Document Deadlines

You may accept the offer of admission prior to sending your final official transcripts.

After you have accepted an offer, please send official final transcripts from each post-secondary institution you have attended, including study-abroad semesters and summer programs. Any academic work that appears on any transcript as transfer credits requires submission of a separate transcript, if both courses and grades are not recorded on that primary transcript. Official transcripts must be submitted according to the instructions below:

• If you have completed all coursework and requirements for a degree, please send the official transcript as soon as possible.

• If you are still enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program, please send official documents when you have completed all coursework and your degree has been awarded.
   

The deadline for submission of these academic documents is October 15, 2025 for Fall 2025 admitted students.

Official Transcript Definition

A transcript is an official copy of a student’s record at a college or university, which includes the dates of attendance, the names of all courses taken, and the grades received.

For a transcript to be considered official, it must be provided to the Climate School directly from the Registrar’s Office of the sending institution. Any documents to which an applicant has had access, including any transcripts uploaded as part of the application, are automatically considered unofficial.

Final official transcripts must include proof of the degree(s) awarded and corresponding official English translations (if applicable).
 

Document Submission Instructions

Students who have attended universities in the United States of America:

To send electronic transcripts to Columbia University Climate School, please submit the transcripts directly from your school's Registrar's Office, or via the digital delivery service that works with your institution, to transcripts@climate.columbia.edu.
 
If a school does not offer electronic delivery, you must write to transcripts@climate.columbia.edu to provide us with the link to your institution's webpage concerning transcript orders. After verification, we will respond with further instructions.

Students who have attended universities outside of the United States of America:

If you have received/will receive a degree from a university outside of the United States of America, contact World Education Services (WES) and order a Course-by-Course Evaluation and an International Credential Advantage Package (I-CAP) to be sent to transcripts@climate.columbia.edu.

If you have completed credit-bearing coursework outside of the United States of America (e.g., short-term study abroad program), and the grades do not appear on your degree-granting institution's official transcript, follow the electronic transcript submission above.