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Submitting Transcripts & Other Documents to UC Berkeley
for Newly Admitted 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 and other required documents. You will see in CalCentral when your document 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.)
- Instructions for Freshmen
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UC Berkeley needs an official transcript that shows your entire high school program from grades 9-12, including your graduation date. If you attended more than one high school, and your transcript from your graduating high school does not show courses/grades from your previous high school(s), we need transcripts from your previous high school(s) as well. If you took college or university courses, submit transcripts from these institutions even if the college/university courses and grades do appear on your high school transcript.
Sending Transcripts Electronically:
This is the preferred method of receiving transcripts. We recommend this option if available at your school. Parchment is the preferred service to send official documents, though we will accept documents from other secure services. 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). If your school is unable to send electronic transcripts via our approved vendors, we recommend requesting your school to send a paper transcript via mail.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.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 94720-0608Paper transcripts will only be considered officially if they are sent by mail in a sealed school envelope with a stamp or signature on the flap of the envelope.
- Instructions for Transfers
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UC Berkeley needs an official transcript from every college/university at which you took courses. The preferred method of receiving transcripts is electronically through a third party vendor, though we will accept paper transcripts via mail.
Sending Transcripts Electronically:Transfer Students from California Community CollegesSee 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.Transfer Students from Non-California Community CollegesRequest that your school send official documents to UC Berkeley through a secure third-party vendor partner. The school should ask the vendor to send transcripts to our Business Operations office: busops@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail).Sending Transcripts by Mail
If your school or institution provides paper transcripts only, they can be mailed to:UC Berkeley Undergraduate Admissions Transcripts16 Sproul Hall, MC 0608Berkeley, CA 94720-0608Paper transcripts will only be considered officially if they are sent by mail in a sealed school envelope with a stamp or signature on the flap of the envelope. - Information for High School Partners
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Sending Transcripts Electronically:
This is the preferred method of receiving transcripts. There are many secure third-party transcript vendors that your institution may use to submit transcripts to UC Berkeley. Some examples: 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).If your high school is unable to submit transcripts electronically, they may be sent by mail.Send by Mail to:UC Berkeley Undergraduate Admissions Transcripts16 Sproul Hall, MC 0608Berkeley, CA 94720-0608Paper transcripts will only be considered officially if they are sent by mail in a sealed school envelope with a stamp or signature on the flap of the envelope.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. - Information for Community College Partners
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Sending Transcripts Electronically:
This is the preferred method of receiving transcripts. 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).For California Community Colleges: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).California community colleges should also send a fully certified UC IGETC for all eligible students. The IGETC can be posted on the student’s transcript, or we will accept the IGETC certification form.If your institution is unable to submit transcripts electronically, they may be sent by mail.Send by Mail to:UC Berkeley Undergraduate Admissions Transcripts16 Sproul Hall, MC 0608Berkeley, CA 94720-0608Paper transcripts will only be considered officially if they are sent by mail in a sealed school envelope with a stamp or signature on the flap of the envelope.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.
What's Included on an Official Transcript?
An official transcript should have the following elements:
- 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
Already Submitted Your Transcript?
Have you submitted a transcript that has not been marked "Received" in CalCentral? If it has been more than 3 weeks, please submit this Missing Transcripts Form(link is external). NOTE: If you submit this form within 3 weeks of submitting your transcript, it will delay our process.