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1. Proof of bachelor’s degree
You MUST have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution comparable in standard and content to a bachelor’s degree from a CUNY college.
International Students
The Office of Admissions can only evaluate education credentials from Canada.
If you have an international transcript from any other country besides Canada, your international transcript must be evaluated by a professional agency from the member list on the NACES website. Evaluations must include a course-by-course analysis indicating the type of degree received, accreditation, the U.S. equivalency of the degree, the graduation date, and a cumulative grade point average. The course evaluation must show that you received a degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in the United States from an accredited institution. All academic credentials must be verified.
While we don’t recommend one organization over another, the most common evaluations that we see are from World Education Services (WES), SpanTran Evaluation Services and Education Credential Evaluators (ECE). If you decide to use SpanTran, please refer to the Newmark J-School SpanTran Pathway to ensure you receive a discount and correct evaluation.
The international credential evaluation must be received by the application deadline date and indicate that you received a degree from an accredited institution equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree. Evaluations may take weeks or months to complete. It is strongly recommended to begin the process early to ensure your application is completed on time. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
If you are accepted into the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and decide to enroll you MUST provide the Office of Admissions with an official transcript from your undergraduate institution. This official transcript is mandatory and in addition to your international transcript evaluation. An official transcript is sent to us by the issuing school’s registrar office in a sealed envelope. If your school issues the official transcript to you DO NOT open the envelope. Please deliver it to us in the sealed envelope. If you have any questions, please email admissions@journalism.cuny.edu.