International Records

1. Does UC need to see applicants' official transcripts from schools they attended outside the United States? Or will the University accept faxed transcripts?
2. I am working with a high school student from New Zealand who will complete his IB this fall. He spent one and a half years of high school in Alaska and then completed two years of an IB. How should we calculate his UC eligibility? He has not taken U.S. History.
3. Our high school is on the semester system. A student transferred here from Shanghai, where her school was on the trimester system. She completed one year plus one trimester of English there, came here midyear and completed one semester of English. She has completed another year of English here. Once she completes her senior-year English course, will she have satisfied the "b" requirement?
4. One of our students is applying to UC as a freshman. His family is from Korea but has lived in California for the last two years on an E-1 visa. May he apply as a California resident rather than an international student? Which mailing address should he use — his permanent address in Korea or his California address?
5. How do I find out if classes taken in Pakistan are approved for UC admission?
6. Should international applicants pay to have their transcripts translated?

Does UC need to see applicants' official transcripts from schools they attended outside the United States? Or will the University accept faxed transcripts?

When a UC campus requests transcripts for the purpose of determining admission, a faxed copy will be fine. Students who are offered admission and plan to enroll must send official transcripts to the campus they will attend. They should request official transcripts in sufficient time so that they arrive by the July 15 transcript deadline.

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I am working with a high school student from New Zealand who will complete his IB this fall. He spent one and a half years of high school in Alaska and then completed two years of an IB. How should we calculate his UC eligibility? He has not taken U.S. History.

Contact an international specialist in the admissions office at a campus to which the student wishes to apply.

UC doesn't require international students to take U.S. History; a course in the history of the home country usually fulfills the requirement.

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Our high school is on the semester system. A student transferred here from Shanghai, where her school was on the trimester system. She completed one year plus one trimester of English there, came here midyear and completed one semester of English. She has completed another year of English here. Once she completes her senior-year English course, will she have satisfied the "b" requirement?

This student will not have satisfied the English "b" requirement. Her English coursework in Shanghai will be counted toward the University's language other than English "e" requirement, and her language arts coursework completed in her native language will be counted toward the English requirement.

The year she changed schools and term systems will not add up to a full year of either subject. She could make up the English subject omission with another English course at your high school or with a UC-transferable, 3-unit English course at the local community college. In this example, a semester-long English course will fulfill the "b" subject requirement.

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One of our students is applying to UC as a freshman. His family is from Korea but has lived in California for the last two years on an E-1 visa. May he apply as a California resident rather than an international student? Which mailing address should he use — his permanent address in Korea or his California address?

The student may apply as a California resident, paying the regular application fee of $60 per campus, if he has lived in California for at least the last 12 months or if he will graduate from a California high school. However, he should list his Korean address as his permanent address and his California address as his current mailing address.

Residency for purposes of fees is determined by the campus after a student is admitted. Generally, the rules are the same at all campuses. For more information, visit the California Residency Information page on the UC undergraduate admissions website.

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How do I find out if classes taken in Pakistan are approved for UC admission?

The coursework will be evaluated by an international specialist in the admissions office at the campus(es) the student applies to.

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Should international students pay to have their transcripts translated?

Secondary school records generally do not need to be translated unless they are in a language that does not use the Roman alphabet. Certified translations are required for college and university records issued in languages other than English.

There are two types of translation: a simple, straight-to-English translation and a translation with an evaluation. UC requires the transcript in English, but students should not pay extra for the evaluation service since UC will not consider it. Translators with knowledge of educational records and terminology include the American Translators Association and the Northern California Translators Association.

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