High School Academic Transcripts You must have completed your country’s pre-university education (equivalent to U.S. 12th Grade) before arriving to NYU, or if any of the following apply to you, you are eligible to apply to NYU as a first-year applicant: You are completing an internationally-recognized equivalent, such as the IB Diploma; or You are applying from countries with school leaving qualifications based on the British educational model, and will have completed the A-level equivalent (neither O-levels nor (I)GCSE results will be sufficient for admission); or You are currently enrolled in a foundation year program outside of the United States and have completed secondary school graduation requirements from your country as outlined in the International Qualifications Tool; or Your highest degree earned by the time you plan to enroll at NYU is either a certificate or diploma. IELTS Academic - 7.5 and above TOEFL iBT - 100 and above Duolingo English Test - 130 and above