Submitting Transcripts to UC Berkeley
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 partner. 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.