To finalize your provisional admission and enroll at UCI, all required official documents must be sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions from the options listed below.
First-Year Checklist Items
You can find a list of possible items found on a first-year students' checklist below. To know which are required for you, please visit the checklist section of your Admitted Student Portal.
Final High School Transcript:
The transcript must show your entire high school academic history from grades 9-12 and graduation date.
Non-U.S. High School:
All official transcripts beginning at grade 9 must be sent directly from the originating school. We require an official transcript from each school, even if your current school includes the courses. Please review our International Academic Records page for more information on required documents by country.
Colleges/Universities:
- If you took courses at a college or university, official transcripts from those schools are required even if the courses appear on your high school transcript.
- Please let us know as soon as possible if you have enrolled at a college or university not originally listed in your application.
- If you complete college coursework in the summer 2024 term you must send us an official transcript with your summer grades by September 15, 2024.
Test Scores:
- Please message your counselor through your portal if you will not be taking 2024 exams previously reported on your application.
- All Advanced Placement (AP) exams taken prior to 2024 must be submitted to UC Irvine.
- All higher level International Baccalaureate (IB) exams must be submitted to UC Irvine.
Final High School Transcript:
- Official secondary school transcripts must be sent from your school or appropriate authority to verify your courses along with your graduation date.
- If your secondary school transcript does not contain a graduation date, please submit a copy of your graduation certificate or diploma certified by your school with the transcript.
- For information on which documents you are required to submit from your country, please review our International Academic Records page.
Colleges/Universities:
- If you took courses at a college or university, official transcripts from those schools are required even if the courses appear on your secondary school transcript.
- Please let us know as soon as possible if you have enrolled at a college or university not originally listed in your application.
- If you complete college coursework in the summer 2024 term you must send us an official transcript with your summer grades by September 15, 2024.
External exam results:
- Students must submit their final external examination grades as soon as they become available. Allfinal results must be sent directly from the testing agency unless otherwise stated.
- In addition to external exam results, students must submit their transcripts from their high schools including predicted results.
- Please refer to our International Academic Records page for instructions on how to submit your exam results.
Additional Test Scores:
- Please message your counselor through your portal if you will not be taking exams previously reported on your application.
- All exams (with the exception of ACT and SAT) taken prior to 2024 are required to be submitted to UC Irvine.
Transfer Checklist Items
You can find a list of possible transfer checklist items below. To know which are required for you, please visit the checklist section of your Admitted Student Portal.
Official transcripts from all colleges and universities are required by July 1, 2024, even if you have summer 2024 courses in progress.
If you complete coursework in the summer 2024 term you must submit an updated official transcript with your final summer grades by September 15, 2024. Please let us know as soon as possible if you have summer 2024 enrollment at any college or university not originally listed in your application.
New transfer students are not required to submit official high school transcripts, unless otherwise stated. However, some courses taken during high school can be used to fulfill UCI general education requirements (e.g., Language other than English, American History and Institutions). If you would like to use your high school record to receive credit for these requirements you must submit the official transcript through the vendors listed above.
All AP, IB, or A level exams with passing scores must be submitted to UCI.
Archived AP Exams
If your most recent AP exam was over four years ago, your AP scores have been archived by CollegeBoard and may take longer to be sent to UCI. Make sure to request your archived scores as soon as possible to ensure that we receive them by the July 15th deadline.
IGETC certifications are not required by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. However, if you have fully or partially completed IGETC and would like to use it to satisfy UCI general education requirements, your school administration or counselor can submit the official certification through the vendors listed above.
Official Documents Processing
Upon receipt of your documents, your official transcripts will be compared to your self-reported grades and exam scores on your UC application. Discrepancies and deficient grades may result in your offer of admission being withdrawn, even if UCI classes have already started. Please refer to your provisional contract and/or conditions as listed in your portal.
Electronically (preferred): For faster processing, please have your official transcripts sent through the following methods:
- Credential Solutions
- Digitary
- eSCRIP-SAFE
- Kiteworks
- Parchment Exchange (Address to Office of Undergraduate Admissions, not UCI division of Continuing Education)
- National Student Clearinghouse (Please use oars-records@uci.eduwhen sending transcripts through this service)
- Naviance (Only accepted through Parchment)
- Scoir
Available for high school students only:
- ScribOrder-UConnect
- Slate.org
Postal Mail:
If your school has sent an official transcript electronically, there is no need to send a physical document by mail. If your school is unable to send an electronic transcript, we will accept postal mail to the address below.
Note: Official documents sent through mail take longer to reflect as received on your portal.We highly recommend using a mailing service with a tracking number, so you can follow delivery of your materials.
Please send all official documents to the following address:
University of California Irvine
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Attn: Official Documents
260 Aldrich Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-1075
For help regarding sending documents through the methods listed above, please contact your Admissions counselor.
AP or IB Scores:
If you passed any Advanced Placement (AP) or higher level International Baccalaureate (IB) exams, you must have official results sent to UCI by the testing agency. Provided we receive your official results, credit from these exams will be added to your record at UCI.
Note: Please make sure your name and birthdate used on the exam match exactly to what is listed on your UC application. Any discrepancies will cause delays receiving your scores.
A-level Results
Students must submit their final external examination results as soon as they become available. All final results must be sent from the testing service - electronically or by postal mail.
For results not available by July 15, provisional results will be accepted in the summer until official certified results are available in the fall.
Please review our International Academic Records page for more information about submitting your A-level results.
To check to see whether your transcripts and test scores have been received please refer to your UCI Admitted Student Portal.
ACT and SAT Scores:
If you would like to use any of the ACT or SAT examinations you took towards your class placement or future graduation requirements please request for the test scores to be sent directly to UC Irvine.
Institutions Codes for UCI:
- ACT - 0446
- SAT - 004859
Notes for Students
- Transcripts are due by July 1, unless otherwise stated.
- Please let us know if your name on any document differs from the name used on your application.
