**With the Canada Post strike happening in Canada, please note that there are alternative ways to get your documents to our office, so that there are no delays in processing your application. Check out the details below to learn more. Please note that the strike only impacts documents sent via Canada Post and not through other carriers.**
Queen’s University accepts self-reported (unofficial) grades for assessment purposes for all our on-campus applications for September intake. Conditionally admitted applicants must have official transcripts sent to us before beginning their studies. Official transcripts are final transcripts sent directly to Queen’s from your school, governing body, or test centre.
Please note: We accept documents submitted via Parchment and MyCreds.
We do not accept documents submitted through Naviance.
Common App applicants: Our office cannot access documents submitted to Common App.These documents must be submitted using one of the methods listed below.
Please do not submit additional information (e.g., passports, resumes, certifications, or letters of reference/motivation/continued interest), as the Selection Committee will not consider them and will destroy them.
Please do not submit documentation until you have successfully submitted your application (including the application fee) and received an applicant ID or application number (issued within a week of paying the application fee on OUAC, CommonApp or Queen’s Website).
Acceptable ways to submit your documents
Both official and unofficial transcripts and other academic results can be submitted here by a student, counsellor, or agent. Please use the online document upload form to submit any document requested on a To-Do-List.
Educational institutions that are unable to use the document upload form can email your transcript to admdocs@queensu.ca (including MyCreds).
Educational institutions that are unable to use the document upload form or email can send physical copies of documents to:
Undergraduate Admission and Recruitment
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Gordon Hall
74 Union Street Kingston, Ontario, Canada
K7L 3N6
To clear offer conditions, final transcripts must be received directly from your school, test centre, or governing body.
Current Ontario, BC, and CEGEP students will have their grades submitted automatically through OUAC if:
- Quebec CEGEP code is present
- BC PEN and Student Transcript Service Connected
To be considered official, English Language Results must be sent by the testing body. More information on English Proficiency tests can be found here.
FAQ's
The Undergraduate Admission and Recruitment office at Queen’s University will accept documents, including transcripts, in either of Canada’s official languages (English or French). Applicants whose documents are not in English or French must:
- Submit an official transcript(s) in the original language subject to the guidelines above.
- Submit a copy of the official transcript(s) in the original language accompanied by a certified translation.
A certified translation must be issued by one of the following:
- The Canadian consulate, high commission or embassy in the country where the documents were issued
- A translator accredited by a professional association of translators in Canada. To obtain the name of an accredited translator, contact the Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario (ATIO) at 1.800.234.5030 (within Canada only) or 613.241.2846, info@atio.on.ca,
- If ATIO is unable to provide a translator for the language you require, you may contact COSTI Immigrant Services to arrange for an acceptable translation.
Contact COSTI at: phone 416.534.7400, ext. 222, fax: 416.534.2482,
- If ATIO is unable to provide a translator for the language you require, you may contact COSTI Immigrant Services to arrange for an acceptable translation.
- A translator who has received accreditation through a federal, provincial or municipal government in Canada
The translator must include:
- a photocopy of the document(s) from which the translation was prepared
- an original statement indicating:
- that the translation is accurate and authentic
- that the translator belongs to one of the categories listed above (identification number and/or seal, name, address, and telephone number required)
- their printed name and signature
After documentation has been received, it can take between 3 to 5 business days for your to-do list to update.
No, you do not. Please email admission@queensu.ca if you see a request for your Queen’s transcript on your to-do list.
Documents submitted to ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ in support of an application become the property of the University and will not be returned to the applicant.
At our discretion, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ may request original documents and/or submit documents for verification to the institutions that issued them.