1. Confirm your intent to enroll

Confirm your intent to enroll at the U and complete any additional steps required by your academic department to secure your seat in your graduate program.

Confirm Intent to Enroll

2. Have official transcripts sent to the Office of Admissions

Submit official final transcripts to the Office of Admissions for every college you have attended (including courses taken as concurrent enrollment or transferred into another university) other than the University of Utah.

Transcripts submitted by a student are not considered official. Transcripts must be sent from the awarding institution directly to the University of Utah Office of Admissions to be considered official.

Failing to provide final academic credentials, including proof of degrees received, a registration hold to be placed on your record and you will be unable to register for your second semester until all missing credentials are received.

The University of Utah accepts electronic transcripts as official from the following agencies only:

• Credential Solutions/Parchment/Naviance
• National Student Clearing House
• eScript-Safe
• Scoir
• ScribOnline
• My eQuals
• MyCreds
• Digitary (see “How does Digitary work?” section)
• Vitnemalsportalen Diploma Registry
• University of Mumbai Online Attestation

*When requesting your transcripts using any of these services please use this email: admisstranscripts@utah.edu

Physical copies of transcripts can be mailed to:

The University of Utah
Office of Admissions
201 South 1460 East, Room 250s
Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA

Physical transcripts must arrive at the University of Utah in a sealed and unopened envelope from the awarding institution. Please do not order transcripts to be sent to your personal or student email, or open the envelope of mailed physical transcripts – they will be considered unofficial upon submission. Documents submitted for admission become the property of the University of Utah and cannot be returned.

If your previous institutions do not use any of the approved electronic delivery services or cannot mail an official copy of your transcript, please contact our office.

You can track receipt of your final, official transcripts here.

For more information, visit International Application Documents.

3. Submit all necessary I-20 paperwork

Submit all necessary I-20 paperwork if you require a visa to study in the United States.

Review the I-20 Process

4. Become familiar with the registration process

You will find registration information, class schedules and an academic calendar at the Office of the Registrar’s website.

Talk with your academic program advisor for questions related to program requirements and course selection.

5. Check for financial assistance

Check on deadlines for financial assistance through the Graduate Fellowships Office, (801) 581-6020, and/or the Financial Aid Office, (801) 581-6211.

6. Research housing opportunities

Check on housing opportunities through the Office of Housing and Residential Education, (801) 587-2002, or Sunnyside Apartments, (801) 581-8667.

The University of Utah is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools and supports their “April 15 Resolution,” which outlines the obligations of graduate institutions and prospective graduate students regarding offers and acceptances of financial support. The resolution reads: Acceptance of an offer of financial support* (such as a graduate scholarship, fellowship, traineeship, or assistantship) for the next academic year by a prospective or enrolled graduate student completes an agreement that both student and graduate school expect to honor. In that context, the conditions affecting such offers and their acceptance must be defined carefully and understood by all parties.

Students are under no obligation to respond to offers of financial support prior to April 15; earlier deadlines for acceptance of such offers violate the intent of this Resolution. In those instances in which a student accepts an offer before April 15, and subsequently desires to withdraw that acceptance, the student may submit in writing a resignation of the appointment at any time through April 15. However, an acceptance given or left in force after April 15 commits the student to first inform the program that they are withdrawing or resigning from the offer of financial support that they previously had accepted. Starting in Fall 2020, applicants are no longer required to obtain a formal release from the program whose offer they accepted, either before or after the April 15 deadline. It is further agreed by the institutions and organizations subscribing to the above Resolution that a copy of this Resolution or a link to the URL should accompany every scholarship, fellowship, traineeship, and assistantship offer.

This Resolution was renewed in October 2009. *This Resolution applies to offers of financial support only, not offers of admission. Reference Source is An Essential Guide to Graduate Admissions, published by the Council of Graduate Schools. Information may also be found at the Council of Graduate Schools website at www.cgsnet.org/april-15-resolution.