Transcripts & Certifications

Transcript Ordering

WPI has recently contracted with Credentials Solutions to manage transcript orders. All transcript requests should now be made online using the following instructions:

Placing Your Order

Current students can log in to BannerWeb: Student Services & Financial Aid, Student Records, Order Official Transcript.

All others can complete the Transcript Order Form online at TranscriptsPlus.

Provide either your WPI ID number or your Social Security Number. Forgot your WPI Student ID?
If you would prefer, you may call Credential Solutions at 847-716-3005. There is an extra fee for phone orders.
You can check the status of your order at any time.

Once you submit the online form, you will receive email confirmations of your order, the status, and any potential issues that may need your attention (holds, etc.).

Cost

$5.00 per transcript to be paid by credit card using Credential Solutions.

Delivery Options and Processing Time

Regular Mail: Paper copies will be processed within 3-5 business days and shipped using USPS.

Secure PDF orders: Transcripts may be received in as little as 30 minutes. You will receive notifications of the status of your order.

Electronic Transcript (PDF) Certificate of Authenticity

WPI has appointed Credentials Inc. as the designated agent for processing and sending official electronic transcripts on behalf of WPI. The PDF transcript that is produced using this service contains the identical information as the printed transcript and can be certified as unaltered by uploading the file to the company's website that is provided during the delivery process. Credentials Inc. has been granted the authority to deliver all such electronic transcript requests on behalf of WPI and respond to any inquiries regarding the transactions. You may call Credentials Solutions at 847-716-3005.

Retrieving Your WPI Student ID Number

Students who have forgotten their WPI Student ID may send a written request to the Office of the Registrar.

We will accept requests via fax to 508-831-5931 or via PDF to registrar@wpi.edu.

In the written request, include your:

Full name
Dates of attendance
A legible copy of a picture ID
Your signature - Electronic signatures will not be accepted.
The address, email address, or fax number to which you'd like the Student ID to be sent.

Your request will be processed within three to five business days.

Enrollment Verification

The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) now provides downloadable enrollment certifications for WPI students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Students no longer have to request this information through WPI's Registrar's Office. Students may request this information by following the instructions below:

Log in to BannerWeb
Select Student Services & Financial Aid
Select Student Records
Click on the Enrollment Certifications Link

Items available on the NSC portal:

Enrollment Certification for current semester
Enrollment Certification for all semesters reported
Advanced Registration Certifications (available prior to start of term)
History of enrollment data submitted to your lenders (includes lender name and date reported)

Note: Official enrollment data is available at the beginning of each term. Prior to the start of the term, only Advanced Registration Certifications are available for download.

Please contact the Registrar's Office (registrar@wpi.edu) with any questions.

Degree Verification

The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) provides degree verifications for WPI students to all third-parties (e.g. employers, credential certifiers). The National Student Clearinghouse can be contacted at:

Web: www.degreeverify.org
Mail: National Student Clearinghouse, 2300 Dulles Station Boulevard, Suite 300, Herndon, VA 20171

Please contact the Registrar's Office (registrar@wpi.edu) with any questions.

Apostille Request

What is an Apostille?

A certification or legalization is generally necessary for documents which leave the United States. Common types of documents which require certification for acceptance into a foreign country include documents for an international adoption, diplomas issued by an American college or university and various types of records and contracts integral to a company which does business in a foreign country. The Apostille is a specific form of authentication for countries that participate in the Hague Convention of 1961.

WPI will process apostille requests for diplomas and transcripts. We will certify these documents and forward them to the state, who will affix an apostille and mail the documents back to you.

Apostilles and Certifications of Documents - Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Steps to Certifying a Transcript or Diploma

Complete the WPI Apostille Request Form
Have your school registrar certify to the record in the presence of a Notary.
The Notary Public will then notarize the signature of the school registrar. The notarized school transcript or diploma is then sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth for the Apostille or Certification.

Apostille Walk-In:

You may bring in your request to any of our three offices. The addresses are as follows:

Secretary of the Commonwealth
Commissions Section
One Ashburton Place, Room 1719
Boston, MA 02108
617-727-2836
www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/precom/comidx.htm

Secretary of the Commonwealth
436 Dwight Street, Room 102
Springfield, MA 01103
413-784-1376
www.sec.state.ma.us/wso

Secretary of the Commonwealth
218 South Main Street, Suite 206
Fall River, MA 02721
508-646-1374
www.sec.state.ma.us/wso

Before presenting documents for authentication make sure:

That the Notary Public has signed his/her name exactly as he/she was commissioned.
That the notarial certificate has been completed.
That the Notary Public’s expiration date is on the document correctly, clearly and completely.
The Notary Public has affixed the notary seal on the document and the imprint is legible.

Fees

The fee for an Apostille is $6.00 per document. Checks or money orders should be made payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the correct amount. Cash is not recommended because the office cannot refund cash lost in transit.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth always recommends that you verify the information needed with the officials from the country of destination.