Required Secondary Education Documents: S

The A to Z list below provides links to information on the secondary education credentials required for admission to the University of Arkansas. The tables are arranged by country. Select the country where you are completing your secondary education to verify the title of the credential required for admission.

The tables below will also provide information regarding how to submit official records in an acceptable format. It is critical that your records remain in a sealed envelope from the appropriate authority listed in the table. Official records can be submitted via post or hand-delivered so long as they remain sealed. Official records are only required after the final admission decision has been made. You may submit electronic copies of your secondary credentials for evaluation purposes.

To verify whether or not you are required to submit secondary education documents, please refer to the Admission Requirements listed for your admission category: New Freshmen, Transfer Freshmen, or Transfer Students.

The International Admissions Office reserves the right to request additional documentation or clarification on a case by case basis. Please contact us iao@uark.edu if you have any questions regarding this list.

International Examinations

Country Required Credential Official when sealed in envelope from…
Saint Kitts and Nevis Official Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and, if taken, Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) Certificate Caribbean Examinations Council
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Examination Authority
Saint Lucia Official Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and, if taken, Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) Certificate Caribbean Examinations Council
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Examination Authority
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Official Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and, if taken, Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) Certificate Caribbean Examinations Council
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Examination Authority
Saudi Arabia Official, attested General Secondary Education Certificate, General Secondary School Transcript, or Credit System in English and Arabic School, Ministry of Higher Education
Senegal Official, attested Baccalaureat School, Ministry of National Education, or Exam Authority
Serbia Official, attested transcript and Diploma srednje skole (Diploma of acquired secondary education) School, Ministry of Education, or Exam Authority
Seychelles Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Exam Authority
Sierra Leone Official West African School Certificate Exam Authority (please send WAEC scratch card)
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Examination Authority
Singapore Official, attested Singapore-Cambridge O Level Certificate and, if taken, Singapore-Cambridge A Level Certificate School, Ministry of Education, or Examinations Council
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Examination Authority
Slovakia Official, attested Visvedcenie o Maturitnej Skuske (Maturity Certificate) School, Ministry of Education, or Exam Authority
Slovenia Official, attested Maturitetno Spričevalo (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) School; Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology; or Exam Authority
Solomon Islands Official, attested Secondary School Certificate, Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate, or Solomon Islands School Certificate School, Ministry of Education, or Exam Authority
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Examination Authority
Somalia Official, attested Shahaadada Dugsiga Sare or Somaliland Secondary School Leaving Certificate School, Ministry of Higher Education, or Exam Authority
South Africa Official South African Senior Certificate School, Department of Education, or Exam Authority
South Korea Official transcript and Inmungye Kodung Hakkyo or Diploma School
Spain Official, attested transcript and Titulo de Bachillerato and, if taken, Curso de Orientacion Universitaria School, Ministry of Education and Science, or Exam Authority
Sri Lanka Official, attested Sri Lankan O Level Certificate School or Examinations council
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Examination Authority
Sudan Official, attested Sudan Secondary School Certificate School, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, or Exam Authority
Suriname Official, attested Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (HAVO) or Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) School, Ministry of Education and Community Development, or Exam Authority
Swaziland Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Exam Authority
Sweden Official, attested Avgangsbetyg fran Gymnasieskole or Hohskoleforberedande Examen School, Ministry of Education, Research and Culture, or Exam Authority
Switzerland Official,attested Eidgenössisches Maturität, Maturité fédérale, Baccalauréat, Maturità federal, Eidgenössisch anerkannte Kantonale Maturität, Maturité cantonal reconnu par la Confédération, or Maturita cantonale riconsciuta dalla Confederazione (Maturity Certificate) School, State Secretariat for Education and Research, or State Exam Authority
Syria Official, attested Al-Shahada Al Thanawiyya-Al'Amma (Baccalaureate/General Secondary School Leaving Certificate) School, Ministry of Higher Education, or Exam Authority