Switzerland

Postsecondary Education

 

Required documents Required Format Mode of Submission Notes
1. Final award (degree certificate, diploma, certificate) in German, French, Italian, or English* 

 

E.g. Diplom/Diplôme, Licence/Lizentiat, Bachelor, Master, Doktorat/Doctorat/Dottorator

 

*Documents should be in the language of study

Scanned colour copy of both sides of the award Submitted by you (the applicant) with the application

Please ensure that every page is in colour and that the entire page scanned.

 

Document size can be reduced if necessary, but do ensure that everything is clear and legible and that no information is cut off.

 

Scan the back of the document as well, even if it is blank.

2. Academic record or Diploma supplement in German, French, Italian or English*

 

*Documents should be in the language of study

Scanned colour copy of both sides of the document

Submitted by you (the applicant) with the application
3. Official academic record or Diploma supplement

Official academic records  

 

or  

 

Verified/Attested copy of the academic records (stamped and signed, and dated by an appropriate official of the educational institution you attended)

Sent directly to CES office by the institution you attended, in an institution-sealed envelope. 

 

or 

 

You can forward the original institution-sealed envelope to our office if the institution has released the official transcript to you. 

 

Documents inside the envelope must bear original stamps and signatures.

 

Plain photocopies are not acceptable for this requirement.

 

The envelope must be sealed by the institution with a stamp and signature over the flap.

 

(can be modified in order to be country-specific)
Secondary Education (Optional)

 

Required documents Required Format Mode of Submission Notes
1. Final award (certificate, diploma) in German, French or Italian*  

 

E.g. Maturitätszeugnis/Certificat de Maturité/Attestato di Maturita, Berufsmaturität/Maturité Professionnelle/Maturità professionale

 

*Documents should be in the language of study

Scanned colour copy of both sides of the award Submitted by you (the applicant) with the application

Please ensure that every page is in colour and that the entire page scanned.

 

Document size can be reduced if necessary, but do ensure that everything is clear and legible and that no information is cut off.

 

Scan the back of the document as well, even if it is blank.

2. Academic record, transcript, statements of marks in German, French or Italian*

 

*Documents should be in the language of study

Scanned colour copy of both sides of the document

Submitted by you (the applicant) with the application
3. Official academic record (transcript/statements of marks)

Official academic records  

 

or  

 

Verified/Attested copy of the academic records (stamped and signed, and dated by an appropriate official of the educational institution you attended)

Sent directly to CES office by the institution you attended, in an institution-sealed envelope. 

 

or 

 

You can forward the original institution-sealed envelope to our office if the institution has released the official transcript to you. 

 

Documents inside the envelope must bear original stamps and signatures.

 

Plain photocopies are not acceptable for this requirement.

 

The envelope must be sealed by the institution with a stamp and signature over the flap.

 

(can be modified in order to be country-specific)

Notes

  • Submitting an incomplete application and/or documentation will delay the assessment process.
  • Complete documentation must be provided for the program(s) of post-secondary study you wish to have assessed and verified. In most cases, CES will assess the credential selected without requiring documents for credentials you have previously earned. We do, however, reserve the right to request documents related to credentials earned prior to a higher award if we feel they support the assessment.
  • Providing the required documents does not guarantee that the credential in question will be recognized by CES.
  • CES reserves the right to contact the issuing authority at any time during the assessment process to obtain information about the program completed and/or verify the documents, irrespective of the method by which they are received.
  • All documents submitted become the property of CES and will not be returned or released to you.
  • Contact Us if you require clarification of our requirements.
  • If your institution offers official electronic transcripts, we invite you to select this option to minimize any delays. Please contact your academic institution to request that they send your academic documents to us directly to ces.transcripts@utoronto.ca. The electronic transcript must be sent via an institutional email address belonging to the appropriate office/department/unit that is in charge of academic document issuance or verification.
  • Please only request the official institutional documents (e.g. official academic record, official transcript, verified transcript, etc) after your online application is submitted and all fees are paid.
  • Official institutional documents received prior to the submission of an online application will not be processed until all fees are paid and an online application is received by our office. This will incur delays in your application processing.
  • CES uses your full name and your CES Student Number to match your official institutional documents to your submitted online application. Without the CES Student Number, any variation of your name may cause your official institutional documents not to be matched to your application. 
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