Final Transcript Instructions

Document Deadlines

You may accept your offer of admission before submitting final official transcripts.

After accepting, please provide official final transcripts from every post-secondary institution you attended. Transfer coursework requires a separate transcript unless both course names and grades appear on the primary transcript.

  • If your degree has been awarded: Send your final official transcript and proof of degree as soon as possible.
  • If you are still enrolled: Send official transcripts after completing all coursework and receiving your degree.

Submission deadlines:

  • Spring 2027: December 15, 2026
  • Summer 2027—Japanese Pedagogy: June 1, 2027
  • Fall 2027: August 1, 2027

 

Official Transcript Requirements

An official transcript includes dates of attendance, all courses taken, and grades received. Final documents must also include proof of degree(s) awarded and official English translations, if applicable.

To be considered official, transcripts must be sent directly from the institution’s Registrar’s Office through a secure, password-protected transcript service. Documents accessed by applicants, including those uploaded with an application, are unofficial. GSAS does not accept transcripts sent by university officials as email attachments.

Document Submission Instructions

Institutions in the United States

Ask your Registrar’s Office to send your final transcript, including proof of degree, through its digital transcript service to Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) or gsas-credentials@columbia.edu.

If selecting a recipient from a menu, GSAS may appear as:

  • Columbia University GSAS
  • GSAS at Columbia University
  • Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University

Select Columbia GSAS specifically. We cannot retrieve transcripts addressed only to “Columbia University” or sent to another Columbia school.

If your institution does not offer electronic delivery, email gsas-admissions@columbia.edu with a link to its transcript-ordering webpage. After verification, we will provide further instructions.



Institutions Outside the United States

Arrange for a credential evaluation through one of these approved agencies:

Contact your selected agency as soon as your degree is completed; evaluations may take several weeks.

GSAS cannot accept evaluations sent by postal mail, as email attachments, or uploaded with your application.


If you have any questions about transcript submission, please contact gsas-admissions@columbia.edu.

These requirements apply to the 2027 application season. For the prior season, see the 2026 transcript instructions.