Skills verification letters

Alumni pursuing the PERM application process may wish to obtain a skills verification letter as part of their application materials. PERM applicants may request such a letter and the academic advisors will serve as the point of contact. 

ECE has its own process, vetted by the university, for skills verification letter requests (we are not able to use a lawyer’s letter or template). Skills are verified by course, based on the official course materials: course syllabus, course description, or course website. Students should upload the syllabus, the description, or a screenshot of the website from any/all courses for which they would like to have skills verified, with the relevant language highlighted. Carnegie Mellon’s Syllabus Registry is a useful resource for past syllabi, if needed.

The entire process will take at least one week, and depending on the time of year the letter is requested, it may take up to one month. We understand this can be an urgent request so we will accommodate as best as we can. Your patience is very much appreciated. Please carefully read all of the information below before submitting your request, so that we are able to assist you as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Regarding what skills can be verified:

• Only ECE (18-XXX) coursework can be verified. Skills verifications for other departments will need to go through the home department of that course, and are at that department's discretion.
• We cannot provide skills for courses in which you earned a letter grade lower than a C, or a grade of "N" for a P/NP course.
• Prerequisite skills required to enroll in a course cannot be verified.
• Individual project outcomes for individual- or team-project-based courses cannot be verified. Any skills listed in official course materials can be verified.
• Skills from Internships (18993, 18994, 18499) cannot be verified.
• Skills from Research (18980, 18981, 18982, 18580), can only be verified if you upload a copy of your signed project form.
  
• Skills from courses used for the Capstone requirement (18500, 18525, 18540, 18555, 18578) can be verified via  official course materials. Individual project outcomes cannot be verified.

Additional processing information:

• It is in your best interest and in the best interest of our processing time to be certain that you know which skills you would like to request verification for so that you do not have to seek revised letters.  Any revisions typically involve additional layers of review which will take significantly longer.
• After ECE sends your draft letter, it is highly recommended to have it reviewed by your lawyer before requesting revisions as it is our best practice to only provide one signed PDF of the final verification letter.
• Please note that we are not able to provide a "wet signature" for this letter, but will include our digital signature on the final copy.
• Verification of your degree and/or dates of enrollment are available through the HUB. See their website to request a letter with this information.

Complete the skills verification form here. 

Please contact the following advisors once you have completed the form: