Documentation Requirements
Purdue University Northwest requires official transcripts to be submitted as part of the application process. They must be in the original language and include a certified English translation. Official transcripts are those that arrive at our office in an envelope sealed by the institution or local ministry of education. Unofficial copies or scans may be acceptable to make an admission decisions, but the originals are required upon arrival.
If you do not see your country listed, please contact our office.
Freshman Applicants: Along with official transcripts, please also submit a copy of the final diploma if the program has been completed.
International students studying in the US: Purdue University Northwest requires official transcripts from your US high school, as well as transcripts for any secondary school coursework completed prior to enrollment in the US. International students who have graduated from a U.S. high school follow the same guidelines regarding standardized testing as domestic students.
Transfer Applicants: If applicable, official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended should also be submitted from all countries studied in. College/university transcripts are always required even if the applicant did not complete a degree or program at the previous institution. Official high school transcripts are not required for transfer applicants who have completed more than 12 semester hours of college/university coursework.
International Documentation Requirements
International Baccalaureate (IB) Curriculum:
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of IB Diploma with final exams
Afghanistan
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school issued by the Ministry of Education and copy of the Baccalauria
Albania
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Diplomë e Maturës Shtetërore
(Diploma of State Maturity)
Algeria
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Angola
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Ensino Geral Certificado de Habilitações (General Education Certificate of Qualifications)
Anguilla
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
Antigua and Barbuda
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
Argentina
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachiller
Armenia
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of Completed Secondary Education
Australia
Official Year 10 Certificate and Year 12 Certificate (Australian Capital Territory Year 12 Certificate;
New South Wales Higher School Certificate; Northern Territory Certificate of Education; Queensland
Senior Certificate; South Australian Certificate of Education; Tasmanian Certificate of Education; Victorian
Certificate of Education; Western Australian Certificate of Education). If external exams are not available,
please submit internal high school transcripts.
Austria
Jahreszeugnis (yearly grades reports) for Grades 9-12 and copy of the Reifeprüfungszeugnis
(Maturity Examination Certificate)
Azerbaijan
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of Complete Secondary Education
Bahamas
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of the Bahamas General Certificate of
Secondary Education (BGCSE)
Bahrain
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of General Secondary Education Certificate
Bangladesh
Secondary School Certificate (Grade X) issued by Board and Higher Secondary Certificate (Grade XII) issued by Board. If you are currently enrolled in grade 12, please also submit transcript for grade 11.
Barbados
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
Belarus
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of General Secondary Education
Belgium
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of the Diploma van secundair onderwijs/Certificat d’enseignement secondaire supérieur/Abschlusszeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts
Belize
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
Benin
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Bhutan
Bhutan Certificate of Secondary Education and the Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate or Indian School Certificate
Bolivia
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachiller
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Diploma o završenoj srednjoj školi (Secondary School Leaving Diploma)
Botswana
Junior Certificate Examination and Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education
Brazil
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificado de Ensino Médio
British Virgin Islands
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
Bulgaria
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Diploma of Secondary Education
Burkina Faso
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachelier
Burundi
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Diplôme d’Humanités Générales
Cambodia
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalaureat/Certificate of Upper
Secondary Education
Cameroon-British System
Official General Certificate of Education Ordinary and Advanced Levels
Cameroon-French System
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Canada (except Quebec)
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of diploma. Official transcripts should be issued by the following:
· Alberta: Alberta Learning
· British Columbia: Ministry of Education
· Manitoba: Manitoba Education
· New Brunswick: Individual high school
· Newfoundland and Labrador: Department of Education
· Northwest Territories: Department of Education, Culture, & Employment
· Nova Scotia: Individual high school
· Nunavut: Department of Education
· Ontario: Ministry of Education
· Prince Edward Island: Individual high school
· Saskatchewan: Ministry of Education
· Yukon Territories: Yukon Education
Canada-Quebec
Transcripts for Grades 9-11 and copy of Diplome d’Etudes Secondaires; CEGEP transcripts and Diplome d’etudes Collegiales if received
Cayman Islands
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
Central African Republic
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Chad
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Chile
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for Grades 9-12 and copy of Licencia de Educación/Enseñanza Media
China
Transcripts for senior years 1-3 and copy of Graduation Certificate
Colombia
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachiller
Costa Rica
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachiller
Cote d’Ivoire
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachelier
Croatia
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Svjedodžba o Završnom Ispitu/Svjedodžba o Završnom Srednjem Obrazaovanju/Matura
Cuba
-Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachiller
Czech Republic
Transcripts for every year of secondary school and copy of Vysvědčení o Maturitní Zkoušce
(Certificate of Maturity Examination)
Democratic Republic of Congo
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Diplôme d’Etat d’Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long
Denmark
Transcripts for every year of secondary school and copy of the Studentereksamen (Student Examination)
Djibouti
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Dominica
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
Dominican Republic
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for Grades 9-12 and copy of Bachiller
Ecuador
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachiller
Egypt
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of General Secondary Education Certificate
El Salvador
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachiller
Equatorial Guinea
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Bachiller
Eritrea
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination
Estonia
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Gümnaasiumi Lõputunnistus
(Secondary School Certificate)
Ethiopia
Official Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate and Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Qualification Certificate
Fiji
Transcripts for every year of secondary school and copy of Fiji School Leaving Certificate and if applicable,
Fiji Seventh Form Examination
Finland
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/
Studentexamensbetyg (Matriculation Examination Certificate)
France
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Gabon
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Gambia
Please send WAEC scratch card information and copy of Senior School Certificate
Georgia
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of (General) Secondary Education
Germany
Jahreszeugnis (yearly grades reports) for Grades 9 through the final year of secondary school and copy of the Abitur/Fachhochschulreife
Ghana
Please send WAEC scratch card information and copy of Senior School Certificate
Greece
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Apolytirion examination certificate
Grenada
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
Guatemala
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachiller
Guinea
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Guinea Bissau
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificado de Conclusão do Ensino
Secundario (Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education)
Guyana
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
Haiti
Relevés de Notes for Grades 9 through final year of secondary school and copy of Diplôme d’Études
Secondaires Première Partie and Deuxième Partie
Honduras
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachiller
Hong Kong
Transcript for final three years of secondary school and copy of Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
Hungary
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Érettségi Bizonyítvány (Maturity Certificate)
Iceland
Transcripts for every year of secondary school and copy of Stúdentspróf (Matriculation Examination)
India
Secondary School Certificate (Grade X) issued by Board and Higher Secondary Certificate (Grade XII)
issued by Board. If you are currently enrolled in grade 12, please also submit transcript for grade 11.
Indonesia
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Ijazah Sekolah Menengah Atas
Iran
-Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of Completed Secondary Education. If applicable, please also submit a Transcript for the pre-university program and copy of Certificate of Completed
Pre-University Course.
Iraq
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of General Secondary Education Certificate
Israel
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of the Teudat Bagrut (Matriculation Certificate)
Italy
Pagella Scolastica for every year of secondary school and copy of the Diploma di Maturitá
Jamaica
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
Japan
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of the Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho
(Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Jordan
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of General Secondary Education Certificate
Kazakhstan
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of Secondary General Education
Kenya
Official Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education issued directly to the university from Kenya National
Examinations Council
Korea
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of high school diploma
Kosovo
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Diplomë për Kryerjen e Shkollës së Mesme (Diploma of Completion of Secondary School)
Kuwait
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of General Secondary Education Certificate
Kyrgyzstan
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of Secondary Education
Laos
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Latvia
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of General Secondary
Education
Lebanon
Transcript for final three years of secondary school and copy of General Secondary Certificate
Lesotho
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Cambridge Overseas School Certificate
Liberia
Please send WAEC scratch card information and copy of Senior School Certificate
Libya
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of General Secondary Education Certificate
Liechtenstein
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Maturazeugnis (Maturity Certificate)
Lithuania
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of Secondary Education
Luxembourg
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of the Diplôme de Fin d’Études Secondaires (Diploma of Completion of Secondary Studies)
Macedonia
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Diploma of Completed Final Examination
Madagascar
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Malawi
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Malawi School Certificate of Education
Malaysia
Transcripts for Grades 9-11 and copy of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM). If applicable, please also submit a Transcript for Form VI and copy of Sijil Tinggi Pelaranjan Malaysia (STPM).
Mali
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Mexico
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachillerato
Moldova
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of Secondary Education
Mongolia
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Gerchilgee (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Montenegro
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Diploma of Completed Secondary Education
Montserrat
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
Morocco
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Mozambique
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Certificado de Habilitações Literarias (Certificate of Literary
Qualifications)
Myanmar
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of the Matriculation Examination
Namibia
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate
Nepal
School Leaving Certificate (Grade X) issued by Board and Higher Secondary Certificate (Grade XII) issued by
Board. If you are currently enrolled in grade 12, please also submit transcript for grade 11.
Netherlands
Cijferlijst for Grades 9 through the final year of secondary school and copy of Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (HAVO) or Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO)
New Zealand
Transcripts (Record of Achievement) for Grades 9 through the final year of secondary school and copy of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3
Nicaragua
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachiller
Niger
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat/Bachelier
Nigeria
Please send WAEC scratch card information and copy of Senior School Certificate
Norway
Transcripts for every year of secondary school and copy of Vitnemål fra den Vidergående Skole
(Certificate of Upper Secondary School)
Oman
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of General Secondary Education Certificate
Pakistan
Secondary School Certificate (Grade X) issued by Board and Higher Secondary Certificate (Grade XII) issued by Board. If you are currently enrolled in grade 12, please also submit transcript for grade 11.
Panama
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachiller
Papau New Guinea
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Higher School Certificate
Paraguay
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachillerato
Peru
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificado Oficial de Educación Secundaria
Philippines
Secondary Student’s Permanent Record (Form 137-A) and copy of diploma
Poland
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Świadectwo dojrzałości (Maturity Certificate)
Portugal
Certificado de Estudos for final three years of secondary school and copy of Diploma de Ensino
Secundário
Qatar
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of General Secondary Education Certificate
Republic of the Congo
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Romania
Situaţia Scolara (Scholastic Record) for Grades 9-12 and copy of Diplomă de Bacalaureat
(Baccalaureate Diploma)
Russia
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of Secondary Education
Rwanda
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education
St. Kitts and Nevis
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
St. Lucia
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
Saudi Arabia
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of General Secondary Education Certificate
Senegal
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Serbia
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Diploma of Completed Secondary Education
Sierra Leone
Please send WAEC scratch card information and copy of Senior School Certificate
Singapore
Official Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary levels. If applicable, please also submit Advanced level examinations.
Slovakia
Transcripts for every year of secondary school and copy of Vysvedčenie o Maturitnej skúške
(Certificate of Maturity Examination)
Slovenia
Transcripts for every year of secondary school and copy of Maturitetno Spricevalo (Maturity Certificate)
Somalia
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Secondary School Leaving Certificate
South Africa
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of National Senior Certificate
South Sudan
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Secondary School Certificate
Spain
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Bachiller
Sri Lanka
Official Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education Ordinary levels. If applicable, please also submit
Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education Advanced level examinations.
Sudan
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Sudan School Certificate
Suriname
Cijferlijst for Grades 9 through the final year and copy of Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (HAVO) or Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO)
Swaziland
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Swaziland General Certificate of Secondary Education
Sweden
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Avgångsbetyg/Slutbetyg från
Gymnasieskolan (Leaving Certificate from Upper Secondary School)
Switzerland
Transcripts for every year of secondary school and copy of Certificat de Maturité/Maturitätzeugnis/ Attestato di Maturità
Syria
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of General Secondary Education Certificate
Taiwan
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of the Senior High School Leaving Certificate
Tajikistan
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of Secondary Education
Tanzania
Official Certificate of Secondary Education. If applicable, please also submit the official Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education.
Thailand
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of the Matayom VI/M6
Togo
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Trinidad and Tobago
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
Tunisia
Relevé de notes/Bulletin de notes for final three years of secondary school and copy of Baccalauréat
Turkey
Transcripts for Grades 9-12 and copy of Lise Diplomasi
Turkmenistan
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of Secondary Education
Turks and Caicos
Official Secondary Education Certificate issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council
Uganda
Official Uganda Certificate of Education. If applicable, please also submit the official Uganda Advanced
Certificate of Education.
Ukraine
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of Secondary Education
United Arab Emirates
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of General Secondary Education Certificate
United Kingdom/British based systems/IGCSE/GCSE/A Levels
Official General Certificate of Secondary Education. If applicable, please also submit any official GCE AS and A level certificates. These documents should be issued by University of Cambridge or Edexcel.
Students should present the General Certificate of Secondary Education with passes in at least five subjects. It is preferable that students have five GCSE passes in the subject areas of English, mathematics, social science, natural science, and a foreign language.
Uruguay
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachillerato
Uzbekistan
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Certificate of Secondary Education
Venezuela
Certificado de Estudios/Notas for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bachiller
Vietnam
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of Bằng Tốt nghiệp Trung học
Phổ thông (Graduation Diploma for General Upper Secondary Education)
Yemen
Transcripts for final three years of secondary school and copy of General Secondary Education Certificate
Zambia
Official School Certificate
Zimbabwe
Official Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education at Ordinary Level. If applicable, please also submit the official Zimbabwe General Certificate of Education at Advanced Level.