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The Honorary Diploma — One Form, One Discharge Paper

North Dakota awards an honorary high school diploma to a veteran who left high school to serve in the Second World War, the Korean War or the Vietnam War. The process is as simple as any in this corpus: form SFN 61347 and a DD214 or other discharge paperwork, to the Department of Public Instruction's School Approval and Opportunity office. There is no fee and no deadline published, and families can pursue it on behalf of a veteran who has died.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

North Dakota awards an honorary high school diploma to a veteran who left high school to serve in the Second World War, the Korean War or the Vietnam War. The process is as simple as any in this corpus: form SFN 61347 and a DD214 or other discharge paperwork, to the Department of Public Instruction's School Approval and Opportunity office. There is no fee and no deadline published, and families can pursue it on behalf of a veteran who has died.

What it's worth: A North Dakota honorary high school diploma

  • For veterans who LEFT HIGH SCHOOL TO SERVE in the Second World War, the Korean War or the Vietnam War.
  • Application is FORM SFN 61347 with a DD214 or other discharge paperwork.
  • Administered by the Department of Public Instruction, School Approval and Opportunity.
  • THE RESIDENCY TEST IS NOT ESTABLISHED from the sources reviewed.
  • No fee and no deadline are published.

Who is entitled to it

  • You are in one of the groups who can pursue this.
  • School was interrupted by service.
  • North Dakota awards it.

Not sure whether that describes you?

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How to claim it

  1. 1Download form SFN 61347 from the Department of Public Instruction.
  2. 2Send it with the DD214 or other discharge paperwork.
  3. 3If the discharge paperwork is lost, ask a county veterans service officer to help recover it before giving up.
  4. 4If the veteran has died, apply anyway — awards of this kind are commonly posthumous.
  5. 5Ask about residency if the veteran has left North Dakota; the published material does not state a test.
Form
SFN 61347
File with
ND Department of Public Instruction, School Approval and Opportunity
Documents you will need
dd214
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Worth knowingOne form and one discharge paper. If someone in your family left school for the war and never went back, this is a short afternoon's work.

Sources

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