But if you open the envelope, the transcript is no longer official. Records from schools abroad must be originals, official, and in the native language, accompanied by English translations. If you attended school outside the U.S., contact Admissions to find out what credentials you need to submit to complete your application file. The Office of Admissions will keep for one calendar year any transcripts or other credentials it receives. This document is required of all transfer applicants for the purpose of verifying completion of core subject requirements .
Applicants are responsible for contacting the last high school attended to request a transcript.
A high school transcript should be a final transcript, showing all course work completed, beginning with grade 9 and continuing through grade 12 or the highest grade completed. Preferably, mathematics and foreign language courses completed in the eighth grade should be recorded on the high school transcript, but this is not required. Transfer applicants often make the assumption that they do not need to submit a high school transcript in support of their application for admission. Although the high school transcript is occasionally unnecessary, all applicants should plan to submit one to ensure that their application file is complete and, therefore, eligible to be reviewed for admission. Applicants are sometimes concerned that poor high school grades will adversely affect their chances of gaining admission.