Syria - academic equivalencies
Undergraduate
We require a General Secondary Certificate (also known as al Shahâda al-Thânawiyya al-camma or Baccalauréat) plus an acceptable international foundation year or equivalent.
Postgraduate
We require a bachelor degree (also known as al-Ijâza fi or Licence) when awarded after four years of study.
| Syrian degree classification |
Alternative name |
English translation or equivalent |
| 90-100% | Al-sharaf | Honour = 1st |
| 80-89% | Al-imitiyaz | Distinction = 1st |
| 70-79% |
Jayyid jiddan |
Very good = 2:1 |
| 60-69% | Jayyid |
Good = 2.2 |
English language equivalency
We will not accept a Syrian English language qualification as meeting our minimum English language proficiency requirements.
