Secondary School Credentials by Country/Curriculum
We require transcripts from all high schools, college, and universities that you've attended - both in the United States and abroad. If the transcript includes a grading scale, please make sure that's included as well.
For first-year students, unofficial transcripts are acceptable during the application phase. However, official transcripts are required upon arrival at St. Thomas.
For transfer students, official transcripts are required during the application process to allow for proper evaluation of your transfer credits.
Credentials Not Listed?
If your country is not listed or you have a different credential than listed, email international@stthomas.edu for guidance and next steps.
Country Credentials
Certificado de Habilitações Literárias.
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Bachiller.
Australia Year 12 Certificates and grades.
Certificate of Complete Secondary Education from a professional lyceum general education track (2 or 3 years of upper secondary).
Tawjahiya Secondary School Certificate.
Senior School Certificate SSC (grade 10) and Higher Secondary Certificate HSC (grade 12).
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Baccalauréat Général.
Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education.
Senior High School Diploma or Certificate of Graduation. High School record showing three years of scores. ENEM scores (optional).
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Brunei-Cambridge Certificate of Education Ordinary Level.
Baccalauréat Général.
Baccalauréat.
Francophone System: Baccalaureate.
Anglophone System: GCE O-Level. Credits may be awarded for A-levels on course-by-course basis.
Grade averages will be assessed according to provincial variations and admission requirements for your program of study.
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Licencia de Educacion Media.
Gao San (Earned an Upper Middle School Graduation Certificate).
Include score reports from Gao Yi, Gao Er, Gao San.
Bachiller or Bachillerato or Titulo de Bachiller Academico.
Baccalauréat Général.
Baccalauréat Général.
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Diplome d'Etat.
Bachillerato or Titulo de Bachiller.
General Secondary Education Certificate.
Students should submit these items:
1) Transcript with internal scores from the high school.
2) Ethiopian University Entrance Examination (EUEE) results OR Ethiopian Secondary School Leaving Examination.
3) For applicants who graduated high school before 2023 ONLY: Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate (EGSEC, done after grade 10)
Fiji School Leaving Certificate or Form 7 Certificate.
Baccalauréat Général.
Baccalauréat Général.
1) Copy of West African Exams Council Senior School Certificate (WASSCE).
2) WASSCE "scratch card" information for verification.
3) Transcript with internal grades from the high school.
*English Proficiency: WAEC English B3 or higher for direct admission.
GCE/GCSE/IGSCE certificate Students must also show transcripts demonstrating a minimum of eleven years of education and meet the minimum age requirement of the university.
GED certificate from a high school.
1) Copy of West African Exams Council Senior School Certificate (WASSCE).
2) WASSCE "scratch card" information for verification.
3) Transcript with internal grades from the high school.
*English Proficiency: WAEC English B3 or higher for direct admission.
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Baccalauréat Général.
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
HKDSE in Liberal Studies; if applicable, O and A level in at least five academic subjects; with Math and two or three additional electives.
Grade X board exam certificates; Grade XII board exam certificates.
Surat Tanda Tanat Belajar (STTB) or Sekolah Menengah Umum Tingkat Atas (SMA).
International Baccalaureate Certificate.
Peesh-daneshgahii Diplome (High School Diploma).
Teudat Bagrut (Matriculation Certificate).
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shosho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate).
Tawjihi -Academic (General Secondary Education Certificate).
Attestat.
1) Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
2) Transcript with internal results from the high school.
*English Proficiency: B+ on English for direct admission.
Inmungye Kodung Hakkyo (High School Certificate) with an average weighted rank or Korean GED.
Secondary School Diploma.
Baccalaureat II.
LGCSE- Lesotho General Certificate of Secondary Education, issued by Cambridge.
Copy of West African Exams Council Senior School Certificate (WASSCE), plus "scratch card" information for verification. Students should also submit transcript with internal grades from the high school. English Proficiency: WAEC English B3 or higher for direct admission.
Senior Secondary Certificate.
SPM Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (Certificate of Education) Education Certificate (UEC) STPM Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (Advanced Certificate of Education).
Baccalauréate Général.
See GCE/GCSE/IGSCE criteria.
Certificado de Bachillerato (Baccalaureate Certificate).
Gerchilgee (School Leaving Certificate) after 12 years.
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Ensino Secundario Geral 11A Classe
Basic Education Standard Exam Diploma A (Academic).
Secondary Education Examination grade sheet (Grade 10), and School Leaving Certificate Examination (Grades 11 and 12).
1) Copy of West African Exams Council Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) or Nigerian Examination Council (NECO) results.
2) WASSCE "scratch card" or NECO "token" information for result verification.
3) Transcript with internal grades from the high school.
*English Proficiency: WAEC English B3 or higher for direct admission.
Certificate for Upper Secondary Education and Training (Vitnemal fra Videregaende Opplaering OR Vitnemal fra Videregande Skole).
General Secondary School Certificate.
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC).
Diploma de Bachiller.
Bachillerato Academic or Certificado de Educacion Secundaria Comun Completa.
High School Diploma.
Al-Thanawiya Aama Qatari (General Secondary School Certificate).
Attestat o srednem (polnom) obschem obrazovanii [Certificate of (Complete) General Secondary Education].
Secondary Education Advanced Level Examination Certificate OR Diplôme de Fin ďEtudes Secondaires (French Curriculum). GASHORA GIRLS ACADEMY is a special case, school transcript only is ok from that school.
Shahadat Al-Marhat Al-Thanawiyyat (General Education Secondary Certificate).
Baccalauréat Général.
1) Copy of West African Exams Council Senior School Certificate (WASSCE).
2) WASSCE "scratch card" information for verification.
3) Transcript with internal grades from the high school.
*English Proficiency: WAEC English B3 or higher for direct admission.
Singapore Cambridge GCE O Level Certificate, GCE A Level (optional).
National Senior Certificate with Matriculation Endorsement.
English Proficiency: 4 or higher on English Home Language OR 6 or higher on English as Additional Language for direct admission.
3 or higher on English Home Language
Sri Lanka Collegiate GCE A Levels certificate Senior Secondary School GCE O Levels certificate.
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Avgångsbetyg/Slutbetyg fran Gymnasieskola (Certificate from Upper Secondary School).
Swiss Federal Maturity Certificate Schweizerische Eidgenössisches Maturitätzeugnis/ Confédération Suiss de maturité/ Confederrazione Svizzera attestato di maturità or Federally Recognized Cantonal Maturity Certificate Eidgenössisch anerkanntes kantonale Maturitätzeugnis/ Certificat de maturité cantonal reconnu par la Confédération/ Attestato di maturità cantonale riconoscuita dalla Confederazione.
Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE).
Mathayom VI (Secondary) Certificate/M6.
Baccalauréat Général.
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Lise Diplomasi (Secondary School [Lyceum] Diploma).
Caribbean Exams Council (CXC) Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams not required, but eligible for advanced credits.
Tawjihiyya (General Secondary Education Certificate).
UCE or UACE.
Attestat Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education or Matriculation Certificate.
GCSE Certificate A-Levels (optional).
Successful graduation of year 12 and completion of college preparatory curriculum.
Baccalaureat II (Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Trung học Phổ _thông or Bằng Tốt nghiệp Bổ _túc Văn hóa).
Zambian School Certificate Examination.
Zimbabwe School Certificate.