As a current applicant, you can check if your application is complete on the application status portal. Past applicants, including current UO students, need to use the DuckWeb portal. While the portal will display what we have received from you in most cases, please note that during peak processing times it can take two to four weeks for a document to appear in our system.
What do we need for a complete file? This can vary based your application type and certain other details.
For All Applicants
Official Transcripts
These are issued directly from a school or college to the University of Oregon Office of Admissions either in a sealed envelope or electronically through approved protocols. Transcripts can be hand-delivered if the seal on the envelope has not been broken.
If your high school sends its official transcripts electronically, their system may indicate that it has been sent and received. However, during peak processing times it can still take time to match your transcript to your application file.
Faxed transcripts, photocopies, or originals received, but not in a sealed, institutional envelope, cannot be considered official.
Application Fee Waiver
If you requested an application fee waiver when you submitted your application, we need a completed form to show that you qualify for this option. Once we receive your form, we will begin processing your application. Fee waivers are not available for international applicants.
Freshman Applicants
Submitting Final Transcripts
Submitting your final transcripts helps us confirm your student record is complete, a necessary step for you to continue moving forward at the University of Oregon. Having final transcripts on file also helps confirm your academic preparation and allows advisors to provide the most accurate course recommendations, placement guidance, and registration support.
To avoid delays in registration and the placement of a transcript hold, make sure official final transcripts from all institutions attended (high school and/or college) are received by the Office of Admissions by the applicable deadline:
- Fall admission: Official final transcripts must be received no later than July 15.
- Winter, Spring, and Summer admission: Official final transcripts must be received before meeting with your academic advisor and registering for your first term.
Visit your status portal to see what items have been received and are still missing.
How do I submit my official final high school transcripts?
Final high school transcripts must clearly display the student’s graduation date. Please wait to request your transcript until after you have officially graduated.
Transcripts must be sent directly from the high school . We cannot accept transcripts submitted by students as official documents.
Transcripts may be sent electronically through your high school to [email protected], or mailed to the following address:
Office of Admissions
1585 E 13th Ave
Eugene, OR 97403
How do I submit my official college transcripts?
College transcripts will appear in the student’s Application Status Portal after May 1 for Fall admits or after you confirm admission for winter, spring, or summer term.
To be considered official, transcripts must be sent directly from the college or university—even if the student did not physically attend but earned credit through programs like Dual Enrollment, Running Start, or similar.
Students who incorrectly report college attendance must request a Letter of Non-Enrollment directly from the college or university, typically through the institution’s Registrar’s Office.
Letters of Non-Enrollment may be sent to [email protected].
Transcripts may be sent electronically through the college/university’s transcript service to [email protected], or by mail to:
Office of the Registrar
1585 E 13th Ave
Eugene, OR 97403
If you have completed dual-enrollment or college (post-secondary) work and it is not identified on your high school transcript, we will need a copy of these transcripts before enrolling.
More information on the self-reporting process
Official Test Scores
We no longer require ACT or SAT scores from freshmen applicants to be considered for admission. However, if you wish for scores to be considered in our process, official scores are required. Scores are considered official if sent from SAT (school code 4846), or from ACT (school code 3498).
While not preferable, we can also accept scores for consideration when they are part of an official high school transcript Scores must be typed on the transcript, not handwritten/taped on the transcript. Be aware that electronic transcripts do not include test scores. (This option is not available for student athletes being recruited under NCAA guidelines.
International students are still required to submit test scores to prove English proficiency. Scores from the DET, TOEFL, or IELTS must be sent directly from the testing organization. The SAT or ACT can also be used to satisfy these requirements.
Personal Statement and Other Essays
A personal statement is required of all freshman applicants. Use the essay prompt as outlined in the application for admission. Additional writing opportunities in the application are all optional, and include opportunities to explain special circumstances or provide other additional information.
Other Required or Optional Materials
- Applicants to the Clark Honors College are required to complete a second required essay. If not submitted as part of the initial application, it can be sent separately to Admissions as a PDF or Word document. Contact Admissions for more details.
- Recommendation letters are not required for any applicants, but are often received and sometimes have proven to be helpful in our decision. Your school counselor might help you with this process; however, if you wish to submit them separately, it is critical that they include your name and birthdate information. Recommendation letters will always be treated as confidential, and never released to you at any time unless the recommender gives explicit direction for us to do so.
- International students must provide information proving financial responsibility for their education. Certain documents required for this process can be uploaded through the applicant portal. Contact admissions if you have further questions on this topic.
Transfer Applicants
Make sure you are familiar with the transfer requirements before you submit official transcripts.
High School Transcript
We may need this because:
- Your application indicated that you have satisfied the second language admission requirement through classes completed in high school; and/or
- You have completed fewer than 36 quarter (24 semester) college transferable credits at the time of the application.
College Transcripts
We need official transcripts from all colleges you have attended or are attending. If you are currently enrolled at another college or university, wait to send your transcripts until you only have one outstanding term remaining prior to beginning your studies at the UO. For fall applicants, this would be spring term. We are unable to make decisions on applications with two terms (or more) in progress.
Requirements in Progress
If your current or future term schedule includes a course specifically required for admission (writing, math, or language), we may ask for transcripts through a specific term. Please make sure you have official transcripts sent as soon as those grades have been posted.
Selective Programs
If you have applied as one of the majors listed below, there is an additional application and items that need to be submitted to the department. Read about specific departmental deadlines and requirements for:
- Architecture
- Art
- Art and Technology
- Interior Architecture
- Music
- Product Design
Transcripts Holds
What is a transcript hold?
An AT: Transcript hold will prevent a student from registering for courses.
When is the transcript hold placed?
An AT: Transcript hold will be placed on student records 7 weeks before registration opens for the term following a student’s first enrolled term. Students may register for classes in their first term of enrollment; however, they will not be able to register for subsequent terms until the hold is removed.
How do I know if I have a hold?
Holds are listed in MyUO in the Academics tab on the View Holds card.
Each hold will include information about:
- what caused the hold or how to clear it
- office or department that placed the hold
- contact information for office that placed the hold
Visit the Registrar’s webpage for a list of all holds.
How Do I Remove the Hold?
Please contact your high school or college and ask them to send your official transcript to the University of Oregon. If they offer electronic transcript delivery, please have them use that method.
Your final high school transcript must include your graduation date. All required transcripts must be sent directly from the issuing institution to the University of Oregon. Transcripts submitted by students cannot be accepted as official.
Once your transcript has been received, please allow up to three business days for processing. The hold will be removed after processing is complete.
Where do I send my documents?
We strongly prefer to receive electronic documents, however, if you need to mail something, our standard mailing address is:
Office of Admissions
1217 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1217
We consider documents sent through postal mail on time based on the postmark date, not the date we receive them. For this reason, we do not encourage you to send transcripts via express shipping companies. However, if you choose to do so, the address needed for those is:
Office of Admissions
201 Oregon Hall
1585 East 13th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97403
541-346-3201