Countries and Diplomas Version 2023 - 2
Countries and Diplomas Version 2023 - 2
2024/2025
Would you like to find out whether you might be eligible for admission to one of our bachelor’s
programmes based on your secondary school diploma? This document contains a list of the most
common high school diplomas that meet the minimum entry level requirement of the Wageningen
University bachelor programs for the 2024/2025 intake.
Please note:
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Non-Dutch diplomas
• Albania
Diplomë e Maturës Shtetërore (Diploma of State Matura) + Certifikatë Maturës Shtetërore (Certificate of
State Matura) obtained at a Gjimnazi
• Argentina
Título de Bachiller – educación secundaria orientada + one year Licenciado with a grade point average of
at least 80%
• Australia
Year 12 diploma + ATAR score of at least 70.00/99.95
o Australian Capital Territory: Australian Capital Territory Senior Secondary Certificate with at
least 120 standard units, 3 major T courses and 1 minor T course
o New South Wales: Higher School Certificate with at least 10 units of category A Board
Developed Courses, including two English units
o Northern Territory: Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training with at least 80
credits completed, of which 60 credits consist of 20-credit Tertiary Admissions Subjects
o Queensland: Queensland Certificate of Education with at least 20 semester units of Authority
subjects obtained
o South Australia: South Australian Certificate of Education with at least 80 credits completed, of
which 60 credits consist of 20-credit Tertiary Admissions Subjects
o Tasmania: Tasmanian Certificate of Education with a minimum of three subjects (Year 12) at
TQA level 3 / TCE level 5 / C Syllabus level
o Victoria: Victorian Certificate of Education with passes in at least 5 grade 12 subjects (unit 3 or
unit 4 subjects
o Western Australia: Western Australia Certificate of Education with at least four Year 12 WACE
subjects
• Austria
Reifeprüfungszeugnis from a Allgemeinbildende Höhere Schule
• Belgium
o Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs - Algemeen Secundair Onderwijs (derde graad)
o Certificat d’enseignement Secondaire Supérieur - enseignement général
o Abschlusszeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts - Allgemeinbildende Unterricht
• Brasil
Certificado de Conclusão de Ensino Médio with a grade point average of at least 8.0/10 in the final year
+ ENEM with a score of at least 600
• Bulgaria
Диплома за средна образовагие - Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie (academic stream - profilirana
gimnasia)
• Canada
o Alberta: Alberta High School Diploma with at least five grade 12 courses (course code 30-39) in
academic subjects and a gpa of at least 75% calculated over five academic grade 12 courses
(course code 30-39) (see note)
o British Colombia: British Columbia Certificate of Graduation with at least five grade 12 courses
in academic subjects and a gpa of at least 75% calculated over five academic grade 12 courses
(see note)
o Manitoba: Manitoba High School Diploma with at least five grade 12 credits in S or U courses in
academic subjects and a gpa of at least 75% calculated over five grade 12 credits in S or U
courses in academic subjects (see note)
o New Brunswick: New Brunswick High School Diploma with at least five grade 12 (level 2)
courses in general, academic subjects and a gpa of at least 75% calculated over five academic
grade 12 (level 2) courses (see note)
o Newfoundland and Labrador: Newfoundland and Labrador High School Graduation Diploma
(Academic or Honours Status) with at least five completed grade 12 (3000) courses in academic
subjects and a gpa of at least 75% calculated over five grade 12 (3000) courses in academic
subjects (see note)
o Northwest Territories: Northwest Territories High School Diploma with at five grade 12
courses (course code 30-39) in academic subjects and a gpa of at least 75% calculated over five
academic grade 12 courses (course code 30-39) (see note)
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o Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia High School Graduation Diploma with at least five academic (ACAD)
or advanced (ADV) grade 12 courses in academic subjects and a gpa of at least 75% calculated
over five academic grade 12 ACAD/ADV courses (see note)
o Nunavut: Nunavut Secondary School Graduation Diploma with at least five grade 12 courses
(course code 30-39) in academic subjects and a gpa of at least 75% calculated over five
academic grade 12 courses (course code 30-39) (see note)
o Ontario: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with at least six grade 12 U or M courses in
academic subjects and a gpa of at least 70% calculated over six academic grade 12 U or M
courses (see note)
o Prince Edward Island: Prince Edward Island High School Graduation Diploma with at least five
grade 12 courses numbered 611 or 621 in academic subjects and a gpa of at least 75%
calculated over five grade 12 courses numbered 611 or 621 in academic subjects (see note)
o Quebec: Diplome d’Études Collégiales (DEC) – Préuniversitaire (2 year)
o Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Transcript of Secondary Level Achievement with at least five
grade 12 courses (course code 30) in academic subjects and a gpa of at least 75% calculated
over five academic grade 12 courses (course code 30) (see note)
o Yukon: British Columbia Certificate of Graduation with at least five grade 12 courses in
academic subjects and a gpa of at least 75% calculated over five academic grade 12 courses
(see note)
Note:
Accepted academic subjects:
o Sciences like Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology
o Languages like English, French, Spanish
o Social Sciences/Humanities like Geography, Economics
Not accepted subjects:
o Applied and Vocational subjects like Media, Sports, Leadership, Tourism, Theater, Dance, Arts,
Home Economics, Business, Drama
Overlapping subjects will count as one subject
• Caribbean
o CAPE (Carribean Advanced Proficiency Examination) Diploma including at least three double
units in general/academic subjects and an overall grade of I-V
o CXC Associate Degree including at least three double units in general/academic subjects and an
overall grade of I-V
• China
Putong Gaozhong Biye Zhengsu (Senior School Graduation Certificate) with a grade point average of at
least 85% in grade 12 + an average score of at least 100 calculated over the 3 compulsory national
Gaokao exams Chinese, English and Mathematics and a score of at least 100 for the Gaokao Mathematics
exam
• Croatia
Svjedodžba o državnoj maturi obtained from a Gimnazija (please note that diplomas obtained at a
Strukovna Gimnazija will be assessed case by case)
• Colombia
Bachiller Académico + at least one year of a local BSc programme (Licenciado/Titulo Professionel) with a
grade point average of at least 3.7/5.0
• Czech republic
Vysvědčení o maturitní zkoušce obtained from a Gymnázium
• Denmark
o Bevis for Studentereksamen (STX)
o Bevis for Højere Forberedelseseksamen (HF)
• European Baccalaureate
European Baccalaureate Certificate
• Estonia
Gümnaasiumi Löputunnistus + Riigieksamitunnistus (State Examination Certificate) with an overall grade
point average of at least 40
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• Finland
Ylioppilastutkintotodistus including Matriculation Examination Certificate
• France
Diplôme de Baccalauréat Général
• Germany
Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Abitur) – see appendix 1 for subject requirements/required
levels
• Ghana
West African Senior School Certificate (at least 6 subjects with a score of A1 – C6) + one year local BSc
with a grade point average of at least 3 out of 4
Note:
Higher National Diplomas are not accepted
• Greece
Apolytirio Genikou Lykeiou (ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗΡΙΟ ΓΕΝΙΚΟΥ ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ) with a grade point average of at least 15 in
year B and C
• Guatemala
Bachillerato en Ciencias y Letras + one year Licenciado with a grade point average of at least 75%
• Honduras
Titulo de Bachiller Cientifico Humanista + one year Licenciado with a grade point average of at least
3 out of 4 (80% or 16/20)
• Hong Kong
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) in 6 subjects, including English and Chinese (level
3 to 5), Mathematics, Liberal Studies and at least two relevant subjects (latter subjects level 2 to 5)
• Hungary
Gimnaziumi Érettségi Bizonyítvány
• International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate DP Diploma – see appendix 2 for subject requirements/required levels
• Ireland
Leaving Certificate with a CAO score of at least 350 calculated over 6 academic subjects (relevant
subjects included) and including at least 2 higher subjects with grade H1-H5 and 4 other subjects with
score H1-H7/O1-O6
• Iceland
Stúdentspróf (academic) – Matriculation Certificate obtained at a Menntaskóli
• India
Standard XII diploma (academic stream)
o CBSE: All India Senior School Certificate with at least A (A1, A2) or B (B1) in 5 academic
subjects
o CISCE: Indian School Certificate with a GPA of at least 75% in 5 academic subjects
o NIOS: Migration Cum Transfer Certificate of the Senior Secondary School Examination with at
least A, B of C in 5 academic subjects
Note:
Only Standard XII diploma’s (academic stream) from CBSE, CISCE and NIOS are accepted, diploma’s
from other boards are not accepted
• Indonesia
o Ijazah Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) with a grade point average of at least 80% calculated
over semester 5 and 6 (final year)
o Ijazah Sekolah Madrasah Aliyah (MA) with a grade point average of at least 80% calculated over
semester 5 and 6 (final year)
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• Israel
Te’udat Bagrut with only general academic subjects and including at least three academic subjects at
unit level 4 or 5
• Italy
Diploma di Superamento dell’Esame di Stato Conclusivo dei Corsi di Istruzione Secondario Superiore
(obtained at a liceo classico / scientifico / linguistico / scienze umane)
• Japan
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate including general academic subjects with a grade point
average over the last 3 years of at least 4 out of 5
• Jordan
Certificate of General Secondary Education (Academic profile, sciences stream) with a grade point
average of at least 80%
• Kazakhstan
o Certificate of Completed Secondary Education + Unified National Testing (UNT) with a grade
point average of at least 80%
o NIS grade 12 certificate (Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools)
• Kenya
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education + one year local BSc with at least a grade point average of
3 out of 4
• Kosovo
Diplomë për Kryerjen e Shkollës së Mesme të Lartë with at least a grade point average of 4 out of 5
• Latvia
Atestāts par vispārējo vidējo izglītību
• Lithuania
Brandos Atestatas obtained from a Gimnazijia or Licejus including at least 3 state matura examinations
in subjects on A level with a minimum score of 36% in each of these State Matura subjects.
• Luxemburg
Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires (générales, enseignement moderne or enseignement secondaire
classique)
• Malaysia
o Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia
o Matriculation Certificate
o Unified Examination Certificate with a grade point average of at least 75%
• Malta
Matriculation Certificate Examination from the University of Malta
• Morocco
Attestation du Baccalaureát Série Lettres (Modernes / Originelle) or Série Sciences (Expérimentales /
Mathématique / Originelle) with a grade point average of at least 80% (16/20) in the national exams
• Mexico
Título Académico de Bachiller / Diploma de Bachiller / Bachillerato General / Bachiller
+ one year Licenciado with a grade point average of at least 80%
• Moldova
Diplomă de Bacalaureat in the Liceul streams (profilul): Science (real), Humanities (uman), Bilingual
studies (bilingv) and Economics (economic)
• New Zealand
National Certificate of Educational Achievement – Level 3 (NCEA) with New Zealand University Entrance
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• Nigeria
o West African Senior School Certificate (WAEC) with at least 6 subjects with a score of A1, B2-3
or C4-6
o Senior School Certificate (NECO) with at least 6 subjects with a score of A1 or B2-3
+ one year local BSc with a grade point average of at least 3 out of 4
Note:
Higher National Diplomas are not accepted
• Norway
Vitnemål for Videregående Opplæring Vg1+Vg2+Vg3 mentioning og har oppnådd generell
studiekompetanse with the profile: Specialization in General Studies (Studiespecialisering) - Other
profiles will be evaluated case by case.
• Oman
General Education Diploma + one year local BSc with a grade point average of at least 80%
• Pakistan
o Higher Secondary Certificate
o Intermediate School Certificate
+ two years local BSc with a grade point average of at least 3 out of 4
• Peru
Certificado Official de Estudios + one year Licenciado/Bachiller with a grade point average of at least 12
out of 20
• Poland
Świadectwo Ukończenia Liceum Ogólnokształcącego + Świadectwo Dojrzałości
• Portugal
Diploma Certificado Nível Secundário de Educação – Cursos Científico-Humanístico with a grade point
average of at least 14 + a Classificações para Acesso ao Ensino Superior (ENES) with scores of at least
120 over 4 national (entrance) exams
• Romania
Diplomă de Bacalaureat Theoretical Branch
• Russia
Russian Аттестат о среднем (полном) общем образовании (Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem
Obrazovanii - Certificate of Secondary (Complete) General Education) + Свидетельство о результатах
ЕГЭ (единого государственного экзамена) (EGE - Certificate of Unified State Examination) in at least 4
academic subjects with an overall average of at least 70%
• Saudi Arabia
General Secondary Education Certificate with the specialization Natural Sciences + one year local BSc
with a grade point average of at least 3 out of 4, 4 out of 5 or 80%
• Serbia
Диплома о стеченом средњем образовању (Diploma o stecenom srednem obrazovanju) 4 year
Gimnaziji
• Singapore
Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A-level) including 3 H2 + 1
H1 content-based subjects + the subject ‘General Paper or Knowledge and Inquiry’, all 5 subjects with a
score between A-C
• Slovakia
Vysvedčenie o maturitnej skúške (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) obtained from a Gymnázium
• Slovenia
Spričevalo o splošni maturi (Certificate of General Matura)
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• South Africa
National Senior Certificate with the mention “has met the minimum requirements for admission to
bachelor's degree” and including 7 accepted examination subjects (see note) with an overall average of
at least 70% (the courses Life Orientation and Mathematical Literacy will not be included in the
calculation of the average score)
Note:
Accepted examination subjects: Home Languages, First Additional Languages, Second Languages,
Economics, Geography, History, Religion Studies, Computer Application Technology, Information
Technology, Life Sciences, Mathematical Literacy, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Life Orientation
• Spain
Título de Bachiller (Bachillerato) + an EVAU/EBAU/PAU Selectividad with a ‘nota de la fase general’ with a
minimum score of 4 and a ‘nota de acceso a la universidad’ with a minimum score of 5
• Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education – Advanced Level with at least 3 subjects with grades A-C +
Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Level with at least 3 subjects with grades A-C
(6 different subjects in total)
• Sweden
Avgångsbetyg / Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskolan in one of the following six programmes:
- Ekonomiprogrammet (Business Management and Economics Programme)
- Estetiska programmet (Arts Programme)
- Humanistiska programmet (Humanities Programme)
- Naturvetenskapsprogrammet (Natural Science Programme)
- Samhallsvetenskapsprogrammet (Social Science Programme)
- Teknikprogrammet (Technology Programme)
• Switzerland
One of the following federally recognized diplomas:
o Attestato di Maturità from the Confederazione Svizzera
o Maturitätszeugnis from the Schweizerische Eidgenössenschaft
o Certificat de Maturité from the Confédération Suisse
• Syria
شھادة الدراسة الثانویة العامة- General Secondary Education Certificate + one year local BSc with a grade point
average of at least 80%
• Tanzania
Certificate of Secondary Education with at least 5 subjects with a score between A-C +
Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education with at least 3 subjects with a score between A-C
• Thailand
Certificate of Secondary Education (Maw 6) + an O-NET (grade 12) with an overall score of at least 75%
• Turkey
Lise Diplomasi from a General Lise with a grade point average of at least 85% in the final year and with
an overall average (Diploma Puani) of at least 80%
• Vietnam
Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Phổ Thông Trung Học (Upper Secondary School Graduation Diploma)
+ an overall grade point average of at least 80% in the National High School graduation exams (the
exam in English Language will be excluded from this calculation)
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Appendix 1 - Germany – Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife
International Land and Water Mathematics + Physics all subjects followed up to and including the
Management* last year
Soil, Water, Atmosphere* Mathematics + Chemistry + Physics all subjects followed up to and
including the last year
Tourism (joint degree)* Mathematics followed up to and including the last year
*The BSc programs Animal Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Food Technology, International land and Water
Management, Marine Sciences, Soil Water Atmosphere and Tourism are English taught BSc programs
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Appendix 2 - International Baccalaureate DP Diploma
International Land and Water Mathematics A&I (HL)/Mathematics A&A (SL/HL) + Physics (SL)
Management*
*The BSc programs Animal Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Food Technology, International land and Water
Management, Marine Sciences, Soil Water Atmosphere and Tourism (joint degree) are English taught BSc
programs
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Appendix 3 - United States High School Diploma + 4 academic AP college board exams*
*All of the AP’s should be AP exams taken at the official College Board with a score of 3, 4 or 5
Overlapping subjects (e.g. AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC) are not considered as individual subjects, they
will be counted as one AP exam.
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