Required Secondary Education Documents: N - R

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…
Namibia Official,attested Namibian Junior Secondary Certificate and Namibian Secondary School Certificate School or Examinations council
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Exam Authority
Nepal Official,attested Secondary School Leaving Certificate and Higher Secondary Certificate (or Proficiency Certificate - Tribhuvan University, Intermediate Exam - Kathmandu, Uttar Madhyama Exams - Mahendra Sanskrit University) School, Ministry of Education, or Exam Authority
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Examination Authority
Netherlands Official, attested Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (HAVO) or Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) School; Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science; or Exam Authority
New Zealand Official National Certificate of Educational Achievement (Levels 2 or 3) School, Ministry of Education, or Exam Authority
Nicaragua Official, attested transcript and Bachillerato en Ciencias or Bachillerato en Humanidades School; Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports; or Exam Authority
Niger Official, attested Baccalaureat School; Ministry of Higher and Secondary Education, Research, and Technology; or Exam Authority
Nigeria Official West African School Certificate or National Examination Council Certificate Exam Authority (please send WAEC or NECO scratch card)
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Examination Authority
Norway Official, attested Vitnemal fra Grunnskolen (Basic School Certificate) and Vitnemal fra Vidergaende Skole (Certificate of Upper Secondary Education) School, Ministry of Education and Research, or Exam Authority
Oman Official,attested Thanawiya amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) School, Ministry of Higher Education, or Exam Authority
Pakistan Official, attested Higher Secondary Certificate or Intermediate Certificate School, Ministry of Education, or Examinations Council
  — OR —  
  Official IGCSE Certificate and, if taken, GCE A Level Certificate Examination Authority
Palestinian Territory Official, attested General Secondary Education Certificate School, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, or Exam Authority
Panama Official transcript and Bachiller School or Ministry of Education
Papua New Guinea Official Higher School Certificate School, Ministry of Education, or Exam Authority
Paraguay Official, attested transcript and Bachiller School, Ministry of Education and Culture, or Exam Authority
Peru Official,attested transcript and Bachillerato Academico, Diploma de Aptitud Profesional, Bachiller Profesional, or Certificada de Educacion Secundaria Comun Completa School or Ministry of Education
Philippines Official, attested transcript and High School Diploma School or Ministry of Education
Poland Official, attested Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Liceum (Maturity Certificate) School or Ministry of National Education and Sport
Portugal Official, attested transcript and Diploma de Ensino Secundario (Diploma of Secondary Education) School; Ministry of Science, Technology, and Higher Education; or Exam Authority
Qatar Official, attested Al-Thanawiya Aama Qatari (General Secondary Education Certificate) School, Ministry of Education, or Exam Authority
Romania Original, attested Diploma de Bacalaureat or Maturity Certificate School, Ministry of Education and Research, or Exam Authority
Russia Official, attested transcript and Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazova Nil (Certificate of Secondary Complete General Education) School or Ministry of Education
Rwanda Official, attested Secondary Education Advanced Level Examination Certificate and Diplome de Fin ďEtudes Secondaires (End of Secondary Studies Diploma) School, Ministry of Education and Science, or Exam Authority