[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":3,"doc-seo-264666-105":59,"doc-detail-264666-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,13,18,23,28,33,38,43,48,51,55],{"id":8,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":10,"show_sort_weight":11,"slug":12},1,"Document","Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":14,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":15,"show_sort_weight":16,"slug":17},2,"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":19,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":20,"show_sort_weight":21,"slug":22},4,"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":24,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":25,"show_sort_weight":26,"slug":27},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":29,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":30,"show_sort_weight":31,"slug":32},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":34,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":35,"show_sort_weight":36,"slug":37},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":39,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":40,"show_sort_weight":41,"slug":42},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":44,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":45,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":47},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":46,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":49,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":50},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":52,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":53,"show_sort_weight":52,"slug":54},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":56,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":57,"show_sort_weight":24,"slug":58},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":60,"data":61},"ok",{"site_id":62,"language":63,"slug":64,"title":65,"keywords":66,"description":67,"schema_data":68,"social_meta":123,"head_meta":125,"extra_data":127,"updated_unix":129},105,"en","financial-aid-attestation-of-high-school-completion-alternative-documentation-form-125-397","Financial Aid - Attestation of High School Completion & Alternative Documentation - Form 125-397","","Financial Aid Form 125-397 explains how to verify high school completion or its equivalent for eligibility decisions. It lists acceptable documents such as official transcripts, diplomas, GED/HiSET/TASC results, secondary-school leaving certificates for foreign study, and completion evidence for an approved two-year program. When documentation is unavailable, it provides an attestation section and describes alternative and self-certification options, including rare cases involving refugees, asylees, or victims of human trafficking.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":20,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/financial-aid-attestation-of-high-school-completion-alternative-documentation-form-125-397/264666/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/financial-aid-attestation-of-high-school-completion-alternative-documentation-form-125-397/264666.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Franzy","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-31","2026-09-14",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":46},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What documents can be used to verify high school completion for Financial Aid?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"Acceptable options include an official final high school transcript, a high school diploma, a GED certificate or transcript (including HiSET/TASC), and state-authorized test transcripts that show passing results. Foreign secondary-school leaving certificates written in English (or with an English translation) are also acceptable.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How can students verify completion of a two-year program?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"They must show successful completion of at least a two-year program acceptable for full credit toward a baccalaureate degree. This can include an associate degree, specific completed semester/trimester or quarter credit hour totals that count toward a bachelor’s degree, or enrollment in a bachelor’s program with required transferred/successfully completed credit hours.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"What should be done if the student cannot provide the document listed on Page 1?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"Complete the Attestation of High School Completion section on the form and provide alternative supporting documentation. The form also outlines alternative-documentation cases and includes rare self-certification guidance for refugees, asylees, and victims of human trafficking.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},264666,1789385564,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":19,"category_name":20,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":46,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":14,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":129,"read_time":24},2336478945519,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_085a072bc5b1113ac321206ff7593b45","Form  \n125-397  \nFinancial Aid: Verification of High School Completion or the Equivalent  \nTo verify your high school completion status, please provide a copy of one of the following documents:  \n1. An official final high school transcript that shows the date when the diploma was awarded (a future date is not acceptable) . This is required if you graduated from a Virginia high school and wish to be considered for the Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program (VGAP) .  \n2. High school diploma.  \n3. General Educational Development (GED) certificate or GED transcript that indicates the exam was passed.  \n4. A test transcript or certification received by the student after passing a test or examination that the student’s state authorizes and recognizes as the equivalent of a high school diploma. This includes tests similar to the GED, such as the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) or the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) . Test transcripts are acceptable documentation if they indicate that the final score is a passing score or that the student’s state considers the test results to meet its high school equivalency requirements.  \n5. A“secondary school leaving certificate” or similar document from the proper government agency or Ministry of Education for students who completed high school in a foreign country. The document must be written in English, or an English translation must be provided with the original document. The Financial Aid Office will notify the student if an evaluation must be obtained for this documentation.  \n6. An academic transcript that indicates the student successfully completed at least a two-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor’s degree at any Title IV-eligible school. (See below. )  \n7. Home school transcript or the equivalent, signed by the parent or guardian of a home-schooled student, that lists the secondary school courses the student completed and documents the successful completion of a secondary school education in a home school setting.  \n8. Secondary school completion credential for home school (other than a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent) if state law requires home schooled students to obtain that credential.  \n9. Documentation that the student passed an approved ability-to-benefit test and enrolled in an eligible college program before July 1, 2012.  \nSuccessful Completion of a Two-Year Program: Successful completion of at least a two-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward a baccalaureate degree, can include:  \n• Completion of an associate degree.  \n• Completion of at least 60 semester or trimester credit hours or 72 quarter credit hours that does not result in the awarding of an associate degree, but is acceptable for full credit toward a baccalaureate degree at any institution: or  \n• Enrollment in a baccalaureate degree program where at least 60 semester or trimester credit hours or 72 quarter credit hours have been successfully completed, including credit hours transferred into the baccalaureate degree program.  \nDD Form 214: A Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) can be submitted if it shows the student completed high school or the equivalent and if alternative documentation is unavailable.  \nIf you are unable to provide one of the documents outlined above, complete the Attestation of High School Completion on the next page and provide alternative documentation.  \nRevision 9/2023  \nForm  \n125-397  \nFinancial Aid: Attestation of High School Completion & Alternative Documentation  \nRefugees, Asylees, and Victims of Human Trafficking: In rare cases when it is impossible for a refugee, an asylee, ora victim of human trafficking to obtain documentation of secondary school completion in a foreign country, the student can self-certify by submitting:  \n• Proof of the student’s attempt to obtain documentation of secondary school completion in a foreign country (i.e. , copy of an email or letter along w","cbCaigimrtBC1cqm","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigimrtBC1cqm","pdf",179087,"English","# Financial Aid: Verification of High School Completion or the Equivalent\n## Acceptable documents\n## Successful completion of a two-year program\n## DD Form 214 alternative\n# Financial Aid: Attestation of High School Completion & Alternative Documentation\n## Refugees, Asylees, and Victims of Human Trafficking self-certification\n## Alternative documentation scenarios\n## Attestation section and submission instructions","[{\"question\":\"What documents can be used to verify high school completion for Financial Aid?\",\"answer\":\"Acceptable options include an official final high school transcript, a high school diploma, a GED certificate or transcript (including HiSET/TASC), and state-authorized test transcripts that show passing results. Foreign secondary-school leaving certificates written in English (or with an English translation) are also acceptable.\"},{\"question\":\"How can students verify completion of a two-year program?\",\"answer\":\"They must show successful completion of at least a two-year program acceptable for full credit toward a baccalaureate degree. This can include an associate degree, specific completed semester/trimester or quarter credit hour totals that count toward a bachelor’s degree, or enrollment in a bachelor’s program with required transferred/successfully completed credit hours.\"},{\"question\":\"What should be done if the student cannot provide the document listed on Page 1?\",\"answer\":\"Complete the Attestation of High School Completion section on the form and provide alternative supporting documentation. The form also outlines alternative-documentation cases and includes rare self-certification guidance for refugees, asylees, and victims of human trafficking.\"}]","Financial Aid - Attestation of High School Completion & Alternative Documentation - Form 125-397 | PDF"]