Minimum Academic Requirements by Country

International applicants who meet or exceed PSU's first year or transfer GPA equivalency threshold are automatically eligible for admission upon submission of a complete application. These standards have been converted below for select educational systems in countries where PSU routinely receives applications. 

As a part of our threshold-based admission system, we also include the minimum IB diploma and GCSE/IGCSEs exam requirements which are commonly used around the world in national and international schools.

ExamCompletion Credential AwardedMinimum Score Required
International Baccalaureate (IB)Complete IB diploma issued by International BaccalaureateOverall average of 30 or higher
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE/IGCSE)IGCSE (International General Certificate of Education or General Certificate of Secondary Education) with at least 5 Ordinary level subjects

“C” or higher in each “Ordinary” subject exam prior to 2016

2016 forward: score of 5 or higher in each exam subject

CountryHigh School Completion Credential AwardedMinimum Score Required
Australia - Australia Capital TerritoryACT Senior Secondary School CertificateOverall average “B” or higher
Australia - New South WalesNSW Higher School CertificateOverall average 70 (Band4) or higher
Australia - QueenslandQueensland Senior School Certificate of EducationOverall average “HA” (High Achievement) or better
Australia - VictoriaVictorian Certificate of EducationOverall average “B” or higher
Australia - WesternWestern Australian Certificate of EducationOverall average “B” or higher
Australia - SouthSouth Australian Certificate of EducationOverall average “B” (14 or higher)
AustriaMaturity CertificateOverall average of 2
BahrainBahrain General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjahiya)Average greater than 80%
BangladeshSecondary School Certificate (SSC) with exam marks AND Higher Secondary School Certificate with exam marksTotal average greater than 45%
BelarusCertificate of Complete Secondary EducationAverage of 4 or higher
BhutanBhutan Higher Secondary Education CertificateAverage of 50% or higher
BrazilCertificado de Ensino MédioAverage higher than 7.0
CambodiaBaccalauréat (Graduation Certificate) or Cambodian Secondary CertificateOverall average C or higher
Canada - AlbertaAlberta Advanced High School Diploma OR General High School DiplomaOverall average 3.0 (B) or higher
Canada - British ColumbiaBritish Columbia Secondary School Graduation Diploma
(B.C. Diploma, “Dogwood Diploma”)
Overall average higher than 73%
Canada - OntarioOntario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)Overall average higher than 70%
Canada - QuebecDiploma of College Studies (Diplome d’Etudes Collegiales) (DCS/DEC)Overall average higher than 80%
ChinaSecondary School Graduation CertificateOverall average higher than 80%
ColombiaBachilleratoAverage higher than 7.5
Costa RicaDiploma de Conclusión de Estudios de Educación (Certificate of Conclusion of Diversified Education Studies) OR BachilleratoOverall average higher than 80%
DenmarkUpper Secondary School Leaving CertificateOverall average of 7 or better (2013 forward)
EcuadorBachilleratoAverage higher than 8.0
EgyptGeneral Secondary Education Certificate/Exam MarksAverage greater than 80%
FranceBaccalaureatee de L’Eseignement de Second Degre/Baccalureat GeneralOverall average higher than 13
GermanyCertificate of General Maturity for Higher EducationAverage of 10 or higher (minimum average of 2 on post-secondary scale)
Ghana

The Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) 

West African Examination Council Senior School Certificate (WAEC)

Average of C (3) or higher

Average of 3 (B) or higher

GuatemalaBachiller en Ciencias y LetrasOverall average higher than 80%
Hong KongHKDSE (Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education)Overall 4 or higher
IcelandUpper Secondary School Certificate (Stúdentspróf)Overall average of 8 or higher
IndiaSecondary School Leaving Certificate (AISC,ISCE etc.) marks from State Board of Education AND Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC, HSSC), Senior Secondary School Certificate, Pre-University Certificate, All India Senior School Certificate, Delhi Senior School Certificate marks, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for Indian School Certificate (CISCE)Most State Board Exams Overall Average of 50% or higher CBSE requires overall average of B2 (pass with credit), CISCE requires overall average of 4 (pass with credit)
IndonesiaSTTB Graduation Certificate (Surat Tanda Tanat Belajar) from SMA (Sekolah Menengah Unum Tingkat Atas) or STM (Sekaolah Teknik Menengah), with national exam marksOverall average of 7 or higher
IranSecondary School marks/certificate year 9-11 AND Pre-University year marks (year 12) including Pre-University Year Certificate (Peesh-daneshgahii).Overall average 14 or higher
IraqAdadiya Certificate/ExamOverall average greater than 70%
JapanUpper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shosho)Overall average of 4 or higher
JordanGeneral Secondary Education Certificate/Exam (Tawjihi)Overall average greater than 80%
KazakhstanAttestation of Middle (complete) Secondary Education (Attestat)Average of 75% (Good) or higher
KenyaKenya Certificate of Secondary Education Statement of Results (KCSE SER)Overall average of 8 out of 12 or higher
KoreaHigh School Certificate (Inmungye Kodung Hakkyo)Overall average higher than 80%
KuwaitGeneral Secondary Education Certificate (Shahadat Al-Thanawiya-Al-A’ma)Overall average greater than 80%
LatviaCertificate of General Secondary Education (Atestats par Visparejo Videjo Izglitibu)Average of 7 or higher
LibyaSecondary Education Certificate/ExamOverall average 80% or higher
LithuaniaSenior Secondary (Academic) Brandos atestas (Maturity Certificate)Average of 7 or Higher
MalaysiaSijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) Open Certification Examination ResultsAverage of 10 or higher
MauritiusGeneral Certificate of Education OrdinaryMinimum of 5 subjects grade A-C
MexicoCertificado de Bachillerato/Título de Bachiller/Certificado de PreparatoriaAverage of 8 or higher
MoroccoMoroccan BaccalaureateOverall average 14 or higher
MyanmarBasic Education Standard Examination (BESE) Diploma plus one year of post-secondary educationAverage of 4 or higher
NepalNepal Secondary School Leaving Certificate/Exam marks AND Nepal Higher
Secondary Certificate/Exam marks
Overall average higher than 45%
The NetherlandsHigher General Secondary Education diploma (HAVO, Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs)Average of 7 or higher
New ZealandNational Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 2 or Level 3
(NCEA 2, NCEA 3)
Overall average of "M" (Merit) or higher
NorwayUpper Secondary School Certificate (Vitnemål Fra Videregående Skole)Overall average of 4 (fire) or higher
NigeriaWest African Examination Council Senior School Certificate (WAEC)Average of 3 (B) or higher
OmanOman General Secondary School CertificateOverall average higher than 80%
PhilippinesHigh School diploma (Form 137A)Overall average higher than 85%
PakistanPakistan Secondary School Certificate/Leaving Certificate marks AND
Pakistan Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC, HSSC) or Intermediate Certificate Examination marks
Overall average higher than 50%
QatarQatar Senior School CertificateOverall average greater than 80%
RussiaCertificate of Basic Education/Exam results AND Certificate of Complete General Education/Exam resultsOverall average 4 or higher
Saudi ArabiaGeneral Secondary Education Transcript and Certificate of Secondary Completion.  
SingaporeSingapore Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Level Exams with passing grade in 5 subjects3 or higher in 5 passing subjects
South AfricaNational Senior Certificate/National Senior Certificate with Matriculation EndorsementAverage of “C” (60%) or higher
Sri LankaSri Lankan General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level and Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education AdvancedCombined average of 55% (Sri Lankan secondary school grade of C) or higher
SwedenHögskoleförberedande ExamenOverall average VG (Val Gokand) or B average
SwitzerlandFederal Maturity CertificateAverage of 5 or higher
SyriaGeneral Secondary Education Transcript and Certificate of Secondary CompletionOverall average higher than 80%
TaiwanSenior High School diplomaOverall average higher than 70%
ThailandCertificate of Secondary Education (Matayom VI)Average of 3 or higher
TurkeySecondary School transcripts showing year 10-12 marks and Lise Diplomasi CertificateOverall average higher than 70%
United Arab EmiratesGeneral Secondary School Leaving CertificateOverall average higher than 80%
United KingdomAll UK system schools: GCSE or IGCSE (O level) with at least 5 subject exam score reports“C” or higher in each “Ordinary” subject prior to 2016. 2016 forward score of 5 or higher in each “Ordinary” subject
VietnamSenior High School CertificateAverage of 7 or higher