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Uploading Official Transcripts:
You are required to upload one copy of your scanned official transcript from the Registrar’s office of each institution from which you have earned or will earn an undergraduate or graduate degree.
Do NOT upload your institution's web-based academic record or a document stating it is not an official transcript.
Do NOT send transcripts for community college attendance or from any institution where you enrolled in classes but did not earn a degree.
Non-legible scans will NOT be accepted and will result in processing delays.
It is important that you scan both the front and back of your transcript as we will need to be able to review the information provided on the back of your transcript concerning credit hours, the institution's grading scale, etc.
Your file must be in Adobe (.pdf) format.
Do NOT mail your official transcripts to us until you have received an offer of admission.
If you are offered admission: You will be required to provide an official copy of your transcript(s) upon the awarding of your degree and its’ posting prior to your enrollment at Virginia Tech. These can be sent to:
Virginia Tech Graduate Admissions
120 Graduate Life Center at Donaldson Brown
Mail Code 0325
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Curriculum Vitae:
A Resume is required to be uploaded into the application system.
Personal Statement:
A Statement of Purpose (Goal Statement) must also be uploaded into the application system and consist of a one to two-page document stating your reasons for seeking graduate work at SBES, as well as an explanation of your research interests and your professional goals.
Recommendation Letter:
Three (3) letters of reference are required which can be done in the application system.
If you or your recommenders have any problems with the system, please contact the Graduate School for help.
Paper letters can be mailed to the SBES grad coordinator but are strongly discouraged. Should you send a paper letter, it must be accompanied by the VA Tech Reference Form (found on the grad school’s website) as well as sealed and signed on the flap of the envelope.
It is your responsibility to keep track of the progress of your letter submission to the graduate school through the application site. You can log into your application, and if necessary, send an additional reminder to the recommender to write your letter or add new recommenders.