Entry Requirements
In the list below you can check if you fulfill the minimum requirements for entry into undergraduate programmes in Icelandic universities. This will provide you with information about your opportunities before you prepare your application. Please note that further requirements may be made by the each university.
This list is not exhaustive of neither countries nor qualifications giving access to higher education in Iceland. If you have any questions regarding language requirements or specific admission requirements, please contact the university you intend to apply for.
This list is not exhaustive of neither countries nor qualifications giving access to higher education in Iceland. If you have any questions regarding language requirements or specific admission requirements, please contact the university you intend to apply for.
Minimum requirements for admission to Icelandic universities
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Baccalauria + 1 year of higher education studies.
Baccalauréat or Diplôme de Bachelier de l’enseignement secondaire général + 1 year of higher education studies. Titulo de Bachiller + 1 year of higher education studies. High School Certificate + Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) or University Admission Index (UAI) Reifeprüfung/Matura or Reife- und Diplomprüfung or Berufsreifeprüfung. Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) + 1 years of higher education studies. Diploma van secundair onderwijs. Certificat d’enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (C.E.S.S.) Abschlusszeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts. Diploma/Grado/Titulo de Bachiller + 1 year of higher education studies. Diploma o zavrsenoj gimnaziji or Svjedozba o maturi or Diploma o polozenom zavrsnom ispituor Diploma/technical. Certificado de Ensino Médio or Certificado de Conclusão de Ensino Médio Supletivo or Diploma de Técnico de Nivel Medio + 1 year of higher education studies. Diploma za (Zavarsheno) Sredno Obrazovanie / Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie Diploma za Sredno – Spetzialno Obrazovanie (11 years education) + 1 year of higher education studies. Diplome de Bachelier de l’Enseignement du Second Degre / Baccalaureat de l’Enseignement Secondaire. or GCE Ordinary Level Examinations (at least 4 subjects passed) + Cameroon GCE Advanced Level Examinations (at least 3 subjects passed). or Brevet de Technicien / Diplome de Bachelier de Technicien (Admission only to same study field as in Cameroun) High School Diploma or Secondary School Diploma or Diplome d’Etudes Collegiales (DEC) / Diploma of Collegial Studies (DCS) or Complete Grade 12 Standing/Division IV Standing passed with at least 60%. Licencia secundaria + 1 year of higher educational studies. (Applicants with exams taken in 2000 or later may be admitted without a year of higher educational studies if the GPA is at least 6) Certificate of Graduation from Upper Middle School + Chinese National University Entrance Examination (CNUEE)/Gao Kao + 1 year of higher education studies (university), or + 2 years of higher education studies (college). or Certificate of Graduation from Upper Middle School + NAHEEE + 3 years of higher adult education studies. Bachillerato / Diploma de Bachiller + 1 year of higher education studies. Maturalna svjedodzba or Svjedodzba o zavrsenom srednjem obrazovanju or Svjedodzba o zavrsnom ispitu-maturior Svejdozba o maturi or Svjedodzba o zavrönom ispitu or Svjedodzba o zavrsenom srednjem obrazovanju or Svjedodzba o zavrsnom ispitu-maturi. Vysvedceni o Maturitní Zkousce or Maturitní zkouška or Maturita from gymnazium. Studenterexamen or Höjere Forberedelses Eksamen (HF) or Höjere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX) or Höjere Handels Eksamen (HHX). Thanaweya A’ama (General Secondary School Certificate) + 1 year of higher education studies. Keskkooli Loputunnistus or Gümnaasiumi Lıputunnistus or Lõputunnistus põhihariduse basil kutsekeskhariduse omandamise Kohta or Lõputunnistus keskhariduse baasil kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta + Riigieksamenitunnistus European Baccalaureate (EB) Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/studentexamensbetyg or Tutkintotodistus/Ammatillinen perustutkinto Baccalauréat général or Baccalauréat technologique or Baccalauréat professionnel. Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Abitur) or Zeugnis der Reife or Reifezeugnis or Zeugnis der Fachgebundene Hochschulreife or Zeugnis der Fachhochschulreife. Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) + 1 year of higher education studies. or West African School Certificate (WASC/O level) + West African Higher School Certificate Examination (WAHSC/A level) with a minimum of 3 A-levels and 5 O-levels Gimnazium erettsegi bizonyitvany or Szakközepiskola erettsegi bizonyitvany All India Senior School Certificate (AISSC) from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) + 1 year of higher education studies. or Indian School Certificate (ISC) from Council for the Indian School Certificate (CISCE) + 1 year of higher education studies. or Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) + 1 year of higher education studies. IJAZAH Sekolah Menengah Atas or Madrasah Aliyah (SMA / MA) + 2 years of higher education studies. or Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar Sekolah Menengah Umum (SMU) + 2 years of higher education studies. International Baccalaureate Diploma 3 years High School Diploma and Pre-University diploma+ 1 year of higher education studies or 4 years High School Diploma + 1 year of higher education studies. Al-Edadiyah + 1 year of higher education studies or Al-Idadiyah (Sixth form baccalaureat) + 1 year of higher education studies or Certificate of Preparatory Studies + 1 year of higher education studies Leaving Certificate (Established), showing at least 6 subjects of which at least 2 Higher Level subjects or Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme. (LCVP) Liceo Classico or Liceo Scientifico or Liceo Linguistico or Liceo – Indirizzo science sociali Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho + 1 year of higher education studies. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) + 1 year of higher education studies. Diplome per kryerjen e shkolles se mesme te pergjithshme – gjimnazin or Diplome per kryerjen e shkolles se mesme te larte - gjimnazit Atestäts par visparejo vidëjo izglïtïbu or Atestäts par vidíjo izglïtïbu. Baccalauréat + 1 year of higher education studies. Secondary Education Certificate + 1 year of higher education studies. Brandos Atestatas Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM/Certificate of Education) + Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM/Malaysia Higher School Certificate) or Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM/Certificate of Education) + Matriculation Certificate (Matrikulasi) Certificado de Bachillerato + 1 year of higher education studies Diploma o Završenoj Srednjoj Školi or Svjedocanstvo o stecenom stepenu strucne spreme or Svjedocanstvo o stecenom stepenu strucne spreme Baccalauréat + 1 year of higher education studies. Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) or Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (HAVO) + Propaedeutische Diplom/Verklaring Senior School Certificate + 1 year of higher education studies. or West African Examinations Council School Certificate (GCE O-level) and West African Examinations Council Higher School Certificate (A-level) (showing 5 subjects passed at O-level and 3 subjects passed at A-level). or Ordinary National Diploma + 1 year of higher education studies or Nigerian Certificate of Education combined with University Board Matriculation Examination (UME) Vitnemål Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) or Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) or Intermediate Examination or Intermediate Certificate or Diploma of Faculty of Arts or Science (FA/FSc) or Certificate/Diploma/Intermediate in Commerce PLUS: Before 2005: + 2 years of higher education studies From 2005: + 1 year of higher education studies Certificado Oficial de Estudios + 1 year of higher education studies. or Certificado de Educación Secundaria Común Completa (quinto) + 1 year of higher education studies. or Bachillerato + 1 year of higher education studies. or Titulo de Bachiller + 1 year of higher education studies. High School Diploma (kurso sa sekundarya) + 2 years of higher education studies. Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Diploma de Bacalaureat / Liceu teoretic From 1999: Attestat o Srednem + 1 year of higher education studies Before 1999: Attestat o Srednem + 2 years of higher education studies Secondary Education Certificate (Shahadat al-Thanawiyyah al-'Ama or Shahadat al-Marhalat al-Thanawiyyah) + 1 year of higher education studies. or Secondary Vocational School Dioploma (Diplom al-Madaaris al-Thanawiyyah al-Mihaniyyah/Tijaaryyah) + 1 year of higher education studies. Diploma o polozenom zavrsnom ispitu or Diploma o Završenoj Srednjoj Školi or Diploma o polozenom maturskom ispitu or Diploma o stečenom srednjem obrazovanju (Диплома о стеченом средњем образовању) or Diploma o stepenu strucne spreme Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level exam Maturitetno spriéevalo or Spricevalo o Poklicna matura Ilbankye Kodung Hakkyo (Academic High School Diploma) Título de Bachiller or Bachillerato (Baccalaureate). Slutbetyg Maturitatszeugnis (MAR) or Certificat de Matruité (RRM) or Attestato di Matruitá or Fachmaturitätszeugnis Al Shahada Al Thanawiya or Baccalauréat + 1 year of higher education studies. Matayom VI (M6) / Maw 6 + 1 year of higher education studies. From 2009: Lise Diplomasi Before 2009: Lise Diplomasi + 1 year of higher education studies After 1999: Atestat pro povnu zagal’nu srednju osvitu + 1 year of higher education studies. Before 1999: Atestat pro povnu zagal’nu srednju osvitu + 2 years of higher education studies. High School Graduation Diploma + 1 year of higher education studies. or High School Equivalence Diploma (General Education Development) + 1 year of higher education studies General Certificate of Education (GCE) with examination in at least 5 GCSE subjects and 3 GCE subjects at A-level. The demand of 3 subjects at A-level can be met by either 3 A-levels, 2 A-levels and 2 AS-levels or 1 A-level and 4 AS-levels. At least 1 A-level is required. or International IGCSE/GCE O-level and GCE A-level offered internationally by Edexcel and Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) need to meet the same requirements as above. or Cambridge Pre-U with 3 Principle Subjects + 5 subjects at GCSE level or BTEC National Certificate and National Diploma (Admission can be limited to the same study field) BTEC National Award does not meet the entry requirements. or Scottish Qualifications Certificate or Scottish Certificate of Secondary Education + Certificate of Sixth Year Studies or at least 5 Scottish Higher Level subjects. Bang Tu Tai Hai (baccalaureat II) or Bang Tot Nghiep Pho Thong Trung Hoc + 1 year of higher education studies. or Giay Chung Nhan Pho Thong Trung Hoc + 1 year of higher education studies. |