Transcripts

EDUCATIONAL TRANSCRIPTS: Physical transcripts of your high school and/or university and college transcripts should be mailed, couriered, or dropped off in person.

See deadlines on the How to Apply page.

Educational transcripts should be sealed and sent addressed as follows:

Transcripts for Admission

Emily Carr University of Art + Design

520 East 1st Avenue Vancouver,

BC V5T 0H2 Canada.

NOTE: Please do not send documents that are not requested by the Admissions Office; documents that are not requested will not be reviewed by the Admissions Office and sending these can slow down the review of your application. Documents submitted in support of an application become the property of the University and are not returned to the applicant.

1. SEALED: As an applicant, you must submit official educational documents and/or transcripts from all educational institutions that you have attended. Transcripts must be official originals, sent directly from the issuing institution, or hand-delivered, still in the original sealed envelope from the issuing institution. Documents submitted in support of an application become the property of the University and are not returned to the applicant.
2. OFFICIAL: To be acceptable as an official transcript it must have an official stamped seal and/or signature of the issuing institution. Photocopies, faxed copies, and legally certified (notarized) copies are not acceptable and should not be submitted.
3. LANGUAGE: Transcripts from non-English speaking schools must be submitted in the original language with an additional official certified English translation.
4. IN-PROGRESS: If you have not completed your program of studies you should submit in-progress, or interim, educational documents - decisions will be made using in-progress, or interim, documents. All qualifying courses should be completed by the end of June. Once you finish your studies all final documents will be due August 1.
5. ALL INSTITUTIONS: Please submit official copies of your transcript from high school plus all of those you may have from post-secondary institutions attended.
6. ASSESSMENT: Foreign documents may need to be assessed by the International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES). The Admissions Office will contact you if the documents require further assessment.
7. BC HIGH SCHOOL: Need to order BC High School transcripts? Visit this web page: BC Ministry of Education transcript ordering page.
8. CHINA: Applicants from China (excluding Hong Kong) must verify their educational documents through China Credentials Verification (CHESICC). Send your documents to this Chinese agency for verification in English. Ask the agency to send your official academic transcript and English verification report directly to:

            Emily Carr University of Art + Design

            520 East 1st Ave,

            Vancouver, BC,

            V5T 0H2 Canada

Need confirmation? Please take ownership.

We are not able to confirm if your documents have arrived. If you require notification that we have received your transcripts then you must either drop them off in person or send them via a courier service that allows you to track their receipt.

My current courses are not yet completed, can I still apply?

• If you have not completed your program of studies (high school, college or otherwise) you should submit in-progress or interim educational documents by the application deadline, and decisions will be made based on these documents.  
• If you are admitted, your admission letter will request submission of your final official documents, showing successful completion of qualifying courses, by a particular date: usually August 1 for students starting in September, or December 31 for students starting in January.

Have you received my transcripts yet?

Due to the heavy volume of documents being received, we are not able to determine if your documents have arrived. If you require notification that we have received your transcripts, you can either drop them off in person or send them by a courier service through which you can personally track receipt. 

My English proficiency test will not be complete by the application deadline. What can I do?

All educational documents must be received by Emily Carr including English Language Proficiency Tests by the application deadline, however, you may email a scanned copy of your documents to admissions[at]ecuad.ca which will suffice until the original documents arrive.

Can you send my documents back to me?

Documents submitted in support of an application become the property of the University and are not returned to the applicant. Please do not send documents that are not requested by the Admissions Office; documents that are not requested will not be reviewed by the Admissions Office and sending these can slow down the review of your application.