Required Secondary Education Documents: J - L

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…
Jamaica 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
Japan Official transcript and Upper Secondary Leaving Certificate (showing graduation date) School
Jordan Official, attested Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) School; Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Scientific Research; or Exam Authority
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Examination Authority
Kazakhstan Official, attested Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Complete Secondary Education) School, Ministry of Education, or Exam Authority
Kenya Official Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Examinations Council
Kiribati Official, attested Kiribati National Certificate or Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate School, Ministry of Education, or Exam Authority
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Examination Authority
Kuwait Official, attested Shahadat Al-Thanawiya-Al-A'ama (Secondary School Diploma) School, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, or Exam Authority
Kyrgyzstan Official, attested Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) or Diploma School; Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture; or Exam Authority
Laos Official Baccalaureat II School, Ministry of Education, or Exam Authority
Latvia Official, attested Atestats par visparejo videjo izgitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education) School, Ministry of Education and Science, or Exam Authority
Lebanon Original Baccalaureat Libanais School, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, or Exam Authority
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Examination Authority
Lesotho Official Junior Certificate, IGSCE Certificate, and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate School or Examinations Council
Liberia Official West African School Certificate issued by Exam Authority (please send WAEC scratch card) Examination Authority
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Examination Authority
Libya Official, attested Secondary Education Certificate School, Ministry of Education, or Exam Authority
Liechtenstein Official, attested Matura/Maturitazeugnis School, Ministry of Education, or Exam Authority
Lithuania Official, attested Brandos Atestatas (Maturity Certificate) School, Ministry of Education and Science, or Exam Authority
Luxembourg Official Diplome de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires School; Ministry of Culture, Higher Education, and Research; or Exam Authority