You must meet the general entrance requirements of the University as specified for your country for which application is being made, including any specified minimum level of performance and/or evidence of professional suitability. Demonstration of proficiency in the use of the English language may also be required. Please note that although you must fulfill these requirements to be considered for admission, meeting the requirements does not guarantee admission.
Admissions information is summarized in country specific information sheets for the countries listed below:
Burundi, China, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Rwanda, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam, Zambia
General Entrance Requirements
The academic qualifications that meet the General Entrance Requirements for direct-entry programs such as University 1 are listed below:
* requirements under review
. British-patterned education (United Kingdom and most Commonwealth countries except as noted separately below) General Certificate of Education, with two subjects at Advanced Level and three at Ordinary Level, or three subjects at Advanced Level and one at the Ordinary Level, with a C overall average; no subject accepted below a D grade. Acceptable alternative: U.K. Higher National Diploma or Certificate.
. French-patterned education (Algeria, C'ote d'Ivoire, Cambodia, France, French Guinea, Haiti, Laos, Morocco) Diploma de Bachelier de 'lEnseignement du Second Degree (Baccalaureate Parts I and II)
. Latin America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela: all others see individual listings below) first year at a recognized university in the same country
. Middle East (Bahrain,Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen) national secondary school certificate
. Russian-patterned education (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) Maturity Certificate
. Yugoslavian-patterned education (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Yugoslavia) Matura/Secondary School Leaving Diploma
. International Baccalaureate Program 3 courses at the Higher level and 3 courses at the Subsidiary level with a minimum score in each subject of 4 with an overall minimum score of 24. Advanced credit may be granted for Higher level courses with minimum scores of 5 in specific subject areas.
. Afghanistan Baccalauria
.* Argentina Bachillerato or Bachillerato Especializada with a minimum 6 average or the examination Ciclo Basico Comun with a 5 average
. Aruba, Netherlands Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs Certificate
. Australia matriculation as defined by the home state university
. Austria Reifeprüfung (Matura)
. Bangladesh Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) in at least the second division
. Belgium Certificat de l'enseignement secondaire superieur (French) or Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs (Flemish)
.* Brazil Certificado de Conclusao de Grau or a Diploma de Tecnico de Nivel Medio with a minimum 6.5 average or the examination Concurso Vestibular with a minimum 5 average
.* Bolivia Bachillerato en Humanidades with a minimum 5.0 average
. Bulgaria Diploma Za Zavarsheno Sredno Obrazovanie
. Cameroon Baccalaureate (Parts I and II or General Certificate of Education as described above)
. Canada
Students graduating from high schools in Canada in provinces other than Manitoba are required to present an official statement from the Department/Ministry of Education of the province in which they have studied confirming that they have met all of the requirements for graduation in that province. Completion of the Grade 12 courses alone will not be considered sufficient basis for admission. The University reserves the right to review the academic basis on which international students were permitted to complete their high school in Canada and to review the nature and qualifications of the Canadian high school attended.
.* Chile Licencia de Education Media in the Humanistic-Scientific branch with a minimum 5 average or the examination Prueba de Aptitud Academica with a minimum 4
. China Senior High School Graduation Examination
.* Columbia Bachillerto certificate with a minimum 3.5 average
. Congo, The Republic of first year standing at a recognized university in the same country
. Cuba first year standing at a recognized university in the same country
. Czech Republic Maturitni Zkouska (Maturita)
. Denmark Studentereksamen
. Dominican Republic first year standing at a recognized university in the same country
.* Ecuador Bachillerato en Humanidades or Ciecias with a minimum 7.5 average
. Egypt General Secondary School Certificate Examination, Thanaweya a'ama
. El Salvador Bachillerato in the academic specializations only with a minimum 6.5
. Estonia Secondary School Certificate
. Ethiopia first year standing at a recognized university in the same country
. Finland Maturity Certificate (Ylippilastutkinto)
. Germany Reifezeugnis
. Greece Apolytirion
. Guinea Baccalaureat (2eme partie)
. Hong Kong General Certificate of Education as described above (see British-patterned education) or the University of Hong Kong Matriculation Certificate assessed as the G.C.E.
. Hungary Erettsegi (Maturity Certificate)
. Iceland Upper Secondary School Certificate (Studentsprof)
. India second division or higher in one of: All-Indian Senior School Certificate, Higher Secondary Certificate (Pre-Degree, Pre-Professional or Pre-University), Intermediate Certificate, Higher Secondary Certificate Part 2
. Indonesia Sekolah Menengah Uman (S.M.U.); pre 1993: S.M.A.
. Ireland (Republic of) Leaving Certificate
. Israel Bagrut Certificate
. Italy Maturita Classica Diploma or Maturita Scientifica Diploma
. Japan Upper Secondary School Diploma
. Kenya Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
. Latvia Atestats par visparejo izglitibu (Attestation of General secondary Education)
. Lebanon first year standing in a recognized institution of higher learning or the Baccalaureate (Parts I and II)
. Lithuania Secondary School Certificate
. Luxembourg Diplome de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires
. Malaysia Sijil Tinggi Persekolahon Malaysia (STPM) or MICSS Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)
. Mexico Bachillerto certificate with a minimum 7.0 average
. Nepal Proficiency Certificate
. New Zealand University Entrance Examination
.* Nigeria Senior School Certificate with a maximum 5.0 average
. North Korea first year standing at a recognized university in the same country
. Norway Vitnemal Fra den Vidergaende Skole
. Pakistan Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) in at least the second division
. Panama Bachillerato de Ciencias or de Ketras or de Comerico with a minimum C (71%) average or high school graduation (USA-patterned education)
. Paraguay Bachillerato en Humanidades y Ciecias with a minimum 2.5 average
. Philippines first year standing in a recognized institution of higher learning
. Poland Maturity/Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Certificate
. Portugal first year standing at a recognized university in the same country
. Scotland Scottish Leaving Certificate Examination of the Scottish Education Department of the Scottish Universities Preliminary Examination
. Seychelles Island General Certificate of Education as described above or Baccalaureate Parts I and II
. Singapore Government Higher School Certificate (Chinese) with two subjects at the Principal Level and three subjects at the Subsidiary Level
. Slovak Republic Maturity Certificate (Maturitnej Skuske)
. Somalia Secondary School Leaving Certificate
. South Korea Academic Upper Secondary School Certificate (Immumgye Kodung Hakkyo Choeupchang)
. Spain Titulo de Bachillerato or University Orientation Year (COU)
. Sri Lanka General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) in four subjects with a min. overall avg. of C and no grade below a Pass (S)
. South Africa Matriculation Certificate of the Joint Matriculation Board in the first or second class with a minimum standing of C or one of the following certificates in the first or second class providing that exemption from the Matriculation Examination of the Joint Matriculation Examination of the Joint Matriculation Board has been granted: Cape Senior Certificate of the Department of Public Education, Natal Senior Certificate of the Department of Education, Orange Free State School Leaving Certificate of the Department of Education
. Sweden Matriculation Certificate on successful completion of the Studentexamen
. Switzerland one of: Maturitats Zeugnis, Certificate de Maturite, Attestato de Maturita
. Taiwan Senior High School Leaving Certificate
.* Thailand Mathayom /Maw 6
. Turkey Devlet Lise Diplomasi
. Ukraine Atestat pro Povnu Zagal'nu Sersdniu Osvitu (Grade 12)
. United States of America (and Puerto Rico) complete Grade 12 with a minimum average of B or better on a minimum of five academic Grade 12 subjects
.* Uruguay Bachillerto certificate with a minimum 3.5 average following 12 years of school
. Vietnam first year standing at a recognized university in the same country
. Zaire Diplome d'Etat d'Etudes Secondaire du Cycle Long with Homologation Certification
Admission requirements for applicants from countries not mentioned above can be obtained by contacting the Enrolment Services/Admissions Office.