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Admissions Requirements
By Country/Region/Educational System

To ensure your application eligibility, it is necessary that you submit a set of documents that verifies your (prospective) completion of secondary education and thus prove your qualification, which is generally required for university entrance in your country/region/educational system.

*For Transfer applicants: You will be exempted from submitting these documents if you already have a bachelor's degree and wish to enter ICU as an undergraduate transfer student. Otherwise, you should submit these documents.

Search for your country/region/educational system from the list below. If your country/region/educational system is not listed, submit the Eligibility Check Form to the ICU Admissions Center to confirm your eligibility and additional requirements at least one month before the application period starts.

If you have not graduated yet and thus cannot submit the required documents listed below at the time of application...
Submission of these documents is deferred until you graduate from high (upper secondary) school. On the other hand, you should submit the rest of the necessary documents for your application by the designated deadline. This includes the School Report (a format required by ICU) , on which the name of the expected diploma or certificate must be specified. Additionally, a list of courses progressing or to be taken in the final semester/year is needed to verify that you will meet the course requirements. Once admitted, you must submit the original or certified true copies of such a diploma or completion certificate to confirm your admission to ICU. Otherwise, your admission will be rescinded.
*NOTE: The following requirements may change without prior notice in the event of educational reform in the country/region/educational system.
Australia
Senior Secondary Certificates of Education* and Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).
*Details of the required documents differ by state/territory. Check the website below.
   https://www.acaca.edu.au/index.php/senior-secondary-certificates/
Canada
Senior/High School Final Transcript that shows the completion of the required curriculum and/or final examination for entering a four-year university in Canada. Below are course requirements by province:
  • British Columbia: Five Grade-12 academic courses, including English Studies 12 (or English 12 or English 12 First Peoples).
  • Ontario: Six Grade-12 4U/4M courses including English 4U
  • Prince Edward Island: Five Grade-12 academic courses (611 or 621) including English 621
  • Other Provinces: For other provinces, please inquire at the Admissions Center in advance
    • *If some of the required courses are in progress or to be taken while in the final semester/term of your high school, and thus not listed on the transcript, submit a school-issued list of these courses in addition to the transcript.
China
Accredited Senior High School (Upper Middle School) Graduation Diploma
with Senior Secondary School Examination Results （会考）
＋National University Entrance Examination Results（高考)
  • All credentials (including the examination results) must be issued by the provincial Ministry of Education or verified by an official accrediting body such as the Center for Student Services and Development (CSSD).
  • If you are enrolled in a dual-degree high school system (e.g., Sino-US, Sino-UK, Sino-Canada, etc.), please refer to the admissions requirements needed for the accredited high school graduation diploma you will receive upon graduation.
France
French Baccalauréat examination certificate
Germany
Abitur certificate
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) report
  • Must contain four Core Subjects and two Elective Subjects (in Category A)
  • If not taking Chinese Language, three Elective Subjects are needed.
  • Mathematics Extended Part Module 1 or 2 can be used to meet the elective requirement.
International Baccalaureate
IB Full Diploma (Final Grades or Predicted Grades Report)
  • IB certificate alone is not acceptable. IB Full Diploma is needed. IB Course candidates are ineligible to apply unless they have other valid credentials for admission to ICU.
India
All India Senior School Certificate awarded by CBSE, or
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education awarded by CISCE.
Indonesia
Ijazah Sekolah Menegah Atas ​(Diploma awarded by Upper Secondary School)
Japan
Japanese High School Diploma ​(awarded by a MEXT accredited school)
  • Final High School Transcript (with date of graduation / awarded by a MEXT accredited school) must be submitted as proof.
Korea
Korean High School Graduation Certificate + College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)
New Zealand
National Certificates of Educational Achievements (NCEA) Level 3 with University Entrance
    NOTES:
  • Submit Record of Achievements (ROA) and School Results Summary (SRS) issued by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).
  • Both must show NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance.
  • Without the "University Entrance" standard, you are ineligible to apply.
Singapore
Singapore/Cambridge GCE O-level & A-level ​
  • At least three passes in H2 subjects are required to apply.
Thailand
Mathayom 6 (Thailand Certificate of Secondary Education) ​
Ukraine
Certificate of Completion of General Secondary Education in Ukraine
+ State Final Attestation (SFA) results as supplementary to the above certificate
+ External Independent Evaluation (EIE) test results
UK
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A Level (A2)) (Final or Predicted Grades)
+ General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)
+ General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary (GCE AS Level) (if applicable)
  • At least five subjects must be passed, ideally with one from each of the subject groups: Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Languages.
  • Of the five passes, two must be at GCE A Level.
  • Applicants originally from non-English speaking countries/regions are recommended to take English Language unless they have spent their junior and senior high school years - approximately six years - in the British school system.
  • A foreign language subject cannot be counted toward the above requirements if it teaches your first language or the language spoken in your home environment. Suppose a native Japanese speaker takes a GCE A Level in the Japanese language subject, for example. In this case, the candidate must have two GCE A Levels besides Japanese to apply.
USA
US High School Diploma ​(awarded by a public or officially accredited school)
  • Final High School Transcript (with date of graduation / awarded by a public or official accredited school) must be submitted as proof.
Vietnam
Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Trung Học Phổ Thông ​(High School Graduation Certificate) with National Examination results

For more details, please check the Admissions Guide for the Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate Admissions

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