Cultural Exchange Program Transcript Requirements
To participate in the Disney J-1 Cultural Exchange Program, applicants will be required to provide a copy of their transcript. Your academic transcript will provide the information required to confirm you meet the school eligibility requirement to participate in the Cultural Exchange Program. To view the Disney Cultural Exchange Program eligibility requirements, visit the Disney Careers site by clicking here.
What is a Transcript?
A transcript is an official document from your college or university that lists every course you've taken and the grade you received in each one, along with your enrollment or graduation dates. It's issued by your college or university’s registrar or academic office, and it's used to confirm that you meet the program's enrollment requirement.
This document may go by a different name depending on where you study/studied. For example, it may be called a relevé de notes (France), histórico escolar (Brazil), historial académico or kardex (Mexico), certificado de estudios (Peru), or simply a transcript or academic transcript (Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and the UK). Whatever your school calls it, it's the same type of document.
Transcript Requirements
You will receive information on uploading a copy of your transcript during the application process. Your transcript must:
- Be in English
- Include your Full Name
- Provide your most up to date completed coursework at the time of application.
- Reflect that you are currently enrolled at your college or university. This may be shown through your current enrollment status, current term or semester, or courses currently in progress.
- Be issued by your college or university’s registrar or other authorized academic office, or be downloaded from your official student portal in an official document format (written letters from school faculty will not be accepted)
- The transcript issue date must be within 14 days of when you upload your document.
- Example: If you uploaded your transcript on June 15, the date printed on the transcript must be June 1 or later (including the current calendar year).
Candidates who are unable to provide documentation confirming their academic history and current enrollment may not be eligible to continue in the application process.
If Your Transcript Does Not Show Your Current Enrollment
We understand that academic transcripts may look different depending on your college or university, and some institutions may not list courses that are currently in progress.
If your transcript does not show that you are currently enrolled or does not list your current classes, you may provide an official letter from your college or university confirming your current enrollment in addition to your transcript.
The official letter must:
- Include your full name.
- Confirm that you are currently enrolled at the college or university.
- Be issued by the registrar or another authorized academic office at your college or university. Personal or informal letters from professors, instructors, or individual faculty members will not be accepted as proof of enrollment.
- Be provided in an official document format.
If you have questions about what your school can provide, reach out to your registrar's office as early as possible.
Ready to Upload Your Transcript?
Once you begin your application, you will upload your transcript into DOC (Disney's online document system). Before you upload, please read Uploading My Documents into DOC. This article explains how to combine multiple pages into one file, save your file with an English file name, and avoid common upload errors.
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