Minimum Education Requirements

You must meet the minimum education and English proficiency requirements to be an ACC student. Students must submit original transcripts (mark sheets) and the graduation certificate or diploma upon applying to ACC. If you attended university-level classes, you must submit ALL college and university transcripts and diplomas instead of the minimum required high school credentials listed in the chart below. See Transcript & Translation Information.

International Student Admission Requirements

View the English Proficiency Requirements to learn about requirements for students whose native language is not English.

Countries that are exempt from the English Proficiency Requirement are noted below.

Country Minimum Education Requirement
Afghanistan Baccaluria
Vocational/Technical Baccaluria
Albania Deftese Pjekurie (Maturity Certificate)
Algeria Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire
(Secondary Education Baccalaureate)
America Samoa Follows U.S. system; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Andorra Batxillerat (Baccalaureate)
Angola Certificado de Habilitação Literáris, Literary Qualification
Anguilla Caribbean Secondary School Certificate; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Antigua & Barbuda Caribbean Secondary School Certificate; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Argentina Bachiller
Armenia Attestat Miinakarg (Lriv) Yndhanur Krtoutian
(Certificate of Completed Secondary Education)
Aruba Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs/HAVO
(Higher General Secondary Education Diploma)
Australia Exempt from English Proficiency Requirement

Australian Capital Territory
– Year 12

New South Wales
– Higher School Certificate

Northern Territory
– Senior Secondary Studies Certificate

Queensland
– Senior Certificate

South Australia
– Certificate of Education

Tasmania
– Tasmania Certificate of Education

Victorian
– Victoria Certificate of Education

Western Australia
– Western Australia Certificate of Secondary Education

Austria Reifezeugnis (Maturity Certificate)
Azerbaijan Certificate of Complete Secondary Education
Bahamas Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE)
General Certificate of Education (Ordinary level and A level); exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Bahrain The General Certificate of Secondary Education (academic track)
Bangladesh Higher Secondary Certificate
Barbados Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Certificate Caribbean
Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE); exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Belarus Аттестат о среднем «полном» общем образовании
(Certificate of (Complete) Secondary Education)
Belgium Flemish Region
– Certificate of Higher Secondary Education
-Diploma of Access to Higher Education

French Region
– Certificate of Higher Secondary Education
– Diploma of Access to Higher Education

Belize High School Diploma
Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate
Benin Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire
(Secondary Education Baccalaureate)
Bermuda High School Diploma
Bermuda School Certificate; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Bhutan Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate
Indian School Certificate
Bolivia Bachiller or Bachiller en Humanidades
Bosnia & Herzegovina Secondary School Leaving Diploma
Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education
Cambridge Overseas School Certificate
Brazil Diploma / Certificado de Ensino Médio
Certificate of Conclusion of Secondary Education
British Virgin Islands Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Brunei Brunei-Cambridge General Certificate of Education O Levels
Bulgaria Maturity Certificate Diploma of Completed Secondary Education
Burkina Faso Baccalauréat
Diplome de Bachelier de ľEnseignement du Second Degre
Burma/Myanmar Contact International Student Office
Burundi Diplôme ďEtat (State Diploma)
Cambodia Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate)
Cameroon Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire
Canada Exempt, except Quebec
Alberta
– Advanced High School Diploma

British Columbia
– Secondary School (High School) Graduation Diploma

Manitoba
– Manitoba High School Diploma
Manitoba Senior Years Technology Education Program Diploma

New Brunswick
– New Brunswick High School Graduation Diploma

Newfoundland & Labrador
– High School Graduation Diploma

Northwest Territories
– High School Graduation Diploma School Leaving Certificate

Nova Scotia
– Nova Scotia High School Graduation Diploma High School Completion Certificate

Nunavut
– High School Graduation Diploma

Ontario
– Secondary School Graduation Diploma (SSGD) Secondary School Honours Graduation Diploma (SSHGD) Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)

Prince Edward Island
– Senior Secondary School Diploma

Quebec
– Certificate of Graduation

Saskatchewan
– Record of Secondary Level Standing Secondary School Diploma

Yukon
– The High School Diploma (academic)

Cape Verde Certificado da Habilitações Literárias (Certificate of Literary Qualifications)
Cayman Islands Secondary Education Certificate
Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE); exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Central African Republic Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate)
Chad Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate)
Chile Licencia de Educación Media (academic)
NOT: The Licencia de Educación Media (vocational)
China Senior Secondary School Certificate
Colombia Título de Bachiller
Comoros Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement du Second Degré (Baccalaureate of Second Level Education)
Congo Diplôme ďEtat ďEtudes Secondaires du Cycle Long
(State Diploma of Long Cycle Secondary Studies)
Costa Rica Diploma de Conclusion de Estudios de Educacion Diversificada or Bachillerato
Cote d’lvoire Baccalauréat / Diplôme de Bachelier de ľEnseignement du
Second Degré / Baccalauréat Technique
Croatia Svjedodzba o Zavrsnom Srednjem plus final exam certificate
Cuba Bachillerato (Baccalaureate)
Cyprus Lise Diplomasi
Czech Republic Maturitni Vysvedceni (awarded after Gymnasium)
NOT: Maturitni Vysvedceni (awarded after technical or vocational school)
Denmark Studentereksamen (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Hojere (HF) Forberedelsesekamen (Higher Preparatory Examination Certificate)
Hojere handelseksamen (HHX) (Higher Commercial Examination Certificate)
Hojere teknisk eksamen (HTX) (Higher Technical Examination Certificate)
Djibouti Brevet ďEtudes Professionnelles / BEP
Baccalauréat Professionnel / BP
Baccalauréat Technologique / BT
Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire
Dominica Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate
General Certificate of Education (advanced level); exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Dominican Republic Bachiller
Ecuador Bachiller
Egypt Certificate of Completion of General Secondary Education
El Salvador Bachiller
Equatorial Guinea Bachiller
Eritrea Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination/ESECE from a general senior secondary school program
Estonia Gumnaasiumi Loputunnistus
Ethiopia Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate Examination (ESLCE)
Fiji Fiji School Leaving Certificate; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Finland Lukion päästötodistus / Dismissionsbetyg (Upper Secondary Completion Certificate)
Ylioppilastutkinto/student Examen (Matriculation Examination)
France Diplome de Bachelier de l’Enseignement du Second Degre (Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education)
French Guiana Diplome de Bachelier de l’Enseignement du Second Degre (Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education)
French Polynesia Diplome de Bachelier de l’Enseignement du Second Degre (Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education)
Gabon Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate)
Gambia West African Examinations Council Senior Secondary School Certificate; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Georgia Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Germany Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife/Abitur (Certificate of General University Maturity)
Ghana West African Examinations Council Senior School Certificate; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Gibraltar General Certificate of Secondary Education; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Greece Apolyterio (Certificate of Completion)
Greenland Bevis for højere forberedelseeksamen (Higher Preparatory Certificate
Grenada Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate
General Certificate of Education (advanced level); exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Guadeloupe Baccalauréat
Guam Same as the U.S. education system; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Guatemala Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras
Guinea Baccalauréat Deuxième Partie (Baccalaureate Part I and Part II)
Guinea-Bissau Certificado de Conclusao do Ensino Secundrio (Certificate of Conclusion of Secondary Education)
Guyana Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate
General Certificate of Education (advanced level); exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Haiti Diploma of Secondary Studies Part II
Honduras Bachiller
Hong Kong Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE)
Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE)
Hungary Secondary School Maturity Certificate (Matura) Technical Secondary School Maturity Certificate
Iceland Sveinspróf
India State Higher Secondary Certificate
All India and Delhi Senior School Certificate
Indian School Certificate
Indonesia Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar Sekolah Menegah Unm (SMU)
(Certificate of Completion Upper Secondary School)
Iran Pre-university year, National Entrance Examination
Iraq Adadiyah (Sixth Form Baccalaureate / Preparatory Baccalaureate)
Ireland Leaving Certificate Ordinary or Higher; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Israel Teudat Bagrut (Matriculation Certificate)
Italy Diploma di Maturita (Diploma of Maturity)
Ivory Coast Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education
Jamaica Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate
General Certificate of Education (advanced level); exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Japan Sotsugyo shosho – awarded by Kotogakko (Diploma of Graduation) Shuryo shomei – awarded by Koto Senmon Gakko (Certificate of Completion)
Jordan General Secondary Education Certificate/Tawjihi
Kazakhstan attestat
Kenya Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Kirabiti Form 7 Certificate or Higher School Certificate; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Korea, South Senior High School Diploma
Kuwait Shahadat Al-Thanawiya-Al-A’ama (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Kyrgyzstan attestat
Latvia Atestats par Visparejo Videjo Izglitibu
Lebanon Lebanese Baccalaureate Certificate of Secondary Education
Lesotho Cambridge Overseas School Certificate; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Liberia West African Examinations Council Senior School Certificate; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Libya General Secondary Education Certificate
Liechtenstein Matura (Maturity Certificate)
Lithuania The Brandos atestatas from a senior high school represents attainment of a level of education comparable to completion of senior high school in the United States. Note: Check Transcript: The Brandos atestatas from a vocational high
school represents attainment of a level of education comparable to completion of a vocational or other specialized high school curriculum in the United States.
Luxembourg The Diplôme de Fin ďEtudes Secondaires
(End of Secondary Studies Diploma)
Macau Diploma in Education
Senior Secondary Certificate
Hong Kong Certificate of Education
Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate
Macedonia Свидетелство за Завршено Основно Образовање/Свидетелство
за Положен Матурски Испит / Svidetelstvo za zavreno sredno obrazovanie
(Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Madagascar Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Secondaire (Secondary Education
Baccalaureate)
Malawi Malawi School Certificate of Education
Malaysia Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) Malaysian Certificate of Education
Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) Malaysian High School Certificate
United Examination Certificate for Independent Chinese Schools in Malaysia
Maldives International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
Higher Secondary School Certificate
Mali Baccalaureat Malien (Malian Baccalaureate)
Malta Matriculation Certificate
Marshall Islands Diploma
Martinique Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement de SecondDegré / Baccalauréat Général
Note: educational system are the responsibility of the Ministry of Education and Research of France.
Mauritania Diplome de Bachelier del’Enseignement du Second Degre’
Mauritius General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
Cambridge Overseas School Certificate
Mexico Bachiller
Micronesia Follows Marshall Islands educational system. Diploma; Exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Moldova Diploma of Baccalaureate
Monaco Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Général
(General Education Baccalaureate)
Mongolia Gerchilgee (School Leaving Certificate)
Montenegro Diploma of Completed Secondary School
Montserrat Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate
General Certificate of Education (advanced level)
Morocco Baccalaureat de l’Enseignement Secondaire
(Secondary Education Baccalaureate)
Mozambique Certificado de Habilitação es Literarias
(Certificate of Literary Qualifications)
Namibia Namibian Secondary School Certificate (NSSC)
Namibian Senior Secondary School Certificate
Higher International General Certificate of Secondary Education
Nepal Proficiency Certificate Intermediate Certificate
Higher Secondary Certificate
Netherlands HAVO
Diploma of Senior General Secondary Education
Netherlands Antilles Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs/VWO
(University Preparatory Education Diploma)
Diploma of Senior Secondary General Secondary Education
New Zealand National Certificate in Educational Achievement Level 3 (since 2004)
National Certificate in Educational Achievement Level 2 (since 2003)
Exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Nicaragua Bachiller
Niger Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education
Nigeria Senior School Certificate awarded by West African Examinations Council
Norway Vitnemal Fra den Videregaendeskolen
(Certificate of Upper Secondary
Education)
Oman Thanawiya Amma (General Secondary School Certificate)
Pakistan Intermediate or Higher Secondary Certificate
Palestinian Authority Certificate of Secondary Education
Panama Bachiller
Papua New Guinea Higher School Certificate
Paraguay Bachiller
Peru Bachiller/Certificado de Educacion Superior
Philippines National College Entrance Exam
Poland Maturity Certificate from Liceum
Portugal Certificado de Fim de Estudos Secundarias
(Certificate of Completion of Secondary Studies)
Diploma of Secondary Studies
Qatar Qatari General Secondary Education Certificate
Qatar Senior School Certificate
Reunion Diplome de Bachelier de l’Enseignement du Second Degre
(Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education)
Romania Diploma de Bacalaureat de from Liceu
Russian Federation Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education
St. Helena General Certificate of Education (GCE)
General Certificate of Secondary Examination (GCSE)
International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
Exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
St. Kitts & Nevis Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate
Exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
St. Lucia Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate
General Certificate of Education (advanced level)
Exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
St. Vincent & the Grenadines Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate
General Certificate of Education (advanced level)
Exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Samoa Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate (PSSC)
South Pacific Seventh Form Examination
San Marino Diploma di Maturità (Maturity Diploma)
Sao Tome & Principe Certidão de 12ª Classe (Certificate of 12th Grade)
Saudi Arabia General Secondary Education Certificate
Senegal Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education
Serbia Diploma of Completed Secondary Education
Seychelles Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (O Level)
Sierra Leone West African Examinations Council Senior School Certificate; Exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Singapore Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Level
Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education – Advanced Level
Slovakia Final Maturity Examination Certificate
Slovenia Maturitetno spričevalo (Maturity Examination Certificate)
Solomon Islands Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate
Soloman Islands School Certificate
Somalia Somaliland Secondary School Leaving Certificate
General Certificate of Secondary Education
South Africa National Senior Certificate (since 2008)
Spain Bachiller
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
Sudan The Sudan Secondary School Certificate (academic). NOT: vocational
Suriname Diploma of University Preparatory Education
Diploma of Senior General Secondary Education
Swaziland General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate
Sweden Avgangsbetyg from Gymnasieskola
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Switzerland Federal Maturity Certificate (French, German & Italian)
Syria General Secondary Certificate (Baccalaureate)
Taiwan Senior Certificate of Graduation
Tajikistan Svidetel’stvo Srednem Obrazovanii Attestatob okonchanii polnoj srednej shkoly
Attestat Zrelosti (Certificate of Completed Secondary Education)
Tanzania Certificate of Secondary Education
Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education
Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate
East African Certificate of Education
Thailand Matayom 6 (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Togo Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education
Tokelau Higher School Certificate/University Entrance
Busaries and Scholarship
(Examination Note: Students travel to New Zealand to attend school.)
Tonga Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate
Trinidad & Tobago Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate
National Certificate of Secondary Level 2 (since 2007)
General Certificate of Education (O and A levels)
Exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Tunisia Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate)
Turkey Devlet Lise Diplomasi (State HIgh School Diploma)
Turkmenistan Attestat
Uganda Uganda Certificate of Education; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Ukraine Certificate of Completed Secondary Education
United Arab Emirates Secondary School Leaving Certificate
United
Kingdom
Exempt from English Proficiency Requirement

Great Britain
– Cambridge pre-University Certificate (as of 2010)
– General Certificate of Education (GCE)
– General Certificate of Secondary Examination (GCSE)
– International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)

Ireland
-Leaving Certificate

Scotland
– Scottish Certificate of Education
– General Certificate of Education – Advanced Level
– Scottish Baccalaureate (as of 2010)

Wales
– Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma
– Welsh Baccalaureate
– Intermediate Diploma
– Welsh Baccalaureate Foundation Diploma

Uruguay Bachiller
Uzbekistan O’rta Ma’lumot To’g’risida Shahodatnoma/Attestat o
Srednem Obrazovanii/Certificate of Secondary Education
Venezuela Bachiller
Vietnam Bang Tot Nghiep Pho Thong Trung Hoc
(Higher School Graduation Certificate (since 2003)
Virgin Islands General Certificate of Education; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Yemen Arab Republic General Certificate of Secondary Education
Zambia Zambia School Certificate; exempt from English Proficiency Requirement
Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education (GCE) – Ordinary or Advanced Levels
European Baccalaureate
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
Exempt from English Proficiency Requirement

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