Tawjihi is Jordan’s general secondary national exam. This exam is a mandatory educational requirement for all students who plan to attend a Jordanian university or expect to work in Jordan’s public or private sector after graduation from a university abroad. In order to obtain equivalency, students must fulfill all graduation requirements of the Modern American School AND complete one of the following external examination options.
Options towards Tawjihi Equivalency:
Option One:
Six ACT International Subject Tests minimum score 16 out of 36 /SAT subject tests with a minimum score of 450 out of 800 for the SAT, with a provided that a minimum three of them to be scientific with one mathematics (M2) for the Scientific Stream equivalency, and the overall percentage will be calculated as follow:
- 25% from school scores divided evenly between grades 10, 11 and 12
- 75% from ACT International/SAT Subject Test scores
Option Two:
Four ACT International/SAT Subject Tests + One Advanced Placement (AP), Or Four SAT Subject Tests + ACT Test
Provided that a minimum three of them to be scientific with one mathematics for the Scientific Stream equivalency, and the overall percentage will be calculated as follow:
- 25% from school scores divided evenly between grades 10, 11 and 12
- 50% from ACT International Subject Tests/SAT Subject Test scores
- 25% from either AP or ACT
Option Three:
Two ACT International/SAT Subject Tests + Two AP’s
Provided that both AP’s must be scientific for the scientific equivalency and the overall percentage is calculated as follows:
- 25% from school scores divided evenly between grades 10, 11 and 12
- 25% from ACT International/SAT Subject Test scores
- 50% from AP’s scores
Option Four:
Three AP’s
Provided that TWO of the AP’s must be scientific for the scientific equivalency and the overall percentage is calculated as follows:
- 25% from school scores divided evenly between grades 10, 11 and 12
- 75% from AP’s scores
Option Five:
Two AP’s + ACT
Provided that Both AP’s must be scientific for the scientific equivalency and the overall percentage is calculated as follows:
- 25% from school scores divided evenly between grades 10, 11 and 12
- 50% from AP’s scores
- 25% from ACT
Option Six:
Two ACT International Subject Tests/SAT Subject Tests + One AP + ACT
Provided that Both ACT International Subject Tests/SAT Subject Tests and the AP’s must be scientific with one Mathematics for the scientific equivalency and the overall percentage is calculated as follows:
- 25% from school scores divided evenly between grades 10, 11 and 12
- 25% SAT Subject Tests scores
- 25% from AP
- 25% from ACT
Those who do not wish to calculate the school marks of grades 10, 11 &12 (which make up 25%) towards the Tawjihi Equivalency can replace them with one of the following options:
- Two exams for the ACT International/SAT Subject Tests
- One AP Exam
- ACT Exam
