High School Transcripts

Official secondary school transcripts must show the date of graduation and must be delivered directly to ECPI University from the secondary school. Transcripts marked as issued to student are not considered “official." Certificates of attendance, copies of diplomas, special high school diplomas or modified high school diplomas are not acceptable to establish proof of high school graduation. Applicants are responsible for providing ECPI with the official transcript or for providing ECPI with the authorization to secure transcripts. Students are responsible for the fees related to securing high school transcripts.

Students have one term (5 weeks) to provide the official high school transcripts.  For students in the Medical Assisting and Surgical Technology programs, the deadline to provide official high school transcripts is 30 days from the start of their first term.  If official transcripts are not received by the deadline, the student will be dismissed.

Students who have attended a postsecondary education institution that is accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and who have completed an associate degree or higher may use their official postsecondary school transcript to establish proof of high school graduation/GED.

In cases where documentation of an applicant’s completion of a secondary school education is unavailable, e.g., the secondary school is closed and information is not available from another source such as the local school district or a State Department of Education, or in the case of homeschooling, the parent(s)/guardian(s) who provided the homeschooling is deceased, an institution may accept alternative documentation to verify the applicant’s high school completion status.

All applicants who have attended secondary school outside of the United States must provide a credential evaluation for all secondary (and if applicable, postsecondary) transcripts submitted to ECPI by the start of their first term. Exceptions may be considered based on extenuating circumstances. ECPI will only accept credential evaluations completed by a credential evaluation organization which is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE). Postsecondary education may be used to establish proof of high school graduation if it has been deemed by NACES or AICE to be the U.S. equivalency of an earned associate degree or higher and the official transcripts and evaluation are delivered directly to ECPI.  For more information concerning NACES and AICE member organizations, refer to the NACES website at www.naces.org and AICE website at https://aice-eval.org.

If any applicable official academic records have not been prepared in English, a complete and official translation of the transcript is also required. Students who have obtained their secondary school (or postsecondary) education in any language other than English must provide evidence of English proficiency (refer to the English Language Proficiency Policy in this Catalog).

Non-immigrant alien students.  Nonimmigrant alien students attending ECPI University under the auspices of a nonimmigrant student visa must submit all official academic records, including evaluations and translations, if applicable, as part of a complete application for admission. In compliance with federal regulations governing the attendance of nonimmigrant alien students in authorized U.S. schools, nonimmigrant students may not be granted provisional admission status while awaiting the receipt of official academic documents. Unofficial evaluations submitted by the evaluation organization may be used for admission purposes. Admission is official upon receipt of the official transcript.