What is the difference between official and unofficial transcripts?
Official transcripts are official when they are sent directly to Keyano College from the issuing institution (the province, college, university, etc.). Transcripts are also official if they are brought in or mailed in by the student, unopened, in an envelope sealed by the institution. Transcripts are unofficial when they are photocopied, faxed, or opened by the student.
Official transcripts contain the official seal of the university previously attended. They are usually mailed in a sealed stamped envelope. Unofficial transcripts are copies requested by a student with no official seal. You may send to us unofficial transcripts as part of the completed application packet if you are currently a student. However, if you are admitted to a graduate degree program at WSSU, you must have official transcripts indicating the conferral of your bachelor’s or master’s degree sent to the Graduate School within 30 days of enrollment.
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