Academic Credentials by Country

Not sure which application documents you need to submit as an international applicant? Not to worry! Scroll and click your school country of origin below to display your academic credential requirements. Upon admission, your secondary school must submit final official transcripts directly to our office before you matriculate at DU.

If your country of education is not listed, you can contact the office of International Student Admission at intladm@drordi.com for additional information. If you have general questions or concerns about the international application process, please don't hesitate to contact your international admission counselor.

 

Countries:

  • Australia
    RegionFirst-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    New South WalesTranscripts for grades 9 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 9 through 12

    -Proof of graduation

    -New South Wales Higher School Certificate

    Northern TerritoryTranscripts for grades 9 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 9 through 12

    -Proof of graduation

    -Northern Territory Certificate of Education

    QueenslandTranscripts for grades 9 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 9 through 12

    -Proof of graduation

    -Northern Territory Certificate of Education

    South AustraliaTranscripts for grades 9 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 9 through 12

    -Proof of graduation

    -South Australia Certificate of Education

    TasmaniaTranscripts for grades 9 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 9 through 12

    -Proof of graduation

    -Tasmania Certificate of Education

    VictoriaTranscripts for grades 9 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 9 through 12

    -Proof of graduation

    -Victoria Certificate of Education

    Western AustraliaTranscripts for grades 9 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 9 through 12

    -Proof of graduation

    -Australia Certificate of Education

  • Afghanistan
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    In progress secondary school transcripts

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through12 

    -Grade 12 graduation certificate (also known as Baccalauria/Baccalaureate Certificate)

  • Argentina
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 11 through 12 (in progress)

    -Official final transcripts

    -Proof of graduation (includes Titulo de Bachiller [Secondary School Graduation Certificate]; Bachillerato Especiakizado [Secondary School Graduation Certificate with Specialization]; Certificado de Tecnico [Technician Certificate]; Perito Mercantil [business/commercial expert]; Certificado de Educacion Polimodal [Certificate of Polimodal Education]) 

  • Austria
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 9 through 11/12

    -Final transcripts,

    -Proof of graduation (includes Reifeprufungszeugnis [Maturity Exam Certificate]; Zeugnis udber die Berufsreifeprufung/also Berufsreifeprufungszeugnis [Vocational Maturity Certifcate]; Reife-und Diplomprufungszeugnis [Maturity and Diploma Exam Certificate])

  • Bangladesh
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Senior Secondary Certificate (SSC) and grade 11 transcriptsSenior Secondary Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
  • Belgium
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 9 through 11/12Official final transcripts, Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Superieur (CESS) [Certificate of Higher Secondary Education] or other leaving exam
  • Belize
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 9 through 11Official final transcripts, Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) or Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Advanced Proficiency Examinations/Diploma (CAPE)
  • Brazil
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 9 through 11Final transcripts for grades 9 through 12 and proof of high school graduation
  • British-patterned
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    GCSE/IGCSE/O-Level certificate and AS-Level (and internal results if available)GCSE/IGCSE/O-Level certificate and GCE A-Level certificate sent directly from the testing agency (Cambridge, AQA, EDexel, etc.)
  • Cameroon
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for years 9 through 11; 7th semester grades if available

    -Transcripts for years 11 through 13

    -Graduation certificate

  • Canada
    RegionFirst-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    AlbertaTranscripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -Results from Ministry of Education

    British ColumbiaTranscripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -Results from Ministry of Education

    ManitobaTranscripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -Results from Ministry of Education

    New BrunswickTranscripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -Results from Ministry of Education

    Nova ScotiaTranscripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -Results from Ministry of Education

    OntarioTranscripts for grades 9 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 9 through 12

    -Results from Ministry of Education

    QuebecTranscripts for grades 9 through 12Transcripts for grades 9 through 12/13 and results from Ministry of Education including CEGEP (College d'Enseignement General Et Professionnel)
    SaskatchewanTranscripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -Results from Ministry of Education

  • Chile
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11Transcripts for grades 10 through 12 and proof of graduation (Licencia de Educacion Media)
  • Caribbean Territories
    RegionFirst-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)

    Anguilla

    Antigua and Barbuda

    Barbados

    Belize

    British Virgin Islands

    Cayman Islands

    Dominica

    The Dominican Republic

    Grenada

    Guyana

    Jamaica

    Montserrat

    Saint Kitts and Nevis

    Saint Lucia

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    Trinidad and Tobago

    Turks and Caicos Islands

    Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exam certificates, grade 12 transcriptsCaribbean Examinations Council (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) certificates
  • China
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11Transcripts for grades 10 through 12 and graduation certificate/diploma
  • Colombia
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 9 through 11Transcripts for grades 9 through 11 and proof of graduation
  • Costa Rica
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Official final transcripts

    -Proof of graduation (Bachillerato/Bachiller [Secondary School Diploma]; Diploma de Conclusion de Estudios de Educacion Diversificada [Diploma of Conclusion of Studies of Diversified Education]; Certificado de Conclusion de Estudios de Educacion Media en a specialized area [Secondary School Certificate in a Specialized Area])

  • Denmark
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Unofficial Transcripts; 7th semester if available

    -Official final transcripts

    -Graduation certificate

  • Ecuador
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Official final transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -Proof of graduation

  • Egypt
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11Official final transcripts for grades 10 through 12
  • Ethiopia
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate (EGSEC) and grade 11 transcripts

    -Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate (EGSEC)

    -Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE) National Exam Certificates

  • Finland
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for 10 through 11/12, with all trimester gradesFinal official transcripts for grades 10 through 12/13 (all trimester grades)
  • France
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11 (including all trimester grades)Final official transcripts for grades 10 through 12 (including all trimester grades)
  • Ghana
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) certificate OR WASSCE results verification information (serial and PIN numbers, exam grade, and type for online verification purposes)

  • Guatemala
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11 (in-progress transcripts)

    -Final official transcripts

    -Proof of graduation (Bachillerato/Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras [Secondary School Diploma in Sciences and Letters]; Perito Comercial, Industrial, Agricola, Tecnico [Certificate/Diploma - Completion of Technical/Vocational Secondary Education])

  • Honduras
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Final official transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -Proof of graduation (Bachillerato/Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras)

  • Hong Kong S.A.R.
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Final official transcript

    -Copy of HKDSE Certificate

  • India
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Grade 10 Standard X Board Exam Certificate and internal grade 11 transcriptsStandard X AND Standard XII Indian Board Exam Certificates
  • International Baccalaureate (IB)
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)

    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11* (predicted grades are to be provided if available)

    *If you attend an IB school, we will need a transcript for grade 9 from the Middle-Years Program (MYP)

    Final IB results should be sent from the IB organization directly to the office of Undergraduate Admission following the instructions on the IB Order webpage
  • Iran
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 9 through 11

    -Final official transcripts

    -Proof of graduation (such as Metevaseth [National High School Diploma])

  • Ireland
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11/12

    -Final official transcripts

    -Record of Leaving Certificate Examination

  • Italy
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 9 through 12Final official transcripts for grades 9 through 13
  • Japan
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Final official transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -Proof of graduation

  • Kazakhstan
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 9 through 11Final official transcripts for grades 10 through 12
  • Kenya
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)

    -Transcripts for grades 9 through 11 (in-progress)

    -Information on the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam plans

    -Final official transcripts for grades 9 through 12

    -KCSE documents

  • Kuwait
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 9 through 11Final official transcripts for grades 9 through 12
  • Malaysia
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 9 through 11Final official transcripts for grades 9 through 12
  • Mexico
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11Final official transcripts for grades 10 through 12
  • Mongolia
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11Final official transcripts for grades 9 through 12
  • Morocco
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11Transcripts for grades 10 through 12
  • Nepal
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)

    -Grade 11 transcripts

    -Senior Leaving Certificate (SLC)

    -Senior Leaving Certificate (SLC)

    -Higher Senior Certificate (HSC)

  • New Zealand
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    All New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) transcripts, showing levels 1 through 3All New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) "Statement of Achievement", showing levels 1 through 3
  • Nigeria
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) certificate*

    *WASSCE serial and PIN numbers are acceptable for online verification; however, the final WASSCE certificate is required after it's issued 

  • Norway
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11/12

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 12/13

    -Upper Vitnemal

  • Pakistan
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)

    -Internal Grade 11 transcripts

    -Pakistan Secondary School Certificate (SLC) issued by the Examination Board

    Examination Board issued certificates:

    -Pakistan Secondary School Certificate (SLC)

    -Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

  • Philippines
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 9 through 11Transcripts for grades 9 through 12
  • Russia
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)

    -Transcripts for grades 9 through 11

    OR

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -Transcripts for grades 9 through 12

    OR

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 13

  • Saudi Arabia
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11Transcripts for grades 10 through 12
  • Singapore
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)

    -Transcripts for grades 11 through 12

    -Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level (O-Level)

    -Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level (O-Level) and Advanced Level (A-Level)
  • South Africa
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -National Senior Certificate (NSC)

  • South Korea
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11Transcripts for grades 10 through 12
  • Syria
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -Secondary School Leaving Certificate

  • Taiwan
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11Transcripts for grades 10 through 12
  • Thailand
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11Transcripts for grades 10 through 12
  • Turkey
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 9 through 11Transcripts for grades 9 through 12
  • Uganda
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)

    -Internal results for grade 11

    -Ugandan Certificate of Education (UCE)

    -Ugandan Certificate of Education (UCE)

    -Advanced Certificate of Education (ACE)

  • Ukraine
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 11 (if on a 12-year system)

    OR

    -Transcripts for grades 9 through 10 (if on a 11-year system)

    Transcripts
  • United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11

    -Transcripts for grades 10 through 12

    -Secondary School Certificate

  • United Kingdom
    RegionsFirst-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)

    -England

    -Northern  Ireland

    -Wales

    -General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) certificates and predicated Advanced Level (A-Level), if available

    Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) qualifications:

    -BTEC Higher Nationals Level 3

    -General Certificate of Education (GCE) /General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) / Advanced Level (A-Level) Exam Certificates*

    *A statement of results or provisional results can be accepted before your final certificate is sent directly from the testing board

    Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) qualifications:

    -BTEC Higher National Certificate (HNC) Level 4

    -BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND)

  • Vietnam
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)
    Transcripts for grades 10 through 11Transcripts for grades 10 through 12
  • Zimbabwe
    First-Year (high school in-progress)First-Year (graduated high school)

    -Transcripts for grades 12 through 13

    -Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education (GCE) Certificate

    -Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education (GCE) for grade 11

    -Zimbabwe GCE Advanced Level for grade 13

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