Required High School Documents

Note: Required equivalents are subject to change without notice.

  • UNT will accept Fulbright- or EducationUSA-attested documents
  • Documents become property of UNT unless otherwise instructed
  • Faxed, notarized, or emailed versions are not official documents
  • If original is indicated below, UNT will not accept attested copy
  • Translations must be done by the school or a translation agency unless otherwise instructed
Country Required Documentation
Afghanistan Official School Leaving Certificate/Baccalaureate from Ministry of Higher Education or State Exam Authority
Albania Official Maturity Certificate from Ministry of Education and Science or State Exam Authority
Algeria Official Baccalaureate in French from Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research or State Exam Authority
Andorra Please contact International Admissions
Angola Official Habilitacoes Literarias, Diploma, or Bacharelato in Portuguese from Ministry of Education and Culture & English translation or State Exam Authority
Antigua and Barbuda Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Argentina Official transcripts/courses and grades and Bachillerato in Spanish from Ministry of Education, Science and Technology/State Exam Authority & English translation or State Exam Authority
Armenia Official Certificate of Secondary Education or Diploma from technical school and Russian/Armenian from Ministry of Education and Science or State Exam Authority & English translation
Australia Official Certificate of Education/12th Year Certificate from Department of Education, Science, and Training or State Exam Authority
Austria Official Maturity Certificate in German from Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture or State Exam Authority & English translation
Azerbaijan Official Certificate of General Education from Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority
Bahamas Official GCSE/GCE O levels or CXC results from Examinations council
Bahrain Official Secondary School Leaving Certificate from secondary school Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority or Official GCSE from Examinations council
Bangladesh Official Higher Secondary School Certificate from Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority or Official GCE scores from British council
Barbados Official GCSE/GCE O levels or CXC results from Caribbean Examinations council
Belarus Official Certificate/Diploma of Secondary Education (Attestat) in Russian from Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority & English translation
Belgium Official Certificate of Higher Secondary Education in native language from Education Department, Ministry of Flemish/French Community/State Exam Authority & English translation
Belize Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Benin Official Baccalaureate in French from Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research & English translation
Bhutan Official Indian School Certificate (12th standard) from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Bolivia Official Bachiller in Spanish from Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports/State Exam Authority & English translation
Bosnia and Herzegovina Official Matura or Diploma in native language from Federal Ministry of Education and Science/Ministry of Education and Culture & English translation
Botswana Official Botswana School Certificate from Examinations council
Brazil Official Certificado or Diploma in Portuguese from Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority & English translation
British Virgin Islands
Brunei Official GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Bulgaria Official Diploma of Completed Secondary Education in Bulgarian from Ministry of Education and Science or State Exam Authority & English translation
Burkina Faso Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Secondary and Higher Education and Scientific Research/State Exam Authority & English translation
Burundi Official Diplome in French from Ministry of National Education & English translation
Cambodia Official Certificate of Completion/Baccalaureat from Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports or State Exam Authority
Cameroon Official Baccalaureate from Ministry of Higher Education or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Canada Official provincial Diploma/ Secondary School Certificate from Ministry of Education/Provincial Exam Authority. From French-speaking Quebec, official Diploma in French from Ministry of Education/Provincial Exam Authority & English translation.
Cape Verde Official Secondary Education Completion Certificate from Exams Council
Central African Republic Official Baccalaureat/Diplome de Bachelier in French from Ministry of National and Higher Education & English translation
Chad Official Baccalaureat in French from Min. of Higher Education, Research, Vocational Training & English translation
Chile Official Licencia de Educacion Media in Spanish from Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority & English translation
China Official, attested transcript transcript & diploma in English & Chinese from high school principal
Colombia Official Bachillerato in Spanish from Ministry of National Education/State Exam Authority & English translation
Comoros Comoros offers no Secondary School completion
Congo - Brazzaville Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research/State Exam Authority & English translation
Congo - Kinshasa Official Diplome d'Etat in French from Ministry of Higher Education/State Exam Authority & English translation
Costa Rica Official Bachillerato in Spanish from Ministry of Public Education/State Exam Authority & English translation
Croatia Official Maturity Certificate or Certificate of Final Examination in Croatian from Ministry of Science, Education and Sport/State Exam Authority & English translation
Cuba Official Bachillerato/ Bachiller in Spanish from Ministry of Higher Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Cyprus Official Apolytirion in Greek/Turkish from Ministry of Education and Culture/State Exam Authority & English translation, or GCE O Levels from Examinations Council
Czech Republic Official Maturity Certificate/Secondary School Leaving Certificate in Czech from Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports or State Exam Authority & English translation
Denmark Official Bevis for Studentereksamen, Hojere Forberedeiseseksamen, Hojere Handelseksamen in Danish from Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation & English translation or State Exam Authority
Djibouti Official Baccalaureat in French (or Arabic) from State Secretariat for Higher Education, Science and Technology or National Council for Higher Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Dominica Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Dominican Republic Official Bachillerato/Bachiller in Spanish from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Egypt Official General Secondary Education Certificate from Ministry of Higher Education or State Exam Authority
El Salvador Official Bachillerato/Bachiller in Spanish from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Equatorial Guinea Please contact International Admissions
Eritrea Official Secondary Education Certificate Examination from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Estonia Official Secondary School Leaving Certificate in Estonian from Ministry of Education and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Ethiopia Official Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Fiji Official New Zealand School Certificate or Fiji School Leaving Certificate from Ministry for Education or State Exam Authority
Finland Official Student Examensbetyg or Ylioppilastutkintotodistus from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
France Official Baccalaureat or Brevet de Technicien in French from Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Gabon Official Baccalaureat in French from Exams Council & English translation
Gambia Original West African School Certificate sent directly by Examinations council or Official GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Georgia Official Certificate of Completion, General Secondary Education awarded by a gimnasia or licei in native language from Ministry of Education and Sciences or State Exam Authority & English translation
Germany Official Abitur in German from Federal Ministry of Education and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Ghana Original West African School Certificate sent directly by Examinations Council or Official GCE O Levels sent directly from Examinations council
Greece Original Apolytirion from Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs or State Exam Authority
Grenada Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Guatemala Official Bachiller/Maestro in Spanish from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Guinea Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Guinea-Bissau Please contact International Admissions
Guyana Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Haiti Official Baccalaureat II in French from Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports or State Exam Authority & English translation
Honduras Official Bachiller or Maestro in Spanish from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Hong Kong Official Hong Kong Certificate of Education/ GCE O-Levels from Examinations Council
Hungary Official Maturity Certificate or Secondary School Certificate in Hungarian from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Iceland Official Studentsprof in Icelandic from Ministry of Education, Science and Culture or State Exam Authority & English translation
India Official Higher Secondary Certificate from Principal or State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education
Indonesia Official Sekolah in Bahasa Indonesian from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Iran Original Diplom/Pre-University Certificate in Farsi from Ministry of Science, Research and Technology or State Exam Authority & English translation
Iraq Original Baccalaureat in Arabic from Ministry of Higher Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Ireland Official School Leaving Certificate from Department of Education and Science or State Exam Authority
Israel Official Bagrut from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Italy Official Maturita in Italian from Ministry of Education, University and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Ivory Coast Official Record of courses/exam results and Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Higher Education & English translation
Japan Original transcript and degree certificates issued by school showing graduation date in Japanese & English
Jordan Official Secondary School Certificate from Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research/State Exam Authority or official Cambridge School Certificate from Examinations Council
Kazakhstan Official Certificate of Complete Secondary Education from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Kenya Original National exams certificates (KCSE) with five passes must be sent directly to UNT from the Examinations Council
Kiribati Official GCE O-Levels from Examinations council or Secondary School Certificate, Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate, Kiribati National Certificate from Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority
Kuwait Official School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Education and Higher Education or State Exam Authority
Kyrgyzstan Official Certificate of Secondary Education or Diploma in Russian from Ministry of Education, Science and Culture or State Exam Authority & English translation
Laos Official Baccalaureat in Lao from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Latvia Official Certificate of General Secondary Education from Ministry of Education and Science or State Exam Authority
Lebanon Original Baccalaureat or GCSE in French (or Arabic) from Ministry of Education and Higher Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Lesotho Official Cambridge Overseas School Certificate from Examinations Council
Liberia Senior School Certificate/ West African School Certificate/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher/ or grades 1 - 6. NOTE: The results certificate must be sent directly from the WAEC.
Libya Official General Secondary Certificate from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Liechtenstein Official Matura in German from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Lithuania Official Maturity Certificate or Diploma or Secondary School Leaving Certificate in Lithuanian from Ministry of Education and Science or State Exam Authority & English translation
Luxembourg Official Diplome in native language from Ministry of Culture, Higher Education and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Macedonia Official School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Education and Science or State Exam Authority
Madagascar Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Malawi Official Malawi School Certificate of Education from Ministry of Education and Human Resources or State Exam Authority
Malaysia Official Malaysian Certificate of Education or Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia in native language from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Maldives Maldives offers no high school/secondary equivalent
Mali Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of National Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Malta Official Secondary Education Certificate from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Marshall Islands Official GCE O-levels from Examinations Council or Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Martinique Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Mauritania Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of National Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Mauritius Official Higher School Certificate in French from Ministry of Education and Scientific Research/State Exam Authority or GCE O Levels from Examinations council & English translation
Mexico Official Bachillerato in Spanish from Secretaria de Educian Publiac or State Exam Authority & English translation
Moldova Official Diploma de Baccalaureat in Moldovan from Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports or State Exam Authority & English translation
Monaco Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Mongolia Official School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Education, Science and Culture or State Exam Authority
Montenegro Please contact International Admissions
Montserrat Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Morocco Original Baccalaureate in French from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Mozambique Official School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology or State Exam Authority
Myanmar Official Maturity Certificate from Ministry of Education
Namibia Official International General Certificate of Secondary Education from Examinations council
Nepal Official Higher Secondary Certificate from Ministry of Education and Sports/State Exam Authority, Proficiency Certificate from Tribhuvan University registrar, Intermediate Exam from Kathmandu registrar, Uttar Madhyama Exams from Mahendra Sanskrit University registrar, or GCE attested by British Council
Netherlands Official HAVO (Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs) or VWO (Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs) in Dutch from Ministry of Education, Culture and Science or State Exam Authority & English translation
New Zealand Official Sixth Form Certificate from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Nicaragua Official Bachiller, Maestro, Tecnico, or Diploma in Spanish from Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports or State Exam Authority & English translation
Niger Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Higher and Secondary Education, Research and Technology or State Exam Authority & English translation
Nigeria Original Senior School Certificate sent directly by Examinations council, original West African School Certificate sent directly by Examinations council, or Official GCE O Levels from Examinations council - with five passes
Norway Official Certificate of Upper Secondary Education in Norwegian from Ministry of Education and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Oman Official Secondary School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Higher Education or State Exam Authority
Pakistan Official Higher Secondary Certificate or Intermediate Certificate from Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority or GCE scores from Examinations council
Palestinian Territory Official General Secondary Education Certificate from Ministry of Education and Higher Education or State Exam Authority
Panama Official Bachiller in Spanish from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Papua New Guinea Official Higher School Certificate from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Paraguay Official Bachiller in Spanish from Ministry of Education and Culture or State Exam Authority & English translation
Peru Official Bachiller, Certificado, or Diploma in Spanish from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Philippines Please contact International Admissions
Poland Official Maturity Certificate or Secondary School Graduation Certificate in Polish from Ministry of National Education and Sport or State Exam Authority & English translation
Portugal Official Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education or Twelfth Year Certificate in Portuguese from Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Qatar Official Secondary School Leaving Certificate or Diploma in Arabic from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Romania Original Diploma de Bacalaureat or Maturity Certificate in Romanian from Ministry of Education and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Russia Original Attestat in Russian from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Rwanda Official Certificat des Humanites in French from Ministry of Education and Science or State Exam Authority & English translation
Saint Kitts and Nevis Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Saint Lucia Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Samoa Official Secondary School Certificate, Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate, Solomon Islands School Certificate from Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority or GCE O-Levels from Examinations council
Saudi Arabia Official General Secondary Education Certificate from Ministry of Higher Education or State Exam Authority
Senegal Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of National Education or State Exam Authority& English translation
Serbia Please contact International Admissions
Seychelles Official Cambridge Overseas School Certificate from Examinations council
Sierra Leone Original West African School Certificate sent directly by Examinations council or Official GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Singapore GCE O-Levels from Singapore or Cambridge Examinations council
Slovakia Official Maturity Certificate or School Leaving Exam Certificate in Slovak from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Slovenia Official Secondary School Leaving Certificate in Slovenian from Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology or State Exam Authority & English translation
Solomon Islands Official GCE O-Levels from Examinations council or Secondary School Certificate, Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate, Solomon Islands School Certificate from Ministry of Education/State Exam Authority
Somalia Original Secondary School Leaving Certificate in Somali from Ministry of Higher Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
South Africa Official Senior Certificate from Department of Education or State Exam Authority
South Korea Official School Leaving Certificate issued by school
Spain Official Titulo de Bachillerato and Curso de Orientacion Universitaria in Spanish from Ministry of Education and Science or State Exam Authority & English translation
Sri Lanka Official Sri Lankan O Levels + GCE A levels, or British GCSE O Levels, or IGCSE attested by Examinations council
Sudan Official Senior School Certificate from Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research or State Exam Authority
Suriname Official HAVO (Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs) or VWO (Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs) in Dutch from Ministry of Education and Community Development or State Exam Authority & English translation
Swaziland Official Cambridge Overseas School Certificate from Examinations Council
Sweden Official Avgangsbetyg or Leaving Certificate from a gymnasium in Swedish from Ministry of Education, Research and Culture or State Exam Authority & English translation
Switzerland Official Maturity Certificate in native language from State Secretariat for Education and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Syria Official General Secondary Certificate in native language from Ministry of Higher Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Taiwan Original transcript & graduation certificate/diploma from principal
Tajikistan Official Certificate of Complete Secondary Education in Tajik from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Tanzania Official National Form IV Examination or GCE O Level from Examinations council
Thailand Official Mathayom Suksa from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Togo Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Higher Education and Research or State Exam Authority & English translation
Trinidad and Tobago Official CXC or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Tunisia Official Baccalaureat in French from Ministry of Higher Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Turkey Official Secondary School Diploma from Ministry of National Education or State Exam Authority
Turkmenistan Official State Examination for School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Education or State Exam Authority
Uganda Official "O'rta Ma'lumot T o'q'risida Shahodatnoma or Certificate of Complete Secondary Education in the native language and English translation
Ukraine Original Atestat in Ukrainian from Ministry of Education and Science or State Exam Authority & English translation
United Arab Emirates Official Secondary School Leaving Certificate from Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research or State Exam Authority
United Kingdom Official General Certificate of Secondary Education from Examinations council
Uruguay Official Bachillerato in Spanish from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth or State Exam Authority & English translation
Uzbekistan Please contact International Admissions
Venezuela Original Bachiller in Spanish from Ministry of Higher Education or State Exam Authority & English translation
Vietnam Original Diploma of Graduation from General Secondary Education in Vietnamese & English translation
Yemen Official General Secondary Certificate from Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research or State Exam Authority
Zambia Official Zambia School Certificate from Ministry of Education or GCE O Levels from Examinations council
Zimbabwe GCE results issued by ZIMSEC and sent directly to UNT