Sending in Transcripts and Other Documentation for Evaluation

1. How do I send transcripts and other documentation to TESU for evaluation?
   
   TESU will only evaluate official transcripts. Faxed, scanned, emailed, unofficial, student copies and photocopies will not be evaluated.
   
   The best way to have your official college transcripts sent to Thomas Edison State University is through one of the following secured electronic delivery systems.
   • National Student Clearinghouse
   • Joint Services Transcript (Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines) Please note: TESU Applicants – your Military Advisor will request the JST for you. Please do not request it on your own. Exceptions: (1) Army students applying through GoArmyEd must request a JST on your own, or give written permission to your Military Advisor to order the JST on your behalf, (2) Veteran students discharged or retired from active duty before January 1, 2000 must request a JST on your own as the JST site does not allow your Military Advisor to order the JST on your behalf, and (3) If you have had updates to your JST with additional training since you applied to TESU, please request a new JST to be sent for evaluation. Graduate Degree Applicants – please note that a JST is not needed for your application to Thomas Edison State University.
   • CCAF (Air Force)
   • NJTransfer
   • Parchment/Avow
   • WES World Educational Services (foreign credentials only)
   • American Council on Education (ACE) transcripts
   If one of these services require an email address to send it, please use transcripts@tesu.edu. We do not accept transcripts sent by email as an attachment or through a service other than the ones mentioned above.
   
   A secondary way you can have your transcripts sent to the University is by mail to the address below. Official transcripts should be mailed from the institution’s Registrar/Records Office directly to Thomas Edison State University. We will also accept official transcripts which have been sent to a student in a sealed envelope and then forwarded to us directly from the student. If it appears the envelope has been opened, we will not accept the transcript.

    

   Office of the Registrar
   Thomas Edison State University
   111 W. State St.
   Trenton, NJ 08608

   Please note: All Graduate applicants must submit an official transcript from the institution which awarded their baccalaureate degree.

2. How do I send foreign credit for review?
   
   TESU will not evaluate transcripts from other countries. We will accept the credit recommendations from one of the following agencies when the recommendations are based on a course by course evaluation and sent on an official transcript to TESU.

   Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, Inc. (ACEI)
   www.acei-global.org
   
   Center for Applied Research, Evaluations & Education, Inc.
   www.iescaree.com
   
   Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE)
   www.ece.org
   
   World Educational Services, Inc. (WES)
   www.wes.org
   
   SDR Educational Consultants
   www.sdreducational.org
   
   SpanTran Evaluation Services
   www.spantran.com
   
   Transcript Research
   www.transcriptresearch.com

   For a full listing of International Student Policies, as well as contact information for the agencies listed above, please visit our College Catalog.
    
3. How do I send military credit for review?
   
   You may request to have official military transcripts sent by contacting your corresponding military service branch. For more information regarding contact information for each military branch visit Earning Credits for Military Training.
   
   Please note that Coast Guard, Army, Marine Corps and Navy Active Duty Reserve and Veterans can now request an official transcript through the Joint Services Transcript website.
    
4. I have credit from a nontraditional source (licenses, certificates, examinations, ACE/NCCRS credit) – how do I have it evaluated for TESU credit?
   
   Thomas Edison State University accepts and awards credit for many types of professional training, licenses and certificates, and different examination programs.
   • EXAMINATION PROGRAMS:
     TESU awards credit for different college-level examination programs. An official transcript from the institution must be sent in order for credit to be awarded.
     
     For more information regarding Exam programs-please visit Examination Programs.
   • LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
     For a complete listing of licenses and certifications that TESU has reviewed for credit, please visit Licenses and Certifications.
     
     In most cases, an official notarized copy of the license/ certification (accompanied by the “Student Submission of TESU-Assessed Credentials” form) needs to be sent in order for credit to be awarded.
   • PROFESSIONAL TRAINING REVIEWED BY ACE (American Council on Education) and NCCRS (National CCRS)
     TESU also awards credit for professional training that has been reviewed by ACE and NCCRS. For more information about professional training please visit Professional Training Programs.
     TESU requires an official transcript for ACE-reviewed professional training, which as of November 2020, are provided through the Credly’s Acclaim Platform, and an official transcript from the credit-awarding organization for NCCRS-reviewed professional training.