Eligibility Requirements By Country
Use the guide below to see what we consider to be the equivalent of a Secondary School Diploma or Bachelor's degree for admission to Duquesne. Students who apply before the completion of their degrees must send their current grades/transcripts for consideration. Final grades/transcripts and diplomas must be forwarded to Duquesne upon completion to validate your final admission.
NOTE: All grades/transcripts from every year of secondary school in your home country must be submitted to complete your application for admission. Any coursework completed after secondary school must also be submitted regardless of your admission status.
COUNTRY |
UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION |
GRADUATE ADMISSION |
| Argentina | Bachillerato | Licenciatura |
| Bahamas | 5 Academic BGCSE Level Subjects | Bachelor's degree |
| Barbados | 5 CXC/GCSE passes and 1 year of CAPE/A-level study | Bachelor's degree |
| Belize | 5 CXC/GCSE passes and 1 year of CAPE/A-level study | Bachelor's degree |
| Bermuda | 5 CXC/GCSE passes and 1 year of CAPE/A-level study | Bachelor's degree |
| Bolivia | Bachillerato | Licenciatura |
| Botswana | BGCSE | Bachelor's degree |
| Brazil | Certificado de Conclusao de Ensino Medio | Bacharel or Licenciado |
| Canada | OSSD, equivalent province diploma or 1st year of C.E.G.E.P. | Bachelor's degree or the equivalent |
| Chile | Licencia Secundaria of at least 4-year duration | Bachillerato, Licenciatura, or Titulo |
| China | High School Graduation | Bachelor's degree |
| Colombia | Bachillerato | Licenciatura or Titulo |
| Dominican Republic | Bachillerato | Licenciatura of at least 4-year duration |
| Ecuador | Bachillerato | Licenciatura or Titulo |
| Egypt | General Secondary Certificate of Education | Bachelor's degree |
| El Salvador | Bachillerato | Licenciatura |
| France | Baccalaureat | Licence |
| Germany | Maturity Certificate | Diplomgrad, Staatsexamen, or Magister Artium |
| Greece | Apolytirion from Lyceum | Ptychion |
| Guatemala | Bachillerato | Licenciatura |
| Guyana | 5 CXC/GCSE passes and 1 year of CAPE/A-level study | Bachelor's Degree |
| Haiti | Baccalaureat Partie II | Diplome d'Etudes Superieures or Licence of at least 4-year duration |
| Honduras | Bachillerato | Licenciatura of at least 4-year duration |
| Hong Kong | 5 Subjects on Hong Kong Certificate of Education | Bachelor's degree |
| India | Higher Secondary School Certificate |
Bachelor's degree in Business (B.Comm), Engineering, or Architecture Master's degree in other subjects |
| Indonesia | STTB-S.M.U | Sarjana or Insinyur |
| Iraq | Baccalaureat | Bachelor's degree |
| Israel | Bagrut | Bachelor's degree |
| Italy | Diploma di Maturita | Laurea |
| Jamaica | 5 CXC/GCSE passes and 1 year of CAPE/A-level study | Bachelor's degree |
| Japan | High School Graduation | Bachelor's degree |
| Jordan | General Secondary Certificate of Education | Bachelor's degree |
| Korea | High School Graduation | Bachelor's degree (Taehak Taehakkyo) |
| Kuwait | General Secondary Certificate of Education | Bachelor's degree |
| Lebanon | Baccalaureat | Bachelor's degree, Licence of at least 4-year duration |
| Malaysia | 5 Subjects on Malaysian Certificate of Education | Bachelor's degree |
| Mexico | Bachillerato | Licenciatura of at least 4-year duration |
| Morocco | Baccalaureat | Licence of Ingenieur d'Etat |
| Netherlands | VWO or HAVO | Doctorandus, Ingenieur, or Meester |
| Nicaragua | Bachillerato | Licenciatura |
| Nigeria | 5 Academic Credits on SSCE/WASC or 5 academic GCSE Level Subjects | Bachelor's degree |
| Norway | Leaving Certificate from Upper Secondary School | Cand. Mag |
| Pakistan | Higher Secondary Certificate | Bachelor's degree in Engineering or other 4-year Bachelor's degree or Master's degree |
| Panama | Bachillerato | Licenciatura |
| Paraguay | Bachillerato | Licenciatura of at least 4-year duration |
| Peru | High School Graduation | Bachiller, Licenciatura or Profesor from a 4-year university program |
| Philippines | High School Graduation and NCEE results | Bachelor's degree |
| Saudi Arabia | General Secondary Certificate of Education | Bachelor's degree |
| Singapore | Minimum 5 academic GCSE passes and 1 year of A-Level study | Bachelor's degree |
| South Africa | Senior Certificate with Matriculation Exemption | Bachelor's degree |
| Spain | Bachillerato de Ensenanza Superior or COU | Licenciatura |
| Sweden | Matriculation Certificate | Filosofie Kandidatexamen or Ekonoexamen |
| Switzerland | Maturity Certificate | Licence or Diploma of at least a 4-year duration |
| Thailand | Matayom Suksa V | Bachelor's degree |
| Trinidad | 5 CXC/GCSE passes and 1 year of CAPE/A-level study | Bachelor's degree |
| Turkey | State Lycee Diploma | Lisans or Bachelor's degree |
| United Arab Emirates | Secondary School Certificate | Bachelor's degree |
| United Kingdom | Minimum 5 academic GCSE passes and 1 year of A-Level study | Bachelor's degree |
| Uruguay | Bachillerato | Licenciatura of at least 4-year duration |
| Venezuela | Bachillerato | Licenciatura or equivalent |