Online Graduate Certificate Programs

The application fee is $65.00 USD and is non-refundable.

Documents should be uploaded in the proper area within the online application form.

Official Identification

Include a clear scan of your government-issued identification.

We will accept:

U.S. applicants

Optional– Unofficial transcript included in application.
Upload a copy of your transcript on the admissions application. This will expedite the admissions process, allowing you to begin classes while we wait on the arrival of your official transcripts.

Required– Official transcripts
Contact the University where you earned your Bachelor’s degree and request that they send your official transcripts. Official transcripts must be sent to:

ATTN: Registrar
EC-Council University
101 C Sun Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109, USA

International applicants

Include a scan of your university transcript on the admissions application.

1. Some international transcripts can be evaluated in-house. If our internal evaluator can evaluate your transcripts, then you will not need to obtain a NACES evaluation. If you would prefer that your transcripts are evaluated in-house, you will need to contact the university where you earned your Bachelor’s degree and request that they send your official transcript. We must receive an official transcript to complete the admissions process. All documents, written and issued in a foreign language, must have a certified English translation attached.

Official transcripts must be sent to
ATTN: Registrar
EC-Council University
101 C Sun Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109, USA

2. If our evaluator cannot evaluate your transcript, you must have the transcript evaluated by an evaluator who is a member of NACES. You must choose an evaluator who is a member of NACES to complete the evaluation. A list of evaluators can be found on the NACES website: https://www.naces.org/members.html. The evaluator must send the results of the evaluation directly to ECCU.

Official evaluation results must be sent directly to:
ATTN: Registrar
EC-Council University
101 C Sun Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109, USA

U.S. applicants

No proof required

International applicants

There are several ways to show proof that you meet the English requirement.

1. If your degree is earned in a country where English is the official language, then you do not need to provide additional proof. For example, if your degree was earned in the UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, or Nigeria.
2. If English was the language of instruction at the university where you earned your Bachelor’s degree, then you can provide a letter from the institution stating that English was the language of instruction, and/or you can also request that the NACES evaluator state the language of instruction on the degree evaluation.

Here is a list of countries where higher education is commonly conducted in English:

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Namibia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

3. You can show English proficiency by taking a recognized English proficiency test.
4. Official TOEFL PBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Paper-Based Test) score of 550 or better;
5. OR Official TOEFL IBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test) score of 71 or better;
6. OR Official IELTS (International English Language Test) score of 6.5 or better.

In order to qualify for admission to the MSCS or the graduate certificate program at EC-Council University, all enrolling students must be 18 years of age and have earned a Bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or better.

Students whose undergraduate degrees are not in or related to the subject of information technology will be further evaluated based on work experience in the field and/or certifications achieved in information technology prior to an admission decision.

Applicants who have been denied admission may appeal the decision to the Dean.

• Current Resume

Additional documentation in support of an applicant’s candidacy may be requested as deemed necessary by EC-Council University. All application documents are the property of EC-Council University and will not be returned to the applicant.