Required Academic Credentials from Non-U.S. Institutions

Applicants should follow the transcript submission process indicated on the Transcript page.

The assessment of a degree from an international institution is based upon the characteristics of a national system of education, the type of institution, the accreditation/recognition, the level of study, and number of years of post-secondary study. If an applicant is offered admission, Rackham will evaluate uploaded academic credentials to determine the U.S. degree equivalency and estimated U.S. grade point average.

If you completed coursework for your degree at multiple institutions, indicate all institutions attended to obtain your degree on your curriculum vitae (CV) or resume. Rackham Graduate School reserves the right to verify the accuracy and authenticity of the educational documents submitted.

How to Convert Grades to a U.S. GPA

Calculate a self-reported estimated GPA for all non-U.S. institutions attended. The self-reported estimated GPA indicated on the ApplyWeb application must match the GPA on the Scholaro report.

1. Follow the GPA calculation instructions to convert your international average grade point to a U.S. 4.0 scale using the Scholaro GPA Calculator.
   • Applicants must select the same grading scale indicated on their transcript to calculate their estimated U.S. GPA.
   • The uploaded Scholaro report will be audited against the uploaded transcripts.
   • Omission of grades or failure to use the correct grading scale when completing the Scholaro report may lead to the reversal of an offer of admission.
2. Enter all your courses, credits/hours, and grades in the same order as they appear on your transcripts into the Scholaro GPA Calculator. Do not omit any grades or courses.
3. All applicants who attended non-U.S. institutions must upload both the Scholaro GPA report and a copy of their official transcript for each degree completed or in progress.
4. If your institution does not award grades or your grades are not yet awarded, enter 0.0 as your GPA. A Scholaro GPA report is not required from those with no grades.
5. Select “United States” and complete the Scholaro report using the United States 4.0 scale if the following is true about your transcript:
   • It is from a non-U.S. institution
   • The scale for the institution is a 4.0/4.3
   • The 4.0/4.3 scale is not listed as an option for your country in Scholaro
6. If you are unable to find your institution’s scale for your country, please contact Scholaro GPA Help for assistance.

Example: China Transfer Transcript

If you attended an institution in China for the first two years of your bachelor’s degree before transferring to another institution for the final years of your bachelor’s degree, do the following:

• Calculate the GPA from each institution and enter the estimated converted GPA in the space provided

Example: India Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree and the Required Two-Year Master’s Degree

Calculate both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees GPA according to the appropriate scale.

Example: Bologna Degree (European Higher Education)

If you attended more than one European institution to complete degree requirements, (example: you attended two years at your home institution in Spain and then you studied one year in France and returned to your home institution in Spain), you must submit official academic records from all institutions where you completed coursework toward the degree.

• The diploma supplement is acceptable for completed programs when submitting your official transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).
  • Example 1: if you completed secondary education in the U.K., Italy, or Germany and you have earned a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 180 ECTS, then you are eligible to apply for admission.
  • Example 2: if you completed secondary education in France, Switzerland, or Russia, you must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree with180 ECTS, plus a minimum of 60 ECTS completed towards a master’s degree.

English Translation Guidelines

English translations must be literal, word for word translations in the same format as the original academic record. If your academic institution does not supply an official translation, we will accept an official translation prepared by a professional licensed translation service or from an Education USA office in your region.

Requirements by Country or Region

• Africa: British-Patterned Systems
• Africa: French-Patterned Systems
• Asian Countries (excluding China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand)
• Australia
• Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and Turkey
• Canada
• Central, Eastern, and Western Europe
• Central and South America, Mexico
• China
• France
• Germany
• Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand
• Iceland, Netherlands, and Norway
• India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
• Israel
• Italy
• Middle East and North Africa
• Portugal
• Russian Federation
• Scotland
• Spain
• United Kingdom (Excluding Scotland)
• European Higher Education Area

Africa: British-Patterned Systems

• Botswana
• Brunei Darussalam
• Cameroon
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Malawi
• Malta
• Mauritius
• Papua New Guinea
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• South Africa
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zimbabwe

Degree Required

• Four-year university bachelor’s degree
• Bachelor degree with honours

Documents Required

• One set of official final transcripts with the bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript.
• Official documents must be provided from the institution awarding the degree.

Africa: French-Patterned Systems

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Congo
• Cote d’Ivoire
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Gabon
• Guinea
• Madagascar
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Niger
• Republic of the Congo
• Senegal
• Togo

Degree Required

• University Maitrise
• Diplome d’Ingenieur

Documents Required

• One set of official final transcripts with the bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript. This set must include two versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).
• This set must include two versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas.
• One version must be in the native language.
• One version must be an official English translation.

Asian Countries (excluding China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand)

Degree Required

Completion of a bachelor’s degree that requires four years of university study (minimum)..

Documents Required

• One set of official final transcripts with the bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript. This set must include two versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas.
• This set must include two versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas.
• One version must be in the native language.
• One version must be an official English translation.

Australia

Degree Required

• Four-year bachelor’s honours degree
• Master’s degree following a three-year bachelor’s (a three-year bachelor’s degree alone is insufficient for admission consideration to a Rackham Graduate Program).

Documents Required

One set of official final transcripts with the Bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript.

Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen

Degree Required

Completion of a bachelor’s degree that requires four years of university study (minimum).

Documents Required

One set of official final transcripts with the bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript, in English only.

Canada

Degree Required

• Three-year bacheliere degree from Quebec
• Four-year bachelor’s degree

Documents Required

One set of official final transcripts with the bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript.

Central, Eastern, and Western Europe

Degree Required

Completion of a bachelor’s degree that requires four years of university study (minimum).

Documents Required

• One set of official academic records. This set must include two versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).
• One version must be in the native language.
• One version must be an official English translation.

Central and South America, Mexico

Degree Required

Completion of a bachelor’s degree that requires four years of university study (minimum).

Documents Required

• One set of official academic records. This set must include two versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable). An apostille certification is not necessary.
• One version must be in the native language.
• One version must be an official English translation.

China

Degree Required

Completion of a bachelor’s degree that requires four years of university study (minimum).

Documents Required

• One set of official academic records.
• If you completed coursework for your degree at multiple institutions, provide the required documents from each institution. This includes dual degree joint programs (2+2, 3+1, and 4+0 programs).
• All sets must include two versions of your official, final transcripts. If you have completed all the degree requirements and the degree has been awarded, submit the Certificate of Graduation, and Degree Certificate (a copy of the original certificate of graduation and degree certificate attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).
• One version must be in the native language.
• One version must be an official English translation.
• The official transcript must include all completed coursework and grades received using the numerical grading system. Transcripts with letter grades are only accepted from Fudan University and Tongji University as letter grades are the standard practice there.

OR

If you do not have an official/final transcript（成绩单）, certificate of graduation（毕业证书）, and degree diploma （学位证书）from the institution you attended in China, you can have them verified by the Center for Student Services and Development, Ministry of Education, P.R. China (CSSD). （学信网）

• Verification Report of China Higher Education Qualification Certificate (中国高等教育学历认证报告) (Paper or Online) from CSSD.
• Verification Report of China Higher Education Student’s Academic Transcript (中国高等学校成绩验证报告) from CSSD.
• Verification Report of China Higher Education Degree Certificate (中国高等教育学位认证报告) from CSSD.

France

Degree Required

• Completion of a University Maitrise
• Completion of the first two years of the Diplome d’Ingenieur from a Grandes Ecoles

Documents Required

• One set of official academic records. This set must include two versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).
• One version must be in the native language.
• One version must be an official English translation.

Germany

Degree Required

• Diplom
• Magister Artium
• Staatsexamen
• Bachelor
• The vordiplom and zwischenpruefung are not considered adequate preparation for graduate study at the University of Michigan.

Documents Required

• One set of official academic records. This set must include two versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).
• One version must be in the native language.
• One version must be an official English translation.

Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand

Degree Required

• Completion of a bachelor’s (honours) degree
• Four-year bachelor’s degree

Documents Required

One set of official final transcripts with the bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript, in English only.

Iceland, Netherlands, and Norway

Degree Required

Completion of a minimum three-year bachelor’s degree.

Documents Required

• One set of official academic records. This set must include two versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).
• One version must be in the native language.
• One version must be an official English translation.

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal

Degree Required

• Completion of a university four-year bachelor’s degree.
• Completion of a three-year bachelor’s degree followed by a completed two-year master’s degree.
• Three-year bachelor’s degrees do not meet the minimum requirements for admission to the Rackham Graduate School.

Documents Required

• One set of university official final transcripts/academic records/mark sheets from all semesters and diploma (a copy of the original diploma certified by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable), indicating degree and date conferred.
• If you have completed all the degree requirements and the degree has been awarded, submit the degree diploma (a copy of the original diploma attested by the university awarding the degree is acceptable).
• Official documents must be provided from the Registrar or Controller of Examinations at the institution awarding the degree.
• Provisional certificates are not acceptable

Submitting Academic Documents from India Electronically

Admitted students only: We accept electronic transcripts from India sent via TrueCopy Credentials.

Israel

Degree Required

Completion of a three to five year bachelor’s degree.

Documents Required

One set of official final transcripts with the bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript, in English only.

Italy

Degree Required

Completion of a four to six year Laurea di dottore (traditional) or three-year Laurea degree.

Documents Required

• One set of official academic records. This set must include two versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).
• One version must be in the native language.
• One version must be an official English translation.

Middle East and North Africa

Degree Required

Completion of a bachelor’s degree requiring a minimum of four years of university study.

Documents Required

• One set of official academic records. This set must include two versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).
• One version must be in the native language.
• One version must be an official English translation.

Portugal

Degree Required

Completion of a Licenciado degree requiring a minimum of four years of study.

Documents Required

• One set of official academic records. This set must include two versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).
• One version must be in the native language.
• One version must be an official English translation.

Russian Federation

Completion of a bachelor’s degree requiring a minimum of four years of university study.

Documents Required

• One set of official academic records. This set must include two versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).
• One version must be in the native language.
• One version must be an official English translation.

Scotland

Degree Required

Completion of a first degree requiring a minimum of four years of study.

Documents Required

One set of official final transcripts with the bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript.

Spain

Degree Required

Completion of a Graduado en (field of study, formerly Licenciado) degree requiring a minimum of four years of study.

Documents Required

• One set of official academic records. This set must include two versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).
• One version must be in the native language.
• One version must be an official English translation.

United Kingdom (Excluding Scotland)

Degree Required

Completion of a bachelor’s (honours) degree.

Documents Required

One set of official final transcripts with the bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript.

European Higher Education Area

Degree Required

Applicants whose educational experience includes a bachelor’s, master’s, or a Ph.D. degree based on the three-cycle structure will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine eligibility.

Documents Required

• One set of official diploma supplements, official transcripts, or academic records and diplomas in the native language and official translations of all documents.
• If you attended more than one institution to complete degree requirements, (example: ERASMUS/exchange program), you must submit official academic records from all institutions where you completed coursework toward the degree.
• Submit the Transcript or Academic Records Submission Form with your official academic records or transcripts.
• The diploma supplement is acceptable for completed programs when submitting your official transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).