International Entrance Requirements
You must submit:
1) Official, original transcripts (or notarized copies) of your secondary education or exam results as
described in Admission Requirements. Notarized English translations of the transcript must
accompany the document if it is in another language.
2) Official transcripts of your post-secondary education, sent to us directly from the college or
university.
3) TOEFL, ELTS, or other test score sent directly from the testing centre, unless your country of origin
is on the “Test Exempt Countries” list.
Not acceptable:
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Plain, unnotarized photocopies
Faxes from anyone other than the issuing institution itself
Scanned and enlarged documents
Print-outs from your account at your university or college
Your application will not be complete and will not be processed until the college receives all relevant,
official documents.
Send all application documents (along with application form and fee) to:
Admissions and Registration
Assiniboine Community College
1430 Victoria Avenue East
Brandon, Manitoba R7A 2A9
Telephone: 204-725-8701 ext 6742
Toll Free: 800-862-6307
Fax: 204-726-7110
Email: registrar@assiniboine.net
Country
British-patterned
education
(United Kingdom and most
Commonwealth countries
except as noted separately
below)
French-patterned
education
Admission Requirements
General Certificate of Education, with two subjects at
Advanced Level and three at Ordinary Level, or three
subjects at Advanced Level and one at the Ordinary
Level, with a C overall average; no subject accepted
below a D grade. Acceptable alternative: U.K. Higher
National Diploma or Certificate.
Diploma de Bachelier de 'lEnseignement du Second
Degree (Baccalaureate Parts I and II)
(Algeria, C'ote d'Ivoire,
Cambodia, France, French
Guinea, Haiti, Laos,
Morocco
Latin America
(Costa Rica, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua,
Peru, Venezuela: all others
see individual listings
below)
First year at a recognized university in the same country
Notes
Middle East
National Secondary School Certificate
(Bahrain, Iran, Iraq,
Jordan, Kuwait, Libya,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Syria, Sudan,
United Arab Emirates,
Yemen)
Russian-patterned
education
Maturity Certificate
(Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan)
Yugoslavian-patterned
education
Matura/Secondary School Leaving Diploma
(Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Croatia, Macedonia,
Serbia, Slovenia,
Yugoslavia)
Afghanistan
Baccalauria
Argentina
Bachillerato or Bachillerato Especializada with a
minimum 6 average or the examination Ciclo Basico
Comun with a 5 average
Aruba
Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs Certificate
Australia
Grade 12 completion as defined by the home state
Austria
Reifeprüfung (Matura)
Bangladesh
Higher Secondary School Certificate from a Senior
Secondary School or Polytechnic.
Belgium
Certificat de l'enseignement secondaire superieur
(French)
or Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs (Flemish)
Brazil
Certificado de Conclusao de Grau or a Diploma de
Tecnico de Nivel Medio with a minimum 6.5 average or
the examination Concurso Vestibular with a minimum 5
average
Bolivia
Bachillerato en Humanidades with a minimum 5.0
average
Bulgaria
Diploma Za Zavarsheno Sredno Obrazovanie
Cameroon
Baccalaureate (Parts I and II or General Certificate of
Education as described above)
Canada
Students graduating from high schools in Canada in
provinces other than Manitoba are required to
present an official statement from the Department or
Ministry of Education of the province in which they have
studied confirming that they have met all of the
requirements for graduation in that province.
Completion of the Grade 12 courses alone will not be
considered sufficient basis for admission. The College
reserves the right to review the academic basis on
which international students were permitted to complete
their high school in Canada and to review the nature
and qualifications of the Canadian high school attended.
Chile
Licencia de Education Media in the Humanistic-Scientific
branch with a minimum 5 average or the examination
Prueba de Aptitud Academica with a minimum 4
China
Senior High School Graduation Examination
Columbia
Upper Secondary School (Educacion Media)
Columbia Bachillerato with an average of 50 or 5.0
Congo, The Republic of
First year standing at a recognized university
Cuba
First year standing at a recognized university
Czech Republic
Maturitni Zkouska (Maturita)
Denmark
Studentereksamen
Dominican Republic
First year standing at a recognized university
Ecuador
Bachillerato en Humanidades or Ciecias with a minimum
7.5 average
Egypt
General Secondary School Certificate Examination,
Thanaweya a'ama
El Salvador
Bachillerato General or Bachillerato Vocacional.
Estonia
Secondary School Certificate
Ethiopia
Second Cycle Secondary School:
Higher Education Entrance Exam (EHEEE)
Technical School and Junior College graduation
Vocational School and junior College graduation
Prior to Education Reform (1994): Grade 12 or
Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate Examination
(ESLCE)
Finland
Maturity Certificate (Ylippilastutkinto)
Germany
Reifezeugnis
Greece
Apolytirion
Guinea
Baccalaureat (2eme partie)
For students currently
residing in Brandon,
original transcripts
may not be available,
as students have often
entered Canada as
refugees and travelled
without documents.
Hong Kong
General Certificate of Education as described above (see
British-patterned education) or the University of Hong
Kong Matriculation Certificate assessed as the G.C.E.
Hungary
Erettsegi (Maturity Certificate)
Iceland
Upper Secondary School Certificate (Studentsprof)
India
Graduation from Higher Secondary School or Junior
College or Technical School.
The following Certificates:
o Higher Secondary School Certificate
o All India School Certificate
o Indian School Certificate
o Pre-University Course
o Certificate of Vocational Education
Indonesia
Sekolah Menengah Uman (S.M.U.); pre 1993: S.M.A.
Ireland (Republic Of)
Leaving Certificate
Israel
Bagrut Certificate
Italy
Maturita Classica Diploma or Maturita Scientifica
Diploma
Japan
Upper Secondary School Diploma
Kenya
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
Latvia
Atestats par visparejo izglitibu (Attestation of General
secondary Education)
Lebanon
First year standing in a recognized institution of higher
learning or the Baccalaureate (Parts I and II)
Lithuania
Secondary School Certificate
Luxembourg
Diplome de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires
Libya
Completion of Specialized Secondary School, with
Secondary Education Certificate Or
Completion of Vocational Secondary school/
Intermediate Training institute With Intermediate
Training Diploma.
Malaysia
Sijil Tinggi Persekolahon Malaysia (STPM) or MICSS
Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)
Mexico
Certificado de Bachillerato general
Bachillerato tecnológico
Educación profesional técnica
Namibia
Senior Secondary School
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
(IGCSE) with a minimum of 5 subjects passed
(minimum grade of F in each subject.
(Some programs may require IGCSE English).
Nepal
Proficiency Certificate
Netherlands
Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs Certificate
New Zealand
University Entrance Examination
Nigeria
West African Senior Secondary School Certificate with
an average of “5” or less on the WAEC or NECO
examinations. You must have scores of “5” or less on
specific courses listed as prerequisites for each program.
North Korea
First year standing at a recognized university
Norway
Vitnemal Fra den Vidergaende Skole
Pakistan
Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) in at least
the second division
Panama
Second Cycle of Secondary School leading to the
Bachiller Diploma (Diploma de Bachiller). Average
minimum score of 3.0 with marks in critical subjects for
the ACC program of study at least 3.0.
Paraguay
Bachillerato en Humanidades y Ciecias with a minimum
2.5 average
Philippines
Second year standing in a recognized post-secondary
institution
Poland
Maturity/Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Certificate
Portugal
First year standing at a recognized university
Scotland
Scottish Leaving Certificate Examination of the Scottish
Education Department of the Scottish Universities
Preliminary Examination
Seychelles
General Certificate of Education as described above or
Baccalaureate Parts I and II
Singapore
Government Higher School Certificate (Chinese) with
two subjects at the Principal Level and three subjects at
the Subsidiary Level
Slovak Republic
Maturity Certificate (Maturitnej Skuske)
Somalia
Secondary School Leaving Certificate
South Korea
Academic Upper Secondary School Certificate
(Immumgye Kodung Hakkyo Choeupchang)
Spain
Titulo de Bachillerato or University Orientation Year
(COU)
Sri Lanka
General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) in four
subjects with a min. overall avg. of C and no grade
below a Pass (S)
South Africa
Matriculation Certificate of the Joint Matriculation Board
in the first or second class with a minimum standing of
C or one of the following certificates in the first or
second class providing that exemption from the
Matriculation Examination of the Joint Matriculation
Examination of the Joint Matriculation Board has been
granted: Cape Senior Certificate of the Department of
Public Education, Natal Senior Certificate of the
Department of Education, Orange Free State School
Leaving Certificate of the Department of Education
Sweden
Matriculation Certificate on successful completion of the
Studentexamen
Switzerland
One of: Maturitats Zeugnis, Certificate de Maturite,
Attestato de Maturita
Taiwan
Senior High School Leaving Certificate
Tanzania
Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education and
General Certificate of Education with at least two “A”
level and three “O” level or three “A” and one “O” level
(no subject accepted below a D or Higher than 6). Or
General Certificate of Education and one year of postsecondary study at a recognized technical school or
university.
Thailand
Mathayom /Maw 6
Turkey
Devlet Lise Diplomasi
Ukraine
Atestat pro Povnu Zagal'nu Sersdniu Osvitu (Grade 12)
United Arab Emirates
Minimum of 60% in Secondary School Leaving
Certificate (Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al-Amma) or
Technical Secondary Diploma.
United States of
America (and Puerto
Rico)
Uruguay
Grade 12 completion as defined by the home state
Vietnam
First year standing at a recognized university in the
same country
Zaire
Diplome d'Etat d'Etudes Secondaire du Cycle Long with
Homologation Certification
Zimbabwe
General Certificate of Education or Higher School
Certificate with at least two “A” level and three “0” level
passes, or three “A” level and one “O” level pass. No
subject accepted below a “D” grade
Bachillerto certificate with a minimum 3.5 average
following 12 years of school
GED not considered
exact equivalency