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Learn how to order an official transcript with the student's听consent.
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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
Select the听transcript type that best meets your needs:
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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:
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One or more graduate courses as a nondegree student
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One or more CU courses in or before听1988
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Nondegree coursework for any career
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Undergraduate, Graduate or Law Only听includes coursework in the specified career only. Pre-1988 coursework is not available in this format.
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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 彩民宝典 transcripts are authenticated by the following criteria.
Front of transcript
- Registrar's signature.
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"The University of Colorado" appears听in large white type across the face of the document.
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The university seal is printed on transcript background.
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The words听Parchment Official Document Anti-Copy Watermark听will appear when held at a 45-degree angle.
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The words听Parchment Official Document Seal听will appear when rubbed with a coin.
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The hidden message听UNOFFICIAL COPY听will appear on copies made by most photocopiers.
Back of transcript
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A hidden Parchment official document seal will fluoresce green under black light.
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The words听Parchment Official Document Anti-Copy Watermark听will appear when held at a 45-degree angle.
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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
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
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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.听
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Transcripts with pre-1988 coursework are processed within 3 to 5 business days.
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If you pay for FedEx delivery, your transcript will be delivered by 8 p.m. the day after your order is processed.
Pricing
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U.S. Postal Service (USPS): $16 per transcript + $0 shipping per transcript
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FedEx Domestic:听$16 per transcript + $33 shipping per transcript (FedEx does not deliver to P.O. Boxes)
Processing & Shipping Times
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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.听
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Transcripts with pre-1988 coursework are processed within 3 to 5 business days.
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If you pay for FedEx delivery, your transcript will typically be delivered within a week after your order is processed.
Pricing
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U.S. Postal Service (USPS): $16 per transcript + $5.75听shipping per transcript
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FedEx International:听$16 per transcript + $60 shipping per transcript (FedEx does not deliver to P.O. Boxes)听
Special Services
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 彩民宝典 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 彩民宝典 Transcript Notarization
If you need notarization for a 彩民宝典 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:
- Log in to听.
- On the听,听select "View your unofficial transcript."
- 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
彩民宝典 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.
Contact Us
听transcriptinfo@colorado.edu
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 2024
- Courses post on 2/5/2024, after 5 p.m.
- Grades post by 5/15/2024, at 5 p.m.
- Degrees/honors post on 6/7/2024, after 5 p.m.
- Certificates post on 6/14/2024, after 5 p.m.*
Summer 2024
- Courses post on 6/3/2024, after 5 p.m.
- Grades post by 8/28/2024, at 5 p.m.
- Degrees/honors post on 9/13/2024, after 5 p.m.
- Certificates post on 9/20/2024, after 5 p.m.*
Fall 2024
- Courses post on 9/16/2024, after 5 p.m.
- Grades post by 12/24/2024, at 5 p.m.
- Degrees/honors post on 1/17/2025, after 5 p.m.
- Certificates post on 1/24/2025, 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.