Which form your US documents have to take for uni-assist
Getting the right route is only half of a US application. The other half is the form each document takes, and a document can be entirely genuine and still be in the wrong form for uni-assist.
本页内容
uni-assist's general rule states that official certificates are those bearing a signature and stamp from the issuing institution, a reference to their automatic issuance, or a verification code. Its country page for the USA is narrower: for university studies it asks for official transcripts issued by your university with seal and signature. The two wordings are not the same, so if your transcript was issued digitally, confirm with uni-assist or your university before relying on either. Separately, AP results must be issued by the College Board rather than your high school, your diploma must state an unweighted CGPA, and every certificate must be uploaded in full with no page left out.
A stamp is not the only accepted form. uni-assist's own definition of an official certificate names three: a signature and stamp, a reference to automatic issuance, or a verification code.
But its USA page names only one of them. For US university studies it asks for official transcripts issued with seal and signature. The two wordings are not identical, so check which form your document carries before you rely on either.
An AP grade printed by your school is the wrong document. uni-assist requires AP results issued by the College Board and states that results issued by the high school are not sufficient.
Certificates have to be uploaded whole. uni-assist asks for each certificate in its entirety and says not to omit any parts, such as a Diploma Supplement, or any single pages.
适用对象
US applicants assembling documents for uni-assist, whether you are applying with a high school diploma or with a completed US degree.
关键事实
An official certificate
3 forms in the general rule
a signature and stamp, a reference to automatic issuance, or a verification code; the USA page is narrower [2][3][1]
AP results issued by
College Board
a result issued by your high school is not sufficient [1]
Your diploma must state
Unweighted CGPA
with your school's seal and signature, covering grades 9 to 12 [1]
Upload each certificate
In full
no omitted parts, such as a Diploma Supplement, and no missing pages [2]
All from uni-assist's own pages: its document rules and its country page for the USA.
Which of your documents is in an accepted form?
Find your document, then check it against uni-assist's own wording.
| Your document | What uni-assist's wording requires | Status |
|---|---|---|
| High school diploma with subjects and grades for grades 9 to 12 | Must state your unweighted CGPA and carry your school's seal and signature | Accepted form [1] |
| AP grades printed on your high school transcript | Not sufficient: the result has to be issued by the College Board, not by your school | Wrong issuer [1] |
| AP score report issued by the College Board | This is the issuer uni-assist names | Accepted form [1] |
| US university transcript on paper, with your university's seal and signature | Matches both the general definition and the wording of the USA country page | Accepted form [1][2] |
| US university transcript issued electronically | The general definition counts a reference to automatic issuance or a verification code as official, while the USA country page names seal and signature only, so confirm your document carries one of the three | Check the document [2][3][1] |
| Any certificate uploaded with a page or an annex missing | Certificates must be uploaded in their entirety, omitting no parts and no single pages | Incomplete [2] |
This table is about the form of a document, not about whether your qualification is enough. Which route your diploma opens is a separate question, and the university makes the final decision either way.
结论
A US document is in an accepted form when it carries what uni-assist's wording asks for: a signature and stamp, or, under the general rule, a statement of automatic issuance or a verification code. A digitally issued transcript is the case to confirm first, because the general rule and the USA country page do not describe it in the same terms. [2][3][1]
uni-assist publishes a three-part definition of an official certificate on its general document pages, and a narrower sentence for US university transcripts on its country page. It separately names the College Board as the issuer for AP results, and the unweighted CGPA as what the diploma must state.
Open each file and see which of the three forms it actually carries, ask uni-assist or your target university about a digitally issued transcript before you rely on it, order AP score reports from the College Board, and check that no page or annex is missing before you upload.
What uni-assist counts as an official certificate
uni-assist states it on two of its own pages, in the same words: official certificates are those bearing a signature and stamp from the issuing institution, a reference to their automatic issuance or a verification code.
Read that as three alternatives rather than one requirement with decoration. A document can be official because a person signed and stamped it, because it says on its face that it was generated automatically, or because it carries a code that lets the reader verify it. Any one of the three satisfies that sentence.
This is the general rule, and it is the wider of the two wordings uni-assist publishes. The narrower one is on its country page for the USA, and the next section sets the two side by side. [2][3]
The electronic transcript question, source by source
There is a real difference between two uni-assist pages here, and it is worth seeing both rather than being told a yes or a no:
- The general rule, on the uploading and educational-certificate pages, admits all three forms above, including a verification code and a reference to automatic issuance.
- The country page for the USA is narrower. On university studies it asks for an official overview of the subjects and grades of all studies undertaken, and says uni-assist accepts only official transcripts issued by your university with seal and signature.
The two do not resolve into a single answer, and this guide will not invent one. What you can do is read your own document against both. Open the file and look for a signature and stamp, wording that says it was issued automatically, or a verification code.
If it shows a signature and stamp, it satisfies both wordings. If it shows only one of the other two, it satisfies the general rule but not the sentence on the USA page, and that is the case to confirm with uni-assist or with the university you are applying to before you rely on it. If it shows none of the three, ask your registrar for a version that does.
No page read for this guide names any US transcript service, so this guide does not tell you that a particular provider is accepted or refused. It shows you which property uni-assist's wording turns on. [2][3][1]
An AP grade from your school is the wrong document
uni-assist is explicit: AP results must be issued by the College Board. Results issued by the High School are not sufficient.
The distinction is about who issued the document, not about whether the grade is correct. An AP score that appears on a document your school produced is your school reporting the result, which is the case that sentence rules out. What uni-assist names is the score report issued by the College Board, which you order from the College Board rather than from your school.
The same page states that AP examinations are only taken into consideration if the examination was taken during your time at high school, so an exam sat after you graduated does not become usable by ordering the right document. [1]
Upload everything, and upload all of it
uni-assist asks you to upload all certificates in their entirety and says plainly: do not omit any parts of the certificate, such as a Diploma Supplement, or any single pages.
The example uni-assist names is a Diploma Supplement, and the instruction is worth applying to anything attached to your own certificate: an annex, a grading key, a legend on a reverse page. If it is part of the certificate, it goes in. [2]
We check the file before it is submitted
uni-assist does not refund the handling fee simply because an application is unsuccessful, so a document problem is cheaper to find before submission than after.
- Every document checked against uni-assist's own wording
- The digitally issued transcript question raised with the right party first
- You approve the decisions; we prepare and submit through the official channel
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常见问题
Does uni-assist accept an electronically issued transcript?
Its two wordings differ, so this is the one to check rather than assume. The general rule names a reference to automatic issuance or a verification code alongside a signature and stamp. The country page for the USA asks for official transcripts issued by your university with seal and signature. If your transcript was issued digitally, confirm it with uni-assist or with the university you are applying to before you rely on it.
My university only issues transcripts digitally. What should I do?
Look at what the file itself carries: a signature and stamp, a statement that it was issued automatically, or a verification code. Then ask uni-assist or your target university whether that form is accepted for a US transcript, because the general rule and the USA country page do not describe it in the same terms. If your file carries none of the three, ask your registrar for a version that does.
Can I use the AP scores already listed on my high school transcript?
No. uni-assist states that AP results must be issued by the College Board and that results issued by the high school are not sufficient. Order the score report from the College Board.
My transcript has no stamp and no verification code. What now?
Then it matches none of the three forms uni-assist names, and that is a question for your registrar rather than something to risk. Ask for a copy issued in a form that carries one of the three.
What happens to the fee if my documents are rejected?
uni-assist states that the handling fee covers the processing and evaluation of your documents regardless of the evaluation result, and that you cannot reclaim it if your application is unsuccessful. That is why a document problem is worth finding before you submit.
Does this decide whether I get in?
No. This is about the form of your documents. Whether your qualification opens a direct route, a Studienkolleg or a master's application is a separate question, and the university makes the final decision. The route check on this page answers the first half in about two minutes, and if you want the documents themselves checked before any fee is paid, that is what our advisors do.
Can I just do this myself?
Yes. You can check the rules yourself and ask uni-assist or the university where the wording is unclear, which is what this guide points you to. Our service is for applicants who would rather have the file checked before submitting and paying the handling fee.
How current is this information?
Every rule here was checked on 19 August 2026 against uni-assist's own pages: its educational-certificates page, its uploading-documents page, and its country page for the USA.
来源
- [1]uni-assist e.V., document requirements for applicants from the USA · 最后核对:
- [2]uni-assist e.V., educational certificates: what counts as official, and uploading in full · 最后核对:
- [3]uni-assist e.V., uploading documents · 最后核对:
- [4]uni-assist e.V., fees FAQ: the handling fee covers processing regardless of the result and cannot be reclaimed if the application is unsuccessful · 最后核对:
Checked 19 August 2026 against uni-assist's document pages and its country page for the USA