Academic Records – Copy Request 
During our evaluation of your application, we may need to review a copy of your academic records and an official translation of any documents not in English.  Please be prepared to send these items if requested.

Submission of Official Academic Records
If you are admitted to UC Merced, you will be required to verify the academic information you listed on your application with your official academic records. We will require you to submit academic records from all institutions attended, beginning with the ninth grade.  Please check our country listing of secondary school credentials/diplomas.

An academic record is considered official when it is mailed to our campus in a sealed envelope by the issuing institution or examination authority. Opened original records are generally not considered official. Records sealed or attested by notaries or other organizations other than the issuing institution are not considered official.

Academic records must include all subjects and final course or examination marks (if applicable). Secondary school records must show graduation at a level acceptable for university entrance. College and university records must also include numbers of hours per week devoted to lecture and laboratory.

Secondary School Credentials/Diplomas
Applicants who take external examinations in secondary school, (such as GCE Advanced Level, HKCEE, GCSE, ICSE, ISC, AISSC or Matriculation Examinations), should list the mark earned in the examination on the application rather than the mark assigned by the teacher at the end of the course.