If you’ve attended any other colleges, submitting your official transcripts is a critical step in the AACC admissions process.

Students should submit official undergraduate transcripts from all previously attended institutions to the records office to help us award any transfer credit you’ve earned.

What counts as an official college transcript?

You'll need to request an official transcript from your previous institution. Check the institution's website for an online transcript request form, or contact the institution's registrar or records office to learn how to request your transcript. The transcript must be current, meaning AACC must receive it within one year of the date it was printed and sealed.

Official transcripts help assure the receiver that the document is authentic and the content accurate. AACC considers a document official if one of the following is true:

1. It is received electronically through a third party transcript servicer.
2. It is received electronically directly from the institution via a secure document retrieval system.
3. it is received via mail directly from the institution. 
4. It is dropped off at the office unopened and signed/stamped across the flap by the sending institution.

Documents received as email attachments from any source are not secure and are considered unofficial.

How do I submit my official transcript?

You need to have your official transcript from every institution you attended sent to AACC at the time of admission. Transcripts sent via mail may face significant delays, so we encourage students to submit transcripts electronically at this time.

Most institutions offer official electronic PDF transcripts. Official electronic documents must be submitted from the institution through a third party transcript service (Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse, Scribbles, etc.). Some schools have internal transcript delivery services that also meet official requirements. In either case, have the institution indicate [email protected] as the recipient. 

Paper documents submitted directly from a student must be in a sealed envelope that is signed or stamped across the back flap by the appropriate official/sending institution. If the envelope is open or there is no stamp or signature across the back flap, the document is considered unofficial.  

Submitting transcripts from institutions outside the U.S.

Students who attended a college outside of the U.S. must submit an evaluation from one of the accepted credentialing services:

• World Education Services (WES)
• SPANTRAN, The Evaluation Company
• National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) International Evaluation Services (only for students in the financial accounting certificate program leading to the CPA examination).
• Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE). "(Scholar Profiles are based on unofficial documents and therefore will be considered unofficial.  Please request a standard evaluation to meet the official college transcript standard.)"

What if my previous college has closed?

If your previous school is now closed, here are some tips for locating your records:

• If your school/college was in Maryland: Complete the Maryland Higher Education Commission transcript request form.
• If your school/college was in Washington, D.C.: Visit the District of Columbia Higher Education Licensure Commission website.
• If your school/college was in a state other than Maryland or Washington, D.C.: Contact the state's higher education agency to see if they made arrangements to keep your school's records. 

How will my transcript be used?

Within 30 days of receiving your official transcripts, the records office will work with academic departments to evaluate your transcript for transfer credit. Check your MyAACC student portal to view your transfer credit summary. Select the Self Services card, click on Academics (the little graduation hat icon) and then Institutions Attended. Click Expand all to see specific coursework from each institution.  

Regardless of academic performance at a previous institution, AACC is required by the U.S. Department of Education to use this information when determining eligibility for financial aid at AACC. Transfer credits are considered attempted and completed credits in the evaluation of cumulative completion rate and maximum time frame.