What Counts: Outside Records
Diploma with Merit & Distinction
The items below count toward a Diploma with Merit or Distinction. They don't always reach your counselor's records. If you have one, upload official proof using the form at the bottom of this page so it is recorded for your diploma.
Each one also needs a completed pathway (Step 1 on your report).
Diploma with Merit
Job certificate on the state list
Any certificate on Arkansas's 2026-27 High-Wage, High-Demand list. See the list
What to send: the certificate or score report.
Pre-apprenticeship
An Arkansas Certified Pre-Apprenticeship: training that counts toward a registered apprenticeship. About pre-apprenticeship
What to send: a completion certificate or a letter from the program.
ASVAB score of 31 or higher, plus a plan to enlist
The ASVAB is the military entrance test. About the ASVAB
What to send: your ASVAB score report, plus a note from your recruiter about your plan to enlist.
Diploma with Distinction
Technical certificate or college degree
A technical certificate or a college degree, like an associate degree.
What to send: the certificate, or a college transcript that shows it.
Military enlistment
Enlisted in any branch of the military.
What to send: your enlistment papers (DD Form 4 or DD Form 1966), or a letter from your recruiter.
Youth apprenticeship
A youth apprenticeship approved by the U.S. Department of Labor: you are in a registered apprenticeship program while still in school. About youth apprenticeship
What to send: your signed apprenticeship agreement (Form 671) or a letter from the program.