Education Information Form

High School Transcript

Transcript Requirements

• STEPP will accept an unofficial transcript if it includes all the same information and follows the same format as an official transcript. (An official transcript is signed and sealed by a school administrator and either sent directly to the recipient or to the student in a sealed envelope.) An unofficial transcript does not need to be signed/sealed and can come from the applicant or school.
• However, we cannot accept unofficial transcripts that use an entirely different format or do not include the required information that would be found on an official transcript.

Your transcript must include a complete listing of your high school coursework, your final grade in each class, and a cumulative GPA that reflects all your completed courses. STEPP requires details about your high school’s grading scale, which many schools include on their transcripts. If these items are not listed on your transcript, you will need to submit alternate documentation.

• The numerical range for each letter grade (e.g., B = 83-86, B+ = 87-89, etc.)
• The GPA quality points assigned to each letter grade (e.g., B = 3.0, B+ = 3.3, etc.)
• Information about weighted course types (e.g., Honors, AP, etc.) and weighted GPA quality point values.

If you have attended more than one high school, please ensure that your current school’s transcript reflects your academic record from 9th grade to the present and a cumulative GPA that includes all your high school coursework. If it does not, you must request a separate transcript from each previous high school you have attended.

You must submit college transcripts reflecting those courses if you have completed any postsecondary coursework. However, if the only college courses you have taken are dual-enrollment classes listed on your high school transcript, you do not need to submit a separate college transcript.

If your high school has a “school profile” sheet, we highly recommend submitting this along with your transcript.

Submitting Your Transcript
Transcripts must be submitted directly to the STEPP Program. STEPP cannot access transcripts sent to the ECU Undergraduate Admissions Office.
Your transcript must be submitted electronically as a PDF file. There are two options for this:

• You can upload the file directly within the Education Info Form or
• You can have your school submit the file via the Application Materials Upload Form for Educators

Report Card

Report Card Requirements

• Report Cards must show current course grades
  • Paper report cards can be scanned and submitted as a PDF file.
  • Online report cards can be submitted as a PDF file.

You must submit your most recent report card if your current grades are not reflected on your transcript. However, if your transcript already includes midterm grades (or another estimate of your current grades) in all the classes you are currently taking, then you do not need to submit a report card.

Submitting Your Report Card
Your report card must be submitted electronically as a PDF file. There are two options for this:

• You can upload the file directly within the Education Info Form or
• You can have your school submit the file via the Application Materials Upload Form for
  Educators.

If you receive an updated report card later during the admissions process, please submit the new version even if you have already submitted a previous one. This will ensure that the admissions committee can review your most recent academic progress.

Individual Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan (or other documentation of accommodations)

There are two components to this requirement:
Part 1 – Online Form
The first step is to answer the questions about your academic/disability supports and documentation in the Academic Support section of the Education Information Form.
This form will ensure that STEPP has accurate information about how your school documents your disability supports, the type of documentation you will submit, and your other educational/academic supports and accommodations.

Part 2 – Submit Your IEP or 504 Plan (or other documentation of accommodations)
The second step is to submit your disability support documentation. The Educational Information Form will ask you what type of document your school uses to document your disability supports. You need to submit that document’s current (or most recent) version to STEPP.

If your school does not use IEPs or 504 Plans, please note that the “Accommodation Plan, Learning Plan, Academic Plan, or similar school document” option covers all other school support plans, regardless of what they are called. Submitting a copy of your school support plan – regardless of its name or format – will fulfill
the IEP/504 requirement.

If you receive school-based academic support but do not know whether it is documented, please check with your academic support providers at school to ask whether any documentation exists. If no formal documentation exists, you must work with your academic support providers to informally document the disability supports you receive. This can be done in any format and should not be an official school document. STEPP will accept any item that provides the requested details about your disability supports/accommodations as fulfilling this application requirement.

The Educational Information Form will also ask you to describe the educational supports, resources, and assistance you use that are not already reflected in your school documentation.

Please note that this question is required for all applicants because it helps STEPP develop a clearer understanding of all the resources that support your academic and educational success—not just the ones reflected in your school disability documentation.
You do not need to repeat any information already described in the IEP (or other document) you submit. However, this is where you will tell us about any other resources you use, whether formal or informal. (e.g., tutoring, academic coaching, assistance from family/friends, etc.)

Your documentation must be submitted electronically as a PDF file. There are two options for this:

• You can upload the file directly within the Education Information Form when you complete it in part 1 or
• You can have your school submit the file via the Application Materials Upload Form for Educators.