Transcript Evaluation

Transcript Evaluation

We welcome students from all over the world to DePaul CDM. We will accept credential evaluations from:

• ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators, INC.) - evaluation from ECE must be course by course and include an overall GPA with confirmation of the degree conferred
• Educational Perspectives
• IERF (International Education Research Foundation)

We do not accept credential evaluations from WES. Please note that complete original academic documents are required in addition to any credential evaluation you submit.

If you do not wish to submit a completed evaluation from these organizations, we will be happy to evaluate your credentials, free of charge. Please note that evaluations completed by DePaul take up to three months. If you decide to use this service please allow ample time for an evaluation to be completed.

Transcript Return Policy

Any international student who submits original or official academic transcripts to CDM for the purposes of admission evaluation can request to have these transcripts returned. CDM will return original international transcripts to students after a decision is made on their application. If a student requests the return of submitted transcripts before a decision is made on their admission application, the application will be immediately canceled.

We realize the value of original academic documents and the difficulty sometimes associated with obtaining them. Once we have completed our evaluation, you may complete a transcript return form to pick up your documents, please see this link to print the Transcript Return Request. We can not return any credential evaluation forms or other supporting documents.

Submit completed transcript return requests to:

CDM Graduate Admission
DePaul University
243 S. Wabash Avenue
Chicago IL 60604
USA

or fax to 312-362-5179.

We return documents by U.S. mail only. At the student's expense we will send documents via FedEx or another authorized carrier.

We retain documents associated with your application for 5 years from your last date of attendance. We keep applicant files for one year only for students who do not attend. Be sure to request international document return as soon as you enroll.

DePaul Credential Evaluation

The educational systems and documents we require vary by country. In general, we require official credentials in the original language with English translations. Please see below for more information on countries with more unique circumstances.

China

• Official transcripts in Chinese and English, sent by the University
• Diplomas and degree certificates in Chinese and English, sent by the University

Note: We are unable to accept notarized copies. In special cases, we will accept original documents. sent by the student.

India & Pakistan

• Individual mark sheets, issued and stamped by the University (not affiliate college) registrar or controller of exams.
• Degree certificates, issued and stamped by the University (not affiliate college) registrar or controller of exams.

Note: We will accept original documents in lieu of stamped copies and will return them once a decision is made.

Thailand

• Official transcripts in English issued by the University, sent to us directly

Domestic Transcripts

Domestic transcripts submitted to CDM for any administrative purpose will become property of DePaul CDM and will not be returned. Domestic transcripts and documents can be obtained from the institution or organization that originally issued the document.