Transcripts

Scans of Official Transcripts submitted with online application

• Upload PDF scans of all official transcripts online before submitting application by December 1.
• Include 1 grading scale information sheet for each institution attended after the transcript.
• Make sure the scan is right side up and easily readable.
• Do NOT scan 2 pages to 1 page.
• If you are taking courses when you apply, send your full grade report to epiapply@uw.edu as as soon as you receive your grades.

WES Transcripts for Foreign Degrees Helpful

• If you have already asked World Education Services (WES) to evaluate your transcript, a copy should be included in your application.
• You do not need to request a WES transcript if you have already done so. We can calculate your equivalent GPA, especially if you include a document from the institution explaining the grading system and how it relates to the U.S. system. Allowance is made for differing grading standards.
• You do not need to order a new WES transcript. Just make a PDF scanned copy and upload it to the system. (UW does not use WES officially, but it helps the Epidemiology Admissions Committee.)
• You should make an extra university entry for the WES transcript in the application system so you can also upload scanned copies of your official English-language transcripts (and grading scale(s) with U.S. equivalents, if available).
• You can add the letters "WES" to the institution's name so you can create a new entry.
• You may need to reduce the size of the scan because I believe the maximum file size is 1 mg.

Another Official Transcript Required to Enroll in Graduate Degree Program

• To enroll in a graduate degree program at the UW, you must have an official transcript sent to the UW Graduate School after deciding to enroll.
• If you are admitted, you will be asked for a transcript to be sent directly from the institution specified in your online admission information. Instructions will appear on the status page of your application after you receive an offer of admission.
• It must include proof that the degree was conferred so you may not be able to send this immediately.
• Do not request the transcript until you are admitted and the applicable degree has been conferred.
• It must be sent directly from the institution granting the degree to the UW Graduate School, not from the applicant
• More information is at http://depts.washington.edu/epidem/newstudents/admissions_decisions.shtml.

Application Procedures

This page was last updated on January 3, 2013