Future International Students

Study at Bond

COUNTRY Undergraduate Postgraduate English Language
A-Levels
Must take minimum of two subjects in one sitting		 BN & HSM - 3 subjects = 5
2, 4 or more subjects = avg. 3.
HSS (Psychology) = 6
All other HSS & IT = 4
LAW direct entry
– 4 subjects = min. total 15 (3xB, 1xC)
– 3 subjects = min. total 12 (3xB)
– 2 subjects = min. total 10 (2xA)
NB - use academic subjects, not native languagePoints systemA=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1 		N/A English language requirements for each country taking A-levels are listed below
Australia Completion of Year 12 UG Degree Pass grade in English (Year 12) or passed tertiary studies in a recognised Australian institution or grade of C(11) or better in ESL in the South Australian Matriculation (SAM).
Bangladesh Higher Secondary or Intermediate Certificate (First Division Pass) 3 year honours bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Botswana Cambridge Overseas School Certificate 4 year bachelor degree as per NOOSR guide No English language test required
Brazil   8 semester Bacheral/ Bacharelado/Licenciatura/ Licenciado or Titulo professional Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Brunei Darussalam GCE A Levels (as per A-level entry requirements) 4 year bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL, unless A-levels are instructed in English *
Canada Successful - Provincial High School Diploma or Ontario Secondary School Diploma + 5 OAC subjects (65% avg.) 3 year bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide No English language test required
China
  1. Successful completion of Year 12 from a selected high school- 65% avg. required
  2. Successful completion of Year 12 in high school, not on selected list - 80% avg. required
  3. Successful completion of first year in a recognised university, after senior high school (year 12).
  4. Completion of “Global Assessment Certificate” GPA 2.3 (out of 4.0)
  5. Completion of Unilearn Foundation Program (Level IV Advanced), after year 11. Grade of 5 required (60%-70%)
  6. Completion of International Foundation Year (IFY), at Shenzhen International Foundation College, CREDIT grade required (65%-74%) across all modules.
 Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFLMedium of instruction English @ Shenzhen, no English language test required.
Colombia Completion of Eleventh Grade (equiv. to yr 12). Request Certificate of Completion “Bachiller” 8 semester Licenciatura/ Licenciado or Titulo professional Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Congo Completion of 12 years of Senior High School studies. Must supply Certificate of Completion & Baccalaureate. No Baccalaureate indicates no matriculation, so offer Martin College + degree. No NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Denmark Senior High School – Studentereksamen – average grade of 8.0 on 11 point scale (refer to NOOSR guide for Hojere Forberdelsesekamen HFX or Hojere Handelsekasmen HHX) 4 year Candidatus Philosophiae or 3 year professional award, as per NOOSR guide No English test required if students receive an English grade of 10 or higher on HFX or HHX
OR 8 or above for ‘A level’ English subject (as opposed to ‘B-level’ English)
EF International Language School (EF ILS) HSS, LAW, BN ONLY - completion of University Foundation Year with overall grade of 70% for direct entry. HSS & BN ONLY - completion of Pre-Masters/Pre-MBA with overall grade of 70% for direct entry. No English test required, based on overall grade of 70% for BU programs requiring IELTS 6.5 (results below 70% can consider for conditional entry or HSS pathway)
Fiji NZ Bursary Examination (A or B pass) or completion of Fiji 7th form – good grades in best 4 subjects including English aggregate of 280 – B average 3 year bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide No English language test required
Finland School Leaving Certificate (Lukionpaastotodistus) - overall score of 8 and Matriculation Exam (Ylioppilastutkinto) – grade of C (Cum Laude Approbatur) 3-6 year Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide No English test required if students receive an English grade of 8 or above in their Upper Secondary Examination (no more than 5 years old).
France Baccalaureate de l’Enseignement du Second Degre, Baccalaureat General, Diplome de Bachelier de l’Enseignement du Second Degre,  Baccalaureat Technologique or Brevet de Technicien – successful completion of 11/20 Licence / Maitrise / Magistere / Diplom from Grande Ecole or professional field, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Germany Senior High School (Arbitur) or equivalent – Reifezeugnis –average of 4.0 required (6 highest) or 3.0 required when 1 is highest 8 semester Diplom / Magister Artium or Staatsexamen, as per NOOSR guide or Vordiplom + 1 year studies from NOOSR recognized Universities. No English test required if students receive an English grade of 3 or better on their Arbitur (1 highest). (Normally no more than 24 months old).
Ghana WACE (SSSCE) - min. 5 credits (1 must be in English) OR GCE A Levels – min. 2 academic subjects. Business Faculty admit students with good grades on SSCE on provisional basis (between O and A levels)
Basic Educ. Certificate – only equiv. to Grade 10		 Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide No English language test proficiency required
Global Assessment Certificate Provided by students worldwide, request Completion of Program with GPA 2.30/4.00 (C+ or 77-79% avg).   Program taught in English
Greece Apolyterion – average grade of 19 8 semester Ptychio[n], as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Hong Kong GCE A or HKALE A levels – good grades in 2 or 3 major subjects (not native language) Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide IELTS or TOEFL required if instructed at a Chinese school without English as medium of instruction * or grade of C or better in the Hong Kong ‘Use of English’ exam (D required in individual modules)
Iceland Studentsprof from Gymnasium – overall grade of 6.0 – 10 points scale. BTEC National Diploma from technical or vocational school No NOOSR guide No English test required if students pass English at Gymnasium, otherwise IELTS or TOEFL required
India AISSC – 70%
ISC – 70%
HSC – 60% (West Bengal, Maharashtra). Use best 4 subjects (not native lang.)
Pre-University Certificate (after ISCE completion) – 60%
1 year = Yr. 11; 2 years = Yr. 12
Intermediate (SSC+2) = 60% 		 3 year bachelor degree, refer to NOOSR guide for Section and Division No English language test proficiency required
Indonesia Completion of SMA 3(Ebatanas: Sekolah Menegah Atas) (now SMU3). Students qualify for Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar Sekolah Menegah Mum Tingat Atas (Senior Secondary School Certificate of Completion). Average of 7.0 required in 5 major subjects – 10 highest grade. Request both SMU and Certificate of Completion 4 year Sarjana (140-160 credits), as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
International Baccalureate IB diploma – total points required for direct entry =
BN, HSM, LA & HS (Psych)    27 points
HS (other) & IT                    24 points		 N/A No English language test
required when instructed in English
Iran Successful completion of Secondary School Diploma (Dabirestan) – academic stream. Average of 15 required – 20 highest or Baccalaureate Iran – General Diploma + 1 year of studies at recognised institution. 4 year Bachelor, Licence or Kar-Shenasi. Grades less than
3 out of 4 or 14/20, generally comparable to two years towards Bachelor, as per NOOSR guide		 Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Italy Diploma di Maturita – Scale of 0 – 60 (60 highest), 36 pass. 45 required for direct entry. 4 year Laurea di Dottore/ Dottoressa, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Japan Upper Secondary School
Certificate – Kotogakko. 3.5 required (scale of 0 – 5)		 4 year Gakushi-go (Bachelor), as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Jordan General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi) – average of 70% with passes in 3 academic subjects 4 year bachelor, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Kenya Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education – (avg. grade of B- in major subjects. If C+ will offer provisional) or GCE A level exam pass grades in 2 major subjects 4 year Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide No English language test required
Korea Senior High School (Kodung Hakkyo) or Upper secondary school education. Successful completion of 2 or 3 years Vocational/Technical College diploma following 12 years schooling or successful completion of 5 years Junior Technical College Diploma after 9 years schooling 4 year bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Malaysia
  1. STPM – pass grades in 2 or 3 relevant subjects across faculties, except LAW – avg. B grade across all subjects.
  2. Malaysian Independent Chinese Secondary Schools (MICSS), 6 subjects, score of B4 or better in at least 5-cannot include more than one of Chinese Lang or Bahasa Malaysia)
  3. SPM + 1 or 2 year Foundation/Diploma - Taylors College, Informatics, KDU Penang, HELP Institute for example.
 Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide IELTS or TOEFL for MICSS. No English language test required if completed A levels
Mauritius GCE A levels – min 2 academic subjects pass Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL, unless A-levels are instructed in English *
Mexico Bachillerato good grades + 1 year University 8 semester Licenciatura/ Licenciado, as per NOOSR Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Myanmar Intermediate Certificate – 70%
Basic Education Certificate – only equivalent to Grade 10		 5 year honours Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Nepal 2 year Proficiency Certificate – 80% average Master degree, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Netherlands Successful completion of Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) from the following secondary schools: Gymnasium – classical languages, Athnenum – economics and social sciences, Lyceium – combination. 10 highest average required 7.5 4 year studies, as per NOOSR guide No English test required if students pass English at secondary school, otherwise IELTS or TOEFL required
New Zealand Successful completion of Form 7 and the University Entrance Bursaries Examination – B Bursary (aggregate of 250 – 299) or higher OR NCEA (Level 3) ‘pass’ grades in all subjects (replaced entrance & bursaries exam in 2001). 3 year bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide No English language test required
Nigeria Senior School Certificate  - aggregate 22 in best 6 subjects, min. 5 credits (1 must be in English) Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide No English language test required if ‘credit’ in English, otherwise IELTS or TOEFL required
Norway Upper Secondary Certificate – Vitnemal: den vidergaende skole. GPA 3.5 (6 is highest)
Must satisfy requirements for admission to universities in Norway (“og har oppnadd generell studiekompetanse”)		 Candidatus Magisterii/Professional degree or 3 year tertiary studies, completion of 60 credits (equivalent to 180 ECTS) or 4 year tertiary studies, completion of 80 credits (240 ECTS) for entry to LLM & PG Diploma in Law No English test required if students receive an English grade of 4 or higher in Upper Secondary
Oman Successful completion of the Thanawiya amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate), + successful completion of at least one year of undergraduate study at a recognised university 3-4 year Bachelor degree at a recognised University, assessed on a case-by-case basis. Must provide IELTS or TOEFL, unless instructed in English
Pakistan GCE A Levels – min 2 academic subjects or Higher Secondary School Intermediate Certificate – A grade or distinction average 3 year honours bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL, unless A-levels are instructed in English *
Papua New Guinea Successful completion of Higher School certificate – A – B average required 4 year bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide No English language test required
Philippines Certificate of Graduation (High School) + successful completion of at least one year of undergraduate study at a recognised university 4 year bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide No English language test required if instructed in English
Russia Certificate of Secondary Education or Certificate of Maturity – 3.2 overall grade 4 year Diplom ob okonchanii vysshego uchebnego zavedeniya (Diploma of specialist with a professional/specialist title, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Sierra Leone   Honours bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide  
Singapore GCE A levels or Singapore General Certificate of Education Advanced Level exams – good grades in 2 or 3 major subjects Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide No English language test required if instructed in English*
South Africa Senior Certificate with a Matriculation Exemption or a Matriculation Certificate – C (60% - 70%) average Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide No English language test required if instructed in English
Spain   4 year Licenciado /Licenciatura/ Titulo de Ingeniero/Titulo de Arquitecto, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan GCE A Levels – Cambridge A levels – good grades in 3 major subjects Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL, unless A-levels are instructed in English *
Sweden Successful completion of matriculation certificate – Slutbetyg/Avgangsbetyg. An average of 2.3 out of 5.0. Also acceptable – Studentexamen Bachelor degree, completion of 120 credits (equivalent to 180 ECTS), as per NOOSR guide No English language test required if students have achieved an English A or English B score of VG or MVG on their matriculation certificate
Switzerland Successful completion of one of the following: Federal Maturity Certificate – Maturitatszeugnis (German), Certificat de Maturite (French), Baccalaureat, Attestato di Maturita (Italian), Cantolan Maturity Certificate – Kantonale Maturitat (German), Maturite Cantonale (French), Maturita Cantonale (Italian). Grading 1-6 with pass grade from 4-6. Direct entry avg. of 4.5 required. For students who have completed the Federal Maturity exam a score of 68/90 is required (pass mark 58/90) 3 year Licence / Lizentiat or Diplome, as per NOOSR guide No English language test required if students have achieved an English score of 4 or more on their matriculation certificate (normally no more than 24 months old)
Taiwan Senior High School or Junior College Diploma – B average (70-79%) over last two years of Senior High. 4 year bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Tanzania Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE) or Cambridge A levels Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide No English language test required if instructed in English
Thailand Matayom 6 with min. GPA of 3.0 (out of 4.0) or 1 year bachelor degree pass grades 4 year bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Tonga Successful completion of Form 7 or University of South Pacific Foundation Year (above average results in Form 7)   No English language test required
Turkey High School Diploma – overall Grade 10 4 year Lisans Diplomasi/Bachelor degree or professional title, as per NOOSR guide Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Uganda   4 year Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide  
United Arab Emirates International School – completion of 12th grade (HSC) with good grades.   No English language test required if instructed in English
United Kingdom GCE A levels – good grades in 2 major subjects Bachelor degree or professional qualifications, as per NOOSR guide No English language test required
USA Year 12 + SAT/SATM/SATI (SAT/SATM/SATI – score of 1100 with scores more than 500 in verbal/critical reading and maths. ACT – Score greater than 24 Bachelor degree as per NOOSR guide No English language test required
Vietnam Bang Tot Nghiep Pho Thoug Trung Hoc (Year 12) very good grades or Vietnamese Baccalaureate II (before 1975) 4 Year bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide  Must provide IELTS or TOEFL
Zimbabwe GCE A Levels – min 2 academic subjects Bachelor degree, as per NOOSR guide No English language test required

These entry requirements are correct as at July 2007 and are subject to change.  These are presented as a guide only and Bond University reserves the right to make the final decision regarding admission to the University.