International Admission Requirements for Undergraduate Studies
UNBC is home to a large and active International Student population with over 396 International Students from over 40 countries enrolled. Students who complete their studies at an appropriate high school and/or recognized post-secondary institution will be considered for admission.
English Language Proficiency Requirements for Undergraduate Studies
Admission with a General Certificate of Education (or Equivalent)
Admission Requirements for Students from an International High School
Each international application will be reviewed on its own merits.
List of Countries
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Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
- Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia Herzegovina
Botswana
- Please contact a Student Recruitment Officer at futurestudents@unbc.ca. Thank you!
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
- Diplome d'Etat (State Diploma)
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
- The completed French Baccalaureat or
- Baccalaureat General or
- Diplome de Bachelier de L’Enseignement du Second Degre or
- Option Internationale du Baccalaureat
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
- One year post-secondary at a recognized institution.
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Ireland (Northern)
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea (North)
Korea (South)
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
- Please contact a Student Recruitment Officer at futurestudents@unbc.ca. Thank you!
Liberia
Libya
- Please contact a Student Recruitment Officer at futurestudents@unbc.ca. Thank you!
Liechtenstien
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau/Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
- Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia, or
- Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
- For more information, please contact a Student Recruitment Officer at futurestudents@unbc.ca. Thank you!
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
The Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Northern Mariana Islands
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pacific Islands
- Please contact a Student Recruitment Officer at futurestudents@unbc.ca for further information. Thank you!
Pakistan
Palau
- Please contact a Student Recruitment Officer at futurestudents@unbc.ca for further information. Thank you!
Palestine
Panama
Papa New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Reunion Island
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé & Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
- West African Senior School Certificate (WAEC) or
- National Examination Council Senior School Certificate (NECO)
Singapore
Slovakia (Czechoslovakia)
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
South Pacific (Cook Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu)
- Kiribati National Certificate or Samoa School Certificate or
- Diploma from Mashall Islands or
- Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate (PSSC)
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
St Kitts & Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
- First Year Completed at Recognized University
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
- Certificate of Secondary Education AND Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education
Thailand
- Matayom (Secondary) VI Certificate/M6
Timor Leste
- Diploma do Ensino Secundario
Togo
- Please contact a Student Recruitment Officer at futurestudents@unbc.ca. Thank you!
Trinidad and Tobago
- Carribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) or
- General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced
Tunisia
- Please contact a Student Recruitment Officer at futurestudents@unbc.ca. Thank you!
Turkey
Turkmenistan
- 1 Year of University Level Study
Turks & Caicos Islands
- Carribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) or
- General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced
Ukraine
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
- General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level
Uruguay
- Bachillerato/Bachiller
United States of America
- Grade 12 Graduation with English + 3 Academic subjects and 1 elective
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
- One year post-secondary at a recognized institution
Vietnam
West Bank & Gaza
- Tawijihi
Yemen
- General Secondary Education Certificate (Al Thanawiyya)
Yugoslavia
- Please contact a Student Recruitment Officer at futurestudents@unbc.ca. Thank you!
Zambia
Zimbabwe
If you would like to add a country to this list, please contact a Student Recruitment Officer at futurestudents@unbc.ca.