Transcripts

What Are They?

Official transcripts are comprehensive records of your academic coursework and progress at the University of Colorado听that reflect听earned degrees as well as credits accepted in transfer or by exam.

Unofficial transcripts contains the same information as official transcripts, but:

  • Lack听the authenticity features typically required by academic institutions and potential employers
  • Include听your academic probation information for advising purposes, if applicable
  • Display your听preferred name (official transcripts display your听legal name)

Order an Official Transcript

Log in to to check for holds before placing your order. If you have any financial obligations, please complete a Request for Release of Financial Transcript Hold. Typically, your hold will be released within 15 minutes of submitting the form.

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If you're unable to use the online ordering system, contact transcriptinfo@colorado.edu for assistance.

What's Included

Transcript Types Transfer & Test Credits Authenticity
Transcript Types

Select the听transcript type that best meets your needs:

  • All CU History听includes all coursework from any CU campus (includes nondegree work; excludes noncredit work). You must select this transcript type if you took:
    • One or more graduate courses as a nondegree student
    • One or more CU courses in or before听1988

    • Nondegree coursework for any career

  • Undergraduate, Graduate or Law Only听includes coursework in the specified career only. Pre-1988 coursework is not available in this format.

  • Non-Credit Only听includes noncredit coursework taken through Continuing Education.

Transfer Credits

Credits transferred from other institutions, including study abroad (starting Summer 2016),听display in the "Transfer Credit and/or Study Abroad Credit Applied"听section of your transcript.听Note: Transfer credits are presented as total credits from each institution, not as individual courses.

AP/IB/CLEP Test Credits

Courses and credits appear in the "Transfer, Test and/or Study Abroad Credit Applied"听section听and include the equivalent CU course(s) for which credit was granted.

All official 精品SM在线影片 transcripts are authenticated by the following criteria.

Front of transcript

  • Registrar's signature.
  • "The University of Colorado" appears听in large white type across the face of the document.
  • The university seal is printed on transcript background.
  • The words听Parchment Official Document Anti-Copy Watermark听will appear when held at a 45-degree angle.
  • The words听Parchment Official Document Seal听will appear when rubbed with a coin.
  • The hidden message听UNOFFICIAL COPY听will appear on copies made by most photocopiers.

Back of transcript

  • A hidden Parchment official document seal will fluoresce green under black light.
  • The words听Parchment Official Document Anti-Copy Watermark听will appear when held at a 45-degree angle.
  • The words听Parchment Official Document Seal听will appear when rubbed with a coin.

All questions and concerns about the authenticity of transcripts should be directed to the Office of the Registrar.

Pricing & Shipping

General Processing Timelines Official Electronic PDF Transcript Official Paper Transcript
General Processing Timelines

Standard electronic transcript orders are typically processed within 15 minutes, but may take up to a few hours during high-volume periods. Paper and electronic transcripts with pre-1988 coursework are processed within 3 to 5 business days. Transcripts with incomplete account information or third-party orders are immediately assigned to Registrar staff for review and processing within 1 to 3 business days.

Hold for Degree
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Graduating students may choose to have transcripts placed in a 鈥渉old for degree鈥 status until the current semester degrees are posted. The Office of the Registrar does not review 鈥渉old for degree鈥 orders to see if individual degrees have been posted 鈥 students who select this option and are delaying their graduation are responsible for notifying our office to cancel any transcript orders before they are released. No refunds will be given for orders after they have been released. Students should check the Academic Calendar to see when their degrees are officially posted. If students need proof of completing all graduation requirements prior to degrees being posted, they must contact academic advising to obtain a letter of completion.
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The Office of the Registrar will release all 鈥渉old for degree鈥 transcript orders during the approximate windows:
  • Spring Orders听鈥 Orders placed on hold from the fourth week of January through the first week in June will be held until spring degrees are posted.
  • Summer Orders听鈥 Orders placed on hold from mid-June through the second week of September will be held until summer degrees are posted.
  • Fall Orders听鈥 Orders placed from mid-September through the third week of January will be held until fall degrees are posted.

This is the fastest and most cost-effective way to send or receive an official transcript. PDF transcripts are available for download for 30 days after purchase. It is the purchaser's responsibility to ensure the recipient downloads the transcript within that time. No refunds are given for听documents not downloaded within 30 days.

Orders are typically processed within听minutes, but may take up to a few hours during high-volume periods. Transcripts with pre-1988 coursework are processed听within听3 to 5 business days.

  • Electronic Delivery: $11 per PDF transcript

Paper transcripts are packaged individually and can only be ordered one at a time.

Processing & Shipping Times
  • Orders placed by 2 p.m. Mountain Time are typically processed the same day; orders placed after 2 p.m. are processed the next business day.
  • Transcripts with pre-1988 coursework are processed within 3 to 5 business days.
  • If you pay for FedEx delivery, your transcript will be delivered by 8 p.m. the day after your order is processed.
Pricing
  • U.S. Postal Service (USPS): $16 per transcript + $0 shipping per transcript + sales tax as applicable
  • FedEx Domestic:听$16 per transcript + $33 shipping per transcript (FedEx does not deliver to P.O. Boxes) + sales tax as applicable
Processing & Shipping Times
  • Orders placed by 2 p.m. Mountain Time are typically processed the same day; orders placed after 2 p.m. are processed the next business day.
  • Transcripts with pre-1988 coursework are processed within 3 to 5 business days.
  • If you pay for FedEx delivery, your transcript will typically be delivered within a week after your order is processed.
Pricing
  • U.S. Postal Service (USPS): $16 per transcript + $5.75听shipping per transcript + sales tax as applicable
  • FedEx International:听$16 per transcript + $60 shipping per transcript (FedEx does not deliver to P.O. Boxes) + sales tax as applicable

Special Services

Attachments Common Application & College Transfer Report Notarization & Apostille
Attachments

Completed Attachments

You may upload fully filled-out attachments听to your paper or PDF transcript order using the attachment control.听

Attachments Needing Staff Processing

If your听attachment needs to be processed by CU听Boulder staff, please email it to transcriptinfo@colorado.edu听before placing your order.听We will provide the required information and return it to you so you can upload it to your transcript order.

As of Fall 2022, our office no longer provides college reports, transfer reports or dean's certifications. When applying to other schools you鈥檒l need to send your official transcript directly to those schools by following the links under Order an Official Transcript, above.

The 精品SM在线影片 transcript contains the information being requested, including, where applicable:

  • Transfer credits, AP or IB credits and study abroad credits
  • Cumulative and term GPA
  • Major (in progress)
  • Major, minor, academic certificates or licensures earned
  • Terms of enrollment
  • Degrees earned and degree honors
  • Academic suspensions or dismissals
  • Suspensions or expulsions due to student conduct or honor code violations

So long as students do not have a suspension, dismissal or expulsion noted on their official transcript, they are eligible to return to University of Colorado.

About Notary Services

A public notary is licensed by the State of Colorado to authenticate documents. Notary services may be found on campus, but policies regarding notarizing non-CU-related documentation听differ听by campus office and notary.听

Local banks and UPS stores also provide notarization services for students and community members.听If you're seeking a notarization from a听UPS store听on campus, please be sure to call ahead and schedule an appointment.

Requesting 精品SM在线影片 Transcript Notarization

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Limited notarization services are available, but are experiencing delays.

If you need notarization for a 精品SM在线影片 paper transcript, email transcriptinfo@colorado.edu听for further assistance.

If you need听an apostille authentication, first request a notarized transcript. Once you receive it, forward the notarized transcript to the Colorado Secretary of State for apostille authentication. See the听听website for more information.

View Your Unofficial Transcript

Current students and prior students with no coursework on or before 1988 are eligible to download their unofficial transcript by following the instructions below:

  1. Log in to听.
  2. On the听,听select "View your unofficial transcript."
  3. Select your home institution and听transcript type (see below for details), then click "View Unofficial Transcript."

If you no longer have access to Buff Portal:

If you have trouble, you need to be provisioned access by OIT. They can be contacted at听oithelp@colorado.edu听听or 303-735-4357.

Transcripts from Other Institutions

精品SM在线影片 is not authorized to provide copies of official transcripts from high schools or other institutions of higher education as those institutions are the sole owners of their official documents.

If your former institution has closed, please review its website for guidance on obtaining an official transcript or consult with the state's Department of Education, on which the institution was based, on how to request your official transcripts from your former institution.

Not a Student?

Learn how to order an official transcript with the student's听consent.

Third-Party Requester听

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Contact Us

听 听transcriptinfo@colorado.edu
听 听303-492-6970

Resources

All CU History & Career-Specific Transcripts

Noncredit Transcripts

Transcript Calendar

Check your unofficial transcript in Buff Portal before placing your order to make sure the information you want is included.

Spring 2025

  • Courses post on 2/3/2025, after 5 p.m.
  • Grades post by 5/15/2025, at 5 p.m.
  • Degrees/honors post on 6/6/2025, after 5 p.m.
  • Hold for degree orders released starting 6/9/2025
  • Certificates post on 6/13/2025, after 5 p.m.*

Summer 2025

  • Courses post on 6/2/2025, after 5 p.m.
  • Grades post by 8/28/2025, at 5 p.m.
  • Degrees/honors post on 9/12/2025, after 5 p.m.
  • Hold for degree orders released starting 9/15/2025
  • Certificates post on 9/19/2025, after 5 p.m.*

Fall 2025

  • Courses post on 9/11/2025, after 5 p.m.
  • Grades post by 12/18/2025, at 5 p.m.
  • Degrees/honors post on 1/09/2026, after 5 p.m.
  • Hold for degree orders released starting 1/12/2026
  • Certificates post on 1/16/2026, after 5 p.m.*

*Your department must notify the Office of the Registrar when you complete听a certificate. Certificates post only after you听graduate听from a degree program.