International Admissions
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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.
Country | Required Credential | Official when sealed in envelope from… |
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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 |