Questions tagged [transcript-of-records]
The transcript is a permanent record of a student's academic history at a particular institution. It includes an inventory of the courses taken and grades earned throughout a course. It often includes details such as GPA, name of degree program, minor course of study, major disciplinary actions (e.g. suspension or expulsion), or honors earned.
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Can I ask my university for compensation because they made errors on my transcript, which caused rejection when I applied for jobs? [closed]
What can I do about my graduate official transcripts incorrectly stating my degree? It stated that I was conferred a BS which is an undergraduate degree, and it also gave the wrong degree program that ...
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How can I make up for weak grades (PhD level courses in master transcript) while applying for Ph.D. in economics?
I want to apply for Ph.D. in Economics in HK, US or Europe, but I met a problem.
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I am Chinese. My undergraduate was in Peking University majoring in Economics. Though it's one of ...
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Is it good to add one extra pdf with with summary of a transcript?
In my undergraduate level, I had retaken three courses for grade improvement. I was absent in one exam that's why the grade is showing 'F', since it was improvement exam and I had passing grade in ...
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Community college transcript [closed]
A while ago I messed up my community college transcript with withdrawing from classes frequently due to certain circumstances. But I actually do enjoy school, learning, and want to rectify what has ...
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How to get Italian High School transcript for UK University admission [closed]
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If no transcript is available it seems that the 4 pages paper certificate given with the diploma, where are stated the number of hours for each topic and for each year, comprehensive of the ...
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How to use a transcript with wrong course names in my application
The transcript for my last year of master's contains severe errors in course names. I will need it fixed if I want to apply to PhD programs, otherwise my chances would diminish.
The master program's ...
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Adding notes on my unofficial transcript
I'm in a master's program for astrophysics now applying for a PhD. On my transcript there are two classes that just read "Special Topics in Astrophysics", but one of them is "Radiative ...
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A small part of my transcript is hard to read; can I get into trouble?
My university does not provide official transcripts in English, so I sent mine to a certified translator for translation. There is a footer on each page in Persian, and unfortunately, on one page, ...
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Addressing lack of transcript due to early withdrawal in a graduate school application
I enrolled in a degree program at a university in my home country (~2nd world) immediately after finishing high school. However, I became dissatisfied with many aspects of the course and the ...
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Having conflict with certified translator about my transcript of records translation [closed]
I am a graduate in Computer Hardware Engineering who is trying to apply to a German university (for MSc). I think that the translator had some mistakes in translating my ToR, but he says that "I'...
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English translation of transcript for admission that can't be from university
I attend a university in Italy, and they don't issue transcripts in English language. The university I am intending to apply for in USA ask for English translation coming from the same university and ...
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Do I have to submit my high school transcript if "transcripts for all current and previous post-secondary study" are required?
I want to apply for a PhD in Canada. The webpage of the university says that I have to submit "transcripts for all current and previous post-secondary study". Does that include high school ...
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Should I apply to a PhD program without submitting the transcript of my exchange studies?
I want to apply for admission to a PhD program in Canada. I hold a Master's degree. But when I was doing my undergraduate studies, I went to an exchange program in Canada and studied there for two ...
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Should I wait for an academic misconduct notation on transcript to be removed before applying for grad school?
In short, I have committed academic misconduct and a notation of it will be on my transcript until Jul 2023. I currently have the option of either graduating in Apr 2023 or stay one additional Fall ...
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Should I consider not reporting a grade on my transcript? [duplicate]
I'm an undergrad student. The grading scale in my university is designed like 4.0, 3.5, 3.0... Due to the pandemic, our school gives us a chance to select the S/NS grading option, I kept a very good ...
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Questions about transcript and PhD admission
I recently received an email from a school that I applied to . They told me to resend the transcript since they could not see the grades. The problem is that my transcripts are long and it is easy to ...
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My transcript has the wrong course names. How to fix this in PhD applications?
I took courses named A, B, and C during my master. They are all strongly related to the field I want to apply in, and I got top grades in them.
Due to administrative reasons, my transcript shows ...
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How important are undergraduate and masters studies transcripts in applying for a faculty position?
I am going to apply for a faculty position via online system. In the announcement of the position they have just asked for cover letter, contact info of references and C.V. But in the online process ...
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Issues with Master admission because of transfer to another university during undergraduate studies
This year I'm trying to get into the Master's program. There is one particular university where I want to get into, say its name is X.
X is asking me to provide transcripts of my all previous higher ...
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explain bad grades to recommender
I asked this professor for a recommendation letter. She told me to send her transcript, CV, statement of purpose and the thesis.
I have some bad grades (not in her class though) and don't know how to ...
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Can FERPA or privacy laws be used to censor medical information on my college transcript?
I had to medically withdraw from one semester at an American university due to documented illness. My transcripts indicate that the withdrawal is due to a medical reason. Can I use FERPA or other ...
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Worried about Ws (withdrawals) on transcript and letters of reccomendation for a masters program
Disclaimer: W stands for withdrawal, it’s when a student withdrawals from a course regardless of grades after a certain deadline for course changes.
I graduated from a Big10 Engineering school with a ...
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When sending my final grades to one professional school, my transcript shows I am enrolled in another program [closed]
I have been accepted to two professional schools for next year, one of which is part of my current university (Program A). I need to send an official transcript with my final semester's grades to the ...
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From computational mathematics to abstract mathematics
I graduated with a bachelor in math/physics with a cgpa of 2.74/4.00
but didn't study many courses of abstract mathematics mostly computational math . I applied for a master's in the same Uni. and ...
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Transcript error, college unresponsive - how to handle?
I applied to graduate school this spring, and discovered that my undergraduate transcript has a substantial error: it omits one of my majors.
I contacted the university registrar, who indicated the ...
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Reporting GPAs from the same university
I have graduated with a BS in Computer science degree with 3.6 GPA from university of X. Then after graduation, I continued taking classes in different program (Biology) but didn't do well and my GPA ...
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COVID-19 Pass/Fail Option [duplicate]
I am currently an undergraduate student, and looking to apply to grad schools in the future. In response to COVID-19, my school is offering the ability between choosing the letter grade earned to ...
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How to explain missing grade on transcript
I am an undergraduate mathematics student in the United States. I'm applying to many REUs in a certain topic. My only coursework in this topic is a graduate-level course I took last year. However, for ...
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Undergraduate Transcipts [duplicate]
I am a engineering student with a 3.7 GPA. My transcript is somewhat messy (retaken classes, Bs everywhere), I was wondering if graduate programs usually analyze the whole transcript in a detailed ...
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How can I address a fail in course when applyin graduate schools?
I am applying for HCI/UX graduate programs in the US as an undergraduate student with a major in architecture in China.
However, I failed an Architectural Dynamics course in sophomore year because I ...
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Worth to fight examination office for English transcript of records?
I am finishing up my B. Sc. degree and thought it would be nice to have a fully English transcript of records (ToR). Although my university already offers an English version, the translations are ...
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Will anyone know if you fail out of a master's program?
Suppose that someone enrolls in a master's program but then fails out. Will future employers be able to find out about this? Or can this person just pretend it never happened, and there will be no ...
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What should an unofficial transcript consist of?
My university only issues an official transcript on paper ( Will take me a month to get it). However, we have a separate student's portal where my "grade history" can be accessed. It is a list of all ...
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Why transcripts instead of degree certificates?
I've been offered a few adjunct teaching positions recently, and the colleges have said that degree certificates don't count in verifying my credentials and that only academic transcripts are ...
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Why is ASU asking for my wife's high school transcripts when she is already in college? [closed]
I know I graduated from the university many moons ago, but my wife has been attending community college for awhile and wants to transfer to an online program with Arizona State University (ASU).
My ...
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Impact of a C+ grade in a graduate course [closed]
I'm planning to apply to competitive PhD programs in theoretical physics. Unfortunately, I received a C+ grade in one relevant graduate-level course. I really don't know how I got this grade, because ...
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Can one really 'lose' old bad grades and get a fresh start?
15 years ago I was young and dumb, now I'm not as young. No way around it, I did poor in college. My grades were abysmal and were part of a period of my life that has long since passed. I'm now at a ...
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Passionate about a PhD in math, but unsure how to explain my chaotic transcript due to mental illness
I'm passionate about getting a PhD in Math for a career as a research mathematician and then as an educator working at a community college.
I got A's in community college. I transferred to our local ...
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Applying for bachelors science program, should I include my high-school transcript or just post-secondary transcripts? [closed]
I have graduated from a 2 year Computer Systems Technology diploma program at BCIT, and am applying for general sciences at UBC, with the intention of moving forward to get a combined bachelors in ...
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Should I report someone that acted against the university policy about diplomas and transcripts?
Background: The graduate school in our university, which is a public university in the US, has a policy about international students and their original diplomas and transcripts, which may be written ...
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Can you send a university a protected PDF of undergraduate transcripts for graduate applications?
I am applying to graduate school using an online application service. There is a field to upload an electronic transcript, so I ordered transcripts from my university and saved it as a PDF. ...
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Official Transcripts From Indian University
Most of the US graduate programs I'm applying to require official transcripts sent in a sealed envelope from the issuing university itself and not by the candidate. I visited my registrar office and ...
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Sending a full Transcript, or only a part?
I have a quick question. I have to send in official transcripts to some graduate schools. I am trying to apply for Mathematics. However, since i am also doing a B.A in Philosophy and Economics, the ...
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Withdrawing from course in a PhD Program (i.e. W on PhD Transcripts)
I'm already in a PhD program and, just one week after Add/Drop, both my teaching and research loads increased due to unforeseen circumstances. I have a course which would be helpful for my area exam, ...
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Will UK/US universities understand that in my country, it is common to deliberately fail and retake classes?
I wanna apply for Master’s programs at LSE and Oxbridge starting next year. I’m currently on completing my undergraduate studies, have the equivalent of a first-class honours will most likely graduate ...
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What makes a transcript official vs. unofficial?
What really determines whether a transcript is official or unofficial? (I am wondering mainly in the context of US high schools and colleges.)
Is it entirely about the process by which it is ...
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Are official transcripts required for faculty appointment?
I am curious if faculty appointees (at various levels) should request their schools to send their official transcripts to the employer to get a faculty position? Or is it only required for students?
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Enrolling in an Online Masters Degree in Math
I am currently an American undergraduate student who is pursuing a B.S. in Mathematics. Upon graduation, I want to work in industry and pursue a masters degree at Indiana State University online. The ...
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Canadian Ph.D. for a master of engineering science degree holder without transcript
I am master of engineering science graduate from Malaysia and here, the M.Sc. doesn't have any course work so it is pretty much like a 2 years Ph.D. thus I don't have any transcript or what-so-ever, ...
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How do employers verify academic transcripts?
Employers often ask job candidates for their transcripts (official or unofficial). How can employers truly verify that what you have submitted is in fact real? Will they send your transcript to the ...
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