International Certificates
Special Bases Relative to Foreign Certificates Equivalencies
First: International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
- Number of years should not be less than 12 academic years (or spending three years after passing Preparatory School Certificate).
- Prerequisites qualifying curriculum (courses) of study programs for joining varied specializations.
- Passing obligatory subjects (Arabic, Religion & national education) of the Ministry of Education.
College of Engineering/ College of Computing / College of Maritime
- Mandatory Courses
English Language or English Literature /Chemistry /Physics / Mathematics and AS Level Mathematics
- Elective Courses
Four "O" Level courses. - For College of Computing and Information Technology, As Biology can be accepted instead of As Math.
College of Management and Technology/ College of International Transport /College of Language and Communication
- Mandatory Courses:
English Language, or English Literature , Mathematics. - Elective Courses:
Six "O" Level courses.
Requested grades for IGCSE Courses
Minimum grade "C" for "O" Level and minimum Grade "D" for AS & A Level.
Second: American Diploma
That the student has passed successfully in 8 courses, & agreeably with the qualifying subjects for each faculty, provided that courses are passed in the 12th grade, & given that the subject weigh is not less than one credit. The student can complete some of the 8 subjects of the 11th grade with a maximum of 3 subjects only.
Passing of the SAT1 examination with a minimum score of 1320 points.
Concerning students interested in joining College of Engineering, College of Mritime Transport and College of Computing, a provision of passing the SAT2 with a minimum score of 1000 points in two subjects one of which is Mathematics and the other is Physics, Chemistry, or Biology.
Complete 3 years studying in the American Diploma (10, 11, 12)
- Passing obligatory subjects (Arabic, Religion & national education) of the Ministry of Education.
Third: Other Foreign Secondary Certificates
(International Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, German Certificates, etc.)
- A numerical evaluation is done according to rules of evaluation of The Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities.
- Passing each course in these certificate (with minimum 50%).




