When applying to U.S. institutions, you may encounter programs that require international students to submit a transcript evaluation. Generally, U.S. universities accept evaluations from NACES members (NACES is the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services; WES and ECE are both members).
WES and ECE are the most commonly chosen evaluation agencies, and applicants seldom select others unless specifically required by the institution.
To use either of these agencies, you must first complete verification through China's Ministry of Education (CDGDC). So today CheersYou（清柚教育） has specially prepared a step-by-step guide to the CDGDC verification process. Read on!
Application Process
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Log in to the CDGDC website to register:
http://www.chinadegrees.cn/cqva/gateway.html
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After logging in, click "Credential Verification Application" to fill out the application form. Read the terms and conditions, then proceed to the form.
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In the first step of the application form, fill in your personal information.
For the verification purpose, enter the country and the system will auto-populate options. You may choose to receive SMS or email notifications on the verification progress.
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If you are a currently enrolled undergraduate student, you only need to select "Undergraduate Transcript (In Progress)" as the verification item.
If you have already graduated, select "Undergraduate Transcript" as the verification item, and after completing that, select "Bachelor's Degree" as well.
Taking the undergraduate transcript (in progress) as an example:
Select the English verification report. If you can provide both Chinese and English transcripts, you do not need to check the translation option.
Then upload clear scanned copies of the corresponding documents.
Documents required for currently enrolled students: Chinese and English transcripts and Chinese and English enrollment verification.
Documents required for graduated students: Chinese and English transcripts, graduation certificate, and degree certificate.
After uploading the attachments, click "Save Item" to add other verification items, or proceed directly to the next step.
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After completing the verification items, proceed to confirm the information and enter the mailing address.
First, verify that the verification item information you entered is correct, then scroll down to fill in the mailing address.
You can fill in multiple mailing addresses, and you can also send it to yourself.
If you need to send it to WES, ECE, or another credential evaluation agency for further verification, you can directly click "Select" under "Report Recipient Institution", enter "WES" or "ECE", and the address will be automatically matched;
If you are sending it directly to a school, fill in the school's address, recipient, and other information below.
After filling in the address and confirming all information is correct, you can submit the application form. After submission, proceed to the payment page to make the payment.
The verification you applied for is usually completed within 18 working days after the payment is received (some high school verifications also require hard-copy materials). The verification department will mail the verification report and invoice to the address provided. However, due to school winter and summer breaks, the review of some degree verification applications may not proceed normally during holidays, and the verification process may not be completed within the standard number of working days.
Therefore, it is best for students to apply for verification in advance to be safe!!!
