These are the minimum academic credentials required for assessment and can change at any The listed credential must be provided for your assessment to be completed. If the entry requirements are not met with the minimum credential, additional documents may be requested, such as any post-secondary credentials completed.
All documents must be official and sent directly from the issuing institution to Portage College, unless there is a verification system.
For countries where the official language is not English, transcripts must be accompanied by official, notarized English translations.
English is the official language of instruction at Portage College. All applicants must demonstrate English Language Proficiency to be considered for Refer to page 2 for more information on English Language Proficiency requirements.
International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) evaluates formal academic or technical education. Link to Government of Alberta IQAS site.
| Country | Document Type |
|---|---|
| Country Albania | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Algeria | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Anguilla | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country Antigua and Barbuda | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country Argentina | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Australia | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Azerbaijan | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Bahamas | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Bangladesh | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Barbados | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country Belize | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country Bermuda | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Bolivia | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Botswana | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Brazil | Document Type IQAS |
| Country British Virgin Islands | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Brunei | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Cameroon (English System only) | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Cayman Islands | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country Chile | Document Type IQAS |
| Country China | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Columbia | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Congo, Democratic Republic of | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Costa Rica | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Dominica | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country Dominican Republic | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Ecuador | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Egypt | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Ethiopia | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Falkland Islands | Document Type IQAS |
| Country France | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Ghana | Document Type • West African Examination Council (WAEC); • National Examinations Council (NECO) |
| Country Greece | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Guatemala | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Guyana | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country Honduras | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Hong Kong | Document Type IQAS |
| Country India | Document Type • Secondary / Higher Secondary / Senior Secondary / Matriculation (and etc.) Examination certificates and transcripts FROM: o State Boards; o All India Board; o Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE); o National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS); o Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE); o Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) |
| Country Indonesia | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Iran | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Iraq | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Ireland | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Italy | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Jamaica | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country Japan | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Korea (South) | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Kenya | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Lebanon | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Liberia | Document Type • West African Examination Council (WAEC); • National Examinations Council (NECO) |
| Country Libya | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Malasyia | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Mexico | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Montserrat | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country Morocco | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Myanmar | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Nepal | Document Type IQAS |
| Country New Zealand | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Nicaragua | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Nigeria | Document Type • West African Examination Council (WAEC); • National Examinations Council (NECO) |
| Country Northern Ireland | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Pakistan | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Panama | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Peru | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Philippines | Document Type • High School Transcript; AND • Post-Secondary Transcript of Records |
| Country Poland | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Romania | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Russia | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Saudi Arabia | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Scotland | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Senegal | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Sierra Leone | Document Type • West African Examination Council (WAEC); • National Examinations Council (NECO) |
| Country Singapore | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Somalia | Document Type IQAS |
| Country South Africa | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Spain | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Sri Lanka | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Sudan | Document Type IQAS |
| Country St. Kitts & Nevis | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country St. Lucia | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country St. Vincent & Grenadines | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country Syria | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Taiwan | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Tanzania | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Thailand | Document Type IQAS |
| Country The Gambia | Document Type • West African Examination Council (WAEC); • National Examinations Council (NECO) |
| Country Trinidad & Tobago | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country Turks & Caicos Islands | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country Uganda | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Ukraine | Document Type IQAS |
| Country United Arab Emirates | Document Type IQAS |
| Country United Kingdom | Document Type IQAS |
| Country United States | Document Type High School Transcript |
| Country Venezuela | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Vietnam | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Virgin Islands | Document Type • Caribbean Secondary Education Council Certificate (CSEC); • Caribbean Examination Council (CXC); • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) |
| Country Zambia | Document Type IQAS |
| Country Zimbabwe | Document Type IQAS |
We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.