Country-specific requirements for educational documents

Algeria

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement Secondaire (شهادة بكالوريا التعليم الثانوي)
  2. Academic transcript

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Armenia

Application to Bachelor’s degree programs:

  1. Mijnakarg Yndhanur Krtoutian Attestat
  2. Document of Unified State Examination Results (Единые госэкзамены) for admission to higher education institutions in Armenia

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Austria

Application to Bachelor‘s programs:

  1. Reifeprüfungszeugnis

Application to Master‘s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Albania

Application to Bachelor’s degree programs:

  1. Diploma of State Matura Examination Certificate (Diplomë e Maturës Shteteröre)
  2. State Matura Certificate (Certifikatë Maturës Shtetërore)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor Diploma (Diplomë Bachelor)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Azerbaijan

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of Secondary Education (Orta təhsil haqqında attestat)
  2. Official results of the state examination to admission to higher education institutions in Azerbaijan (minimum score 200 out of 700) or documents certifying the post-secondary education of at least one year at a higher education institution

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor Diploma (Bakalavr Diplomu)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

All educational documents must be translated into English (notarized translation) and apostilled. 

Bangladesh

Application to Bachelor’s degree programs:

  1. Higher Secondary Certificate
  2. Academic Transcript of the Higher Secondary Certificate

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor Diploma (Bachelor of Science/ Arts (Honours))
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Belarus

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of General Secondary Education (Aтэстат аб агульнай сярэдняй адукацыi)
  2. A letter issued by the school providing information on the results of the passed school leaving examinations

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma (Дыплом аб вышэйшай адукацыі)
  2. Diploma Supplement (Приложение к диплому)

Cameroon

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Original General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level (at least 4 exams passed with the grade C or higher) and
  2. Original General Certificate of Education, Advanced Level (at least 2 exams passed with the grade E or higher)
  3. The official statement of General Certificate of Education (ordinary and advanced levels) posted directly to Lithuanian Sport University, Sporto g. 6, Kaunas, LT-44221 by Cameroon General Certificate of Education Board in a sealed and stamped envelope
  4. Documents certifying the post-secondary education (if any)

or

  1. Certificate of Complete Secondary Education (Baccalaureat de l’Enseignement Secondaire)
  2. Transcript of Results (Releve de Notes).

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor Diploma (Bachelor/ Licence)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

China

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate issued jointly by the school and local department of education
  2. Academic transcript for the last three years issued by the school
  3. Verification report in English for the Huikao or the new Academic Proficiency Test (Xueye Shuiping Ceshi/Kaoshi) results issued by CHESICC (www.chsi.com.cn/en/)
  4. Verification report in English for the Chinese National University Entrance Examination (GaoKao) issued by CHESICC (www.chsi.com.cn/en/)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Degree Certificate (original or certified authentic copy)
  2. Graduation Certificate (original or certified authentic copy)
  3. Academic Transcript (original or certified authentic copy)
  4. Verification reports in English for the degree certificate issued by the China Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Development Centre (http://cqv.chinadegrees.cn/)

Congo (Democratic Republic of)

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Diplome d’Etat (original)
  2. Bulletin for the last 3 years of schooling (original)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor Diploma (original)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript (original)

Cyprus

Application to Bachelor‘s programs:

  1. Certificate of Secondary Education (Aπολυτήριο)
  2. Results of centrally organized exams (Pancyprian)

Application to Master‘s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Denmark

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. General Upper Secondary Education CertificateBevis for Studentereksamen or Bevis for Højere Teknisk Eksamen, or Bevis for Højere forberedelseseksamen or, Bevis for Højere handelseksamen)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s degree Diploma (BA/BSc)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Greece

Application to Bachelor‘s programs:

  1. Secondary education certificate
  2. Results of national entrance exams (Pan-hellenic exams)
  3. Certificate of right to higher education ΒΕΒΑΙΩΣΗ ΠΡΟΣΒΑΣΗΣ

Application to Master‘s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Egypt

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. General Secondary Education Certificate (Thanawiyya Al A‘amma ((شهادة الدراسة الثانوية العامة)) as issued in Arabic
  2. Official General Secondary Education Certificate examination results completed after 12 years of education indicating all the subjects and grades earned, issued in English by the Ministry of Education and legalized by the Lithuanian Embassy in Egypt https://eg.mfa.lt/en (original)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript (Student Record)

All educational documents must be translated into English (notarized translation)

Estonia

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. High School Graduation Certificate (Gümnaasiumi Lõputunnistus)
  2. Transcript of Grades (Hinneteleht)
  3. State Examination Certificate (Riigieksamitunnistus)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor Diploma (Bakalaureusekraad (Ülikool)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

European Baccalaureate

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. European Baccalaureate Certificate
  2. European Baccalaureate Transcript of Grades

Finland

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. High School Graduation Certificate (Lukion päättötodistus)
  2. Matriculation Examination Certificate (Ylioppilastutkintotodistus)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/Academic Transcript

France

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Diploma of Higher Secondary Education (Diplôme du Baccalauréat)
  2. Transcript of Grades (Relevéde Notes)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma (Licence)
  2. Diploma Supplement/Academic Transcript (Relevé de Notes)

Georgia (Sakartvelo)

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. General Education Diploma (Sruli zogadi Ganatlebis At’est’at’i)
  2. Results of the Unified National Examination (Ertiani Erovnuli Gamocdebi) or documents certifying the post-secondary education of at least one year at a higher education institution

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor Diploma (Bakalavris diploma)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Germany

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of General University Entrance Qualification (Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma, Bakkalaureus Diplom(Wissenschaftliche Hochschul)
  2. Diploma Supplement/Academic Transcript.

Ghana

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC) issued by the West African Examination Council (At least 6 subjects must be passed with the result C6 or higher. Grade for Mathematics and English language must be at least C6)
  2. Result Checker Card’s serial number and pin code to check the examination results online at https://ghana.waecdirect.org/
  3. Documents certifying post-secondary education of at least one academic year at a higher education institution

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/Academic Transcript. The approved Academic Transcript must be provided directly by the registrar of the former university to LSU in a sealed and stamped envelope or as a digital version to the LSU’s admission email address

India

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Apostilled Secondary School Examination Certificate (Class X) with Mark Sheet
  2. Apostilled Senior Secondary Examination Certificate (Class XII) with Mark Sheet

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Apostilled original degree certificate
  2. Apostilled original consolidated mark sheet

International Baccalaureate

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. International Baccalaureate Diploma
  2. International Baccalaureate examination results
  3. Login data for the online checking at http://www.ibo.org/

Ireland

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Leaving Certificate(Provisional Certificates are accepted only to actual year graduates) issued by the State Examination Commission

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma (Bachelor (Honours))
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Iran

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Graduation of High School until 2019:
  2. Certificate of High School Education (Motevasteh)
  3. Certificate of Pre-University Education (Peeshdaneshgahe)
  4. Transcripts of Records for both certificates listed above
  5. Graduation of High School after 2019:
  6. Certificate of Completion of Second Cycle of High School Education
  7. Transcripts of Records for High School Graduates – 2nd Cycle

Italy

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Diploma of Senior Secondary Education (Diploma di Superamento dell’Esame di Stato)
  2. Records of the final examination (Certifica Esame di Stato)
  3. Records of marks obtained at the end of the last year of schooling (e.g. Pagella scolastica)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma (Laurea)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

All educational documents must be translated into English (notarized translation). 

Israel

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. High School Diploma /Matriculation Diploma (Teudat Bagrut (תעודת בגרות))
  2. Grades of the state examination

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/Academic Transcript

Japan

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. High School Certificate of Graduation (高等学校卒業証明書, Kotogakko Sotsugyoshomeisho)
  2. Transcript of Records
  3. Entrance examination for admission to higher education institutions (Center Test –大学入試センター試験, Daigaku Nyūshi Sentā Shiken)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/Academic Transcript

Kazakhstan

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of Completed General Secondary Education (Жалпы орта бiлiм туралы aттестат).
  2. Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) Grade 12 Certificate (Жоғары мектепті бітіру туралы аттестат)
  3. Results of the Unified National Testing (Ұлттық бірыңғай тестілеу) or Complex testing of applicants’ results certificate (Кешенді тестілеу Сертификат)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma (Бакалавр дипломы)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Kyrgyzstan

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of Completed General Secondary Education (Жалпы орто билим женунде аттестат) or other equivalent document.
  2. Appendix (жетишкен бааларынын жыйынтык) to the Жалпы орто билим женунде аттестат
  3. Document on Results of National Test (Жалпы республикалык тестирлөө/Общее тестирование) rganized by Центр оценки в образовании и методов обучения

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Latvia

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of General Secondary Education (Atestāts par vispārējo vidējo izglītību)
  2. Record Card (Sekmjuizraksts)
  3. Results of State Examination

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor Diploma (Bakalaura diploms)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Lebanon

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of Senior Secondary Education (Lebanese Baccalauréat –شھادة البكالوریا الثانویة العامة)
  2. Transcript of Records

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma (Licence – لسانس /البكالوریوس الإجاز)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Moldova

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of Senior Secondary Education (Diplomǎ de Bacalaureat)
  2. Transcript of Records

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s diploma (Diplomă (de studii superioare) de licenţă)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Morocco

Application to Bachelor’s degree programs: 

  1. Attestation du Baccalauréat (upon completion of the academic profile program).
  2. Attestation du Baccalauréat (upon completion of a technical or professional profile program).

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/Academic Transcript

Nepal

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Higher Secondary Examination Certificate issued by the National Examinations Board (NEB) and legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal
  2. Higher Secondary Examination Academic Transcript issued by the National Examinations Board (NEB) and legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal. The minimum qualified examination grade for admission at university should be 50%
  3. HSEB (Migration) Certificate

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Netherlands

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of Secondary Education (Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) diploma)
  2. Transcript of results (Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs cijferlijst)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma awarded by a Research-oriented University (Universiteiten -WO)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Nigeria

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. West African Senior School Certificate (WAEC) issued by the West African Examination Council or Senior School Certificate (NECO) issued by the National Examination Council. (At least 5 subjects must be passed with the result C6 or higher. Both Mathematics and English language must be evaluated no less than C6)
  2. Scratch Card data (serial number and pin code) to check examination results online (your results have to be available at www.waecdirect.org or www.mynecoexams.com/results)
  3. Documents certifying the post-secondary education for at least one academic year at higher education institution. Official Academic Transcript (certified true copy) must be provided directly to university

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma
  2. Official Academic Transcript (Certified true copies must be e-mailed from official university email address directly to Lithuanian sport university email: admission@lsu.lt)

All educational documents must be legalized at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Norway

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of General Upper Secondary Education (Vitnemål for Videregående Opplaering)
  2. Transcript of Records

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma (research orientated)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Pakistan

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Higher Secondary School Examination Certificate attested by the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (original)
  2. Higher Secondary School Examination Certificate Statement of Marks attested by the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (original)
  3. Secondary School Examination Certificate attested by the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC)
  4. Secondary School Examination Certificate Statement of Marks attested by the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Diploma (honours) attested by the Higher Education Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  2. Full Academic Transcript attested by the Higher Education Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Philippines

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Diploma supplemented with an Authentication Certificate issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs
  2. Secondary Student’s Permanent Record (Form 137-A) supplemented with an Authentication Certificate issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs

Application to Master’s programs:

  1. Bachelor’s diploma
  2. Diploma supplement/Academic Trancript

Poland

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of Maturity (Świadectwo Dojrzałości – Matura)
  2. Świadectwo ukończenia

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma – Licencjat/ Inżynier
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Portugal

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of General Upper Secondary Education (Diploma/Certificado/Certidão do Ensino Secundario)
  2. Results of the State Examination ((Exames Nacionais do Ensino Secundário Português – FICHA ENES)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma (Licenciado)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Russia

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of Secondary General Education (Аттестат о среднем (полном) образовании).
  2. Supplement to the Certificate of Secondary General Education
  3. Results of the Unified State Examination (Свидетельство о результатах единого государственного экзамена (ЕГЭ))

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma (Бакалавр)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

South Korea

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. High School Certificate (고등학교졸업장, Godeung Hakgyo Jolupjang).
  2. Academic Transcript issued in English language
  3. Results of the Korean College Scholastic Ability Test

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Diploma (학사)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Spain

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of Upper Secondary Education (Título de Bachiller)
  2. Results of Entrance Examination (Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad -Selectividad) (if applied)
  3. Academic Certificate (Certificado De Calificiones/Certificación Official De Expediente)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma (Título de Graduado)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Sri Lanka

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Official statements of General Certificates of Education (Ordinary Level and Advanced Level) posted directly to Lithuanian sport university (Sporto g.6, Kaunas, Lithuania-44221) by the Department of Examinations in a sealed and stamped envelope

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Sweden

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Higher Education Preparatory Diploma (Examensbevis Högskoleförberedande examen)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma (Kandidatexamen)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Tajikistan

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Шаходатнома дар бораи тахсилоти миёнаиумумй
  2. Appendix (табели чамъбасти бахохои азхудкунй)to the Шаходатнома дар бораи тахсилоти миёнаи умумй
  3. Official results of the centralized examination for admission to higher education institutions in Tajikistan organised by National Testing Centre (Маркази миллии тестӣ)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Turkey

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. High School Diploma (Lise Diplomasi)
  2. Official Transcript (Records of the last 4 years of high school)
  3. Results of Examinations (YKS, YGS and/or LYS)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma (Lisans Diplomasi)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

All educational documents must be translated into English (notarized translation) and apostilled. 

Turkmenistan

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Şahadatnama orta blim hakynda (or another equivalent document)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Ukraine

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education (Cвідоцтвo про здобуття повної загальної середньої освіти / Aтeстат прo повну загальну серeдню освiту)
  2. Transcript to the Certificate (Додаток до атестата)
  3. Results of national testing: Зовнішнє незалежне оцінювання (ЗНО) (from 2008 to 2021) or Національний мультипредметний тест (НMТ) (in 2022).

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma (Бакалавр)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

United Kingdom (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. General Certificate of Education (GCE) – Advanced Levels (A Levels)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma – Bachelor (Honours)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

United Kingdom (Scotland)

  1. Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) with Advanced Highers

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma – Bachelor (Honours)
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

United States

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. High School Diploma
  2. Official academic transcript submitted in a sealed and stamped envelope;
  3. SAT/ACT Entrance Examinations or Honors, AP, College Prep study level
  4. Documents attesting to completion of any postsecondary education (if applicable)

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma (Bachelor (Honours))
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript

Uzbekistan

Application to Bachelor’s programs:

  1. Ўрта маълумот тўгрисида Шаходатнома
  2. ўзлаштириш бўйича якуний бахолартабели to the Ўрта маълумот тўгрисида Шаходатнома
  3. Official results of the centralized examination for admission to higher education institutions in Uzbekistan organised by National Testing Centre (Государственного центра тестирования (ГЦТ))

Application to Master’s degree programs:

  1. Bachelor’s Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement/ Academic Transcript