International Applicants who have academic documents from institutions outside of the U.S. are required to provide original, attested or certified true copies of academic records for all institutions attended beginning with the first year of secondary school or high school. These records should be in the original language issued. Secondary school transcripts can be waived for transfer applicants with more than 24 college credits from a regionally accredited college.

All foreign secondary (high school level) and post-secondary (university level) transcripts should be converted into U.S. educational equivalencies. Those records that are not converted into U.S. equivalencies must be evaluated by an external evaluation agency.

It is recommended that applicants with transcripts from institutions outside of the U.S. begin to obtain official transcripts and, if needed, initiate the transcript evaluation process at least eight weeks prior to application deadlines. Evaluation agencies may ask applicants to supply additional credentials or information which require extra time for the applicant to fulfill.

The original academic records must be submitted in addition to the evaluation.

The course-by-course evaluation should include:

Name of the educational institution
Country where the institution is located
Length of study
U.S. educational equivalent (high school/two-year or four-year college)
Courses studied per academic year
Conversion of grades/marks/final examination results into equivalent U.S. grades of A, B, C, D or F for each course evaluated
Total credits earned
Conversion of course hours into U.S. semester hours of credit
Cumulative grade point average (GPA) on a 4-point scale
U.S. degree equivalent
The School of Visual Arts should be listed as the recipient of the evaluation. Transcripts may take up to six weeks to be evaluated. Applicants should confirm the timeline with the evaluation agency and request their transcripts from their school early in the application process.

The School of Visual Arts requires that international academic records be evaluated by either of the following approved external evaluation agencies:

Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE)
World Education Services (WES) - (For College Transcripts Only)

Note: Official high school transcripts that adhere to Chinese and Korean national grading scales often do not require an external evaluation. If we are unable to evaluate your credentials, Admissions will contact you. All transcript documents must be issued in English or accompanied by an official translation.

Undergraduate Application Requirements