General admission requirements

To study at the University of Manitoba you must meet the following three general admission requirements:

  1. You must demonstrate English language proficiency
    and
  2. You must meet one of these two requirements:
    1. the general admission requirement based on your country of study
      or
    2. the general admission requirement based on your curriculum of study (International Baccalaureate (IB) or British patterned Education (GCE))
      and
  3. You must meet program-specific requirements based on program(s) of choice. Check your country below for program specific equivalencies, or contact the University admissions office at international_students@umanitoba.ca for details.

Find admission requirements by country of study

To find your general admission requirements:

  1. Select your region.
  2. Find your country and select that country’s general admission requirements. If the requirements do not have a link, refer to our General admission requirements

You can also contact our admissions office at international_students@umanitoba.ca for country-specific equivalencies.

Africa

CountryGeneral admission requirements
BotswanaBotswana General Certificate of Education examination certificate
Burkina FasoBaccalauréat/Diplôme de Bachelier de l'enseignement du second degré
CameroonDiplôme du Baccalauréat, Attestation / General Certificate of Education
Congo, Democratic Republic ofDiplôme d'Etat d'Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long, Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires / Attestation
Côte d'IvoireDiplôme du Baccalauréat / Attestation
EgyptGeneral Secondary Education Certificate (Thanaweya a' Amma)
EthiopiaEthiopia Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE) / Ethiopian University Entrance Examination Certificate (EUEEC)
GhanaSenior School Certificate issued by the West African Examinations Council (WASSCE)
KenyaCertificate of Secondary Education issued by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC)
LibyaGeneral Secondary School Certificate issued by the Ministry of Education
MaliDiplôme du Baccalauréat / Attestation
MauritiusGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education (GSCE or High School certificate) and General Certificate of Education (GCE or Higher School certificate) A-Level
NigeriaSenior School Certificate issued by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC)
RwandaDiplôme d'Humanités Générales or Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires/ Attestation
SenegalDiplôme du Baccalauréat / Attestation
South AfricaSenior National Certificate / Further Education and Training Certificate issued by UMALUSI: Council of Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training in South Africa
TanzaniaCertificate of Secondary Education and Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education issued by the National Examinations Council of Tanzania
UgandaUganda Certificate of Education and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education issued by the Uganda National Examinations Board
ZambiaSchool Certificate with examination result slip issued by the Examinations Council of Zambia
ZimbabweGCE O-Level and GCE A-Level examinations issued by Zimbabwe School Examinations Council

Asia

CountryGeneral admission requirements
BangladeshHigher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Intermediate Certificate
CambodiaBaccalauréat (Baccalaureate)
ChinaUpper Middle School Graduation Certificate (中國語文)
Hong KongHong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)
IndiaHigher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Intermediate Certificate / All India Senior School Certificate
IndonesiaIjazah Sekolah Menengah Atas (Ijazah SMA) / Surat Keterangan Hasil Ujian Nasional (SKHUN)
JapanKotogakko Sotsugyo Shosho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate - academic)
Korea, SouthInmungye Kodung Hakkyo (High School Certificate)
LaosOne year study from a recognized institution of higher learning
MacauSenior Secondary Certificate
MalaysiaSijil Tinggi Pelarajan Malaysia (STPM) (Malaysian Higher School Certificate) / The United Examination Certificate for Independent Chinese Schools (UEC)
MongoliaGerchilgee (Certificate of Complete Secondary Education)
NepalHigher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Proficiency Certificate awarded by a recognized university
PakistanHigher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Intermediate Certificate
PhilippinesSenior High School (Academic Track K-12 system) Diploma; before 2017-2018: One year of study from a recognized institution of higher learning
SingaporeSingapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) with at least two H2 Level examinations
Sri LankaSri Lankan General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
TaiwanSenior High School Diploma
ThailandMatayom VI (Certificate of Secondary Education)
VietnamBằng Tốt Nghiệp Trung Học Phổ Thông (Graduation Diploma for General Upper Secondary Education)

Europe

CountryGeneral admission requirements
AlbaniaDeftese Pjekurie (Certificate of Maturity)
AndorraBatxillerat (Baccalaureate)
ArmeniaHasunutian Vkaiakan (Certificate of Maturity)
AustriaReifeprüfungzeugnis (Maturity Certificate)
AzerbaijanEsas Tehsil Haqqinda Shehadetname (Certificate of Complete Secondary Education)
BelarusAttestat (Certificate of (Complete) Secondary Education
BelgiumCertificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur  / Getuigschrift van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs / AbschluЯzeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts  (Certificate of Higher Secondary Education)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCertificate or Diploma of Completion of Secondary Education (non-vocational)
BulgariaDiploma za Sredno Obrazovanie (Diploma of Secondary Education)
CroatiaCertificate of Completion of Secondary Education (non-vocational)
Czech RepublicMaturitni Vysvedceni (Maturity Certificate)
DenmarkStudentereksamen (STX) (Upper Secondary School Leaving Examination) / Hojere Forberedelseksamen (HF) (Higher Preparatory Examination) / Hojere Handelseksamen (HHX) (Higher Commercial Examination) / Hojere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX) (Higher Technical Examination)
EstoniaGumnaasiumi Loputunnistus (General Secondary Education)
FinlandYlioppilastutkintotodistus/Studentsexamensbetyg (Matriculation Examination Certificate)
FranceBaccalauréat de ľEnseignement de Second Degré / Baccalauréat Général (General Baccalaureate)/ Baccalauréat Technologique (Technical Baccalaureate)
GermanyZeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Certificate of General University Maturity) / Abitur / Reifezeugnis
GreeceApolytirio (Upper Secondary School Certificate)
HungaryÉrettségi Bizonyítvány (Maturity Certificate)
IcelandStúdentspróf  (Upper Secondary School Certificate)
Ireland, Republic ofArdteistiméireacht (Leaving Certificate)
ItalyDiploma di Maturita (Maturity Diploma) / Diploma di Esame di Stato (Diploma of State Examination) / Diploma di Linguistica (Linguistic Graduation Diploma)
KazakhstanAttestat (Attestation of middle (complete) secondary education)
KyrgyzstanAttestat (Attestation of middle (complete) secondary education)
LatviaAtestats par Visparejo Videjo Izglitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
LiechtensteinMatura (Maturity Certificate)
LithuaniaBrandos atestatas (Maturity Certificate)
LuxembourgDiplôme de Fin ďEtudes Secondaires (End of Secondary Studies Diploma)
MacedoniaSvidetelstvo za zavreno sredno obrazovanie (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
MaltaMatriculation Certificate
MonacoThe Baccalauréat de ľEnseignement Général (General Education Baccalaureate)
MontenegroMaturski ispit/Diploma o zavrsenoj srednjoj skoli (Secondary School Leaving Diploma)
NetherlandsVWO (Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs) Diploma (University Preparatory Education Diploma)
NorwayVitnemål Fra Videregående Skole (Upper Secondary School)
PortugalDiploma de Ensino Secundário (Diploma of Secondary Education)
PolandŚwiadectwo dojrzalości liceum ogólnokształcącego (Maturity Certificate)
RomaniaDiploma de bacalaureat (Academic) (Baccalaureate Diploma)
RussiaAttestat o srednem (polnom) obschem obrazovanii (Complete General Secondary Education)
ScotlandScottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) Higher Grade (a.k.a. Scottish Higher Grade)
SerbiaDiploma o Zavrsenoj Srednjo Skoli (Secondary School Leaving Diploma)
SlovakiaVysvedčenie o Maturitnej Skúške / Maturitné Vysvedčenie (Certificate of Maturity)
SpainTítulo de Bachiller (Title of Bachelor) / Curso de Orientación Universitaria (COU) (University Orientation Course)
SloveniaMaturitetno spričevalo (Maturity Examination Certificate)
SwedenHögskoleförberedande Examen (Higher Education Preparatory Diploma) / Avgångsbetyg från Gymnasieskole / Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskole (Certificate of Upper Secondary)
SwitzerlandMaturitätszeugnis / Certificate de Maturité / Attestato di Maturità (federally recognized Cantonal Maturity Certificates)
TajikistanAttestat (Attestation of middle (complete) secondary education)
TurkeyLise Diplomasi (Secondary School Diploma)
TurkmenistanAttestat (Attestation of middle (complete) secondary education)
UkraineAtestat (Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education)
United KingdomGeneral Certificate of Education (GCE) – 2 A Level Courses (or equivalent)
UzbekistanO'rta Ma'lumot To'g'risida Shahodatnoma/Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)

Oceania

CountryGeneral admission requirements
Australia
  • Australian Capital Territory – ACT Year 12 Certificate
  • New South Wales – NSW Higher School Certificate
  • Northern Territory – Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE)
  • Queensland – Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)
  • South Australia- South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)
  • Tasmania – Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE)
  • Victoria – Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
  • Western Australia - Certificate of Secondary Education (WACE)
New ZealandNational Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3

South America

CountryGeneral admission requirements
ArgentinaBachillerato or Bachillerato Especializada
BrazilCertificado de Ensino Médio (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
ChileLicencia de Educación Media
ColombiaBachillerato (Baccalaureate)
EcuadorBachillerato
GuyanaCaribbean Advanced Proficiency Certificate (CAPE)
ParaguayBachillerato
PeruCertificado Oficial de Esutdios de Educacion Secundaria
VenezuelaBachillerato

Find admission requirements by curriculum of study

If you studied a Common International Curricula in high school, which includes the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the British patterned Education (GCE), you must meet the following requirements.

International Baccalaureate (IB) admission requirements

You must have an IB diploma with all of the following:

  • overall minimum grade of 24
  • three courses at the higher level (HL)
  • three courses at the standard level (SL)
  • no grades below a 3 (IB)

Review the International Baccalaureate admission requirements

General Certificate of Education (GCE) admission requirements

You must have a GCE with all of the following:

  • a minimum of two courses at the Advanced (A) level
  • three courses at the GCSE/IGCSE/Ordinary (O) level

General Certificate of Education admission requirements

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Undergraduate Admissions
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