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A transcript is a historical record of a student's performance in a course. The information listed on the transcript can vary from district to district, depending on district preferences. Each district records grade information that students receive on transcripts and report cards. Grade information is connected to a student's course schedule. 

Image of an example student transcript.Student Transcript

Tool Rights

See the Transcripts Tool Rights article for information about rights needed to use this tool.

Transcript Information in Ad hoc Query Wizard

Transcript information is available in the Query Wizard for Student data types in the Student > Learner Portfolio > Transcript Detail folder.

Transcript Ad hoc Fields  

Navigation and Features 

The home screen of the Transcript tool is a read-only view of the student's transcript records. It is typically organized by the school year, with the most current school year first. This view displays basic course information - the year the course was taken and in which school, grade level, course number and name, whether the course was repeated, the score received, GPA-related fields (Weighted, Unweighted, Weight), credit information (Earned, Attempted, Credit Type), length of the course (Actual Term, Terms Long), and a Comments field.

All transcript records for all school years and calendars are listed here. Click anywhere on the transcript record to modify additional details for the selected record. Alternatively, use the Edit button to add or modify a record quickly. Clicking anywhere on a transcript record opens the Detail view of just that record; using the Edit button allows for the quick editing of the entire transcript. Only the two most recent groups of transcript records are listed in Edit mode. Mark the Show All Records button to display every transcript record for the student. 

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Things to Know

Grade Levels

  • A grade level must exist within the calendar for it to be associated with a transcript record. 
  • When a grade level is marked as Exclude from GPA, courses taken by a student in that grade level may still display on the transcript (depending on other course setup scenarios). This only indicates that scores received for courses taken in that grade level are NOT factored into GPA calculations.

Refer to Grade Level Setup for additional information.

Course Name and Course Number

If the exact same course name and number are available in multiple course catalogs, all instances of that course name/course number populate the dropdown lists. Users can select which calendar/course catalog is appropriate for the Transcript record.

Course Name and Number values return as follows:

  • When a new entry is added for a course taken at the same school selected in the Campus toolbar, the Course Name and/or Course Number values populate from the available courses at that school. Once a course name/course number is selected, the score field displays the score group associated with that course at the top of the list of all score groups/rubrics.
  • When a new entry is added for a course not taken at the school selected in the Campus toolbar, the Course Name and Course Number values populate from the school where the student was previously enrolled. This occurs when the previous school is in the same district. 
  • The Course Master (Course Catalog) used at the district is also used to return applicable courses.

When adding or modifying a transcript record, the name of the Course Catalog displays after the course name or number. 

Course Number with Course Catalog Name 

Transcript records are sorted by Course Number ascending in alphanumeric order starting with 0, 1, 2, 3, A, B, C, then by Course Name alphanumeric order, then by Actual Term number, numeric ascending (12 is after 2), then by the transcript ID. For example:

  • 000123 - Algebra
  • 0001234 - Algebra
  • 000200
  • 02
  • 123 - Algebra
  • ALG123 - 123Algebra
  • ALG123 - Algebra 

Credit Type

Credits types are sorted in the following order.

  1. Credit Groups and Standards associated with the selected School name on the Transcript Record sort first. These are selected on the School Standards tool.
  2. Credit Groups and Standards not associated with the selected School name follow and include a label of NOT IN USE.

When entering transcript records by typing in the School field (not selecting options from a dropdown list), Credit Groups and Standards display as if a School is selected on the Transcript record.

Column Grouping

Transcript entries are grouped by Year, School Name, and Grade Level. Each column can be re-sorted by clicking on the column header. In addition to those options, the transcript can be grouped by clicking and dragging the column headers into the very top row to suit your preferences.

Click the column header you wish to add to the group option and drag it to the group row. The transcript re-sorts by the headers listed. Refreshing the browser returns the grouping to the default option of records grouped by Year, School Name, and Grade Level.

Click and Drag Grouping 

When grouped, records can be sorted by clicking the dragged value in the header to ascend or descend. The records within those groups are sorted by clicking the table headers.

Edit an Existing Transcript Record

When editing a Course Name or Course Number, enter at least one character to return a list of matching values. 

Two options exist for editing existing records:

  • Locate the record in the list of transcript items, click on it to open the Detail Screen, and modify the information (option 1); OR
  • Click the Edit button, which changes each row of the existing records into editable fields (option 2). 

Option 1

Hover over the row that needs to be modified. Click anywhere in that row to view or edit the record. This opens that record in the Detail Screen, where updates can be made to any of the available fields. 

  • Click the Save button when finished; or
  • Click the arrow next to the Save button to Save & New, where changes are made to the record and a new Details screen displays for the addition of another transcript record; or 
  • Use Save & Next, where changes are made to the record, and the next record in the transcript is displayed for editing.

Click Transcript Record to Edit the Details 

Option 2

Click the Edit button. This changes the read-only view of the transcript record to an editable format. Update the fields as needed; use the tab keys to move through the fields and rows.

Click Save when finished.

Choose Edit to modify all rows of the Transcript 

From this view, additional rows can be added for a quick batch add of transcript data. See the section below for more information.

Add New Rows to the Transcript Record

When in Edit mode, where every existing row is editable, an option exists to add rows to the transcript. This can be used to add several transcript records at once, which is useful when entering basic transcript information for a new transfer student. 

  1. From the Main screen, click the Edit button, then click the Add Rows button. An Add Rows pop-up will display, where you can enter the number of rows needed.
  2. In the pop-up, select the school year, school name, and grade level in addition to the number of rows. The School Year and School Name are prepopulated with the school selected in the Campus toolbar, and the Grade Level is prepopulated with the student's current grade level or enrollment.
  3. Click the Add Rows button. The empty rows are displayed at the top of the Transcript record for the selected school year, school, and grade level.
  4. Enter the appropriate information for the new transcript records. Use the tab keys to move through the rows.
  5. Click Save when finished. The new transcript records are saved.

Repeat these steps as needed. There is no limit to the number of rows that can be added. 

Note the following when modifying information in the Add Rows pop-up:

  • When changing the School Name, if the School Number or District Number has not yet been changed, those fields are automatically updated to the associated values related to the newly changed School Name
  • When changing the Grade Level, if the NCES Grade Level has not yet been changed, that field is automatically updated to the associated value related to the newly changed Grade Level. 
  •  Each time the Add Rows button is selected, the values in the pop-up default to the last information used to add rows. This makes adding several records at one time (Batch Add) faster.
  •  When canceling the Add Rows pop-up and then selecting Add Rows again, the values in the Add Rows fields return to the associated values related to the calendar selected in the Campus toolbar. 

Add as many rows as needed. Only those that are populated are saved. Any rows that do not have the fields populated are removed when saving the record. Any new records with an existing group (School Year, School Name, Grade Level) are merged with others in that group upon saving. 

Add Rows 

A new row or a new record cannot be saved until all required fields are populated. Field popups display when data is missing from the required fields.

Required Entry Message Display on Main Screen 

Required Entry Message Display on Detail Screen 

Add a New Detail Record

From the Main screen, click the New Details button. This opens the Detail screen, where a new transcript record can be entered. See the Detail Screen Card Descriptions section for information on the available cards and fields. 

When you're finished adding the record, click Save to save it and return to the Main screen. Then, click the arrow next to the Save button for Save & New, which saves the entered information and opens a new Details record to add another record. Alternatively, click Cancel to not save any information. Using the Save & New option carries overall school information from this record to a new record.

Add a New Details Record 

Delete a Transcript Record

When a record needs to be permanently and completely removed, select (click) that records row from the Main screen. The Transcripts Detail Screen loads, when the Delete button can be selected. Acknowledge the pop-up that indicates the record will be permanently removed after deletion. To avoid deleting the record, click Cancel.

Delete Transcript Record 

Detail Screen Card Descriptions

Expand the items below to see descriptions of the fields available on the transcript.

School Information Fields

School Information fields provide information on where the student was enrolled when the selected course was taken.

Image of the school information section of the transcript.School Information Fields 

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Course Information Fields

Course Information fields detail the specifics of the course. Course information auto-fills when the Auto-fill Course Fields Based on Course Number Selection preference is marked. 

Course Information Fields 

Note the following information about the Auto-fill Course Fields Based on Course Number Selection Preference:  

  • When the preference is NOT marked to auto-fill, when the course number is selected, and the course name field is empty or has not been modified, the course name still auto-fills from the selected course number. 
  • This preference is stored locally for each user. If the user removes the checkbox for the preference (auto-fill does not occur) and clears the browser cache, the preference defaults back to being marked the next time the user adds Transcript records.
  • When the user removes the checkbox from the Add Rows modal, the preference is also not marked when adding a new Details record, and vice versa.  
  • The Course Number selection always respects the preference's current status. When it is marked and new rows are added, then remove the checkbox and add two more rows, the auto-fill does not occur. 

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Scoring Information Fields

Scoring Information fields detail the scores and GPA information the student received for the selected course.

Scoring Information Fields 

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Transcript Credit Information Fields

Transcript Credit Information displays the number of credits the student earned and attempted for the course record and to which credit category (type) it applies. Note that values for Credits Attempted, Credit Type, and Credit Rollup Overflow auto-fill on the populated Course Number Information. 

When adding a new transcript record, a blank row of credit-related fields displays. This allows users to add the appropriate credit values without adding a row first.

Transcript Credit Information Fields 

The Transcript Post tool posts the Credit Type assigned to the Grading Task of the course. If additional Credit Types are needed, they must be added to the course transcript record manually.

Two Credit Types for One Course 

The Credit Earned and Credits Attempted can be adjusted for each Credit Type on the Transcript Credit Information screen. 

Detail View for Two Credit Types 

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Additional Information Fields

The Additional Information fields provide further details on the transcript entry and include localized fields (used for state reports) and district-defined fields (created by the district). This section is collapsible or expandable by clicking the minus/plus sign on the right-hand side.

Localized and district-defined fields are not included in this article. Instead, see your state's articles for more information on Transcript procedures for your state.

Additional Information Fields 

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Documents

Upload previous student transcript reports from other schools of enrollment for a particular student. This uses the Digital Repository features. There is no limit to the number of documents uploaded here, but be aware that your district may have set a maximum file size value.

Only documents uploaded from the Transcript tool are displayed here. To view other types of uploaded documents, use the Person Documents tool.

Mark the Consent statement (files cannot be saved if this is not marked), and click the Select File button to locate and upload documents. File names must be unique. Click the Save button when finished. A successful upload displays a Done checkmark next to the Select Files button. Close the side panel by clicking the Cancel button.

Transcripts Document Upload 

Uploaded files can be sorted by Newest (most recently uploaded) or Oldest. Click the red X next to the file name to remove an uploaded document.

For more information on document upload, see the Managing Document Attachments article.

Document Upload Delete  

Reports

Click the Reports button on the main screen to print the student's transcript. This opens a side panel with all available Transcript Reports. The Default Report contains the standard transcript elements and can be printed without creating a transcript report in Report Preferences. Other reports listed here have been created in Report Preferences.

Choosing any report from the side panel opens in a new browser window. Reports are in PDF format.

Control whether the Default Transcript Report displays as a print option by setting the Enable Default Transcript System Preferences.

Print Transcript Record  

All transcript courses are displayed on the printed transcript regardless of how a student is scored and what transcript preference options were selected for credits and standards. This selection affects the credit/standard groups displayed in the Credit Summary and Standards Summary.

Note that In-Progress grades and planned courses are not counted in the Credit Summary.

A transcript is printed for each of the student's households with a guardian where the Mailing checkbox is marked. Only one transcript prints if all of the student's guardians are in the same household. If guardians are in more than one household, the number of households in which the guardians reside determines how many transcripts are printed.