You must 'upload' a copy of your academic record or scanned unofficial transcript prior to submitting your application. Secure PDFs and Non-legible scans are NOT acceptable. Please refer to the details below before proceeding. Do not mail in a copy of a transcript or academic record.

Only if you are recommended for admission do you need to provide Official Transcripts (sent to us by mail directly from the institution). Your offer of admission will be contingent upon the receipt and verification of your 'Official Transcripts". The University requires that official copies of transcripts that document all prior degrees be on file in the student's permanent record at NC State. Students are required to provide The Graduate School with official copies of their latest transcript(s) from all universities (official translation required for non-English transcripts) from which the applicant had any degrees awarded.

Below are some suggestions on how to proceed with uploading a transcript.

• No secure PDFs (Secure PDFs refer to transcripts that have been ordered by an applicant and sent by the university through a secured electronic website that uses a system of passwords). If uploaded directly from the secured website, these transcripts often are locked once uploaded to an application. To remove the lock, please print out the transcript and then scan it back into your computer and upload the transcript in pdf. or word doc. format.
• You may upload an institutional web based transcript/academic record.
• Obtain an electronic version of your unofficial transcript or scan a copy of a transcript.
• You must ensure that your name and the institution name and other identifying marks are not missed during the scanning process and that your scanned copy is clearly legible.
• You must include the transcript legend (back page in most cases).
• Follow the application instructions on which types of files can be uploaded.

Click the 'view document' button to verify whether the uploaded document is legible. (NOTE: The system automatically converts your uploaded document into a standard PDF file.) If it is not legible, then try again. If you are unable to upload a legible document, you need to mail an Official Transcript to the Graduate School.  Please keep in mind that doing this may delay processing of your application.

 You may contact The Graduate School Admissions Office at graduate_applications@ncsu.edu with any questions.