Maturity Certificate) |
| Algeria | Baccalaureat de l’Enseignement Secondaire Certificate |
| Angola | Habilitações Literárias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Argentina | Bachillerato |
| Armenia | Former U.S.S.R-Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (at Grade 11) |
| Austria | Maturity Examination Certificate |
| Australia | Senior Secondary Certificate of Education |
| Bahamas | General Certificate of Education “O” Level and General Certificate of Education “A” Level |
| Bahrain | Tawjihiya |
| Bangladesh | Higher Secondary Certificate |
| Barbados | General Certificate of Education “O” Level and General Certificate of Education “A” Level |
| Belgium | Certificate of Higher Secondary Education |
| Belize | General Certificate of Education “O” Level and General Certificate of Education “A” Level |
| Bolivia | Bachiller or Bachiller en Humanidades |
| Brazil | Certificado de Ensino Médio (formerly, 2° Grau) |
| Britain | General Certificate of Education “O” Level and General Certificate of Education “A” Level |
| Bulgaria | Diploma za Zavurcheno Sredno Obrazovanie |
| Cambodia | Baccalaureate |
| Cameroon | Cameroonian GCE O + A level Certicates and or Baccalaureat |
| Caribbean | General Certificate of Education “O” Level and General Certificate of Education “A” Level |
| Chile | Licencia de Education Media |
| China | Senior Middle School Diploma |
| Columbia | Bachiller (12 years) |
| Congo | Baccalaureate |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | State Diploma of Long Cycle Secondary Studies |
| Costa Rica | Bachillerato |
| Croatia | Svjedožba o Završnom Srednjem Obrazovanju plus final exam certificate |
| Cuba | Bachillerato |
| Czech Republic | Maturitni Vysvedceni (Maturity Certificate) |
| Denmark | Studentereksamen |
| Dominican Republic | Baccalaureat |
| Ecuador | Baccalaureat |
| El Salvador | Bachiller |
| Egypt | Thanaweya Am’ma (General Secondary Education Certiifcate) |
| Eritrea | One year of postsecondary studies at a recognized university |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate |
| Fiji | Form 7 Certificate/Higher School Certificate |
| Finland | Ylioppilastutkintotodistus / Studentsexamensbetyg (Matriculation Examination Certificate) |
| France | Baccalauréat (or Diplôme de Bachelier) de l’Enseignement du second degré (Secondary School Certificate) or Baccalauréat Général |
| Gambia (The) | West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate |
| Guatemala | Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras |
| Guyana | General Certificate of Education “O” Level and General Certificate of Education “A” Level |
| Germany | Abitur or equivalent |
| Ghana | Senior Secondary Certificate Examination |
| Greece | Apolytirio Lykeiou |
| Haiti | Baccalaureat II (Philosophie) |
| Honduras | Bachillerato |
| Hong Kong | Prior to 2012: Hong Kong Certifcate of Education and Advanced Level Certificate; Advanced and Ordinary Level General Certifcate of Education. As of 2012: Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) |
| Hungary | Maturity Certificate |
| Iceland | Upper Secondary School Certificate (Stúdentspróf) |
| India | All India Senior School Certificate awarded by the Central Board of Secondary Education and/or an Indian School Certificate awarded by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations |
| Indonesia | Prior to 1993: Ijazah S.M.A. (Sekolah Menengah Atas). From 1993: Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar S.M.A. |
| Iran | Pre-university year or fourth year of high school |
| Iraq | Sixth Form Baccalaureat (Adadiyah) |
| Ireland | Leaving Certificate |
| Israel | Teudat Bagrut (Matriculation Certificate) |
| Italy | Diploma di Maturita |
| Jamaica | Caribbean General Certificate of Education “O” Level and General Certificate of Education “A” Level |
| Japan | Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Jordan | Tawjihiya (General Secondary Education Certificate) |
| Kazakhstan | Atestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Complete Secondary Education) |
| Kenya | Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Korea | Inmungye Kodung Hakkyo (High School Certificate) |
| Kuwait | Shahadat Al-Thanawiya-Al-A’ama (Secondary School Certificate) |
| Lebanon | Baccalauréat Part II or Baccalauréat (academic stream) |
| Liberia | Senior High School Certificate administered by the West African Examinations Council |
| Libya | Secondary Education Certificate |
| Macedonia | Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| Malawi | Malawi School Certificate of Education |
| Malaysia | Malaysia Certificate of Education and Malaysian Higher School Certificate level, or Certificate of Unified Examination from Independent Chinese Secondary Schools |
| Mauritius | General Certificate of Education “O” Level and General Certificate of Education “A” Level |
| Mexico | Bachillerato |
| Moldova | Former U.S.S.R-Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (at Grade 11) |
| Myanmar | One year of postsecondary studies at a recognized university |
| Nepal | Proficiency Certificate |
| New Zealand | Former: Replaced Form 7 (Higher School Certificate). Present: NCEA Level 3; New Zealand Scholarship Qualification |
| Netherlands | Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Nicaragua | One year of postsecondary studies at a recognized university |
| Nigeria | Senior School Certificate issued by the West African Examinations Council |
| Norway | Videregående Skole (upper secondary school). |
| Pakistan | Intermediate Certificate or Higher Secondary School Certificate |
| Panama | Bachillerato |
| Papua New Guinea | Higher School Certificate |
| Paraguay | Bachillerato |
| Peru | Certificate of Completion of General Secondary Education; Academic Baccalaureate |
| Philippines | Second Year standing in appropriate academic subjects at a recognized university |
| Poland | Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci (Maturity Certificate) |
| Romania | Diploma de Baccalaureat |
| Russian Federation | Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Complete General Education) |
| Saudi Arabia | General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihiyah) |
| Scotland | Scottish Certificate of Education at the Standard and Higher Level |
| Sierra Leone | Senior School Certificate Examination |
| Singapore | General Certificate of Education “O” Level and General Certificate of Education “A” Level |
| Slovak Republic | Maturitnej Skuske (Maturita) |
| Slovenia | Maturity Examination Certificate |
| Somalia | One year of postsecondary studies at the Somali National University |
| South Africa | Matriculation Certificate or Senior Certificate |
| Spain | Curso de Orientacion Universitario |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education (Ordinary level) and Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education (Advanced level) |
| Sudan | Sudan School Certificate |
| Sweden | Avgangsbetyg / Studentexamen / Slutbetyg |
| Switzerland | Maturitätszeugnis / Certificat de Maturité / Baccalauréat / Attestato di Maturità |
| Syria | Baccalaureate/General Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| Taiwan | Senior High School Leaving Certificate |
| Tajikistan | Former U.S.S.R-Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (at Grade 11) |
| Tanzania | Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) plus the Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE), or National Form IV and Form VI Examinations |
| Thailand | Matayom VI |
| Togo | Baccalaureat |
| Tonga | Tonga National Form 7 and New Zealand University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarship Examinations or University of the South Pacific Foundation Year |
| Trinidad and Tobago | General Certificate of Education “O” Level and General Certificate of Education “A” Level |
| Turkey | Lise Diplomasi (Secondary School Diploma) |
| Turkmenistan | Former U.S.S.R-Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (at Grade 11) |
| Uganda | Uganda Certificate of Education and an Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education |
| Ukraine | Atestat (Matriculation School Certificate) |
| United Arab Emirates | Shahadat al-thanawia (Secondary School Certificate) |
| United Kingdom | General Certificate of Education “O” Level and General Certificate of Education “A” Level |
| United States of America | High School Diploma |
| Uruguay | Bachillerato |
| Venezuela | One year of postsecondary studies at a recognized university |
| Vietnam | Bang Tu Tai (Diploma of General Education) |
| Wales | General Certificate of Education “O” Level and General Certificate of Education “A” Level |
| Yemen | Al Thanawiya (General Secondary Education Certificate) |
| Yugoslavia | Secondary School Leaving Diploma |
| Zambia | Zambia School Certificate |
| Zimbabwe | General Certificate of Education “O” Level and General Certificate of Education “A” Level |