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Last Updated: Apr 08, 2025, 04:35 PM

Ordering Your Official SIU Transcripts

SIU Carbondale transcripts include a comprehensive record of a student’s undergraduate and/or graduate courses taken at the university. Beginning the fifth week of the term, transcripts will also show current courses as "in-progress." If you need an official transcript for yourself, an employer, or another school, you can order it using the link below.

Online

  • In-Person Pickup: $7.95
  • 1st Class Mailed: $10.45
  • Electronic delivery (PDF): $12.95
  • FedEx Expedited Delivery: $35 to $55 (dependent on delivery location)
  • Sales tax may apply in some areas

Order Online

By Mail

  • Download and complete the order form
  • Mail completed form and check or money order
  • Cost: $5 per transcript
  • Mailed to recipient via 1st Class Mail

Download Form (pdf)

Please note: You cannot order transcripts using e-mail, fax, or the phone.

  • Processing Time

    Electronic deliveries (pdf) are normally e-mailed within minutes of your completed order. Students who attended prior to Fall 1990 will require additional processing time.

    Transcripts mailed out via 1st class mail will typically leave our office within 2 to 10 business days from receipt of your order. 

    Requests for hardcopy transcripts and for those who attended prior to Fall 1990 are not processed when the University is closed.

  • Receiving Your Transcript

    When ordering online, you'll have the option to choose your preferred delivery option.

    If you order your transcript in person or by mail, we can send it in the mail to you or a third party, you can pick it up in person, or you can authorize someone to pick it up for you.

    To authorize a pick up, complete the section of either form indicating whether you or someone else will be picking up your transcripts. The person picking up your transcript is required to bring a photo ID.

Submitting Your Transcripts to SIU

Transfer students who have taken college-level work at other institutions must submit an official transcript from each college or university attended to the Office of the Registrar - Articulation & Evaluation.

  • Transcripts must be less than 30 days old to be considered official.
  • They must be sent in a sealed envelope from the issuing institution.
  • Transcripts may also be emailed directly from the institution to Articulation & Evaluation.
  • Faxed transcripts or PDF copies of transcripts sent by the student are not considered official and will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with this policy or failure to indicate all previous institutions attended on the Application for Undergraduate Admission, or incorrect information regarding the status at other institutions can result in withdrawal of admission, dismissal, or denial of credit. Transfer students admitted on the basis of incomplete transcripts must submit complete transcripts prior to being allowed to register for a second term at SIU. A registration hold is used to manage policy compliance.

  • Send Your Official College Transcripts to:

    Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    Office of the Registrar - Articulation & Evaluation
    Mailcode 4725
    1263 Lincoln Drive
    Carbondale, Illinois 62901

    Institutions can email transcript PDFs directly to Articulation & Evaluation at transferservices@siu.edu.

  • Send Your High School Transcripts to:

    Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    Undergraduate Admissions
    Mailcode 4710
    1263 Lincoln Drive
    Carbondale, Illinois 62901

    High schools can also email transcript PDFs directly from a high school official’s email to admprocess@siu.edu.

  • Important Notes for International Students:

    • All transcripts and academic documents must be original and bear the official seal of the issuing institution.
    • For the 2025–2026 academic year, scanned copies are accepted for admission review, but original documents must be submitted before or upon arrival at SIU.
    • All transcripts must be translated into English.
      • Transcripts in any other language will not be accepted.

    International Freshman Applicants

    • Submit high school transcripts (typically covering 3–5 years of secondary education).
    • If your country requires exit exams (e.g., Secondary School Certificate), include those documents.
    • Include university transcripts even if you have earned fewer than 12 credit hours.

    International Transfer Applicants

    • 12–25 university credit hours: Submit both high school and university transcripts.
    • 26 or more credit hours: Submit only your university transcript.

    If a student has been studying in the U.S. and wishes to transfer, they must have their official transcripts sent to:

    Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    Office of the Registrar - Articulation & Evaluation
    Mailcode 4725
    1263 Lincoln Drive
    Carbondale, Illinois 62901

    Institutions can email transcript PDFs directly to Articulation & Evaluation at transferservices@siu.edu.