High-School-Completion-Status - Acceptable Documentation for High School Diploma

Sep 14, 2026

Acceptable documentation for high school diploma verification is provided for Financial Aid office submission. Required items include a copy of the high school diploma and an official final transcript showing the diploma award date. Alternative credentials are accepted, including GED with passing results, and passing test results for CHSPE, TASC, or HiSET. Additional guidance covers homeschool signed course records where applicable and foreign diplomas or leaving certificates.

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Acceptable Documentation for High School Diploma

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FSCA38 Acceptable documentation for High School Diploma The following must be submitted directly to the Financial Aid office: • Copy of High School diploma • Copy of a final, official high school transcript that shows the date when the diploma was awarded • Copy of GED diploma with passing test results attached • Copy of Certificate or passing test results from: o California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) o Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) o The High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) • For Homeschool: in a State where State law does not require the student to obtain a secondary school completion credential for homeschooling (other than a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent), a transcript, or the equivalent, signed by the student's parent or guardian, that lists the secondary school courses the student completed and includes a statement that the student successfully completed a secondary school education in a homeschool setting. • Copy of Foreign High School diploma/transcript or Secondary School Leaving Certificate from the foreign high school, the Ministry of Education. (Or contact the U.S. embassy in the country you traveled from to come to the USA, or that country’s consulate in the United States) • Official college transcript(s) showing: o Associate's degree completion o SXFFHVVIXO FRPSOHWLRQ RI DW OHDVW 􀀙􀀓 VHPHVWHU RU WULPHVWHU FUHGLW KRXUV RU 􀀚􀀕 TXDUWHU FUHGLW KRXUV WKDW GRHV QRW UHVXOW LQ WKH DZDUGLQJ RI DQ DVVRFLDWH􀀊VGHJUHH􀀏 EXW WKDW LV DFFHSWDEOH IRU IXOO FUHGLW WRZDUG D EDFKHORU􀀊V GHJUHH DW DQ\ LQVWLWXWLRQ; or o Enrollment in a bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree program * Citizenship status: victim of human trafficking, refugee, asylum, and you are not able to obtain a copy of your high school diploma contact the financial aid office. * For Veterans only: As an alternative document you may submit a copy of DD Form 214-Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty to verify a student's high school completion that indicates that the student is a high school graduate or equivalent.

FAQs

What documents must be submitted directly to the Financial Aid office to verify a high school diploma?

Submit a copy of the high school diploma and a copy of a final, official high school transcript showing the diploma award date.

What alternatives to a standard high school diploma are accepted?

GED diploma with passing test results and passing test results for CHSPE, TASC, or HiSET are accepted, along with qualifying homeschool documentation and foreign diploma/transcript or leaving certificates.

What should a student do if citizenship status prevents obtaining a high school diploma copy?

Contact the Financial Aid office for assistance when the student is a victim of human trafficking, a refugee, or has asylum status and cannot obtain a copy of the high school diploma.

Sep 14, 2026

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