During the holidays our turnaround time may exceed ECE's standard average of 3-5 business days. During this temporary period of reduced staffing as our employees celebrate
with friends and family, our 5-day rush option is available if you need the evaluation report within 5 business days.

More information is available on the Services and Fees page of this website. We appreciate your understanding and wish you the happiest of holidays.
***Happy Holidays! ECE will be closed on Wednesday, December 25th for Christmas Day and Wednesday, January 1st for New Year's Day. These two days will not count as processing days.***
 
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Switzerland

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: German, French, or Italian


Secondary (High School)
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. Certificat de Maturité (Certificate of Maturity), or other certificate awarded upon completion of upper secondary school
  • Original2
  1. Official examination results for the upper secondary school completion - submit only if you are requesting a course-by-course listing or grade average of your secondary education
  • Official Document issued in a Sealed Envelope3
Secondary (International Baccalaureate Programs)
Required Documents
Type of Document
  1. Diploma of the International Baccalaureate
  • Photocopy or Scan (both sides of the document)
  1. Transcript of Grades
Post-Secondary (University)
Required Documents
Type of Document
  1. Diploma / degree
  • Photocopy or Scan (both sides of the document)
  1. Transcript / grade report
  • Official Document issued in a Sealed Envelope3

If an official transcript / grade report is not available because your master’s or doctoral program did not have coursework, you must instead submit an official degree confirmation issued in a sealed envelope, with thesis title, if available.

Updated 05/10/22


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.)