If you are an international applicant (you need an F or J visa) applying to a graduate or post-baccalaureate program and your school records are from outside the U.S., you must submit a Foreign Credential Evaluation Report for your post-secondary academic records.
Send your official school records and transcripts (with the institution’s grading scale) to one of these approved evaluation agencies for a Course-by-Course, Detailed Transcript Evaluation Report:
- International Education Research Foundation (IERF)
- World Education Services (WES)
- The Evaluation Company (TEC)
- Or any NACES member agency (completed reports must include copies of the official transcripts) (effective Fall 2024)
⚠️ If your records are from a U.S. institution, do not send them to an evaluation agency. Send them directly to the Cal State LA Admissions Office.
PLAN AHEAD: After an evaluation agency receives the required documents, it will take about 4-6 weeks for them to complete the report.
Report Requirements
When you order your report, ask the evaluation agency to send it directly to the Cal State LA Admissions Office ([email protected]):
- Report type must be Course-by-Course, Course Analysis, Detailed Transcript Evaluation.
- The report must include certified copies of your official academic records.
- If the wrong report type is sent, your application may be delayed or withdrawn.
If your institution does not issue records in English, certified English mirror/direct, word-for-word translations (not interpretations) must be submitted with the documents. To find a certified translator, visit www.atanet.org, or go directly to the ATA search directory.
When to Send Your Records to the Evaluation Agency
Send your academic records to the evaluation agency as soon as your first-term grades/marks from your final year are posted. We cannot review your application until we receive both your credential evaluation report and your academic records.
How to order the report
Click on the sections below for detailed document submission instructions for the following agencies.
- Go to https://apply.ierf.org/ to create an online application
- Choose "Detailed Report”
- When asked, select "Referred by CSU Los Angeles-Graduate Admissions"
- Ask IERF to send the report directly to CSU Los Angeles-Graduate Admissions
- Pay the evaluation fee to IERF.
10736 Jefferson Blvd #532
- Go to https://www.wes.org/evaluations-and-fees/education/graduate-admissions to create an online application
- Choose "ICAP Course-by-Course Report” for the Graduate Admissions in the United States.
- When asked, select "Referred by CSU Los Angeles"
- Ask WES to send the report directly to CSU Los Angeles
- Pay the evaluation fee to WES.
Attention: Documentation Center
P. O. Box 5087
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274-5087
USA
- Go to TEC Eval Request - Cal State LA to create an online application
- Choose "Course Analysis” report
- Ask TEC to send the report directly to CSU Los Angeles or Cal State LA
- Pay the evaluation fee to TEC.
2400 Augusta Drive, Suite 451
Houston, TX 77057
USA
1. Official Transcripts
✅ Submit transcripts from all international / non-U.S. schools you attended.
✅ Send transcripts to the evaluation agency (copies must be included with the completed report).
❌ Do not send transcripts that have been opened. These will be unofficial and may not be reviewed.
2. If Records are not in English
✅ If your transcripts are not in English, include an ATA-certified, word-for-word translation.
❌ Do not send summaries, interpretations, or self-made translations.
3. Final Note
⚠️ All submitted documents become the property of Cal State LA.
📌 They will not be returned to you.