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Russia

Paper Documents
  • Can be submitted to ECE either by the applicant OR directly by the issuing body.
  • Please do not send multiple copies of the same document.


Electronic Documents

Acceptable methods:
  1. Send your documents through a trusted Electronic Document Service
    • For example: MyCreds, Trential, TrueCopy, Digitary, Parchment, My eQuals, Gradintel, etc.
  2. Have your institution send the secure electronic documents directly to ECEMail@ece.org from the institutional portal or from a publicly verifiable email address of the institution.
    • Please ask the institution to include your name and ECE reference number.
    • Acceptance is not guaranteed, as we must review all documents on a case-by-case basis.
    • Please do not send or forward the documents yourself.


If you have questions, please read our FAQ for information about submitting documents, or Contact Us. Please do not email questions to ecemail@ece.org which is for document submission only.


Language of Documents1: Russian

 

Secondary (High School) and Vocational
If you completed post-secondary (university) level study, it is generally not necessary to submit high school level documents. Ask your U.S. institution if an evaluation of your high school documents is needed.
Required Documents
Type of Document
  1. Certificate of Secondary General Education (Аттестат о среднем общем образовании)
    OR
    Diploma of Basic Vocational Education (Диплом о начальном профессиональном  образовании)
    OR
    Diploma of Intermediate Professional Education (Диплом о среднем профессиональном образовании), or equivalent
Check this website prior to submitting your diploma:

Федеральная служба по надзору в сфере образования и науки (Рособрнадзор)
Click on Сервис поиска сведений о документах об образовании.

If your diploma can be verified on that website, then submit:
  • Photocopy or scan of the diploma
  • Screenshot of the verification results
If your diploma can not be verified on that website, then submit:
  • Originaldiploma
Please note that only the Diploma is verifiable. The Diploma Supplement cannot be verified, therefore, please submit the original supplement, as noted below.
  1. Supplement to the Certificate (Приложение к аттестату), or Supplement to the Diploma (Приложение к диплому)  - submit only if you are requesting a course-by-course listing or grade average of your secondary/vocational education
  • Original2

Post-Secondary (University)
Required Documents
Type of Document
  1. Diploma (Диплом)
Check this website prior to submitting your diploma:

Федеральная служба по надзору в сфере образования и науки (Рособрнадзор)
Click on Сервис поиска сведений о документах об образовании.

If your diploma can be verified on that website, then submit:
  • Photocopy or scan of the diploma
  • Screenshot of the verification results
If your diploma can not be verified on that website, then submit:
  • Originaldiploma
Please note that only the Diploma is verifiable. The Diploma Supplement cannot be verified, therefore, please submit the original supplement, as noted below.
  1. For completed programs: Supplement to the Diploma (Приложение к диплому)

For incomplete programs you may submit any one of the following: 

  • Academic Record (Академическая справка), Record of study (Справка об обучении)
OR
  • Archival Record (Архивная Справка) issued by the Rector's office
OR
  • Diploma of Incomplete Higher Education (Диплом о неполном высшем образовании)
  • Original2

If an official transcript / grade report is not available because your master’s or doctoral program did not have coursework, you must instead submit a copy of the thesis title, if available, along with the diploma.

Last updated 06/25/2025



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Contact our Customer Service if you have any questions.

1Language of Documents:

  • Submit English translations for all documents issued in a foreign language.
  • Translations can be submitted to ECE by mail or email.
  • You may prepare the translations yourself, as long as they are complete, literal, word-for-word, and in the same format as the original document.

2Original Document:

  • Can be mailed to ECE by the applicant.
  • Usually issued with the letterhead of the institution, has an original seal and/or signature.
  • Photocopies, notarized copies, faxes, or scans are not considered original documents.
  • Original documents sent by the applicant will be returned with the completed evaluation report. 

3Issued in a Sealed Envelope:

  • Must be an original or an attested copy with an original institutional seal and signature. The attested copy should be issued and signed/stamped by the same office that issues original documents. Notarized copies are not acceptable.
  • The envelope should be sealed by the issuing body with a seal, stamp, or signature of an official on the back side flap closure.
  • Can be mailed to ECE either by the applicant OR directly by the issuing body, but must remain sealed.

Incomplete Documentation:

  • If you submit insufficient documentation, we will contact you.

Report Type:

  • We will prepare the type of report that you order as explained in the Terms and Conditions of the application form.
  • Submit course descriptions (syllabus, prospectus, etc.) for the following report type:
    • Subject Analysis (Specific arrangements must be made between ECE and the U.S. institution before this type of report can be prepared.)