PURDUE
UNIVERSITY
®
High School Completion Status Form 2020-2021
STUDENT NAME: _____________________________________ DATE: ______________
The Office of Financial Aid at Purdue University Northwest will request this documentation only if it is needed to complete
your financial aid file.
Verification is a process required by the U. S. Department of Education to review the accuracy of information reported on
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Further processing of your financial aid will not occur until the
information requested below has been received by the Office of Financial Aid.
DIRECTIONS: Complete and return this form with a copy of one of the following documents that indicate your high
school completion status when you will begin college in 2020-2021.
Check which document you are attaching to this form. Sign, date and return this form with a copy of the
document to the Office of Financial Aid at Purdue University Northwest.
A copy of the student’s high school diploma.
A copy of the student’s final official high school transcript that shows the date when the diploma was
awarded.
A copy of the student’s General Educational Development (GED) certificate or GED transcript.
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.
If State law requires a homeschooled student to obtain a secondary school completion credential for
homeschool, (other than a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent), a copy of that credential.
If State law does not require a homeschooled student to obtain a secondary school completion credential
for homeschool, (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 documents the successful completion of a secondary school education in a
homeschool setting.
CERTIFICATION: (Provide required signatures and PUID)
Sign and date this form certifying that the information provided is complete and correct. (If parent signature was required
on FAFSA, at least one parent must sign.)
Student Signature: ______________________________________ Date: _________________
PUID: ______________________________________________
Parent Signature: _______________________________________ Date: _________________
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