At minimum, submit a transcript note: If you haven’t already, please login to the Applicant Center and submit a transcript note that details why you are unable to access an official transcript at this time. This note is helpful to our team because it provides context to your interviewer and allows us to tailor our support to your circumstance. If you are recommended for admission, we’ll need documentation from your school that verifies your GPA before we can finalize your acceptance.

If you have a financial hold on your school account

• Upload an unofficial transcript: Your school may be able to release an unofficial copy of your transcript to you. This can be uploaded in the Applicant Center as a picture or scanned copy of the transcript. The copy you share with us must include your name, courses, grades, and cumulative GPA.
• Upload a screenshot of your student portal: If you have access to your university’s student portal you may be able to navigate to a screen where your coursework, grades, and GPA are visible.
  • If accessible, you can screenshot or save the images in order to create an up-loadable copy of your coursework.
  • You can paste the image(s) into a Word document, and then resize and save as PDF to ensure it doesn't exceed the maximum number of file uploads allowed in the Applicant Center. The copy you share with us must include your name, courses, grades, and cumulative GPA
  • The student portal may only reflect most recent coursework or current semester grades. While a full record is ideal, we’ll accept the portion you may have access to to help us verify your eligibility.
• Contact your registrar: Send an email to your registrar requesting your transcript be released as a one-time exception for a job opportunity. If they will not release it to you directly, request them to release it directly to Teach For America at admissions@teachforamerica.org.
• Request an official letter from your school: You may be able to request an official letter from your school’s registrar that confirms your degree status and cumulative GPA. While this might not contain all of your coursework, it would be on official letterhead and clearly state the status of your admissions (active/inactive/degree conferred) and include your current or final cumulative GPA.

If your school does not offer transcript e-delivery and paper copies are only available by mail

• Mail a copy to yourself: If your school does not provide digital copies of official transcripts, you can order a hard copy to your personal address. Once you receive it in the mail, you can open the envelope and scan a copy into your computer. Don’t worry about breaking the “official seal.” You’ll need to open it in order to scan and submit it in the Applicant Center.
  • Some transcripts are printed on security-sensitive paper. Don't worry if words such as "illegal copy," "void," or "unauthorized" appear on your scanned file.
  • If you do not have access to a scanner, you can take a photo of your transcript and upload it (as long as it is legible).

If you attended a foreign university

• Foreign transcripts are any transcripts from universities outside the U.S.
  • Transcripts in languages other than English must be translated completely into English. This will need to be done officially by an accredited translation agency. The most widely accepted translation provider is WES. However, not all school and certification partners across the country accept WES. There is a chance that if you have an evaluation completed by any company, you’ll need to have another evaluation completed to meet state certification requirements. This is based on state certification programs, not TFA internal policies.
  • Transcripts from universities outside of the U.S. (including those from Canadian institutions) must be converted to a 4.00 scale.

If you have questions or require additional support, please email us at Admissions@teachforamerica.org