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Requirements

Report only the institutions where you earned an undergraduate or graduate degree. Report each institution only once, regardless of the number of degrees earned or gaps in the dates of attendance.

Note the following:

  • You are only required to submit an official transcript from the university where you earned your undergraduate (i.e., bachelor’s) degree. You do not need to submit official transcripts for coursework completed at other schools or universities (e.g., transfer credits, etc.).
    • If you’re applying to an MFA program, you only need to submit official transcripts if you’re accepted into the program.
    • If you are a doctoral applicant, you must also request an official transcript from the university where you earned your graduate (i.e., master’s) degree.
    • Note that the Doctor of Education program does not require a prior graduate degree; instead, submit your official bachelor’s degree transcript. In addition, if you hold a master's degree, you must also provide your official transcript from your graduate studies.
  • Official electronic transcripts (preferred method) should be sent to grads@sandiego.edu. We will not accept transcripts sent by applicants. Transcripts must be sent from the college/university attended or transcript delivery service.
  • Official transcripts sent by mail must remain in the original sealed envelope to be considered official. Unofficial transcripts are not accepted.

University of San Diego
Office of Graduate Admissions
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110

  • Your application will not be considered complete and ready for review until we receive your official transcript(s) and any other requirements.
  • If you earned your degree(s) from a foreign institution, you must request an official course-by-course transcript evaluation from a USD-approved agency.
  • Some programs may require completion of prerequisite coursework. If so, you must submit official transcripts showing that prerequisite coursework (unless the prerequisite coursework is already shown on your bachelor's and/or master's transcript). It's your responsibility to determine if the program(s) you are applying to require prerequisite coursework.

Once you submit your application, you cannot edit previously entered colleges and universities, but you can add new colleges and universities.

Adding a College or University

  1. Click Add College or University.
  2. Type and select your college or university. It may take several tries to find your school, especially if it shares its name with others or could be spelled differently. For example, if you attended "Saint John's University," you may need to try "Saint John," "St. John," or "St John" (no period) to bring the school up on the list. If you exhausted all options and it does not appear, click Unlisted Institution.
    • If you select Unlisted International Institution, select the school's country from the drop-down.
  3. Indicate if this institution was your primary college or university (i.e., where you earned your first bachelor's degree).
  4. Select your college's or university's term system. You can usually find this on the back of your official transcripts, or you can contact your college's registrar.
    • Term system refers to the type of hours your credits are worth, not the length of the term or how many terms a year your college or university offered.
    • If your transcript lists some courses as quarter and others as semester, enter the term type that is most common (i.e., if you have six quarter terms and two semester terms, enter quarter).
  5. Indicate if you are still attending this institution. Enter dates of the first and last (if applicable) terms you attended. Be sure to only enter each college or university you attended once, regardless of gaps in your attendance there.
  6. Add any degrees earned, planned, or in-progress at this institution and the corresponding dates.
    • If you earned or plan to earn a degree, provide details about the earned or expected degree.
    • If you have a double major, enter it in the Secondary Major field. Note that you can only enter one minor.
    • Click the plus icon to add additional degrees for this same college or university.
  7. Click Continue.
  8. Click Save to complete the entry.
  9. Add more colleges, as needed. Then, click I'm Done Adding Colleges & Universities. 

Transcripts from Foreign Colleges

If you earned your degree(s) from a foreign institution, you must request an official course-by-course transcript evaluation from a USD-approved agency.

 

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