Undergraduate International Admission

Requirements by Country

All first-year freshmen applicants must finish secondary school (comparable to the completion of senior high school in the U.S.) by the time of enrollment, earning a graduation certificate or diploma which would enable them to apply to university in their home country of study.

If your country is not listed, follow the general requirements guidelines.

Bangladesh

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Transcripts with final grades for years 10 (board exams), and 11 (marksheets), along with as much as is available for grade 12.
  • If you have completed secondary school, official copy of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

Deposit requirement

  • $7,500 deposit must be paid before an I-20 is issued. To improve your chances of getting a visa, your I-20 will show that you paid the enrollment deposit.
  • $7,500 deposit is required for applicants: (1) who are physically located in Bangladesh at the time they submit their application; and/or (2) who provide transcripts from schools or documents from banks located in Bangladesh.
  • For international payment option details and steps to make the deposit payment visit: International Payment Options (utoledo.edu)

If you are studying the British curriculum, refer to the British Curriculum section

Brazil

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Transcripts with final grades for previous two years of school, along with current years courses and grades, if available (grades 1, 2, and 3 in progress).

If you have completed secondary school, final scores from grade 12 equivalent (Grade 3) and official copy of Diploma or Certificado de Ensino Medio (formerly Segundo Grau).

British and British-Pattern Curriculum (A-Levels)

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Final GCSE, IGCSE, or GCE O-Level Results Certificate
  • Final GCE AS-Level Results
  • Final GCE A-Level, AICE Diploma Programme, or Cambridge Pre-U Results

Canada

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to email the following documents to international@utoledo.edu, or send them through one of the following services: Parchment, National Clearinghouse, or Digitary, or mail your transcripts to our office address:

  • Provincial or territorial Ministry of Education (MOE) secondary school records (9),10,11, along with as much as is available for grade 12.
  • If you have completed secondary school, proof of provincial/territorial diploma.

Caribbean

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • CXC CSEC Examination results
  • Available CAPE results

Ethiopia

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Coursework and final scores for grades 9 and 10, , grade 11 transcripts, along with current year’s courses and grades, if available
  • Results of the Secondary School Leaving Examination (SSLE), when available

Deposit requirement

  • $7,500 deposit must be paid before an I-20 is issued. To improve your chances of getting a visa, your I-20 will show that you paid the enrollment deposit.
  • $7,500 deposit is required for applicants: (1) who are physically located in Ethiopia at the time they submit their application; and/or (2) who provide transcripts from schools or documents from banks located in Ethiopia.
  • For international payment option details and steps to make the deposit payment visit: International Payment Options (utoledo.edu)

France and French-Pattern Curriculum

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Official transcript from troisième, seconde, première, and predictions (if available).
  • Official transcripts from terminale and copy of the Baccalauréat or Bachelier, if graduated from high school.

Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Liberia (WAEC countries)

UToledo will be reviewing your West African Examinations Council (WAEC) results.

Students can purchase scratch cards and should submit their scratch card information for verification. We do not use student score reports as official. However, we can log into the WAEC website to verify your marks.

Kindly email the following information directly to Mr. Joe Guziolek, Assistant Director of International Admission at joe.guziolek@utoledo.edu:

Examination Number:
Examination Year:
Examination (School or Private):
Card Serial Number:
PIN:

For more information visit www.waecdirect.org

India

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Official copy of Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE), Council for Indian School Certificate (CISCE), or other examining board test results from grade X.
  • Official copy of grade XI mark sheets
  • If you have completed secondary school, official copy of Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE), Council for Indian School Certificate (CISCE), or other examining board test results from X and XII, and an official copy of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) or Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)

If you are studying the British curriculum, refer to the British Curriculum section

Deposit requirement for students from Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir

  • $7,500 deposit must be paid before an I-20 is issued. To improve your chances of getting a visa, your I-20 will show that you paid the enrollment deposit.
  • $7,500 deposit is required for applicants: (1) who are physically located in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, or Jammu and Kashmir at the time they submit their application; and/or (2) who provide transcripts from schools or documents from banks located in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, or Jammu and Kashmir
  • For international payment option details and steps to make the deposit payment visit: International Payment Options (utoledo.edu)

Indonesia

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Transcripts with final scores for upper secondary, grades 10, and 11, along with as much as is available for grade 12 by the application deadline
  • If you have completed upper secondary school, official copy of the Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar (STTB)

International Baccalaureate

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Transcripts from the two years prior to beginning the IB Diploma Program or equivalent final examination results (for example, final Middle Year Programme results).
  • If you were enrolled in an education system which required you to complete compulsory secondary school leaving examinations, such as any GCSE, IGCSE, or GCE O-Level or other international or national exams, your high school should submit copies of your final certificates
  • High School Transcript for IB Year 1, and as much as is available for IB Year 2
  • Final IB Results (out of 45).

Italy

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Transcripts with final grades for previous three years of school (years 9,10,11), along with current year courses (grade 12) and scores, if available
  • If you have completed secondary school, copy of the Diploma di maturità/di Esame di Statoalso.

Kenya

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Transcripts with final grades for previous three years of school (years 9,10,11), along with current year courses (grade 12) and scores, if available
  • If you have completed secondary school, also the results of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).

Latin America

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Transcripts with final grades for three years of school (years 10, 11, along with grade 12, if available).
  • If you have completed secondary school, copy of Bachillerato or comparable certificate.

Malaysia

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Official copy of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)-Certificate of Education, and transcripts with coursework and scores for years 10 and 11 along with as much is available for year 12.
  • If you are completing two years of Sixth Form, transcripts and final grades for year 12 along with as much is available for year 13.
  • If you have completed year 12 (first year of Sixth Form), official leaving certificate from your high school. If you have completed year 13 (second year of Sixth Form), final exam results including official copy of Sijil Tinggi Pelaranjan Malaysia (STPM) - Malaysian Higher School Certificate.

Mexico

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Transcripts from Education Media Superior (Upper Secondary), with final grades for years 10 and 11, along with as much as is available for grade
  • Official copy of Certificado de Bachillerato if you have graduated from high school.

Nepal

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Official copy of School Leaving Certificate board exam results for Grade X, Official copy of grade XI marks, and current year XII courses and grades/predictions, if available.
  • If you have completed secondary school, School Leaving Certificate board exam results for Grade X and official copy of Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (board) results for Grade XII.

Pakistan

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Official copy of year X board exam results, year XI marks, and current year XII courses and grades/predictions, if available.
  • If you have completed secondary school, official copy of Higher Secondary Certificate/Grade XII.

Deposit requirement

  • $7,500 deposit must be paid before an I-20 is issued. To improve your chances of getting a visa, your I-20 will show that you paid the enrollment deposit.
  • $7,500 deposit is required for applicants: (1) who are physically located in Pakistan at the time they submit their application; and/or (2) who provide transcripts from schools or documents from banks located in Pakistan.
  • For international payment option details and steps to make the deposit payment visit: International Payment Options (utoledo.edu)

Saudi Arabia

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Transcripts with final grades for years 10 and 11, along with as much as is available for grade 12.
  • If you have completed secondary school, official copy of General Secondary Education Certificate (Shahadat Al-Marhalat Al-Thanawiyyat).

South Korea

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Official copy of Inmungye Kodung Hakkyo from senior years 1 and 2, along with as much as is available for senior year 3.
  • If you have completed secondary school, official copy of high school diploma.

United Arab Emirates

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • General Secondary Education transcripts with final grades for common first year (year 1), science or arts stream (year 2), along with as much as is available for year 3.
  • If you have completed secondary school, official copy of Secondary School Certificate (Shahadat Al-ThanawiYa Al-Amma).

Uzbekistan

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • If currently attending Lyceum through grade 12, transcripts with final grades for years 9, 10, and 11, along with as much as is available for grade 12 by the application deadline
  • If attending secondary through grade 11, transcripts with final grades for years 9 and Certificate of General Education -  Umumiy o'rta ta’lim to'g'risida shahodatnoma (Uzbek)/ Свидетельствоо среднем общем образовании (Russian) and grade 10 subjects and marks, along with as much is available for grade 11 by the application deadline.
  • If you have completed secondary school, official copy of the Certificate of General Education -  Umumiy o'rta ta’lim to'g'risida attestat (Uzbek)/ среднемАттестат о среднем общем образовании (Russian)

Deposit requirement

  • $7,500 deposit must be paid before an I-20 is issued. To improve your chances of getting a visa, your I-20 will show that you paid the enrollment deposit.
  • $7,500 deposit is required for applicants: (1) who are physically located in Uzbekistan at the time they submit their application; and/or (2) who provide transcripts from schools or documents from banks located in Uzbekistan.
  • For international payment option details and steps to make the deposit payment visit: International Payment Options (utoledo.edu)

Vietnam

Advise your school counselor, headmaster, principal, director, etc. to upload the following documents to the Common App or email them to international@utoledo.edu:

  • Senior Secondary transcripts with final grades for years 10 and 11, along with as much as is available for grade 12
  • Official Final High School Graduation Examination Results (Điểm Kỳ Thi tốt Nghiệp THPT) or Provisional High School Graduation Certificate (Giấy Chứng Nhận Tốt Nghiệp)

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Last Updated: 8/22/25