Admission Requirements for International Transfer Students

• If you have attended a college or university inside the United States, simply ask the registrar of your previous school(s) to send official final transcripts directly to our office.
• For more information about how your community college or university credit will transfer to UC, click here. 

• Send your university transcripts to a member of the National Association of Credit Evaluators. This is a required step. 
  • Please have the evaluator send the original, official university transcripts and the course-by-course evaluation to us. 
  • We recommend The Evaluation Company (TEC) because they offer discounted prices for University of Cincinnati applicants and have a fast turnaround time of 5-10 days.

• If you would rather send your transcripts directly to UC and have our international admissions staff authenticate them and send them to TEC, please complete the following steps:
  
  
  1. Send your official transcripts by mail directly to the International Admissions Office address:
     • ATTN: Jason Chambers
       2618 University Circle
       University Pavilion, Suite 430
       PO Box 210123
       Cincinnati, OH 45221-0123
       
       OR
       
       
     • Have the university email the transcripts directly to International.Admissions@uc.edu. 
        
  2. Complete the online application for The Evaluation Company (TEC) course-by-course (with GPA) foreign credential evaluation.
     • In the application, please choose Option 1: "University of Cincinnati has received my official documents and my evaluation is for their internal use only; no verification is needed, and I will not receive a copy of my evaluation." 
     • If you are not sending your official transcripts to UC, please do not select Option 1. Select option 2 or 3 depending on if you would like TEC to verify the authenticity of your transcripts on your behalf for an extra cost.
        
  3.  Scan and email your photo ID to docs@evalcompany.com. You will receive an emailed receipt and an ID number from TEC.
     
     
  4. Forward this receipt email directly to jason.chambers@uc.edu and we will submit your official transcripts electronically to TEC for evaluation.

• Send your university credentials as well as your original high school transcripts and proof of graduation (diploma or graduation certificate).
• UC awards transfer credit for a variety of high school curricula, including Cambridge International A-Level, International Baccalaureate, Global Assessment Certificate, and more. If you will be bringing in other advanced credit, you may be able to use those scores to receive transfer credit. 

English test scores are not required if your transcripts show:

• 24 semester credit hours or more of degree-seeking credit. This does not include English as a second language credit. 
• The student has earned a C- or higher in Freshman English Composition 
  • (UC equivalent course: ENGL1001)
• Students with less than 24 semester hours must pass one of the tests listed below in the "Students transferring from OUTSIDE the USA" section.

English test score requirements vary by academic college. You can find your academic college by searching for your program here.