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For International Applicants Only

  Official Academic Credentials

To process your application, all international records must be submitted in the original language accompanied by an official English translation.  Translations must be literal, complete versions of original records, and the documents must be translated by a university, a government official, or an official translation service.  You cannot do your own translation.

Some educational systems promote students on the basis of periodic examinations and not on grades received in individual courses.  In those cases, transcripts will be reports of the results of these examinations.  If an educational system uses annual mark sheets, then all mark sheets must be submitted (not just those for the final examination).  Degrees must be verified by official copies of diplomas or degree certificates from the institutions that awarded them and include the dates on which the degrees were conferred.

Academic credentials must provide detailed information on the content and quality of your performance, courses taken each year, and the grades/marks received.  Please do not send documents that cannot be easily replaced; please do not send intermediate or secondary education documents.

All academic credentials and test scores must be official.  The Graduate College accepts the following documents as official:

• Original academic credentials issued by the registrar of the institution attended, bearing the original raised or colored seal of the institution and the signature of your institution’s registrar, academic official, or recognized international organization.
• Photocopies of international academic credentials that have been verified as true copies of the original by a responsible official of the institution attended or by an educational representative of the country’s government or embassy.  Each page must bear the verifying official’s signature and stamp.
• Photocopies of academic credentials that have been certified by a recognized international education organization – such as the U.S. Educational Foundation, AMIDEAST, or the Institute for International Education.

Please note: Photocopies certified by a notary public are not official.

For questions regarding official academic credentials, please contact the ASU Graduate College at 480-965-6113 or gradadmiss@asu.edu.