All applicants must present grades (marks) that reflect superior ability and serious effort.

Original or officially certified copies of all grade reports for all secondary and higher school studies — as well as original or officially certified copies of all academic diplomas, certificates and national or other major examination results — must be submitted in the native language along with an official English translation. Notarized copies will not be accepted.

Photographic copies or other duplications are only acceptable if the copies have been signed and sealed by the appropriate school or government official.

Your school records must include:

• Dates of attendance at each institution
• A complete list of courses taken and grades received at each institution, including the number of weeks and hours per week in lecture or laboratory for each course
• Degrees and diplomas earned from each school or university, indicating class or division of diploma (if appropriate)
• Names of examinations passed, grades received and minimum/maximum possible grades (if appropriate)

Once your application has been submitted, any other documents may be uploaded to your application portal. 

Official transcripts and test scores should be mailed to:

Students transferring from within the U.S.

If you are transferring from a university-level institution within the U.S., you must apply online and submit your secondary school records, as well as university transcripts.

Admission will be based on your U.S. records only if you have completed more than one year of full-time study.

If you are transferring courses from Institutions outside the US,  you must submit the course-by-course evaluation completed by an external evaluator before arriving on campus. The Transfer Center needs the evaluation to review your transfer credit.

Option 1. English Waiver

 Applicants may be exempt from English proficiency tests if they meet any of the following criteria:

Option 2. Examinations and Test Scores (VCU's Testing Code: 5570)

If applicants do not qualify for an English waiver, they can provide test scores from one of the following English proficiency exams. All test scores are valid for two years from the test date. VCU's TOEFL testing code is 5570.

Students are advised to consult the website of the VCU school or department in which they plan to study for any additional academic requirements. For example, SAT or GRE scores are required for all pre-nursing and nursing applicants. SAT or ACT scores are required for all mechanical engineering applicants.

School of the Arts applicants are also required to submit additional application materials. For more information, please visit the School of the Arts website.

International students on F-1 visas studying in the United States may not take any more than 25% of their total semester course load in any online, distance or hybrid class. For example, if an F-1 student is enrolled in 12 hours, no more than three hours may be taken in an online, distance or hybrid course.

For questions about I-20 requirements, please contact GEO Immigration Services at GEOIS@vcu.edu.