Admissions and Registration
High School Graduation Requirements
Did you study outside of Canada? Find out what documents and grades you need to submit.
Note: VCC follows the recommendations of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). Any discrepancies will defer to the information published on AACRAO Edge.
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Minimum grade: 6.0
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Academic/Technical/Vocational transcript showing 3 years completed after Education General Básica (9 year cycle).
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: C
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Secondary/Senior Secondary/Higher School Certificate issued by the appropriate state department of education.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 33%
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Secondary School/Higher School Certificate issued by the appropriate state department of education.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 5.0 on the 10.0 general education grading scale
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Certificado de Conclusão do Ensino Médio (Certificate of Conclusion of Secondary Education) and Histórico Escolar (academic transcripts).
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade:
- On a scale that includes a 'D' grade: C (70%)
- On a scale that does not include a 'D' grade: C (60%)
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Upper Middle School/Senior Secondary School diploma and transcript.
- Specialized High School or Vocational/Technical High School: Diploma and transcript or CHESICC verified Academic Proficiency Test result or CHESICC verified National Chinese Entrance Examinations (NCEE or Gaokao) results.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 6.0 on a 10.0 grading scale
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Diploma (Bachiller) and Notas/Certificado de estudios (transcript).
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 10.0 on a 20.0 grading scale
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Baccalauréat Général (General Baccalaureate) issued by the secondary school.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 4.0 on a 15.0 grading scale
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Academic transcripts of the Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife or Zeugnis der Fachhochschulreife issued by the secondary school.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: D7 on WASSCE
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) or External examination results issued by WAEC (West African Examination Council) with WAEC scratch card for online verification for applicants completed in 1993 or later.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade:
- Before reform (HKCEE): Ordinary
- After reform (HKALE, HKDSE): 2 on a 5-point scale, or D
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Hong Kong Advanced Level Certificate (HKALE) results issued by the Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) with Graduation Statement issued by the secondary school, or academic transcript with Graduation Statement issued by the secondary school, or Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE).
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: Varies, depending on grade scale used
- Note: Grade 10 and Grade 12 CBSE students interested in programs that require Math 11 or 12 for admission must present Class XII Standard Mathematics for consideration.
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Indian Senior School Certificate or Intermediate Certificate or Higher School Certificate or Higher Secondary School Certificate or All India Senior School Certificate and mark sheet issued by the appropriate examination authority.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 5.0 on a 10.0 grading scale
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar or Sekolah Menengah Atas or Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar Sekolah Menengah Umum (Graduation Certificate ) issued or certified by the secondary school.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 12.0 on a 20.0 grading scale
- Up to 2018, the year in pre-university equates to grade 12.
- From 2019, year 3 of upper secondary (grades 10, 11, 12) equates to grade 12.
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education:
- Up to 2018: Peesh-daneshgah-ii (Pre-University Certificate) and academic transcript issued by the Ministry of Education.
- From 2019: Pre-university Koncours results or pre-university certificate and academic record/transcript issued by the Ministry of Education.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 6.0 on a 10.0 grading scale
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Diploma di Maturita Classica (Maturity Diploma) and Pagelle Scolastiche (academic transcripts).
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade:
- Grade III on Secondary Education Certificate, or
- Grade IV on Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) results issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) or General Certificate of Education (GCE) O-Level Or A-Level examination results issued by Cambridge International Examinations or Junior High school (3 years) Junior HS Certificate.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 3.0 on a 5.0 grading scale
- Note: GED is not used as an equivalency to specific high school subjects, only to confirm high school graduation.
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate).
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 5.0 on a 12.0 grading scale
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education issued by the Kenyan National Examinations Council (KNEC).
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade:
- For programs requiring a 'C' grade: 6 on a 1-9 grading scale / 70% / Mi
- For programs requiring a 'C-' grade: 8 on a 1-9 grading scale / 60% / Yang
- Note: GED is not used as an equivalency to specific high school subjects, only to confirm high school graduation.
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Inmungye Kodung Hakkyo (Secondary School Diploma) and Songjokpyo (academic transcripts).
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade:
- Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM): D / 4 on an 18-point scale may be considered
- Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM): C / 1.67 on a 4-point scale
- Unified Examination Certificate (UEC): C8 / 50%
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (Malaysian Higher School Certificate) or Malaysia Independent Chinese Secondary School Unified Examination results. Upper level secondary equates to 11 years of education, one additional year completed in SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) equates to 12 years of education.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 6.0 on a 10.0 grading scale
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Certificado de Bachillerato General and Certificado de Estudios (academic transcripts).
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: C / 40% / 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: National Examination Board Examination Certificate (previously the Higher Secondary Education Board Examination Certificate) issued by National Examinations Board (previously the Higher Secondary Education Board).
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: D7
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: West African Senior School Certificate issued by WAEC, plus WAEC access card.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 35% / Third or Pass Class
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) or Intermediate Certificate (IC) and Mark Sheet.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 11.0 on a 20.0 grading scale / B
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Certificado de Educación Secundaria Común Completa (Certificate of Completion of General Secondary Education).
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 75%
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education:
- Completed before April 2018: High School Diploma plus one full year of post-secondary studies in a recognized university.
- Completed after April 2018: Senior High School Diploma
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 3.0 on a 5.0 grading scale
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Complete General Education) examination results.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 60% (equates to BC 'C' grade)
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Graduation Certificate/Senior High School Leaving Certificate and academic transcript.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 60% / 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale (equates to a BC 'C' grade)
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Mattaayom Suksa 6 (Higher Secondary School Certificate) issued by the secondary school.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 55% / 3.0 on a 5.0 grading scale / orta
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Lise Diplomasi (Secondary School Diploma).
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade:
- Uganda Certificate of Education: 7 / Subject Pass
- Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education: E
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education examination results issued by the Uganda National Examinations Board.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade:
- GCSE/IGCSE: 4 on a scale of 9-1 / C
- GCE AS/IAS-Level and GCE A/IA-Level: E
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: General Certificate of Education (GCE) O-Level and A-Level examination results issued by Cambridge International Examinations or appropriate examination authority.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: C
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Official academic transcript with a graduation statement.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 10.0 on a 20.0 grading scale
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Academic transcripts of Bachiller / Bachillerato or Técnico Medio showing 3 years of high school grades issued by the secondary school. If only 2 years of high school were completed, an official transcript showing completion of 1 year of study at a recognized post-secondary institution is also required.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade:
- For programs requiring a 'C' grade: 6 on a 1-10 grading scale
- For programs requiring a 'C-' grade: 5 on a 1-10 grading scale
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Trung Học Phổ Thông (Upper Secondary School Graduation Certificate) or Bằng Tú Tài II (Baccalaureat II).
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.
Minimum grade: 5 on a 9-1 grading scale
Documents (must be issued by the institutions):
- Secondary Education: Zambian School Certificate Examination/General Certificate of Education issued by the Examinations Council of Zambia.
- Post-Secondary Education: Official transcripts showing all courses and grades.