Cognia is a non-profit institution that has been working with educational institutions since 1895. With over 125 years of work for education in the USA and worldwide, Cognia offers accreditation for academic institutions. To achieve Cognia accreditation, an educational institution must meet the highest quality standards and have an impeccable reputation.

BIS is always in pursuit of excellence. We adhere to the rigorous quality standards required to have the Cognia seal on our diplomas and our institution. These quality standards consider all of our services, including teachers, content, programs, practices, services, learning conditions, resources, and cultural context. BIS and its partners continually work to promote the best in education. The Cognia seal on our high school diplomas recognizes this daily work and confirms our commitment to offering the best for each student daily.

The differentiators of the BIS High School Diploma from the USA with the Cognia seal are:

• Highest quality accreditation in education in the USA;
• Valid in all 50 states of the USA;
• Recognized by all over 4,600 universities in the USA;
• Recognized by all Ivy League universities (Brown, Harvard, Cornell, Princeton,
• Dartmouth, Yale, Columbia, and Pennsylvania);
• Advantage in the national and international job market;
• Indicates fluency in the English language (some universities may not require assessments like IELTS or TOEFL in the application);
• Proof that the student had access to the best education throughout High School.

Starting from the 9th grade, students begin to take practice tests for the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) and TOEFL IBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language), which are necessary for admission to foreign universities.