Transcript Options

There are two forms of Official Transcripts available to students. They are:

• Hard copy Official Sealed Transcripts
• Electronic Official Transcripts (which are only available when ordering online)

Students and alumni may get a copy of their unofficial transcript at no charge by logging into CampusNet for students. This system requires users to have their student ID and password. If you do not remember your information, contact IS&T Call Center at (216) 687-5050.

All mailed transcripts (or transcripts held for pickup) are placed in a Cleveland State University envelope with the University Registrar's signature across the back flap. For a transcript to remain official, it can only be opened by the party that intends to use the document.

An electronic transcript is a certified PDF of the official transcript. The e-transcript will be transmitted electronically to the recipient and is intended solely for use by that recipient. The e-transcript is no longer considered official if it is subsequently provided to someone other than the original recipient. An e-transcript is considered official in PDF format only. Printed e-transcripts will display a watermark notating that they are a Copy of Official Transcript.

You may also request that your transcript be held until your degree has been issued or until your grades for the current semester are recorded. Grades are not printed on official transcripts until the week after the end of the current term. For summer terms, grades are not printed on official transcripts until one week after the last day of classes for the 12-week session, irrespective of when the 6 and 8-week session ends.

Students can check the status of their grades in CampusNet, but grades are not printed on official transcripts until one week after the end of the current term. Normal posting time for degrees is approximately 4-8 weeks after the completion of a term. If you do not wish for your transcript to be held, it is the student's responsibility to verify that all grades and degrees are posted before ordering their transcript. Transcripts will not be reissued for incomplete grades or for degrees that have not been posted unless the student has marked on the Transcript Request Form "to be held for grades or degrees." 

If you would like the transcript to be held for grades or degree posting, be sure to check the appropriate box on the online form or on the bottom right of the Transcript Request Form.

If you are ordering online and paying by credit card, normal processing is 1-3 business days from the date the authorization form is received. If you are ordering by any other method, normal processing is 2-5 business days. The estimated processing time does not include the mailing time to the transcript recipient and is not a guarantee that transcripts will be processed in the posted times. All transcripts are sent first class mail through the United States Postal Service unless Federal Express shipping is selected.