PGS Eligibility

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Please see the information below to check your eligibility and get ready!

Please keep in mind that the information is subject to change due to the Thai Government's and our partner institutions' annual updates to admissions criteria and processes.

Please review your eligibility below before proceeding to our application page.

Inter Admission Round 2 is now open for registration on 20 March 2025 - 2 May 2025.

PGS 2025 Online Application Manual, click here.

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Admission Qualification

Applicants must have graduated from high school or passed an equivalent high school standard test, or be in their final year of high school (Grade 12 in the US system or year 13 in the British system), with a minimum GPAX of 3.00, or its equivalent levels according to Chulalongkorn University's criteria.

Before applying, students with GED, IGCSEs, IB, or other international qualifications should contact Chulalongkorn University Academic Testing Center (https://hsces.atc.chula.ac.th) for Degree Equivalence Certificate.

American GED System :

General Educational Development (GED) Credential, obtained before May 2017, with minimum total score of 2250 on all 5 subjects and must have at least 410 points on each subject
General Educational Development (GED) Credential, obtained between May 2017 and 31 July 2020, with minimum score of 145 on all 4 subjects
General Educational Development (GED) Credential, obtained after 1 August 2020, with at least 145 points on each subject

British System :

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A Level) with grade results A*-E on at least 3 different subjects. OR
Cambridge Pre-U Test results with grade results M1 or D1-D3 on at least 3 different subjects.

New Zealand System :

Applicant who passed New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) under the supervision of New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) since 2010.
- - must achieved at least 80 credits on
    - Level 2 subjects or above with at least 60 credits and
    - Level 1 subjects or above with at least 20 credits.
    - may count “English for Speaker of other Languages” (ESOL) as 1 subject.

Applicant must also have NCEA level 2 diploma, Record of Achievement and Transcript from NZQA.

Applicant who passed New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) under the supervision of New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) on Level 2 or above, since 2009.

must achieved at least 60 credits on 5 different subjects at Level 2 or above.
- with at least 4 credits of English (Literacy) without English for Speaker of other Languages (ESOL)

and at least 4 credits of Mathematics (Numeracy)

Applicant must also have Record of Achievement and Transcript from NZQA.

International Baccalaureate (IB) :

Applicant must received High School Diploma and/or received IB Diploma, and/or IB DP Course Results as following:

IB Diploma with total score from 5 subject areas and 1 selective course must be at least 24 and passed Extended Essay (EE), Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and Creativity, Action & Service (CAS) in accordance with International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)

IB DP Course Results (IBCR) with at least 5 different subjects, not less than Grade 3

If you have Degree matched with these criteria, please contact Chulalongkorn University Academic Testing Center (https://hsces.atc.chula.ac.th) for Degree Equivalence Certificate before applying.

Admission Requirements (Compulsory)

**choose either SAT or CU-AAT

500

Evidence-based Reading and Writing

1200

Composite (with Math)

**choose either SAT or CU-AAT

500

Verbal section

1200

Composite (with Math section)

*** choose either TOEFL or IELTS

Total score not lower than

Writing: not lower than 21

Listening: not lower than 19

Reading: not lower than 19

Speaking: not lower than 20

*** choose either TOEFL or IELTS

Overall Band not lower than

6.5

Each section must score a minimum of 6.0

Admission Evaluation

Only shortlisted candidates will be selected for an interview. The final selection is based on our evaluation on interview session together with above academic performances and communication proficiency.

The interview is scored according to the followings:

Knowledge on international politics and global situation (30 points)
Analysis and problem solving skills (25 points)
Leadership and creative thinking (25 points)
English language communication (20 points)

High School Certificate Equivalency System

Applicants with international education systems need to request an actual Equivalence Certificate or Provisional Equivalence Certificate in order to apply for an international undergraduate program of Chulalongkorn University. Please click here

Request for actual Equivalence Certificate - For applicants with a foreign High School Diploma

Request for Provisional Equivalence Certificate - For applicants currently attending foreign high school and appropriately qualified for equivalence application