Transcript Delivery · Parchment
Homeschoolers request Parchment transcripts through a shared sending organization called the Homeschool Clearinghouse. That is why the sender on your transcript is not your own school name, and it is not an error. Parchment is accepted by 4,397 colleges and has delivered more than 20 million transcripts.
Paper transcripts can slow down a student's application.
COVID introduced remote work, and even after the pandemic most admissions departments still have staff working outside the office. Sending digital transcripts helps ensure your student's college application is processed quickly. One university said it processes digital applications two weeks ahead of their paper counterparts.
Parchment.com is accepted by 4,397 colleges and has processed over 20 million transcripts to date.
When you create an electronic transcript using Parchment.com, you will notice the sending organization is listed as:
Homeschool Clearinghouse, 400 West Peachtree Street NW, Suite 4-550, Atlanta, GA 30308
In order for homeschoolers to file electronic transcripts like their public and private school peers, they need a unified sending organization. That is what the Homeschool Clearinghouse provides, and it is why the address is not yours.

Your one-page PDF transcript is useful for showing all the work you and your teen have put in.
But when it comes to sending that high school transcript to prospective colleges, it is more helpful to send it electronically, in a format different software systems can process.
The electronic format will look different from the PDF version. That is expected, and it is not a problem: colleges care about accurate, processable transcript data more than about layout.
We have helped thousands of homeschool students get accepted to the colleges they applied to. Here is what other homeschool moms say about ordering an official transcript from Parchment via the Homeschool Clearinghouse.
These are statements from college and university admissions pages about how they accept official transcripts. Two patterns repeat: an emailed or hand-carried transcript is generally not official, and Parchment appears again and again on approved-provider lists, sometimes under its former name Docufide or as Naviance or Parchment Exchange.
If you have a copy of your official transcript in your possession and have opened the envelope, the transcript is no longer considered official. An official transcript can also be submitted through an electronic transcript database provider such as Scrip-Safe, Docufide, Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse, or others. This electronic transcript should be sent directly to Liberty via the school's system.
Due to our office operating at limited capacity, we ask that you request to have your official transcripts sent to our office through electronic delivery (Parchment, E-Scripts etc).
While electronic transcripts verified through a service such as Docufide/Parchment, Scoir, or eSCRIP-SAFE are official, transcripts sent as an attachment to an email or uploaded directly to the application file, unfortunately, do not meet the requirements for an official transcript.
Hillsdale College has engaged Parchment to provide secure, electronic delivery of official transcripts, when the transcript recipient (college, university, graduate school, or employer) requires electronic delivery.
Undergraduate Admissions can accept official transcripts through U.S. mail or electronically when sent directly from your institution through a secure delivery service. Electronic transcripts can only be accepted as official if they are delivered through one of the following approved transcript service providers: SPEEDE, Parchment Exchange (including Naviance and Docufide), National Student Clearinghouse, etc.
For transcripts to be considered official, they must be sent through a secure provider such as Naviance/Parchment, e-Scrip Safe, etc.
Send your official transcript data electronically through an EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) system.
Transcripts cannot be emailed or faxed to our office.
It is important to note that we will not accept copies of transcripts by fax or email.
Emailed transcripts will not be considered official. Electronic transcripts can be requested through one of the following services: Credentials Solutions, Parchment/Naviance, National Student Clearinghouse, eScrip-Safe, or Scoir.
High schools and school districts have their own protocols for submitting transcripts and UT accepts transcripts in a variety of ways to accommodate this: TRex, MyStatus document upload system accessible after application submission, MyCoalition, Edocs/Naviance/Parchment, or by mail.
In order for a transcript to be official, a paper transcript sent to our office must bear an official school seal or be printed on the school's custom watermarked/security paper. Official or unofficial transcripts sent by a student, family member, or counselor via email will NOT be accepted. Electronic transcripts must be submitted through a secure, approved document sending service such as Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse, SCOIR, Credentials Solutions, Naviance, Common Application, E-Scrip Safe, Xello, or Scribsoft.
Have your official final transcripts submitted through any of the following methods: electronically, via the following approved vendors: Parchment, Naviance, National Student Clearinghouse, JST DoD Military Transcripts, or via US Postal Service sent directly from your school, college or university in a sealed institutional envelope.
The Registrar's Office accepts official, secure transcripts via three methods of delivery: mail, hand delivery, and electronic services, a third party (Parchment, Student Clearinghouse, etc.) to electronically and securely send official transcripts to our office.
Each applicant must have their official high school transcript or General Equivalency Diploma sent directly to UNH Admissions either electronically or via mail.
Students who do not complete the SRAR may submit an official high school transcript(s), which should include senior year classes, class rank (if applicable), and latest grades earned. Transcripts must be submitted to UConn directly from the secondary institution, either electronically or by mail in a sealed envelope.
Transcripts must be postmarked or electronically submitted on or before July 1. You must arrange to have an official, final high school transcript (showing your date of graduation) and any college/university official transcripts sent to the campus where you plan to enroll.
Apply with the Common Application or with the Coalition Application. Ask your school to send us your official transcript, either by mail or by secure electronic delivery.
Ask your school to send transcripts to USF electronically. If this option is not available, official transcripts for all three USF campuses should be mailed.
Have your official high school transcripts, showing class rank, cumulative grade point average, and courses taken, sent to the Office of Admissions. Please note that student-submitted transcripts are not official. The Office of Admissions accepts transcripts through a variety of services, including Triand, Parchment, eScript, and Clearinghouse.
Official transcripts can be sent via Naviance eDocs, Docufied by Parchment, postal mail or express courier.
Official High School Transcript. Must be submitted directly from the school.
Enrolling homeschooled students also must provide official transcripts with coursework and grades earned.
Electronic transcripts can be ordered 24/7 using TranscriptsPlus and are the quickest method for receiving/delivering transcripts. Electronic transmission using the following services: Credential Solutions, Parchment and National Student Clearinghouse.
Electronic Transcript Exchange (ETX): This system enables the University of Kansas to exchange transcripts with participating educational institutions and organizations. The information is exchanged through the NSC's secure network.
We request that school personnel use Coalition or Common Application online forms whenever possible to submit documents. This is the fastest method for materials to reach your file. If online submission is not possible, school personnel may send materials as an email attachment. Ask your school to include your full legal name, school, and date of birth on all correspondence with the admission office.
Official copies of your secondary school transcripts must be submitted by a school official. We recommend that you check with the transcript recipient to confirm they accept electronic transcript delivery.
In order for a transcript to be "official," it must be sent from your previous institution(s) to MCC directly. Please note: official transcripts cannot be "walked in" by a student, even if the envelope is sealed.
An official transcript is one that is delivered to the university via Docufide [now Parchment.com], SEND.edu, or in a sealed envelope, marked as official, and contains a date of graduation if applicable.
Confirm before you send. Requirements change, and a few colleges above accept only mail or only specific providers. Check each college's admissions page for its current list of approved transcript services before you place a Parchment transcript request.
You order the transcript through Parchment, and it is sent under a shared sending organization, the Homeschool Clearinghouse, rather than under an individual family's school name. That shared organization is what lets homeschoolers file electronically the same way public and private school students do.
Because homeschoolers need a unified sending organization in order to send official electronic transcripts. The sender shows as Homeschool Clearinghouse, 400 West Peachtree Street NW, Suite 4-550, Atlanta, GA 30308. It is not an error and colleges expect it.
Parchment is accepted by 4,397 colleges and has delivered more than 20 million transcripts to date.
Generally no. Many colleges state plainly that a transcript emailed by a student, parent, or counselor is not official, and several will not accept email or fax at all. Official electronic delivery has to come through an approved service such as Parchment.
Docufide was the original name of the company that became Parchment. Some college admissions pages still list the service as Docufide, Docufide/Parchment, "Docufied by Parchment," or Parchment Exchange. They all refer to the same electronic transcript delivery service.
The electronic version is structured data built to be read by many different admissions systems, so it will not match the layout of your one-page PDF. Colleges prioritize accurate, processable data over formatting.
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