Transcripts

The Office of the Registrar can help you with all your transcript needs. Whether you’re applying for graduate school, earning a credential or transferring to another school, your official transcripts are the key.

How to Order Official Transcripts

1. Complete the Official Transcript Request Form

2. Pay for the Transcript(s) via the Following:

Pay with Check or Money Order by Mail, or

Pay in Person at the Student Financial Services Office, or

Pay Online with Credit Card or eCheck

Online payment instructions for:

Current Students (pdf)

Former Students (pdf)

• Credit card payments can ONLY be made online. We cannot bill credit card numbers written on the Official Transcript Request Form or given over the phone.
  
• Once an online payment has been made, you must still submit a transcript request form.

3. Submit the Transcript Request Form via:

• Fax: 707-826-6194
  
• Mail: Humboldt State University, Office of the Registrar, Transcript Section, 1 Harpst Street, Arcata, CA 95521
  
• Email: HSU.Transcripts@humboldt.edu
  

How to Obtain Unofficial Transcripts

• If you are a current student, you can print your unofficial transcript from Student Center.
• If you are a former student who attended Humboldt AFTER June 1991, you may access your unofficial transcripts by following the instructions here (pdf).
• If you attended Humboldt PRIOR to June 1991, please print out and complete the Transcript Request Form (pdf), marking out the word "OFFICIAL"  and replacing it with the word "UNOFFICIAL." One copy of this record will be provided at no charge. To submit your unofficial transcript request you may:

  Fax: 707-826-6194

  Mail: Humboldt State University, Office of the Registrar Transcript Section, 1 Harpst Street, Arcata, CA 95521

  Email: HSU.Transcripts@humboldt.edu
  

NOTE:  Please contact the Help Desk (707-826-HELP or help@humboldt.edu) if you need assistance with your HSU User Name or Password.

NOTE:  Unofficial transcripts can be mailed, faxed, emailed, or picked up by the student. A valid photo ID is required when picking up transcripts.

Additional Information

Official Transcript Requests and Fees

Incomplete requests will delay processing and may result in your request being returned. Please ensure that you have included all of the required information on the Official Transcript Request form and that you have enclosed adequate payment for the service(s) you are requesting. If you receive a call from our office regarding a problem with your transcript request, calling the Transcript Office at 707-826-6242 when the problem has been corrected will expedite the process.

• STUDENT'S SIGNATURE and date (this is the student's authorization to release the records to the designee)
• Your current legal name (and all prior names used while attending HSU)
• Your full address and phone number
• Date of birth
• Student Identification Number: We prefer your HSU-ID number, but can accept your Social Security Number
• Dates of attendance at HSU (indicate any breaks in attendance, if applicable).
• Whether to mail now or hold your request until the current term's grades or your degree posts
• Full address of agency, college, or individual to whom transcripts are to be sent
• Complete mailing addresses are required (and phone number for overnight delivery)

Fee Structure

The following fee structure applies to transcript(s) ordered at the same time.

1st Copy	$4.00
2nd - 10th copies	an additional $2.00 each
11 copies or more	an additional $1.00 each
Optional Additional Services
Expedited "RUSH" Handling*	+ $10.00
* Transcripts ordered with the extra $10 Rush Handling fee will leave our office within three business days.
Overnight Mailing**	+ $10.00 for Expedited "RUSH" Handling*
	+ $10.00 per delivery address
** Overnight Mailing is only available with expedited handling. Transcripts ordered with the extra $10 Rush Handling fee and the $10 overnight fee will leave our office within three business days via UPS overnight ground delivery. Addresses must be to the 48 contiguous states (No Alaska, Hawaii or overseas). A destination phone number MUST be provided along with a street address.
Please note:  The Office of the Registrar is unable to offer notarization services.

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Processing Time

Your transcript request will be processed and mailed out in 7-15 working days after arriving in our office. Expedited (RUSH) Handling requests will be processed and mailed out in three working days after arriving in our office. Because of the volume of requests received at the end of each semester, transcript processing may take up to six weeks to process due to end of term grades and degree posting.

Transcript requests are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

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What makes an official transcript OFFICIAL

For a transcript to be considered official, it must:

• Remain sealed in its envelope
• Be printed on security transcript paper
• Carry the signature of the university registrar and university seal
• All transcripts sent from HSU are considered official unless an unofficial copy has been requested.

Unofficial transcripts are simply copied onto regular white paper and do not carry any type of official markings.

What is included on an official transcript

A copy of your transcript includes:

• If you have taken the Graduate Writing Proficiency Exam (GWPE) and passed, this will be stated (but not the score)
• Degree(s) awarded, major and minor (certificates of study are not included)
• Transfer credit from other institutions accepted by HSU. Only the total number of credit hours accepted is indicated. Transcripts of transfer credits must be requested directly from the institution that awarded the credit.
• All courses taken and attempted at HSU and grade awarded
• Student standing each term
• GPA for each term and institute totals

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Holds on your records

Your request will not be processed if you have any outstanding financial or administrative obligations to the university. These must be cleared before your records can be released.

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All transcripts on the form will be sent out at the same time

There is an option on the form to have transcripts held and sent at a later date (after grades, after degree posts, etc.). If you desire to have a transcript sent now and another copy sent at a later date, you MUST make two separate requests.

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Additional Questions?

If you have a question about transcripts, you can email our office for more information. Please include your full name (and any other names used at HSU) and your Humboldt State University ID number.

Email the Transcript Office at HSU.Transcripts@humboldt.edu

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