Yes. You may upload your most recent unofficial transcripts for application review purposes.
Official copies of final transcripts are only required if you are offered and accepted admission.
No, many applicants still have classes in progress at the time of the application deadline. Upload your most recent transcript(s) to your application. If admitted, you will be required to provide official copies of your final transcripts.
We do not require official copies of transcripts until after you have been offered and have accepted admission. For application review purposes, scanned and uploaded copies of transcripts are acceptable.
There is an institutional expectation of a minimum scholastic average of B or 3.0 GPA (or its equivalent). Departments evaluate applicants based on all aspects of the application. Some exceptional applicants with lower GPAs may be recommended for admission. Additionally, a GPA of 3.0 or higher does not guarantee admission. Contact your department of interest for more information.
Provisionally admitted students with academic work in progress are expected to continue to maintain a 3.0 or better GPA after admission. Admission may be rescinded if the final GPA drops below 3.0.
Verified transcripts from WES (World Education Services) are accepted. Please note that if you are admitted and the transcript you provided was verified before the conferral of your degree, you will be required to submit either an updated verified transcript from WES or official copies of the final transcripts and degree certificates, if applicable.
Transcripts are processed within 3-4 weeks of receipt. You can check on the status of your documents by logging onto https://gradapply.ucsd.edu/. Please note that the "Provisionally Admitted" status will not affect your ability to register for Fall classes. All pending documents should be received by the start of Fall.
Official transcripts bear the signature of the authorized official of the issuing institution, the seal of the institution, and are received by our office in a sealed envelope from the institution. Domestic applicants can either bring the unopened transcripts into the office or have your institution(s) submit them electronically to gradadmissions@ucsd.edu or mail them to UC San Diego directly at the following address:
University of California, San Diego
Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA) - Graduate Admissions
9500 Gilman Drive #0003
La Jolla, California 92093-0003
All admitted students who have earned a degree from an institution outside of the U.S. are required to submit a WES Course-by-Course evaluation in order to have their admission to UC San Diego finalized. If you have earned a degree from an institution outside of the U.S., do not have your official materials sent to UC San Diego directly.
If that is the case, we require a letter from the institution stating that only one transcript can be issued. You can then send a copy of the original transcript to the school and ask them to stamp and sign it, and return it to us in a school-sealed envelope.
Yes. The Registrar cannot give us the transcripts you provided to them as they are a required part of your permanent undergraduate record. We will need official copies of all transcripts for your graduate record. We will accept either official hard-copy or electronic transcripts from the UC San Diego Registrar.
If you are providing copies issued by the school, they must have a school stamp for verification and must also be in a school sealed envelope. For students who have attended an academic institution in India: You may bring us your unsealed, original degree certificate/diploma and we will make a true copy of it for your file.
Ask your school to provide a letter explaining the cause of delay regarding the issuing of your degree certificate/diploma.