Ethiopia Secondary Credentials

Please refer to your school documents to see which of the following education tracks you should reference. 

General Secondary Secondary Education Track

Requirements & Standards

Required Credentials 1. Transcript/Marksheet for 9th Grade (if not yet graduated)
2. Ethiopia General Secondary Education Certificate (if available)
3. Transcripts/Marksheets for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade
4. Ethiopian University Entrance Examination and/or Ethiopian General School Leaving Certificate Examination (if 12th grade is in progress, this is not required to complete your application; send this in once it is available)
English Proficiency Not exempt – see options.
Grade/GPA Requirements An average of grades B or better; at least a recalculated GPA of 2.74 on a 4-point scale, over your last three years.

*This does not guarantee that you will be admitted.

Grading Scale

Ethiopia General Secondary Education Certificate (EGSEC) and General Academic Scale
Transcript/Mark Sheet Percentage Equivalent U.S. Grade for GPA Calculation Equivalent U.S. GPA Points
Transcript/Mark Sheet Percentage
90-100
Equivalent U.S. Grade for GPA Calculation
A
Equivalent U.S. GPA Points
4
Transcript/Mark Sheet Percentage
80-89
Equivalent U.S. Grade for GPA Calculation
B
Equivalent U.S. GPA Points
3
Transcript/Mark Sheet Percentage
70-79
Equivalent U.S. Grade for GPA Calculation
C
Equivalent U.S. GPA Points
2
Transcript/Mark Sheet Percentage
60-69
Equivalent U.S. Grade for GPA Calculation
D
Equivalent U.S. GPA Points
1
Transcript/Mark Sheet Percentage
0-59
Equivalent U.S. Grade for GPA Calculation
F
Equivalent U.S. GPA Points
0

Ethiopian University Entrance Examination (EUEE), Ethiopian Secondary Leaving Certificate Examination (ESLCE), and Ethiopian General School Leaving Certificate Examination (EGSLCE) Scale
Transcript/Mark Sheet Letter Grade Transcript/Mark Sheet Percentage Equivalent U.S. Grade for GPA Calculation Equivalent U.S. GPA Points
Transcript/Mark Sheet Letter Grade
A
Transcript/Mark Sheet Percentage
90-100
Equivalent U.S. Grade for GPA Calculation
A
Equivalent U.S. GPA Points
4
Transcript/Mark Sheet Letter Grade
B
Transcript/Mark Sheet Percentage
70-89
Equivalent U.S. Grade for GPA Calculation
B
Equivalent U.S. GPA Points
3
Transcript/Mark Sheet Letter Grade
C
Transcript/Mark Sheet Percentage
50-69
Equivalent U.S. Grade for GPA Calculation
C
Equivalent U.S. GPA Points
2
Transcript/Mark Sheet Letter Grade
D
Transcript/Mark Sheet Percentage
0-49
Equivalent U.S. Grade for GPA Calculation
F
Equivalent U.S. GPA Points
0