College transcript apostille
We turn official U.S. college and university transcripts into documents foreign schools, licensing boards, credential evaluators, and immigration offices will accept — starting with the right sealed copy and the correct state apostille route.
This page covers college and university transcripts. For diplomas, see the college diploma apostille page. For detailed course descriptions or syllabi, see the course descriptions page.
What this page covers
A college transcript apostille is what most foreign graduate programs, credential evaluators, licensing boards, and immigration offices require before they will accept a U.S. college transcript. The transcript must be an official copy issued by the university registrar in a sealed envelope or with a verifiable digital signature, then certified or notarized before the Secretary of State can apostille it. For non-Hague destinations, we coordinate consular legalization.
Common reasons people need this
Foreign master's, doctoral, MBA, and professional programs almost always require an apostilled official transcript as part of the application file — for course history, GPA verification, and prerequisite confirmation. The transcript is usually requested alongside the apostilled diploma.
Foreign licensing boards — for medicine, nursing, engineering, accounting, architecture, and law — require an apostilled transcript to verify coursework and credit hours before granting license reciprocity or letting candidates sit for foreign board exams.
Skilled-worker visas, residency programs, and education-based immigration files routinely require an apostilled transcript to confirm continuous education history and credit-hour requirements for visa eligibility scoring.
U.S.-based credential evaluators like WES, ECE, and IERF — working on behalf of foreign institutions — frequently require an apostilled transcript when the underlying record must be authenticated for use outside the country.
How it works
Text or email a clear photo of the transcript (every page), the university, the destination country, and your deadline. We confirm in writing whether the copy is properly certified or whether a fresh sealed transcript must be ordered first.
If a new transcript is required, we tell you exactly which university registrar to request from and which format — sealed paper, signed digital, or with registrar certification — your destination will accept.
We file with the correct Secretary of State (California or other), monitor processing, and return the apostilled transcript by secure courier, mail, or in-person pickup. Same-day rush is available for most California cases.
What will and won't be accepted
Realistic timelines
Before you contact us
College Transcript Apostille FAQ
Often, yes — many foreign graduate programs and credential evaluators require the original sealed envelope to remain intact until presented. We apostille based on the registrar's certification on the envelope flap or cover sheet, so the inner transcript stays sealed. We confirm the destination's exact requirement before processing.
Yes. The transcript is apostilled in the state where the university issued it — so a Michigan university transcript goes through the Michigan apostille authority. We coordinate ordering and filing directly with the issuing state.
Some destinations accept digitally-signed transcripts (sent through services like Parchment, Credentials Inc., or directly from the registrar), but most still require a paper transcript with a registrar's seal for apostille purposes. We confirm what is acceptable before you order replacements.
California transcript apostilles can often be completed in 1–3 business days with in-person filing, and same-day rush is available in most cases. Other states vary, typically 1–6 weeks. Non-Hague destinations requiring consular legalization add several more weeks.
Yes. We recommend ordering multiple sealed transcripts upfront — one per foreign institution that will receive a copy — because each must be apostilled separately. Re-issuance after the fact adds days to the timeline.
Yes. The apostille is attached to the registrar's certification and returned to you with the sealed transcript intact by secure courier, mail, or in-person pickup. We confirm return method in writing before submission.
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