INTERNATIONAL UPPER SECONDARY QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR
ADMISSION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY
Upper Secondary Documents — Certificates must be official or original. Photocopies are
acceptable if certified by school principal, head, or registrar. Notarized copies are not acceptable.
Post Secondary Documents — A transcript is considered official if it is sent directly to UFV from
the originating institution in the original sealed envelope with the institution's name and address
imprinted upon it. The transcripts must bear the official institution seal or authorizing signature.
Exceptions may be made when it is not possible for a transcript to be sent directly to UFV,
provided the credential evaluation office can reasonably determine the document's authenticity. A
certified translation is required for documents in a language other than English (some exceptions
may be possible for documents in French).
Documents submitted become the property of UFV. Only documents that are considered by UFV
to be irreplaceable will be returned to the student (on request).
For more information, please refer to Transfer Credit Policy #350.07
(www.ufv.ca/senate/policy_manual).
Documents submitted become the property of UFV. Only documents that are considered by UFV
to be irreplaceable will be returned to the student (upon request).
ARGENTINA
Bachillerato/Bachiller or Bachillerato Especializado
AUSTRALIA
Capital Territory – Australia Capital Territory Year 12 Certificate
New South Wales – Higher School Certificate (HSC)
Northern Territory – Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE)
Queensland - Queensland Senior Certificate
South Australia – South Australia Certificate of Education (SACE)
Tasmania – Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE)
Victoria – Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) & Statement of Results
Western Australia – Western Australia Certificate of Education (WACE) & Statement of
Results
AUSTRIA
Reifeprüfung / Matura from Allgemeinbildende Höhere Schulen
BAHAMAS
General Certificate of Education – Advanced Level
BAHRAIN
Tawjahiya (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
BANGLADESH
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Intermediate Certificate
BERMUDA
Bermuda Secondary School Certificate
BRAZIL
Certificado de Ensiño Médio and one full year of post secondary studies in a recognized
university
CHILE
Licencia de Educación Media
CHINA
Senior Secondary School Certificate / Senior Middle School Graduation Diploma / Upper Middle
School Graduation Certificate
COSTA RICA
Bachillerato and one full year of post-secondary studies in a recognized university
CZECH REPUBLIC, the
Maturitni Zkouška / Maturita
DENMARK
Studentereksamen (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
ECUADOR
Bachillerato
EGYPT
Thaanawiya ‘aama – General Secondary Education Certificate and one full year of
post-secondary studies in a recognized university
EL SALVADOR
Bachiller Academico
ETHIOPIA
Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (from 2003)
School Leaving Certificate (prior to 2003)
FINLAND
Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/Studentexamensbetyg (Certificate of Matriculation)
FRANCE
Baccalauréat Général / Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement du second degré
GERMANY
Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife / Abitur
GHANA
Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination
GREECE
Apolytirio Eniaiou Lykeiou
GUATEMALA
Bachillerato and one full year of post-secondary studies in a recognized university
HONG KONG
Hong Kong Certificate of Education and Hong Kong Advanced Level Certificate
Standing in 5 subject areas, with at least two (A) levels
HUNGARY
Erettsegi / Matura / Erettsegi Bizonyítvány
INDIA
All India Senior School Certificate awarded by CBSE (after 12 years)
Indian School Certificate (awarded by CICSE) (after 12 years)
Higher Secondary School Certificate awarded on completion of Standard XII
Senior Secondary (12th Class) Examination
INDONESIA
Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar (STTB) - Sekolah Menengah Umum Tingkat Atas (STTB - SMA)
(Certificate of Completion of Academic Secondary School)
IRAN
Diploma Metevaseth (National High School Diploma) (after 12 years)
IRAQ
Sixth Form Baccalauréat
ISRAEL
Bagrùt (Matriculation) or Mechina
ITALY
Esame di Stato
JAPAN
Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
JORDAN
Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate)
KAZAKHSTAN
Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Complete Secondary Education)
KENYA
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
KUWAIT
Shahadat Al-Thanawiya-Al-A’ama (General Secondary School Certificate)
LEBANON
Lebanese Baccalauréat Certificate of Secondary Education
MALAYSIA
Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) (Malaysian Higher School Certificate); MICSS
Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)
MEXICO
Bachillerato
NETHERLANDS, the
Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) Diploma
NEW ZEALAND
National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level Three
NIGERIA
WAEC Senior School Certificate
NORWAY
Vitnemål fra den Videregående Skole (Upper Secondary School Certificate)
PAKISTAN
Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) or Intermediate Certificate (IC)
PERU
Certificado de Educación Secundaria Común Completa plus one full year of post secondary
studies in a recognized university
PHILIPPINES
High School Diploma and one full year of post-secondary studies in a recognized university
POLAND
Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Liceum Ogólnokształcącego or Matura
RUSSIAN FEDERATION, the
Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Complete
General Education)
SAUDI ARABIA
Tawjihiyah (General Secondary Education Certificate)
SOUTH AFRICA
Senior Certificate issued by the South African Joint Matriculation Board
SOUTH KOREA
Korean Senior Secondary School Certificate of Graduation
SRI LANKA
Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education Ordinary and Advanced Levels
SWEDEN
Avgångsbetyg / Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskola (previously Studentexamen) (Upper Secondary
School Leaving Certificate)
SWITZERLAND
Federal Maturity Certificate / Maturitätszeugnis (German-speaking cantons) / Certificat de
Maturité(French-speaking cantons, except Vaud) / Baccalauréat (Vaud) / Attestato di Maturità
(Italian-speaking canton of Ticino) - and the federally recognized Cantonal Maturity Certificate
(Eidgenössisch anerkanntes kantonales Maturitätszeugnis / Certificat de Maturité cantonal
reconnu par la Confédération / Attestato di Maturità cantonale riconosciuto dalla Confederazione
TAIWAN
Senior High School Leaving Certificate
THAILAND
Mathayom Suksa 6 (Certificate of Secondary Education)
TURKEY
Devlet Lise Diplomasi (High School Graduation)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Tawjihiyya or Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al-Amma (UAE Secondary School Certificate)
UNITED KINGDOM
General Certificate Examination Advanced Level or GCE (A Level) – minimum two different
subjects passed OR Advanced Subsidiary Level (AS) – minimum four different subjects passed
AND
General Certificate Secondary Education (GCSE) or Ordinary Level (O Level) – minimum three
different subjects passed.
Note: Subjects taken at GCE or AS & GCSE levels must all be in different subjects.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, the
High School Graduation Diploma
VIETNAM
Bàng Tót Nghiêp Phó Thông Trung Hoc (Secondary School Graduation Certificate) or
Baccalaureat II (French system)
Dept/Transfer Credit/International Upper Secondary qualification