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Submitting Transcripts to UC Berkeley for Newly Admitted Students
In light of the circumstances caused by COVID-19, we understand that students and counselors may face challenges in submitting required documents by our deadlines. Every effort should be made to submit required documents by the deadline, and the preferred method to receive documents is electronically.
- If your school or college is unable to submit transcripts using a third-party vendor, we will temporarily accept official transcripts via email. To be considered official, they must:
- Be emailed to BusOps@berkeley.edu with this subject line: TRANSCRIPTS
- Come directly from your school offices (i.e. administrators, counselors, etc) through a school domain email address.
- Be submitted in the format of a PDF encrypted with a password
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- For community college students, will also temporarily accept IGETC certifications via email from the community college IGETC counselor or advising counselor following the above steps outlined for transcripts. Students will be responsible for requesting an official copy of IGETC certifications by the start of the fall semester.
- We are currently only able to accept mail sent through the United States Postal Service (USPS). If your school or community college is only able to send your transcript(s) through FedEx, UPS, or DHL, please Contact Us to let us know. Once we are able to accept mail from FedEx, UPS, or DHL, we will reach out to you to let you know that you can have your school or community college send your transcript.
- If you are unable to send official transcripts by the July 1 deadline, please submit unofficial transcripts. Official transcripts will be required before fall semester classes begin. Your unofficial transcripts will be compared with your application and official transcripts sent by your school. Any discrepancies may result in a cancellation of your admission, even if classes have already started.
- There may be delays in updating your CalCentral task list. We will not begin scanning transcripts into CalCentral and updating task lists until at least June 1. If you send your transcript after June 1 and you do not see your CalCentral task list updated within 3 weeks, please Contact Us.
What's Included on an Official Transcript
- must be on school letterhead or in a specific transcript format developed by the school
- is signed by a school official
- includes a school seal or stamp
- includes a date of graduation for Freshman admits
- includes a date of graduation for Transfer admits (if applicable)
- lists all courses and grades by academic year
- is sent directly to UC Berkeley in a school envelope, sealed and stamped by the school
- is NOT a copy or notarized document
Instructions for Students
If you’re a newly admitted student who has accepted your offer of admission, please follow the directions in CalCentral for submitting official transcripts. You will see in CalCentral when your transcript has been received. (Note: There may be a delay in seeing that it has been received, depending on which method or third-party vendor was used to send the transcript.)
Sending Transcripts Electronically:
We recommend this option if available at your school or transfer institution. Electronic transcripts can be sent directly from your school or electronic service to our Business Operations office: busops@berkeley.edu. Parchment is the preferred service to send official documents, however, we will accept documents from other secure services (more information below).
Sending Transcripts by Mail:
If your school or institution provides paper transcripts only, they can be mailed to:
UC Berkeley Undergraduate Admissions Transcripts
16 Sproul Hall, MC 0608
Berkeley, CA 94720-0608
Freshman Students and Transfer Students from Non-California Community Colleges
Request that your school send official documents to UC Berkeley through a secure third-party vendor. The school should ask the vendor to send transcripts to our Business Operations office: busops@berkeley.edu (link sends e-mail)
Transfer Students from California Community Colleges
See if your college accepts electronic transcript requests via eTranscript California (link is external). Participating California community colleges will know how and where to send these requests, so your college will not need an email address. If your college does not use eTranscript, it may use another secure third-party vendor.
Instructions for High School and Community College Partners
Sending Transcripts Electronically:
There are many secure third-party transcript vendors that your institution may use to submit transcripts to UC Berkeley. Some examples: eTranscript California (link is external), Parchment Exchange (link is external), eSCRIP-SAFE (link is external), and National Student Clearinghouse (link is external).
UC Berkeley does not accept transcripts sent via email attachment; however, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions can make case-by-case exceptions (e.g., an email attachment that can be independently verified as authentic).
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High schools and non-California Community College partners: If you are sending electronic transcripts on a student’s behalf, UC Berkeley accepts them through vendors via a secure method, including but not limited to: Certified PDF, Secure FTP, & SSL via encrypted transmission. The vendor may send transcripts to our Business Operations office: busops@berkeley.edu (link sends e-mail)
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California Community College partners: Some California community colleges use eTranscript California (link is external) exclusively to submit transcripts. For those institutions not using eTranscript California, transcripts may be sent via another secure third-party vendor, and the vendor may send transcripts to our Business Operations office: busops@berkeley.edu (link sends e-mail)
Send by Mail to:
UC Berkeley Undergraduate Admissions Transcripts
16 Sproul Hall, MC 0608
Berkeley, CA 94720-0608
For questions and inquiries about the status of sent transcripts, by admitted students who have accepted their offer of admission, please contact Cal Student Central.