Acceptable Delivery Methods

• Submitting Certified Electronic Transcripts - U.S. Institutions

  If your institution offers certified electronic transcripts, this is the preferred method to send documents to our office. Send to grdadmis@ucr.edu.

  Certified electronic transcripts are secure electronically-delivered transcripts that are passcode protected, digitally signed, and properly certified by the issuing institution. Your institution or its authorized vendor must send the document directly to our office. Transcripts sent as an unsecure email attachment from the institution or by the student will not be accepted.

  For U.S. institutions using 3rd party vendors, we accept electronic transcripts from:

  • Credentials Solutions
  • e-SCRIP SAFE
  • National Student Clearing House
  • Parchment Exchange - select UC-Riverside Graduate Admissions
• Submitting Certified Electronic Transcripts - Institutions Outside of the U.S.

  If your institution offers certified electronic transcripts; this is the preferred method to send documents to our office. Send to grdadmis@ucr.edu. Our office will not send requests to institutions on your behalf. You can either refer them to this page or provide a copy of your letter requesting these documents.

  Certified electronic transcripts are secure electronically-delivered transcripts that are passcode protected, digitally signed, and properly certified by the issuing institution. Your institution or its authorized vendor must send the document directly to our office. Transcripts sent as an unsecured email attachment from the institution or by the student will not be accepted. We also not accept any documents provided that require an additional software download. All documents provided must be accessible through Adobe Reader.

  For some countries, you must obtain electronic transcripts as instructed below.

  • Australia & New Zealand 
    • Submit final, official transcripts with degree awarded posted through My eQuals
  • China
    • 2001 and After Graduates are required to provide the two (2) items listed below to finalize your admission.
    1. Submit an official Online Verification Report of China Higher Education Student's Academic Transcript (Chinese and English) of China Higher Education Student Record from CHESICC. Requests must go through the CHESICC-Parchment Portal Service. When searching for us, please use the search term UC-Riverside Graduate Admissions. We no longer accept paper copies of your official transcripts from that institution. We also no longer accept verification reports sent directly to grdadmis@ucr.edu from CHESICC that require us to directly verify authenticity via the CHESICC website.
    2. Access to the CDGDC degree electronic certification report in Chinese AND photocopy of your Certificate of Degree (in English and Chinese). Email to grdadmis@ucr.edu and include your name and UCR Student ID#.
    • Prior to 2001 Graduates are required to provide the three (3) items listed below to finalize your admission.
      1. Final paper official transcript in Chinese and certified English translation with appropriate institution red wet-ink stamp sealed closed within an institution envelope bearing the appropriate red wet-ink stamp along the envelope flap.
      2. Certified paper copy of Certificate of Degree in Chinese and certified English translation with appropriate institution red wet-ink stamp sealed closed within an institution envelope bearing the appropriate red wet-ink stamp along the envelope flap.
      3. Access to the CDGDC degree electronic certification report in Chinese. Email to grdadmis@ucr.edu and include your name and UCR Student ID number. 
    • Non-Degree or Study Abroad
      • If you have transfer work from or completed a study abroad program at a Chinese institution, you will need to submit official paper transcripts directly from the institution attended. Transcripts must be provided in Chinese and certified English translation with appropriate institution red wet-ink stamp sealed closed within an institution envelope bearing the appropriate red wet-ink stamp along the envelope flap.
  • India
    • We accept electronic transcripts only from India sent via TrueCopy Credentials through Parchment Exchange - select UC-Riverside Graduate Admissions
  • Korea, South
    • Submit final, official transcripts with degree awarded posted on transcript through Certpia in Korean and certified English translation.

  In reviewing electronic transcripts, our office may need to verify information with your institution. If we cannot accept a document provided, you will be notified by email. If you have any questions about obtaining required documents, we encourage you to reach out to us first before requesting your institution to send the required documents.

• Submitting Traditional Paper Documents by Mail

  Institutions mailing a traditional paper transcript or proof of degree will need them to be in an official sealed institution envelope that is signed and stamped across the envelope flap by the appropriate academic officer issuing the document. Opened envelopes or those that do not have the appropriate stamp or signature across the envelope flap will not be accepted.

  To ensure the quickest processing of hard copy documents, have your institution mail them directly to the below address.

  UCR Graduate Admissions
  University Office Building, Room 140
  900 University Avenue
  Riverside CA, 92521

  If your institution does not mail directly to us, keep the official documents sealed closed in the original institution envelope your institution placed them in. Removing transcripts from the sealed institution envelope or documents not provided in a sealed institution envelope cannot be accepted by our office.

  Take this transcript and any other official documents you need to send and place in a larger mailing envelope. You will need to mail them to the address provided above.

• Submitting UCR Transcripts

  Current and former UCR students are not required to request official undergraduate or graduate level transcripts. An unofficial copy of your transcript from your R'Web account is acceptable. Make sure that your transcript has final grades and proof of degree awarded. Copies of degree audits or screen shots are not acceptable. If you have attended UCR Extension, we will require an official electronic transcript.

• Official Test Scores

  Contact the appropriate test administrator and request your official scores be sent electronically to UCR. For ETS, our school code is 4839. Please update our office when you send the score. Our office will verify and clear that registration hold.