Graduate Division

Promoting Graduate Education

Transcripts for Admitted Students

Important Notice for Prospective Master's and PhD Students Beginning Summer/Fall 2025

Please be aware that if you accept an offer of admission, you will be required to obtain a WES Course-by-Course ICAP Evaluation for degree(s) earned from institution(s) outside the United States. New students will receive further instructions for requesting this evaluation. This new requirement affects admitted students to the 2025-2026 cohort and onward (Summer/Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026).

Transcripts for Master's and PhD Students Admitted Prior To and Including Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025

All new students are required to submit official proof of an awarded bachelor's degree or equivalent. The award date of your degree must occur before the first day of your first quarter.

Incoming students are required to provide official transcripts, proof of degree(s) awarded, and official test scores. As an incoming student, you can register for your first quarter during your initial registration period. However, our office will place a registration hold preventing any future registration if your official academic records and test scores are not received by our posted deadline.  Please check your admissions portal for more information. 

Delays to your enrollment can impact multiple student services, including the release of fellowship funding. Visit the UCR Registrars' Academic Calendar to stay informed on upcoming enrollment dates.  

You must notify our office immediately to report any changes to your dates of attendance (i.e delayed graduation) or awarding of degree.   

Official transcripts or proof of a degree awarded must contain: 

  • Completion of all required coursework for the award of the degree 
  • Degree earned and date the degree was conferred 
  • Official wet ink stamp, seal, and/or embossed marking from the institution on each page of the document(s) provided. 

Additional requirements for international records:  

  • Certified English translations not prepared by the institution, must include:             
  • An exact word-for-word translation of the original language document and a photocopy of the original language document used for the translation.                    
  • Official wet ink stamp, seal, and/or embossed marking from translator on each document provided.                    
  • Sealed in translator's official envelope signed and stamped across the envelope flap by the translator. 

Do not order final, official transcripts until your final grades and any degree awarded have been posted. 

Any documents submitted to UC Riverside deemed to be false or altered could lead to the cancellation of your application and/or withdrawal of your offer of admission, up to and including dismissal from your graduate program. 

Acceptable Delivery Methods

  • Summer/Fall 2025 Admitted Students: Electronic Delivery from Institutions Outside of the U.S.

    All new students are required to submit official proof of an awarded bachelor's degree or equivalent. The award date of your degree must occur before the first day of your first quarter. The first day of the Fall 2025 quarter is September 22, 2025. 

    Students admitted to Summer/Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, and beyond are required to provide the WES ICAP course by course evaluation for academic records from institutions outside of the United States.

    Step-By-Step Instructions for requesting WES ICAP

  • Students Admitted Prior to Summer/Fall 2025: Electronic Delivery from Institutions Outside of the U.S.

    We highly encourage your institution or its authorized vendor to send all official documents via email to grdadmis@ucr.edu.   

    • Our office will not send requests to institutions on your behalf. Please refer them to this page for information.   
    • We do not accept any documents 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 

    We no longer accept paper copies of your official transcripts. All documents must be sent through CSSD and Parchment. Mailed-in documents will not be accepted. 

    If you graduated on or after 2001, provide the six (6) items listed below: 

    Online Verification Report of China Higher Education Student’s Academic Transcript

    • Official Chinese Report: Request CSSD to send via email to grdadmis@ucr.edu.  
    • Official English Report: Requests go through the CSSD Parchment Portal Service (UC-Riverside Graduate Admissions).  Online Verification Report of China Higher Education Degree Certificate 
    • Official Chinese Report: Request CSSD to send via email to grdadmis@ucr.edu.  
    • Official English Report: Requests go through the CSSD Parchment Portal Service (UC-Riverside Graduate Admissions). 
       
    • Photocopy of your degree certificate as issued by your institution, in English. This may be uploaded through your portal.
    • Photocopy of your degree certificate as issued by your institution, in Chinese. This may be uploaded through your portal. 

    Prior to 2001 Graduates: provide the three (3) items listed below to finalize your admission : 

    • Official Chinese transcript and official English translation with the appropriate institution’s red wet-ink stamp. Documents must come in a sealed institution envelope bearing the appropriate red wet-ink stamp along the envelope flap.
         
    • Certified paper copy of the “Certificate of Degree” in Chinese and its certified English translation. Documents must come in a sealed institution envelope bearing the appropriate red wet-ink stamp along the envelope flap.
       
    • Official CSSD “Online Verification Report of China Higher Education Degree.”  Requests must go through the CSSD Parchment Portal Service  (UC-Riverside Graduate Admissions). 

    India 

    We accept electronic transcripts from India sent via TrueCopy Credentials through Parchment Exchange - select UC-Riverside Graduate Admissions. 

    Please send the following:  

    • Official transcript and/or marksheets showing final grades. 
    • Certified/attested photocopy of your degree certificate showing degree awarded by your university (if attended an autonomous college, we require the final degree certificate issued by the parent/degree-granting university). 

    We do not accept official academic records from affiliated colleges. 

    We do not accept passing exam results in place of the provisional degree certificate. If only a provisional degree certificate is available, it must clearly state you are "declared eligible for award of degree at the next convocation." 

    We do not accept original degree certificates or diplomas. 

    See chart for further clarification:

    Type of School 
    Type of Document and Who Can Issue
     
    Mark Sheets 
    Transcripts 
    Provisional 
    Final Degree Certificate
    Affiliated/Other aka "College-issued" 
    Parent University
     
    Parent University
     
    Parent University
     
    Parent University
    Autonomous 
    Autonomous 
    Autonomous 
    Autonomous 
    Parent University 
    Parent University or University 
    Parent University or University 
    Parent University or University 
    Parent University or University 
    Parent University or University 

     

    Korea, South 

    Submit final, official transcripts with degree awarded posted on transcript through Certpia. 

    During our review of academic records submitted electronically, our office may need to verify information with your institution. If we cannot accept the document provided, you will be notified by email. 

    If you have any questions about the documents we are requesting from you, please reach out to us at grdadmis@ucr.edu. You may also contact us through your portal. 

  • Electronic Delivery from the U.S. (Preferred Method)

    If you are a high school counselor or the registrar for a community college, and you are seeking information about submitting academic records for a student pursuing a bachelor's degree at UCR, please contact the UCR Undergraduate Admissions office at admissions@ucr.edu. Please do not send these records through the Graduate Admissions office.

    Institutions and their authorized vendors may email official academic records on behalf of Master's and PhD admitted applicants directly to grdadmis@ucr.edu.  Transcripts or proof of degree sent by the student will not be accepted as they are not considered official.  

    For U.S. institutions using 3rd party vendors, we accept electronic transcripts from, but not limited to: 

  • Submitting U.S. Academic Records by Mail

    If you are a high school counselor or the registrar for a community college, and you are seeking information about submitting academic records for a student pursuing a bachelor's degree at UCR, please contact the UCR Undergraduate Admissions office at admissions@ucr.edu. Please do not send these records through the Graduate Admissions office.

    When electronic delivery is not available, institutions can mail records on behalf of Master's and PhD applicants directly to: 

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

    All documents must be sent in an official, sealed, institution envelope. The envelope must be signed and stamped across the flap by the appropriate academic officer issuing the document. Open envelopes or those missing the signature and stamps will not be accepted.   

    If you are sending the documents on behalf of your institution or bringing the documents to our office, keep the issued official documents in the original sealed envelope and place them in a larger mailing envelope. 

  • Submitting Official Test Scores

    Contact the appropriate test administrator and request your official scores to be sent electronically to UCR. The ETS school code is 4839. 

  • Submitting UCR Transcripts

    Current and former UCR students are not required to request official undergraduate or graduate level UCR transcripts. An unofficial copy of your transcript from your R'Web account is acceptable. 

    Please send your unofficial transcript in PDF format to grdadmis@ucr.edu.  Make sure that your transcript has final grades and proof of degree awarded, if completed. Copies of degree audits or screen shots are not acceptable. 

    If you have attended UCR Extension, we will require an official electronic transcript. Please use Parchment Exchange - select UC-Riverside Graduate Admissions as the recipient.