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International Students

  • International High School Applicants will be considered on the basis of high school credentials and must present satisfactory standing on five distinct and appropriate subjects in the 12th (or 13th, if appropriate) year of Senior Secondary School and must have graduated with the appropriate international credentials (to include English and at least three other academic subjects) acceptable in lieu of Alberta 30-level subjects.
  • International Transfer Applicants are those students who have previously studied at other post-secondary institutions and will be required to meet Faculty/Program transfer requirements in addition to the basic high school course requirements.
  • Applicants whose educational documents are in a language other than English must provide transcripts (which list subjects studied and final grades achieved) as issued in the original language, accompanied by official English translations.


Please do not send your original documents to the University of Calgary. All documents received become the property of the university and will NOT be returned. If you have your own original transcripts, you may wish to provide us with photocopies which are normally acceptable for evaluation purposes. If you are admitted, we will require official transcripts to be sent directly from the issuing institution to the Recruitment and Admissions Office.

English Language Requirements

Applicants must satisfy two separate and distinct English language requirements for admission to the University of Calgary:

  1. The English subject acceptable in lieu of Alberta English Language Arts 30-1
    AND
  2. The English Language Proficiency requirement.

For more information, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions for International Students page.

International Students Requirements

 

 

Early Admission - International

The University of Calgary welcomes applications for Early Admission from international applicants with strong academic standing who are currently completing their secondary studies in schools outside of Canada. Early Admission is available for the following faculties: Communication and Culture, Engineering, Fine Arts, Haskayne School of Business, Humanities, Kinesiology, Nursing, Science and Social Sciences.

International applicants shall be considered for Early Admission on the basis of final and mid-term grades on five appropriate matriculation subjects. (Students completing the U.S. high school curriculum, General Certificate of Education (GCE) system or the International Baccalaureate (IB) should refer to the appropriate sections for information on Early Admission requirements).

Please note that Early Admission is the primary route of admission for those applicants currently completing studies outside Canada and the USA. Students who are not granted Early Admission will only be considered for admission if transcripts reporting final grades (and any other required documentation) are received by the deadline of April 1, 2010. Applications from students who do not qualify for Early Admission and are not able to provide final transcripts or other required documents by the deadline of April 1, 2010, will be terminated.

Applicants granted Early Admission will be allowed to register for courses during the initial registration period in June. Registration information will be included with the letter advising them of their Early Admission. All offers of Early Admission are conditional. When final grades are available, such applicants granted Early Admission MUST meet the final cut-off average established for the program or their admission and registration will be cancelled. Final transcripts indicating the required average in specified matriculation courses must be received by August 1, 2010.

Applicants who feel they qualify for Early Admission should submit the Application for Admission form and transcripts with midterm grades which have been verified by the appropriate school authorities. Where required, students must also present proof that the English Language Proficiency requirement has been satisfied before Early Admission can be considered. Applications with all the required documents will automatically be reviewed for Early Admission and the student shall be advised in writing of their admission status.

 

 

International Credentials

The following credentials are used as guidelines to determine admissibility:

 

AFGHANISTAN: Baccalauria.

AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLS: College Entrance Examinations.

ARGENTINA: Bachillerato.

AUSTRALIA: Higher School Certificate and Record of Achievement; Victorian Certificate of Education; Senior Certificate; Year 12 Certificate of Achievement; Certificate of Secondary Education; ACT Year 12 Certificate or Senior Secondary Studies Certificate; Tasmanian Certificate of Education.

BANGLADESH: Higher Secondary Certificate; Intermediate Certificate.

BELGIUM: Certificat de l'Enseignement Secondaire Superieur and Diplome d'Aptitude a Acceder a l'Enseignement Superieur.

BOLIVIA: Certificado de Estudios (4 Years) and Bachiller en Humanides.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, CROATIA, MACEDONIA: Secondary School Certificate. (Former Yugoslavia: Prior to 1980 - Matura. Since 1980 - Secondary School Leaving Diploma.)

BRAZIL: Certificado de Conclusao de 2 Grau.

BRUNEI: Brunei Matriculation Examination/Brunei - Cambridge GCE "A" level or GCE Advanced and Ordinary level.

BULGARIA: 1974 - 1990 - Diploma Za Zavarsheno Sredno Obrazovanie. Since 1990 - Diploma Za Sredno Obrazovanie

CARIBBEAN: Advanced and Ordinary level General Certificate of Education Examining Board Certificates. (Prior to 1998, grades of I and II on general proficiency examinations administered by the Caribbean Examinations Council are accepted as equivalent to G.C.E. Ordinary level passes. Since 1998, grades of I, II and III are accepted.)

CHILE: Licencia de Educacion Media.

CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF: University Entrance Examination (National College Entrance Examination) and Senior Middle School transcript.

COLOMBIA: 1990 and Prior - First year of university study in appropriate subjects. Since 1990 - Bachillerato (12 Years).

CZECH and SLOVAK FEDERAL REPUBLICS (formerly Czechoslovakia): Vysvedceni o Maturitni Zkousce (CR) and Vysvedcenie, or Vysvedcenie o Maturitnez Skuske (SR) and Vysvedcenie.

DENMARK: Studentereksamen.

ECUADOR: Bachillerato.

EGYPT: General Secondary Education Certificate.

EL SALVADOR: Bachillerato.

ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate.

FINLAND: Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/Student Examensbetyg.

FRANCE: Baccalauréat Generale or Baccalauréat (or Diplome de Bachelier) de l'Enseignement du Second Degre.

GAZA STRIP: General Secondary Education Certificate.

GERMANY: Abitur; Reifezeugnis; Zeugnis der Reife; Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife.

GHANA: Prior to 1993 - West African School Certificate and General Certificate of Education Advanced Level. See GCE Systems. Since 1993 - Senior Secondary Certificate Examination.

GREECE: Apolytirion.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination; Advanced and Ordinary Level General Certificate of Education Examining Board Certificates. Grades of A, B, and C on the Hong Kong Certificate of Education and Hong Kong Higher Level Certificate examinations are acceptable in place of G.C.E. Ordinary level passes.

HUNGARY: Erettsegi/Matura.

ICELAND: Studentsprof.

INDIA: Higher Secondary School Certificate (obtained after twelve years of primary and secondary education); Pre-Professional Examinations; First Year Arts, and Science Examinations; Intermediate Certificate; All-India Senior School Certificate; Delhi Senior School Certificate.

INDONESIA: Prior to 1997 - Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA). Since 1997 - Sekolah Menengah Umum (SMU) and National Examination Results.

IRAN: Prior to 1997 - Sixth Grade of Secondary or Fourth Grade of Intermediate Secondary Education (including June Written Examination grades). Since 1997 - Pre-University Year.

IRAQ: Baccalaureat.

IRELAND: Matriculation Examination; Leaving Certificate (Grades of A, B or C required) Examination.

ISRAEL: Teudat Bagrut Examination (Matriculation Certificate).

ITALY: Diploma di Maturita and secondary school examination results.

JAPAN: Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Upper Secondary Leaving Certificate).

JORDAN: General Secondary Education Certificate.

KENYA: Since 1990 - Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). Prior to 1990 - Kenya Certificate of Education and Advanced Certificate of Education.

KOREA: Immungye Kodung Hakkyo (Academic High School Leaving Certificate).

KUWAIT: General Secondary Education Certificate.

LAOS: Baccalaureat.

LEBANON: Baccalaureat (2e Partie).

MALAYSIA: Malaysian Certificate of Education (MCE)/Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Higher School Certificate (HSC)/Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM); Advanced and Ordinary level General Certificate of Education Examining Board Certificates.

MEXICO: Bachillerato and Certificado de Estudios (obtained after 12 years of primary and secondary education).

NEPAL: Proficiency Certificate (previously known as the Intermediate Examination).

NETHERLANDS: Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO).

NEW ZEALAND: Record of Learning: NCEA Level 2 and Level 3.

NIGERIA: Prior to 1988 - West African School Certificate and General Certificate Advanced Level. Since 1988 - Senior School Certificate.

NORWAY: Prior to 1981 - Examen Artium. Since 1981 - Vitnemal fra den Videregaende Skole.

OMAN: Secondary School Certificate.

PAKISTAN: Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (Part II); Intermediate Certificate Examination.

PANAMA: Bachillerato.

PARAGUAY: Bachillerato.

PHILIPPINES: Two years of university study in appropriate subjects.

POLAND: Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci.

ROMANIA: Diploma de Baccalaureate and Situatia Scolara.

RUSSIA: Attestat O Srednem Obrazovanii.

SAUDI ARABIA: General Secondary Education Certificate.

SCOTLAND: Scottish Certificate of Education at the Standard and Higher Level.

SINGAPORE: Advanced and Ordinary level Singapore-Cambridge General Certificates of Education.

SOUTH AFRICA: Matriculation Certificate of the Joint Matriculation Board or Senior (Standard 10) Certificate Examinations which grant exemption from Matriculation Certificate Examinations.

SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan Advanced and Ordinary Level General Certificates of Education. Grades of distinction and credit at the Ordinary level are required.

SUDAN: Secondary School Certificate.

SWEDEN: Avgangsbetyg; Studentexamen.

SWITZERLAND: Maturitatszeugnis; Certificat de Maturite; Baccalaureat; Attestato di Maturite.

SYRIA: Baccalaureat.

TAIWAN: Senior High School Leaving Certificate and High School Graduation Diploma.

TANZANIA: National Form Six and Form Four Examinations; Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education and Certificate of Secondary Education.

THAILAND: Matayom VI Cerificate and Upper Secondary Transcript.

TURKEY: Lise Diplomasi.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Secondary School Certificate.

UNITED KINGDOM: GCE Advanced and GCSE/IGCSE/GCE Ordinary level Examining Board Certificates.

URUGUAY: Bachillerato.

VENEZUELA: First year of university study in appropriate subjects.

VIETNAM: Bang Tu Tai Hai and Graduation Examination Results; General Education Baccalaureat Diploma/Tu Tai Po Thong; High School Graduation Certificate/Bang Tot Nghiep Pho Thong.

WEST BANK: General Secondary Education Certificate.

YEMEN: General Secondary Education Certificate.

YUGOSLAVIA: Prior to 1980 - Matura. Since 1980 - Secondary School Leaving Diploma.

ZIMBABWE: Advanced and Ordinary level General Certificate of Education Examining Board Certificates.

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