Official Documents

Individuals who are applying through Transcript Research for an evaluation of their educational documents must submit official records.  Transcript Research will not evaluate photocopies, scans, or U.S.-notarized documents from applicants unless they can be verified directly by the issuing institution or ministry of education.

If you have already submitted original documents to the college or university in the U.S. where you want your evaluation sent, please make arrangements for them to send us attested copies of your academic credentials.  We still reserve the right to request originals from the international institution(s) that you attended, but we will make every effort to use the copies sent by the U.S. institution where you have already presented your originals.  In this situation, we are able to issue the evaluation only for the specific U.S. institution that already has your original documents; it would not be possible to issue additional copies of the evaluation to be used to apply to other institutions unless you later provide original documents or we send your attested copies for verification.  This only applies if you are applying to a U.S. college or university and want us to evaluate copies of the academic credentials you have already submitted to the U.S. college or university.

Authenticity Statement

Transcript Research takes authenticity of documents very seriously.  If we believe that the credentials submitted for evaluation have been altered or are otherwise in-authentic, we reserve the right to seek verification of any academic credentials (transcripts, diplomas, certificates, diploma supplements, etc.) at the secondary or higher level.   If our verification finds that the documents submitted were not valid, we will cancel the application for evaluation (no refund) and notify the institutions or persons listed on the application of the results of our investigation.  We will also provide this information to the local authorities.

Diploma Mills

Transcript Research does not evaluate documents issued by a diploma mill or degree mill.  We use extensive resources to determine the recognition/accreditation of all foreign educational institutions.  If it is determined that transcripts or other documents submitted for evaluation are from a known diploma/degree mill, we will cancel the application, and no refund of fees will be possible. We will also forward the information to the local authorities and to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board if the applicant is living or working in Texas if the school is listed on the THECB’s website of institutions whose degrees are illegal to use in Texas.

Grading Scale/Marking Scheme

Please provide a copy of the grading scale used at your institution if it is not already listed on the academic records.   If information about your program is not available on the college or university’s website, we may also require that you submit a syllabus /course description / study plan.

Translations

For some countries, we require official academic credentials to be issued in English by the higher education institution. This includes: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Palestine, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan. Applicants who attended higher education institutions in China must submit official Chinese credentials as well as English translations issued or attested by the higher education institution.

In some countries, the official academic credentials may be issued in a native language (Arabic, Danish, Hebrew, Persian, Thai, Turkish, etc.) and/or English. If the higher education institution issues the documents in English, applicants must submit the English language documents issued by the institution. These countries are: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Sudan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and European institutions that have begun issuing the Diploma Supplement.

For those countries whose documents are issued in French, German, Spanish, or Italian, please submit word-for-word English translations that follow the same format as the native language documents.

For those countries whose documents are not issued by the educational institution in English or the languages in the above sentence, you must submit professional translations. Professional translations refer to translations done by official translators in the home country or members of the American Translator’s Association in the U.S. These translations must be word-for-word and follow the same format as the native language documents.

Country-specific Requirements