What is a Transcript

Submitting certified copies of Transcripts is an integral part of your application to graduate/undergrad studies.



Transcript:
Transcript is a copy of a student's permanent record that includes all courses taken,year and semester in which the courses were taken,grades/marks received for all courses,all honors received and the degree that was conferred upon the student. It may also contain number of people in the class and the average grade/mark of the class.


Official Transcript:
A copy of the transcript that is prepared by issuing university/school and signed by an authorized person under the seal of the issuing university/school.

Normally the transcript issuing university will not hand over the transcript to the applicant. It directly mails the transcripts to the school that you are applying to. Some universities, do hand over the transcript to the applicant and it becomes the responsibility of the student to mail the transcript to the requesting university/school.

A sample transcript may look like this