How are international transcripts evaluated?
As an international student, you must have met (or will meet) the requirements to graduate from secondary school/high school in your native country. This diploma must be considered equivalent to a United States high school diploma. The list of credentials that are considered equivalent to the U.S. diploma can be found below. Note that some credentials like the IB or A levels may be considered for advanced standing/transfer credit.
If your transcripts, diploma, or any other academic documents are not in English, you MUST include an official English translation. Be sure to include all exam scores such as IB, AP, CAPE/CSEC, IGCSE/A levels, WAEC, Class X and Class XII Board examinations.
If your scores (ex: WAEC) can be verified online but require a PIN or scratch card number, please include this with your transcript.
How can transcripts be sent?
Institutions vary how they send official transcripts. We do accept electronic transcripts through verified servers (i.e. National Clearinghouse, eScript, Parchment, Credential Solutions, NJ Transfer). Transcripts received from a student will not be considered as official, so they will need to be requested from the Registrar鈥檚 Office of the previous institution unless another process is in place for the transcript to be sent on the student鈥檚 behalf. We do not request transcripts on a student鈥檚 behalf, and they are not automatically sent once the courses conclude.
Official transcripts may be sent electronically to msuadm@montclair.edu or via mail to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
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麻豆传媒在线, NJ 07043
When are credits posted?
Students who have taken courses at the university level or who have taken secondary school examinations that might be eligible for advanced standing (i.e. IB, AP, A levels) may have transferable credit. Credits are posted to a student鈥檚 degree audit once a deposit has been submitted. We encourage students to send their official transcripts and verified exam scores to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions as soon as possible so that first-year schedules can consider those credits when being created.
If you are a transfer student from another international college or university, you will need to have your transcripts evaluated by a organization, such as , and provide a course-by-course evaluation of your foreign transcript in order to receive a decision. This evaluation will help us assess all equivalent courses once you are accepted and we begin the credit evaluation process.
Secondary School Equivalency Charts
US/UK/Australia System
| Country/System | Credential |
| GCE (A or AS Level) | General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level or Advanced Level |
| I/GCSE (O Level) | International/ General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| US | High School Diploma |
| International Baccalaureate | Diploma Certificate |
| Australia | Year 12 Certificate/Leaving Certificate |
Africa
| Country/System聽 聽 聽聽 | Credential |
| Algeria | 叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟 de 木Enseignement Secondaire |
| Benin | 叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟 de 木Enseignement de Secondaire |
| Cameroon | 叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟/ 叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟 de l’Enseignement Secondaire |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Dipl么me d鈥櫭塼at d鈥櫭塼udes Secondaires du Cycle Long |
| Congo, Republic of the | 叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟 |
| Egypt | Certificate of General Secondary Education-Thanawiya Amma |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE) or Ethiopian University Entrance Examination Certificate (EUEEC) |
| Gambia | Senior School Certificate (WAEC) + Scratch Card (for verification) |
| Ghana | Senior School Certificate (WAEC) + Scratch Card (for verification) |
| Guinea | 叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟 |
| Kenya | Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Liberia | Senior School Certificate (WAEC) + Scratch Card (for verification) |
| Libya | Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-‘aama (General Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Morocco | 叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟 |
| Nigeria | Senior School Certificate (WAEC) + Scratch Card (for verification) |
| Sierra Leone | Senior School Certificate (WAEC) + Scratch Card (for verification) |
| South Africa | National Senior Certificate |
| Tunisia | Dipl么me du 叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟/Baccalaureat de l’Enseignement Secondaire |
| Uganda | Ugandan Certificate of Education/ Ugandan O-Level |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe GCE O-Level |
Asia
| Country/System | Credential |
| Afghanistan | Baccaluria/Baccalaureate |
| Azerbaijan | Attestat (School Leaving Certificate) |
| Bahrain | Secondary School General Certificate |
| Bangladesh | Secondary School Certificate & Higher Secondary School Certificate |
| Brunei | Brunei – Cambridge GCE O-Level |
| Cambodia | Certificate of Upper Secondary Education/叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟 |
| China | Senior High School Graduation Certificate or Upper Middle School Graduation Certificate |
| Georgia | Skolis atestati(General Education Diploma) |
| Hong Kong, SAR | Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) |
| India | Secondary School Certificate & Higher Secondary School Certificate |
| Indonesia | Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) 12/ Paket C completion |
| Iran | Peesh-daneshgahii (Pre-University Certificate) |
| Iraq | Adadiyah Baccalaureate Examination Certificate |
| Israel | Teudat Bagrut |
| Japan | Upper Secondary School Graduation Certificate |
| Jordan | Tawajhi (General Secondary Education Certificate) |
| Kazakhstan | Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Attestation of Secondary Education Completion) |
| Korea, Republic of (South) | Graduation Certificate/ General Equivalency Diploma (GED) |
| Kuwait | Shahadat Al-Thanawyia Al-A’ama |
| Kyrgystan | Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education Completion) |
| Lebanon | Baccalaur猫at/General Secondary Education Certificate |
| Macau | Senior Secondary School Certificate–Based on education system the school follows |
| Malaysia | Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)/ Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM)/Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) |
| Mongolia | 袘褍褉褝薪 写褍薪写 斜芯谢芯胁褋褉芯谢褘薪 褍薪褝屑谢褝褏 (Secondary Education Completion) |
| Myanmar | Basic Education Standard X Examination Diploma A |
| Nepal | Higher Secondary Education Board Certificate (HSEB) |
| Oman | Thanawiya Amma (General Secondary School Certificate) |
| Pakistan | Secondary School Certificate & Higher Secondary School Certificate |
| Philippines | Graduation Certificate/Diploma |
| Qatar | Al-Thanawiya Aama Qatari |
| Russia | Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii |
| Saudi Arabia | Shahadat Al-Marhalat Al-Thanawiyyat |
| Singapore | Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan GCE A-Level |
| Taiwan | Graduation Certificate/Diploma |
| Tajikistan | 袗褌褌械褋褌邪褌 写邪褉 斜芯褉邪懈 褌邪褏褋懈谢芯褌懈 屑懈褢薪邪懈 褍屑褍屑懈 / General secondary education certificate |
| Thailand | Certificate of Secondary Education/Matayom VI |
| Turkey | Lise Diplomasi |
| United Arab Emirates | Tawjihiyya |
| Uzbekistan | O’rta Ma’lumot To’g’risida Shahodatnoma |
| Vietnam | B岷眓g T峄憈 Nghi峄噋 Trung H峄峜 Ph峄 Th么ng |
Europe
| Country/System | Credential |
| Albania | Deftese Pjekurie (Certificate of Maturity) or Diplom毛 e Matur毛s Shtet毛rore (Diploma of State Matura) |
| Armenia | Mijnakarg Krtoutian Vkayakan (Secondary School General Certificate) |
| Belarus | Attestat |
| Belgium | Certificat d’Enseignement Secondaire Superieur/Diploma van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Diploma o Zavrsenoj Gimnaziji/Svjedocanstvo Svjedodzba o Zavrsnom Ispitu (IV Stepen)/Svjedodzba o Zavrsenom Obrazovanju (IV Stepen) |
| Bulgaria | Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie |
| Cyprus | 螒蟺慰位谓蟿畏蟻喂慰 螞蠀魏蔚喂慰/Apolyterion Lykion (Certificate of Completion from Upper Secondary School) or Lise Diplomasi (Secondary School Diploma) |
| Czech Republic | Vysvedceni o Maturitni Zkousce |
| Denmark | Studentereksamensbevis/H酶jere Forberedelseksamensbevis |
| France | 叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟 de 木Enseignement de Secondaire/叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟 G茅n茅ral, |
| Germany | Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife/ Zeugnis der Fachhochschulreife/Abschlusszeugnis der Realschule/Abschlusszeugnis der Hauptschule |
| Italy | Diploma di Maturit脿/Diploma (Certifica) di Esmae di Stato |
| Moldova | Diploma de 叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟/Atestat de Studi Medii de Cultura Generala/Atestat de Maturitate |
| Netherlands | HAVO (hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs) diploma/ Higher General Secondary Education Diploma or VWO (voorbereindend wetenschappelijk onderwijs) diploma/ University Preparatory Education Diploma |
| Norway | Vitnem氓l fra den Videreg氓ende Skolen |
| Poland | S麓wiadectwo D麓ojrzalosci/S麓wiadectwo Ukon麓czenia Liceum Og贸lnoksztalcacego |
| Portugal | Diploma de Ensino Secund谩rio |
| Romania | Diploma de Bacalaureat |
| Switzerland | Maturit盲tszeugnis/Certificat de Maturit茅/Attestato di Maturita |
| Ukraine | Atestat |
North America
| Country/System | Credential |
| Bahamas | Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Belize | Caribbean Examinations Council (Secondary Education Certificate or Advanced Proficiency Exam) |
| Canada | High School Diploma |
| Costa Rica | Diploma de conclusi贸n de estudios de educaci贸n diversificada (Certificate of Conclusion of Diversified Education Studies) or Bachillerato |
| Cuba | Bachillerato |
| Dominican Republic | Bachiller/Bachillerato |
| El Salvador | Bachiller/Bachillerato or Diploma de Educaci贸n Media |
| Guatemala | Bachiller/Bachillerato |
| Haiti | 叠补肠肠补濒补耻谤茅补迟 II, Dipl么me d鈥橢nseignement Secondaire (Diploma of Secondary Instruction) or Dipl么me de Fin d鈥櫭塼udes Secondaires (Diploma of Completion of Secondary Studies) |
| Honduras | Bachiller/Bachillerato |
| Jamaica | Caribbean Examinations Council (Secondary Education Certificate or Advanced Proficiency Exam) |
| Mexico | Bachillerato/Bachiller |
| Panama | Diploma de Educaci贸n Media/Upper Secondary School Diploma or Diploma de Bachiller/ Baccalaureate Diploma |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean Examinations Council (Secondary Education Certificate or Advanced Proficiency Exam) |
South America
| Country/System | Credential |
| Argentina | Bachiller |
| Brazil | Certificado de Segundo Grau/Certificado de Conclusao do Ensino Medio |
| Chile | Licencia de Educacion Media |
| Colombia | Bachiller |
| Ecuador | Bachiller |
| Peru | Certificado de Educaci贸n Secundaria Com煤n Completa/ Certificate of Completion of General Secondary Education) or Bachillerato Acad茅mic/ Academic Baccalaureate |
| Venezuela | Bachiller or T铆tulo de Educaci贸n Media General/ Title of Upper Secondary Education |