Academic Credentials & Supporting Materials
Question 2
Are you...
- A current secondary/high school student who will graduate outside the U.S.?
- A secondary/high school graduate or equivalent who has not yet attended college and graduated from a secondary/high school outside the U.S.?
- A transfer student from another college?
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Current secondary/high school students who will graduate outside the U.S.
- You must use a credential evaluation service recommended by Berklee College of Music for your most recent secondary/high school or equivalency transcripts from institutions outside the U.S.
- For more information please download the Credential Evaluation FAQs pdf.
- Please make arrangements to have your credential evaluations and any U.S.-issued documents sent to:
Office of Admissions
ADM/DOM
Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston Street
P.O. Box 231128
Boston, MA 02123-1128 - If English is not your primary language, please submit a TOEFL score or provide a contact name, address, phone number, and email address for an English language instructor. This may be submitted by you directly to the Office of Admissions.
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Question 3
Did you attend a high school outside the U.S, did not graduate, and received high school equivalency outside the U.S.?
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Secondary/high school equivalency graduates who obtained equivalency outside the U.S.
- You must use a credential evaluation service recommended by Berklee College of Music for all final secondary/high school transcripts up to the date of withdrawal as well as an equivalency diploma from institutions outside the U.S.
- For more information please download the Credential Evaluation FAQs pdf.
- Please make arrangements to have your credential evaluations and any U.S.-issued documents sent to:
Office of Admissions
ADM/DOM
Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston Street
P.O. Box 231128
Boston, MA 02123-1128 - If English is not your primary language, please submit a TOEFL score or provide a contact name, address, phone number, and email address for an English language instructor. This may be submitted by you directly to the Office of Admissions.
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Secondary/high school graduates who graduated outside the U.S.
- You must use a credential evaluation service recommended by Berklee College of Music for your secondary/high school or equivalency diploma from institutions outside the U.S.
- For more information please download the Credential Evaluation FAQs pdf.
- Please make arrangements to have your credential evaluations and any U.S.-issued documents sent to:
Office of Admissions
ADM/DOM
Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston Street
P.O. Box 231128
Boston, MA 02123-1128 - If English is not your primary language, please submit a TOEFL score or provide a contact name, address, phone number, and email address for an English language instructor. This may be submitted by you directly to the Office of Admissions.
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Question 3
Are you currently attending a BIN/articulation school?
Berklee International Network (BIN)
- Conservatorio Musical Souza Lima — São Paulo, Brazil
- L'AULA de Música Moderna i Jazz — Barcelona, Spain
- Instituto de Música Contemporánea Universidad San Francisco de Quito — Quito, Ecuador
- International College of Music (ICOM) — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Jazz and Rock Schule — Freiburg, Germany
- Koyo Conservatory — Kobe, Japan
- Metropolia University of Applied Sciences — Helsinki, Finland
- Music Academy International — Nancy, France
- Newpark Music Centre — Dublin, Ireland
- Philippos Nakas Conservatory — Athens, Greece
- Pop & Jazz Conservatory — Helsinki, Finland
- The Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music — Ramat Hasharon, Israel
- Seoul Jazz Academy — Seoul, Korea
Curriculum Transfer Agreement Schools
- Cuyahoga Community College
2900 Community College Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-3196
Phone: 216 987-4400
Fax: 216 987-4422 - Fullerton College
321 East Chapman Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92832-7296
Phone: 714 992-7296
Fax: 714 525-8165 - Grant MacEwan College
10045–156 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5P 2P7
Phone: 780 497-4436
Fax: 403 497-4330 - Miami Dade College
300 N.E. 2nd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33132-2204
Phone: 305-237-8888 - Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
P.O. Box 2034
Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3T2
Phone: 905-575-1212 - Selkirk College
Box 1200
301 Frank Beinder Way
Castlegar, BC V1N 3J1 Canada
Actual program address: 820 Tenth St.,
Nelson, BC, V1L 3C7 Canada
Phone: 250 354-3257 - Conservatorio Musical Souza Lima — São Paulo, Brazil (BIN)
- Instituto de Música Contemporánea, Universidad San Francisco de Quito — Quito, Ecuador (BIN)
- Pop & Jazz Conservatory — Helsinki, Finland (BIN)
- Philippos Nakas Conservatory — Athens, Greece (BIN)
- Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music — Ramat Hasharon, Israel (BIN)
- Koyo Conservatoire — Kobe, Japan (BIN)
- Pan School of Music — Tokyo, Japan (BIN)
- Senzoku Gakuen College — Kanagawa, Japan
2-3-1 Hisamoto, Takatsu-ku,
Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa-Ken 213 8580 Japan
Phone: 81-44-877-3211 (main) 81-44-856-2972
Fax: 81-44-856-2972
Email: Mr. Megumu Tsunekawa, Director, International Affairs, m-tsunekawa@senzoku.ac.jp - Seoul Jazz Academy — Seoul, Korea (BIN)
- International College of Music-Malaysia — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (BIN)
- L'AULA de Música Moderna i Jazz – Conservatori Liceu — Barcelona, Spain (BIN)
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Question 4
Have you completed…
- Less than one year of full-time university study (or less than 24 credits)?
- More than or equal to one year of full-time university study (or more than or equal to 24 credits)? Less than one year of full-time university study (or less than 24 credits)?
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BIN/articulation school students that have completed less than one year of university (or less than 24 credits).
- Submit official grade reports from all universities/colleges attended.
- Also submit final secondary/high school grade reports including date of completion. They must include any U.S. high schools attended, grades 9 through12.
- It must be an official academic record issued by the school that you attended or by the Ministry of Education. The document must bear an original stamp and/or seal from the school or from the Ministry of Education.
- You may submit a photocopy of your academic record; however, the photocopy must show a new stamp, seal, or signature from the school or Ministry of Education.
- If any of these documents are in a language other than English, they must be accompanied by an official word-for-word translation provided by a certified translation service. The translation must also bear an original stamp from the certified translation service.
- Please send all of your documents through the postal mail. We cannot accept scanned or faxed documents; we need to be able to see the original stamps or seals on all of your documents. We strongly advise that you use registered/express mail to send your documents so that you can track their location and ensure their arrival.
- Please send these documents to:
Office of Admissions
ADM/DOM
Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston Street
P.O. Box 231128
Boston, MA 02123-1128 - If English is not your primary language, submit a TOEFL score or provide a contact name, address, phone number, and email address for an English language instructor. TOFEL is the preferred method.
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BIN/articulation school students that have completed more than or equal to one year of full-time university study (or more than or equal to 24 credits).
- Submit official grade reports from all universities/colleges attended.
- You must submit your secondary/high school or equivalency diploma from institutions outside the U.S.
- It must be an official academic record issued by the school that you attended or by the Ministry of Education. The document must bear an original stamp and/or seal from the school or from the Ministry of Education.
- You may submit a photocopy of your academic record; however, the photocopy must show a new stamp, seal, or signature from the school or Ministry of Education.
- If any of these documents are in a language other than English, they must be accompanied by an official word-for-word translation provided by a certified translation service. The translation must also bear an original stamp from the certified translation service.
- Please send all of your documents through the postal mail. We cannot accept scanned or faxed documents; we need to be able to see the original stamps or seals on all of your documents. We strongly advise that you use registered/express mail to send your documents so that you can track their location and ensure their arrival.
- Please send these documents to:
Office of Admissions
ADM/DOM
Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston Street
P.O. Box 231128
Boston, MA 02123-1128 - If English is not your primary language, submit a TOEFL score or provide a contact name, address, phone number, and email address for an English language instructor. TOFEL is the preferred method.
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Question 4
Have you completed…
- Less than one year of full-time university study (or less than 24 credits)?
- More than or equal to one year of full-time university study (or more than or equal to 24 credits)?
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Students that have completed less than one year of full-time university study (or less than 24 credits).
- You must use a credential evaluation service recommended by Berklee College of Music for all final secondary/high school transcripts or equivalency diplomas from outside the U.S.
- You must also use a credential evaluation service recommended by Berklee College of Music for all college records or grade reports from all universities or colleges from outside the U.S.
- For more information please download the Credential Evaluation FAQs pdf.
- Please make arrangements to have your credential evaluations and any U.S.-issued documents sent to:
Office of Admissions
ADM/DOM
Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston Street
P.O. Box 231128
Boston, MA 02123-1128 - If English is not your primary language, please submit a TOEFL score or provide a contact name, address, phone number, and email address for an English language instructor. This may be submitted by you directly to the Office of Admissions.
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Students that have completed more than or equal to one year of full-time university study (or more than or equal to 24 credits).
- You must use a credential evaluation service recommended by Berklee College of Music for your secondary/high school or equivalency diploma issued by an institution from outside the U.S.
- You must also use a credential evaluation service recommended by Berklee College of Music for all college records or grade reports from all universities or colleges from outside the U.S.
- For more information please download the Credential Evaluation FAQs pdf.
- Please make arrangements to have your credential evaluations and any U.S.-issued documents sent to:
Office of Admissions
ADM/DOM
Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston Street
P.O. Box 231128
Boston, MA 02123-1128 - If English is not your primary language, please submit a TOEFL score or provide a contact name, address, phone number, and email address for an English language instructor. This may be submitted by you directly to the Office of Admissions.
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Question 2
Are you…
- A current high school student?
- A high school graduate or equivalent who has not yet attended college?
- A transfer student from another college?
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Current high school students in the U.S. or Canada
- Submit your most recent high school transcripts.
- If English is not your primary language, submit a TOEFL score or provide a contact name, address, phone number, and email address for an English language instructor.
- Please send all of your documents through the postal mail. We cannot accept scanned or faxed documents; we need to be able to see the original stamps or seals on all of your documents. We strongly advise that you use registered/express mail to send your documents so that you can track their location and ensure their arrival.
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Current homeschooled high school students.
- Submit a homeschool portfolio outlining all course content, textbooks used, examples of work done, and grades received. Please be sure to include at least one writing sample.
- If English is not your primary language, submit a TOEFL score or provide a contact name, address, phone number, and email address for an English language instructor.
- If any of these documents are in a language other than English, they must be accompanied by an official word-for-word translation provided by a certified translation service. The translation must also bear an original stamp from the certified translation service.
- Please send all of your documents through the postal mail. We cannot accept scanned or faxed documents; we need to be able to see the original stamps or seals on all of your documents. We strongly advise that you use registered/express mail to send your documents so that you can track their location and ensure their arrival.
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Question 3
Were you…
- Attending a high school and graduated?
- Attending a high school, did not graduate, but received high school equivalency?
- Homeschooled and graduated?
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High school graduates.
- Submit your final high school transcript with the school's stamp or seal or an official signature. This must include grades 9–12.
- If your final high school transcript does not show your graduation date, you must submit proof of graduation.
- If English is not your primary language, submit a TOEFL score or provide a contact name, address, phone number, and email address for an English language instructor.
- Please send all of your documents through the postal mail. We cannot accept scanned or faxed documents; we need to be able to see the original stamps or seals on all of your documents. We strongly advise that you use registered/express mail to send your documents so that you can track their location and ensure their arrival.
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High school equivalency graduates.
- Submit high school transcripts up to date of withdrawal as well as a GED diploma, IB, A levels, or a state–issued high school diploma.
- Please send all of your documents through the postal mail. We cannot accept scanned or faxed documents; we need to be able to see the original stamps or seals on all of your documents. We strongly advise that you use registered/express mail to send your documents so that you can track their location and ensure their arrival.
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Homeschooled high school graduates.
- Submit a homeschool portfolio outlining all course content, textbooks used, examples of work done, and grades received. Please be sure to include at least one writing sample.
- Also submit a GED diploma, IB, A levels, or secondary school graduation qualifications.
- If English is not your primary language, submit a TOEFL score or provide a contact name, address, phone number, and email address for an English language instructor.
- Please send all of your documents through the postal mail. We cannot accept scanned or faxed documents; we need to be able to see the original stamps or seals on all of your documents. We strongly advise that you use registered/express mail to send your documents so that you can track their location and ensure their arrival.
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Student who have completed fewer than 24 college credits.
- Submit official transcripts from all universities/colleges attended.
- Also submit your final high school transcript with the school's stamp or seal or an official signature. This must include grades 9–12.
- If your final high school transcript does not show your graduation date, you must submit proof of graduation.
- If you were homeschooled, please submit a homeschool portfolio outlining all course content, textbooks used, examples of work done, and grades received. Please be sure to include at least one writing sample.
- If you attended high school but did not graduate and received high school equivalency, please submit high school transcripts up to date of withdrawal as well as a GED diploma, IB, A levels, or a state–issued high school diploma.
- If English is not your primary language, submit a TOEFL score or provide a contact name, address, phone number, and email address for an English language instructor. TOFEL is the preferred method.
- Please send all of your documents through the postal mail. We cannot accept scanned or faxed documents; we need to be able to see the original stamps or seals on all of your documents. We strongly advise that you use registered/express mail to send your documents so that you can track their location and ensure their arrival.
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Student who have completed more than or equal to 24 college credits.
- Submit official transcripts from all universities/colleges attended.
- Also submit your final high school transcript with the school's stamp or seal or an official signature. This must include grades 9–12.
- If your final high school transcript does not show your graduation date, you must submit proof of graduation.
- If you were homeschooled, please submit a homeschool portfolio outlining all course content, textbooks used, examples of work done, and grades received. Please be sure to include at least one writing sample.
- If you attended high school but did not graduate and received high school equivalency, please submit high school transcripts up to date of withdrawal as well as a GED diploma, IB, A levels, or a state–issued high school diploma.
- If English is not your primary language, submit a TOEFL score or provide a contact name, address, phone number, and email address for an English language instructor. TOFEL is the preferred method.
- Please send all of your documents through the postal mail. We cannot accept scanned or faxed documents; we need to be able to see the original stamps or seals on all of your documents. We strongly advise that you use registered/express mail to send your documents so that you can track their location and ensure their arrival.
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