Transcripts and Other Supporting Materials

• Your high school must submit official, up-to-date academic transcripts or General Educational Development (GED) scores.
• If you are completing dual-enrollment credits at a college or university, you will need to submit official transcripts from your college or university in order to be evaluated for transfer credit. Please review the information under “Transfer Students” below.
• All documents must be submitted in English.

• Your college/university must send Berklee your official transcripts (including all completed college/university-level work).
• You must also submit your official final high school transcript as evidence of graduation.
• Transfer credit may be awarded for most liberal arts courses (with grades of at least a C or 2.0) from an accredited institution.
• All documents must be submitted in English.

You are required to submit your transcripts if you are a current student at Berklee (Berklee College of Music, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Berklee Valencia, or Berklee NYC) who is applying to another Berklee program. Contact the Office of the Registrar if you have questions about sending transcripts to the Office of Admissions.

Berklee Online students should fill out the Berklee College of Music Credit Transfer Request Form(Opens in a new window) instead of contacting the Office of the Registrar. 

Our office does not maintain records for admitted students who did not enroll. If you are reapplying to Berklee College of Music, you are required to resubmit your transcripts using the steps outlined below.

There are important and explicit regulations governing acceptable documentation. Berklee can only accept documents sent electronically if provided directly by the issuing institution. Berklee College of Music requires a portfolio of the following items:

• A full outline of the curriculum by subject, including examples of work and textbooks used for each course.
• Assessment procedures and grades.
• Evidence of official recognition by the school district and/or state department of education, or the GED.

Many schools utilize digital transcript delivery services to send official transcripts to our office. Examples of common services include, but are not limited to:

• Parchment(Opens in a new window) (most commonly used by high schools)
• National Student Clearinghouse(Opens in a new window) (most commonly used by colleges and universities)
• Naviance 
• Scoir 
• Scribd

When using a digital transcript delivery service, you will be prompted to select a recipient institution to receive your transcripts. Look for us listed as “Berklee,” “Berklee College,” or “Berklee College of Music.”

NOTE: Berklee Online students should use the Berklee College of Music Credit Transfer Request Form(Opens in a new window) to submit a transcript request, not Parchment. 

For documents that you are unable to submit via a digital transcript delivery service, your high school or other institution should email documents to eo@berklee.edu(Opens in a new window). Please note that we only accept documents sent via email if they are provided directly by the issuing institution.

If you are a Berklee Online student or alumni, your official transcripts must be sent from Berklee Online to Berklee College of Music in order for your Berklee Online coursework to be considered for eligible transfer credit. Please use the Berklee College of Music Credit Transfer Request Form(Opens in a new window) to submit a transcript request. 

For documents that you are unable to submit via digital delivery service or email, your high school or other institution should mail documents to:

              Berklee College of Music
              Office of Admissions
              MS-921 ADM
              1140 Boylston Street
              Boston, Massachusetts 02215

If you choose to mail your transcript and other supporting documents yourself, please:

• Send them by registered mail on or before the posted deadline so that your documents can be tracked.
• Make copies of all documents for your records, and, whenever possible, mail all documents together in one envelope.

While the Admissions staff are able to receive paper mail, please anticipate a two- or three-week processing delay and plan accordingly for all deadlines.

Bachelor of Music applicants are not required to submit supporting materials (e.g. a portfolio, letter of recommendation, etc.) in order to complete their application.

Bachelor of Arts applicants are required to submit a portfolio that contains a résumé or CV and a one-page cover letter. Log in to your application and follow the instructions on the “Next Steps” tab to upload your supporting materials.