Dennis Barington-Light from Cambridge did a survey of other universities a
year or two ago about charging for transcripts and replacement degree
certificates. I have a summary of the responses I can e-mail to interested
parties (I'll send it to you 'off list'). The gist of the responses was:
* the majority of institutions now provide one transcript free of charge to
recent graduates whose grades can be printed from databases. Most of these
then levy a charge for additional copies.
* The majority levy a charge for less recent graduates, whose marks need to be
specially compiled from exam board records (anywhere between £5 and £25 plus a
smaller sum for each additional copy).
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| Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 12:14:44 +0000
| Subject: Charges for transcripts
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| What do colleagues in Higher Education feel about students paying £10 per
| (archived) transcript where, for example, they are asking for transcripts
| to be sent to various institutions with details to fill in on application
| forms etc. Should this form part of the normal good practice of an
| institution? Would charging more than £10 break the Data Protection
| principles anyway?
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| Comments appreciated,
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| Matthew Nunn
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Anne Johnson, Assistant Registrar
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