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Order Your Official Transcripts and Academic Records

Request official or unofficial transcripts, add narrative evaluations or attachments, and explore delivery options, fees, and special services. You’ll also find instructions for accessing your records and tracking transcript orders.

How to Order a Transcript

Go to Parchment, UC Santa Cruz’s official transcript vendor.
Create an account or log in. You’ll need your Student ID number. If you don’t have it, you can use the last four digits of your SSN as a placeholder or request your ID through IT Services.
Choose your transcript format (PDF or paper) and add any attachments, if needed.
Select delivery options, such as standard or express mail.
Decide if you want special processing, such as notarization or a signed and sealed envelope.
Pay for any special services with a debit or credit card.
Track your order through your Parchment account.

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Official Academic Transcripts

All transcripts include: courses, grades, degrees awarded, honors, and number of transfer credits. For more details on notations and definitions, see:

Current enrollments do not appear on the official transcript until the day after the Add/Drop/Swap deadline (see Academic and Administrative Calendar).

Official UCSC transcripts are available in PDF form (for students who attended 1986 and later) and paper form. PDF transcript recipients will be sent instructions on how to access the transcript through a secure site. Once accessed, the recipient has 24 hours to save the transcript file.

During the ordering process you may add attachments to your order. Follow the directions in Parchment.

Students who do not have a UCSC GPA (those who began their UCSC careers prior to 2000) are encouraged to include their narrative evaluations with their transcript order. For additional detail, please see Narrative Evaluations, below.

Transcript-Related Fees and Payments

Basic transcript orders are now included free of charge as part of the Student Records Management Fee.
Special processing, if requested, includes an additional $20 charge per service requested.
Students can pay during the ordering process by using a debit/credit card.

To order your official transcript select the button below to access the Parchment website. When creating your profile in Parchment, you will need your Student ID number. You can enter the last four digits of your Social Security Number as a placeholder to help us match your record and locate your ID number. If you do not have your ID number number, you may also submit a guest ticket with ITS to obtain your Student ID number and access to your MyUCSC portal. Failure to include your ID number may result in a delay or cancelation of your order.

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To track an existing order, please select this link and log in to your Parchment account. Additional information on Order Tracking is available here.

Mailing Time

First-Class Mail: First-class mail has no additional charge. Due to the large volume of mail moving through the U.S. Postal Service system each day, it is not possible to track first-class mail to confirm delivery. We cannot provide refunds or duplicate transcripts for orders that do not arrive. Always verify the recipient’s address during the ordering process.
Express Mail: Express mailing can be selected during the ordering process, and has an additional charge. Tracking numbers are available by contacting registrar@ucsc.edu.
Notarization Delay: Notarization services may delay mailing time by up to five business days, and can also delay express mailing (if selected) by up to seven business days. For this reason, the Office of the Registrar does not advise selecting the overnight shipping option in combination with notarization unless you are willing to accept the delay.

Transcript Hold Options

You may request that your transcript be held until your grades or degree are posted to your record. Grades and degrees can be viewed on MyUCSC at any time.

The Common Application and Student Conduct Requests

Official transcripts contain the information needed for the Common Application, Coalition for College, the Scoir Network, or any other student transfer report.

As of March 2025, UC Santa Cruz no longer prepares student transfer reports, as the official transcript contains the necessary information. A Transfer Letter (PDF) confirms this policy. Students may send this letter to their chosen institution(s).

If a receiving institution requires the transfer letter to be sent directly from UCSC, students should order an official transcript and include the Transfer Letter as an attachment. The Registrar’s office does not send transfer letters to institutions on students’ behalf. If your application requires verification or disclosure of prior misconduct findings (Academic or other) contact the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Education (conduct@ucsc.edu) and the Academic Integrity Office (integrity@ucsc.edu) for information on receiving conduct verifications.

UCSC Extension Transcripts

Transcripts for UC Extension courses can be found at the UC Extension Student Services website.

Unofficial Transcripts

If you attended UCSC in 1986 or later, you can access your unofficial transcript on the MyUCSC student portal:

Log into MyUCSC.
Choose the Student Center tile
In the Academics section, select Transcript:View Unofficial. Click Go.
Select either Printable Transcript (PDF) or Viewable Transcript (HTML).
Click View Report.
The unofficial transcript appears in a pop-up window. If the pop-up window does not appear, disable your browser’s pop-up blocker.

For assistance accessing MyUCSC, please contact IT Services. (Note that IT Services will not respond to emails from non-UCSC addresses. Please call or fill out a guest service ticket.)

Narrative Evaluations

The history of narrative evaluations at UCSC can be found on the Guide to Transcript of Academic Record for Undergraduate Students and Guide to Transcript of Academic Record for Graduate Students.

Viewing your narrative evaluations

If you attended UCSC in 1986 or later, you can access your evaluations on the MyUCSC student portal:

Log into MyUCSC.
Select the MyAcademics tile
Select Evaluations

Ordering Narrative Evaluations with a transcript order

If you have narrative evaluations they can be added to a paper (not pdf) transcript order. This addition includes evaluations of courses, as well as comprehensive examination or senior thesis. Please note that rush orders for transcripts with narrative evaluations may be delayed by 3-5 business days. Email delivery for transcripts with narrative evaluations is not possible.

Narrative Evaluation Grade Translation

If you are applying to a program that absolutely needs a GPA and will not accept your narrative evaluations, you may fill out this Narrative Evaluation Translation Request Form. If you have questions about this service, please contact advising@ucsc.edu.

Transfer Credit

Transfer credit (coursework taken from other institutions) is evaluated by the Office of Admissions and the Degree Progress Unit. Visit their site for information on sending, tracking, and viewing your transfer credit.

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