Official Transcripts & Degree Conferral Documents (2025 Entry)

After you accept your offer of admission, you will need to arrange for your official transcripts and degree documents to be sent directly to Graduate Admissions.

Required Documents for Incoming Students

Official documents are required only after you accept the offer of admission, not during the application process.

We require official documents from all post-secondary institutions where you were enrolled in a degree program for at least one academic year.

• Institutions in the United States: We require your final official transcript showing completion of coursework required for the degree, degree earned, and the date of degree conferral. Transcripts should be submitted via a secure electronic service, such as Parchment.
• Institutions in China: We require your transcript and degree certificate to be verified by the China Credentials Verification agency (CSSD). All verification reports and any academic records should be issued in the English language. We require the following documents:
  • Verification Report of China Higher Education Student's Academic Transcript
  • Verification Report of China Higher Education Qualification Certificate
  • Verification Report of China Higher Education Degree Certificate
• All other institutions outside the United States: We require a credential evaluation from World Education Services.
  • Choose the WES ICAP option to ensure that a copy of your verified transcripts is included with the evaluation.
  • If you plan to apply for transfer credit for graduate work completed at an international institution, we recommend that you obtain a Course-by-Course evaluation. Otherwise, a Document-by-Document evaluation is sufficient to matriculate into graduate study at Stanford.