High School Equivalency

What is a high school equivalency?

A high school equivalency is a certification that is officially accepted as equal to a high school diploma. Students earn this by passing a special exam. The exam tests knowledge and skills at the level expected of a high school graduate. The most common high school equivalency exams in the U.S. include the General Educational Development (GED), High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), and Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC). Flight students must provide either a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate.

Are there high school equivalencies for international students?

Yes, different countries make provisions for high school equivalency. International flight students must submit their high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate to a credential evaluation service. These services authenticate a student’s credentials so they may begin flight training.

Which credential evaluation services does Epic accept?

The following organizations are members of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. Epic accepts high school evaluations from any of these:

What are the high school diplomas from other countries?

AFGHANISTAN / Baccaluria
ARGENTINA / Bachiller especializado
AUSTRALIA / Senior Secondary School Certificate of Education (also called Year 12 Certificate or Senior Certificate or Higher School Certificate), issued by the appropriate State or Territory Department of Education
AUSTRIA / Maturity Certificate (Reifezeugnis)
BAHAMAS / General Certificate of Education in at least three Advanced “A” Levels following completion of the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education
BAHRAIN / Tawjahiya (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
BANGLADESH / Higher Secondary Certificate
BELGIUM / Certificate of Higher Secondary Education (Certificat d’Enseignement Secondaire Superiéur/Getuigschrift van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs)
BELIZE / Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) or the General Certificate of Education in at least three Advanced “A” Levels, following the completion of the Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate and Diploma
BOLIVIA / Bachiller or Bachiller en Humanidades
BRAZIL / Diploma/Certificado de Ensino Médio
CANADA (ALBERTA) / Advanced High School Diploma
CANADA (BRITISH COLUMBIA) / Secondary School Graduation Diploma (Dogwood Diploma)
CANADA (MANITOBA) / Manitoba High School Diploma
CANADA (NEW BRUNSWICK) / New Brunswick High School Graduation Diploma
CANADA /(NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR) / High School Graduation Diploma
CANADA (NORTHWEST TERRITORIES) / Territory High School Graduation Diploma
CANADA (NOVA SCOTIA) / Nova Scotia High School Graduation Diploma
CANADA (ONTARIO) / Ontario Secondary School Diploma
CANADA (PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND) / Senior Secondary School Diploma
CANADA (QUEBEC) / Diploma of College Studies/Diplome d’Etudes Collegiales (DCS/DEC), pre-university track, following the completion of the Secondary School Diploma/Diplome d’Etudes
CANADA (SASKATCHEWAN) / Secondary School Diploma
CANADA (YUKON) / High School Diploma
CHILE / Licencia de Educación Media (academic)
CHINA, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC / Senior High School Graduation Certificate (i.e., Redbook)
COLOMBIA / Bachillerato
COSTA RICA / Diploma de Conclusion de estudios de educacion diversificado o Bachillerato
CYPRUS / Apolyterion or Lise Diplomasi
CZECH REPUBLIC / Maturity Certificate
DENMARK / Studentereksamen
ECUADOR / Bachillerato en Humanidades/Ciencias
EGYPT / Thanaweya a` Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate)
EL SALVADOR / Bachiller/Bachillerato General or Diploma of Upper Secondary School
ETHIOPIA / Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE)
FINLAND / Lukion päästötodistus / Dismissionsbetyg (Upper Secondary Completion Certificate)
FRANCE / Baccalaureat
GERMANY / Abitur (Certificate of General University Maturity)
GHANA / Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE)
GREECE / Apolyterion Eniaiou Lykeiou
GUATEMALA / Bachiller en ciencias y letras
HONDURAS / Bachillerato
HONG KONG / HKDSE Certificate
HUNGARY / Érettségi Bizonyítvány (Maturity Certificate)
ICELAND / Studentspróf
INDIA / Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) or Senior Secondary Certificate
INDONESIA / STTB from SMA
IRAN / Pre-University (Peesh-daneshgahii)
IRELAND / Ardteistiméireacht (Leaving Certificate)
ISRAEL / Teudat Bagrut
ITALY / Diploma di Maturita / Diploma di Esame di Stato
JAMAICA / CAPE (Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination) in at least 3 two-unit courses/subjects
JAPAN / Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate
JORDAN / General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi)
KENYA / Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
KOREA / High School Graduation Certificate
KUWAIT / General Secondary Education Cert. (Shahadat Al-Thanawia Al A’ama)
MALAYSIA / STPM/Advanced Level Exams
MÉXICO / Bachillerato
NETHERLANDS / VWO Diploma
NEW ZEALAND / NCEA Level 3
NICARAGUA / Bachillerato
NIGERIA / WAEC Senior School Certificate
NORWAY / Vitnemål fra Videregående Skole
PAKISTAN / Higher Secondary Certificate
PANAMÁ / Diploma de Educación Media / Bachiller
PARAGUAY / Bachillerato (Bachiller en Humanidades y Ciencias)
PÉRU / Certificado de Educación Secundaria Común Completa / Bachillerato Academico
PHILIPPINES / 12-Year Secondary School Graduation
POLAND / Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci liceum ogólnokształcącego
ROMANIA / Diploma de Bacalaureat
RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Certificate of (complete) General Secondary Education – (Аттестат о среднем (полном) общем образовании)
SAUDI ARABIA / General Secondary Education Certificate – (Shahadat Al-Marhalat Al-Thanawiyyat)
SCOTLAND / Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) Advanced Higher Grade
SINGAPORE / Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced ‘A’ Level Examination (minimum 3 H2 subjects)
SOUTH AFRICA / Senior Certificate with Matriculation Endorsement/Exemption
SPAIN / Bachillerato/Titulo de Bachiller
SRI LANKA / Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
SURINAME / Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs / VWO
SWEDEN / Högskoleförberedande Examen
SWITZERLAND / Federal Maturity Certificate
TAIWAN (REP. OF CHINA) / Senior High School Diploma
THAILAND / Certificate of Secondary Education (Matayom VI)
TURKEY / Lise Diplomasi
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / Secondary School Leaving Certificate/Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al- Amma
UNITED KINGDOM / GCE A Levels (minimum of 3 academic subjects with C or better)
URUGUAY / Bachiller Diversificado de Enseñanza Secundaria
VENEZUELA / Bachillerato en Ciencias, Humanidades o Artes
VIETNAM / Senior High School Certificate/Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Trung Học Phổ Thông