Submitting Official Transcripts:
After you are offered admission, you will be required to submit official copies of your transcripts and/or documents for GPA and degree conferral verification. Failure to provide official documents may result in registration holds that could delay your registration. Official transcripts should be sent to PSU by mail or electronic submission directly from schools where a bachelor’s degree was awarded and/or graduate-level coursework was completed. Enrollment in courses is contingent upon the receipt and verification of these official documents (which must show degrees awarded where appropriate). The official transcript will be compared to the document you uploaded in the online application.
If you are currently enrolled in courses but will not complete the degree until a future semester, wait to send an updated transcript until the degree is awarded. After it has been awarded, send an updated transcript and the degree confirmation.
Attested International Documents
Many international schools issue only one original transcript or degree certificate. Do not submit your original copy to Portland State. Instead, request that the issuing institution attest a copy of the document.
To request an attested document, send a photocopy (never the original) of the document to the institution that originally issued it. They will verify the photocopy against their records, place the institutional stamp or seal on the photocopy (thereby attesting to its accuracy), put the attested copy into an institutional envelope, and affix their stamp or seal over the envelope closure. The issuing institution can mail the attested copy directly to the Graduate School or you may deliver the sealed envelope to the office in person.