# Transcripts ## expand\_more ## What's on this page? - [**Request your transcript**](#transcriptrequest) - [**Official transcripts**](#transcriptofficial) - [**Unofficial transcripts**](#transcriptunofficial) - [**Alumni**](#alumniunofficial) - [**Current students**](#currentunofficial) - [**Interpret your transcript**](#interpret) - [**Additional Radcliffe transcript information**](#radcliffe-additional) - [**Additional Harvard Griffin GSAS transcript information**](#gsas-additional) - [**Additional Harvard College transcript information**](#hcol-additional) ## Who is this for? Harvard College students/alumni, Harvard Griffin GSAS students/alumni, Radcliffe College alumni **Important:** We only maintain records for Harvard College, Radcliffe College (prior to 1999), SEAS, and Harvard Griffin GSAS. If you attended a different school within Harvard, you must order a transcript directly from your school. ### Other Harvard Schools – Order a Transcript expand\_more If you attended a different school within Harvard, please visit your Registrar's Office website to order a transcript: - [Business School - Doctoral](https://www.hbs.edu/doctoral/alumni/Pages/default.aspx) - [Business School - MBA](https://www.hbs.edu/mba/registrar/alumni/Pages/alumni-transcripts.aspx) - [Divinity School](https://hds.harvard.edu/academics/registrar/transcripts-and-degree-verification) - [Extension School](https://extension.harvard.edu/for-students/support-and-services/request-a-transcript-or-enrollment-certification/) - [Graduate School of Design](https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/office-of-the-registrar/documentation-requests/) - [Graduate School of Education](https://registrar.gse.harvard.edu/transcripts-0) - [Kennedy School](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/alumni/benefits/degree-program-alumni-benefits/documentation-requests) - [Law School](https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/registrar/transcript-requests/) - [Medical School](https://meded.hms.harvard.edu/registrar) - [School of Dental Medicine](https://hsdm.harvard.edu/credentialing) - [School of Public Health](https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/registrar/transcripts/) - [Summer School](https://www.summer.harvard.edu/resources-policies/transcripts-enrollment-verification) ## Request your transcript Your transcript will include information about your academic career at Harvard College, Harvard Griffin GSAS, or Radcliffe, including the classes you took and your academic performance. ## Official transcripts The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has partnered with Parchment to issue official transcripts. You can order your transcript 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and you can track the status of your order online at any time. [Order Official Transcript](https://registration.parchment.com/member/7f7f51d0-c65c-11ec-a250-639b3c17e183) ## Unofficial transcripts ### Alumni If you graduated after 1981, you can obtain an unofficial PDF version of your transcript. Step 1: [**Log into my.Harvard**](https://portal.my.harvard.edu/psp/hrvihprd/EMPLOYEE/EMPL/h/?tab=ALUMNI) with your HUID and PIN or [**HarvardKey**](https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp?id=kb_article&sys_id=248b8a4c1b271018351ceb9bbc4bcb7b)**.** Step 2: Click on the **Alumni tab**. From there you can download an unofficial transcript. #### Additional information: - If you do not know your HUID and PIN and do not have a HarvardKey, we will not be able to reset this information for you. You will need to order an official transcript. - We cannot email unofficial transcripts. ### Current Students Current Harvard College and Harvard Griffin GSAS students can view and download unofficial transcripts through my.Harvard. **Disable your pop-up blocker:** An active pop-up blocker will prevent you from opening your unofficial transcript. [**Learn how to disable your pop-up blocker**](https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp?id=kb_article&sys_id=8066853bdb014704a914fff31d9619f1). [**View unofficial transcript instructions**](https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp?id=kb_article&sys_id=c0e0998bdb3d0f08a752f1a51d9619d2) ## Interpret your transcript The guides below provide point of reference to determine a student's individual performance within the context of their academic career. ### Rate of Work expand\_more **Beginning with the 2015–2016 academic year,** the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) adopted a new credit system which provides credits based on the length of each course: - 4 credits for semester-long courses - 8 credits for year-long courses. **Prior to 2015–2016**, FAS courses were evaluated as either full courses or half courses: - 4 credits for a half course - 8 credits for a full course The normal rate of work for courses prior to 2015–2016 is the equivalent of 16 credits (four half courses) each term or 32 credits (four full courses) per year. FAS does not grant additional credit for laboratory or discussion sections. **Rate of work, Impact on Financial Aid and Federal Reporting:** The standard rate of work for Harvard College student is 16 credits per term, although Harvard College considers all undergraduates to be full-time even when eligible for fewer credits. If you enroll in fewer than 12 credits, it may impact your eligibility for Federal and State funding and result in adjustments to the financial aid amount. Further, the University may be required to report to the federal government the number of students who are taking fewer than 12 credits as part-time. For inquiries about Financial Aid, please contact the Financial Aid office at [**faoinfo@fas.harvard.edu**](mailto:faoinfo@fas.harvard.edu)**.** ### Course levels expand\_more ### General Courses Sort Number Primary Group **1–99** Undergraduates (lower group) **100–199** Undergraduates and graduates (middle group) **200–299** Graduates (upper group) **300–399** Graduate courses of reading and research (upper group) ### Economics, Government, History, Psychology, and Religion courses Sort Number Primary Group **1–999** Undergraduates (lower group) **1000–1999** Undergraduates and graduates (middle group) **2000–2999** Graduates (upper group) **3000–3999** Graduate courses of reading and research (upper group) ### Symbols expand\_more Sort Symbol Description **hf** Half course extending through the year **S** Course taken in summer school **\#** Grade was filed late on account of a makeup examination or extension of time granted by the Administrative Board after 1969 **r** Course may be repeated for credit **1** Indicates term **QR** Abbreviation for Quantitative Reasoning **ex** Indicates excused from the final examination as an Honors candidate taking general examinations, and the adjacent grade shows the quality of work up to the final examination. Bracketed grades without the accompanying symbol "ex" indicate that the course does not count toward the undergraduate degree. **EXC** Graduate students may be excused from a final examination or other course assignment by their division, department, or committee chairs on the basis of having passed departmental examinations or other requirements. **\[ \]** Bracketed - does not count towards degree **EXT** Extension of time granted (undergraduate students only) **INC** Incomplete (graduate students only) **WD** Indicates permission to withdraw from the course without completing requirements and without credit for the course. **GNR** Grade not reported for a course taken by cross-registration. **SUS** Means that the full course was suspended at midyear without credit. **^^^** Grade is pending **~** Indicates that a current semester course is currently in progress **\*** Indicates that a full-year course is currently in progress **MKP** Approved for Makeup Exam - Pending Final Grade **MK2** Second Approval for Makeup Exam - Pending Final Grade ### Grades expand\_more ### Grading System Sort Before 1950 Since 1950 A A B A- C B+ D B E B- C+ C D+ D D- E ### Satisfactory and Passing Grades Sort Grade Description B- and above Honors grades C- and above Satisfactory grades D+, D, D- Unsatisfactory but passing grades ### Non-Letter Grades Sort Passing Grade Description CR Credit PA Pass (D- or higher) SAT Satisfactory (C- or higher for undergraduate students; B- or higher for graduate students) SEM Satisfactory; used in emergency circumstances Sort Failing Grade Description NCR No credit ABS Absent from final examination and failure in the course UNS Unsatisfactory UEM Unsatisfactory; used in emergency circumstances EXLD, EXL Excluded ### Grade Point Averages expand\_more ### GPA Scale Beginning in September 2003, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences moved to the 4-point scale. Grade Point Averages reported on the transcript for students entering Harvard College in September 2003 are based on the 4-point scale. Sort Grade Value A 4.00 A- 3.67 B+ 3.33 B 3.00 B- 2.67 C+ 2.33 C 2.00 C- 1.67 D+ 1.33 D 1.00 D- 0.67 E 0.00 FL 0.00 ABS 0.00 NCR 0.00 UNS 0.00 EXLD 0.00 The transcript for continuing students in attendance as of September 2003 reports both Annual Rank (based on the 15-point scale) and Grade Point Averages (based on the 4-point scale) for the semesters the student attended prior to September 2003. ### 15 point scale to GPA Conversion Chart Sort 15 point scale Letter Grade Grade Point Rank 15 A 4.00 I 14 A- 3.67 I 12 B+ 3.33 II 11 B 3.00 III 10 B- 2.67 III 8 C+ 2.33 IV 7 C 2.00 V 6 C- 1.67 V 4 D+ 1.33 VI 3 D 1.00 VI 2 D- 0.67 VI ## Additional Radcliffe College transcript information As of July 1, 1966, the FAS Registrar's Office certifies transcripts for alumni of Radcliffe College. Beginning with the academic year 1962, the Radcliffe College A.B. or S.B. degree awarded to you is conferred upon you by Harvard University. The S.B. degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. ## Additional GSAS transcript information ### Minimum Standard The minimum standard for satisfactory work is a **B average** in each academic year. ### Incomplete Grades (INC) - A grade of **C** or **INC** is offset by a grade of A, and a D by two As (no account is taken of plus and minus). - A grade of **INC** is granted only at the discretion of the instructor. A graduate student who receives a grade of INC must complete the work of the course before the end of the term following that in which the course was taken. If the work is not submitted by that time the INC becomes a permanent grade. A graduate student may petition the Dean's Office for an extension of time to complete the work of the incomplete course. ### Grade Point Averages - Grade point averages are **not calculated** for students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. - A unit of **TIME** is ungraded independent work equivalent to one half course or four credits. Graduate students who cross register into another Harvard School should refer to that school's transcript legend for information about their Grading System. ## Additional Harvard College transcript information ### Undergraduate rank list From 1966 through August 2003, rather than assigning individual rank in class to students, Harvard College placed undergraduates in one of six Rank List Groups at the end of each academic year. Prior to 1966, Harvard College used various rules to define rank list, though the overall approach was quite similar. ### Grade Point Averages - Harvard College GPAs are counted cumulatively, not by semester **Important:** Please note that transcript orders placed between the last day of a full-term course and the grade release date may not display current term grades and GPA. ### Undergraduate rank list values expand\_more To calculate the undergraduate rank list, Harvard College assigned the twelve categories of letter grades numerical equivalents on a fifteen- point scale. (See **Grade Point Averages** under [**Interpret your transcript**](/transcripts#interpret)). ### Minimum Requirements for Rank List Groups SortRank ListGroup Minimum RequirementsGroup I A- average Group II B+ average Group III B- average Group IV C+ average Group V C- average Group VI Any grade average below C INS Record incomplete ### Dean's List Before fall of 2003, any student whose cumulative or annual Rank List Group is I, II, or III with a satisfactory record is placed on the Dean’s List during the following term. After the fall of 2003, there is no longer a Dean's list. ### John Harvard and Harvard College Scholarships Before fall of 2003, students whose annual Rank List Group is I or II at the end of a full-time academic year are awarded an honorary, non-stipendiary scholarship: - **Group I** students receive the **John Harvard Scholarship** - **Group II** students receive the **Harvard College Scholarship** Starting fall of 2003, students of the rising sophomore, junior, and senior classes in the **top 5%** of their respective classes will be designated John Harvard Scholars, based on the grade point average of the previous academic year. Students of the rising sophomore, junior, and senior classes in the **top 10%** of their respective classes who are not designated John Harvard Scholars will be designated Harvard College Scholars (if not already selected as a John Harvard Scholar). In years when John Harvard Scholars comprise 10% or more of classes due to ties, there are no Harvard College Scholars designated. A student’s **annual GPA** will still be used to determine these awards, and to be eligible students must complete the full year and be in good academic and disciplinary standing. Announcements will be sent out by mid-November. ***Academic Year 2024 - 2025*** The GPA cutoff for these honorary scholarships are as follows: John Harvard Scholarship GPA Cutoffs: - Rising Sophomores: 4.000 - Rising Juniors: 4.000 - Rising Seniors: 4.000 Harvard College Scholarship: none designated ## Need Assistance? ### Transcript Support expand\_more **Visit: Parchment** - for questions on official transcript orders **Email**: [**registrar@fas.harvard.edu**](mailto:registrar@fas.harvard.edu) - for questions about the status of your transcript order. - if you have questions about interpreting a transcript Due to high volume, please, allow **3-5 business days** for a response. 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