Transcript Policies and Procedures

Community College cannot process your transcript request received via e-mail. Both Federal and State laws on student privacy require that we have your original signature on the request. We cannot process telephone requests for transcripts for the same reason.

You may submit your request by mail to the following address:

Records Office
Seminole Community College
100 Weldon Boulevard
Sanford, FL 32773-6199

Click here for the Transcript Request form (PDF-format)

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Our Goal:

To provide prompt and efficient transcript service by processing, printing and sending transcripts within five business days from the receipt of your request.

Our Guidelines:

In order to provide this transcript service to you in a prompt manner, we must ask that you provide us with the information required for each type of service as outlined below. Please remember, all requests for transcripts must be in writing and contain your signature.

In compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, FERPA, Seminole Community College will not release your transcript to a third party without your written authorization. However, Seminole Community College will release your transcript to another college or university as permitted by FERPA, if you have applied for admission to that college, and that college or university requests your transcript.

All transcript requests must be in writing and have your signature.   Please mail requests to the Records Office of Seminole Community College.  Requests may also be made via fax at 407.708.2029.   If you have an outstanding obligation with the college, (i.e. short term loan, library book, high school or college transcript), your Seminole Community College transcript will not be released until your outstanding obligation is resolved. During peak periods, transcript requests may take longer than five business days to process.

Transcripts are available in several formats and services. The following is a list of the various types or formats available:

Official Transcripts to be sent to another institution or employer

Official transcripts will be transmitted electronically via the Florida Information Resource Network, FIRN, or SPEEDE Express if the institution is able to accept electronic transcripts. All other transcripts will be mailed as first class mail with the United States Postal System.

The following information is required to process your request:

1. Your name, current mailing address and social security number.
2. Your dates of attendance at Seminole Community College.
3. The exact mailing address where the transcript will be mailed.
4. The number of copies to be mailed to this address.
5. Your delivery instructions; either mail it now, after grades are posted for the current term, or after your graduation notice is posted. (Please allow two to three weeks for your degree notation to be posted).
6. Your signature, which serves as the authorization to release your transcript.

Official Transcripts to be released to you, the student

Many colleges and universities will not accept a transcript delivered to them by a student. Prior to requesting this service, please verify with the college that they will accept an official transcript directly from you. If the college will accept a transcript from you directly, the transcript will be placed in a sealed envelope, which should not be opened by you.

The following information is required to process your request:

1. Your name, current mailing address and social security number.
2. Your dates of attendance at Seminole Community College.
3. Your specific request that you want the official transcript released to you. You must pick this up in person and will be required to show photo identification.  This transcript will not be released to any other person unless accompanied by written authorization from the student.
4. The number of copies to be provided to you.
5. Your signature, which serves as the authorization to release your transcript.

Unofficial Transcripts to be released to you, the student

Colleges, universities and employers will not accept a transcript from you that is stamped unofficial or issued to student.  Unofficial transcripts are issued to you for your personal use.

The following information is required to process your request:

1. Your name, current mailing address, and social security number.
2. Your dates of attendance at Seminole Community College.
3. Your specific request that you want the unofficial transcript released to you.
   If you pick the transcript up in person, you will be required to show a photo identification. This transcript will not be released to any other person.
4. The number of copies to be provided to you.
5. Your signature which serves as the authorization to release your transcript.

Transcripts sent via fax to you, another college or university, or employer.

Currently, Seminole Community College will not fax transcripts for the following reasons:

1. Most colleges and universities will consider a transcript sent to them via fax as an unofficial transcript, thus a follow up electronic or mail copy must be sent.
2. Telephone lines are often busy which necessitates numerous attempts in trying to transmit the facsimile record.
3. Transcripts transmitted via fax cannot be secured. FERPA requires that colleges protect the privacy rights of student records and Seminole Community College believes it is unable to do this when utilizing fax technology.