This step applies to you if you applied to Heinz before graduating with your bachelor's degree OR if you did not provide an official transcript when you applied.
The transcript that was submitted to our office was not your "Final Official Transcript" because it did not include your date of graduation, name of the degree you earned and/ or was not an official copy of the document. Therefore, the transcript we have on file does not provide official proof that you earned your bachelor’s degree. This is a condition of your admission and you must provide an Official Final Transcript that confirms you have received your bachelor’s degree. Please read the guidelines below very carefully before submitting your Official Final Transcript.
There are requirements that ensure your transcript is “Final” and there are requirements that ensure your transcript is “Official.” You must meet all requirements to satisfy your Final Official Transcript condition.
In order to be a "Final" Transcript the document MUST:
- be in English
- state the title of your conferred bachelor’s degree (i.e. Bachelor of Science in Political Science)
- state the date your bachelor’s degree was conferred
- include the titles of all courses taken
- list the grades or marks received for each course
PLEASE NOTE: An official copy of your actual Diploma/Certificate should be sent along with the FINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT when the name and/ or date of the degree conferred/awarded is NOT specified on your transcript. If you attended a college or university outside of the United States or Australia and already provided Heinz College Admissions with your transcript through a transcript evaluation service (such as WES or ECE), you DO NOT need to use an evaluation service when submitting your Official Final Transcript.
TIMING – Order your Final Official Transcript AFTER your degree has been conferred. Some schools actually confer degrees at a later date. Please DO NOT send Provisional Certificates. Contact your institution to be sure your degree is on your transcript.
How to Submit Official Transcripts Submit Official Transcripts. For your documents to be considered
official, they must be delivered to Heinz College in one of the following ways:
- For study completed outside of China, official electronic transcripts and degree certificates may be sent directly from your university to:
heinz-transcripts@andrew.cmu.edu
- For study completed in China, please request your official electronic transcript via CSSD (formerly CHESICC) by requesting the following two (2) documents:
Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate (Indicates the final completion date of your undergraduate degree) AND
Verification Report of China Higher Education Student's Academic Transcript (shows academic performance for the entire duration of your studies).
CSSD uses a system called Parchment to securely deliver official documents directly to our application system (Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College).
- Parchment, Credential Solutions/eScrip Transcript Services if your university uses one of these services for official electronic transcripts and degree certificates, please select the following recipient when placing the order:
“Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College Graduate Admission”
In some systems, you may select Carnegie Mellon University first and then select the specific office of admissions as a next step. Be sure to select the option for "Heinz College". We will not receive transcripts sent to any other office at CMU that you may see listed.
- Delivery by Mail (e-delivery not available). If you cannot have an official transcript sent via electronic delivery, official paper transcripts and degree certificates should be mailed to the following address, and must arrive in a sealed, unopened envelope, signed across the seal by the registrar's office:
Heinz College Admissions
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Hamburg Hall 1101
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
USA
Paper documents that arrive in unsealed envelopes are considered unofficial and cannot be used to fulfill final transcript requirements.
New, campus-based students in Pittsburgh may hand-deliver official paper transcripts to the admissions office in Hamburg Hall (Room 1101). Hand-delivered official transcripts must be in unopened, original envelopes sealed by your university registrar. Please be sure to adhere to the current, relevant CMU Covid-19 protocols if you hand-deliver your official transcript to our office. Note that if electronic delivery is available for your official transcript, that is still the preferred delivery method for our office.