Transcript Processing Timeline
Depending on from where you received credit for your SFS program, transcript processing times will vary. Transcript requests for SFS-direct transcripts are generally processed within five business days. If your transcript must be requested from Northeastern University, Boston University, or the University of Minnesota, please read below for specific instructions on how to place your request.
SFS transcript Request Form
Do you not know how to recieved credit for your SFS Program?
Did you recieve credit from your home institution?
If you are a student from a school that accepts/accepted SFS transcripts and you received credit directly from your home school, please complete the form below.
Did you receive credit from the University of Minnesota from Summer 2014 through the present?
Requesting an official transcript from UMN
Head to this link which will walk you through the process of creating a Parchment account and ordering your transcript through UMN’s Parchment site. If you already have an existing Parchment account, click on step #11 and scroll down. It will show where to click to add UMN as another school to your existing account. Once you have located that, you can continue with the instructions starting at step #5.
When you select ‘I’m sending this order to another individual’ in step #7, you’ll be able to enter the email address where you’d like the transcript sent.
You received your UMN Student ID Number in an email from UMN following your return from abroad. If you no longer can find the email, or didn’t receive one (pre-2023 students), please fill out the transcript request form below and we can provide it to you.
Did you receive credit from Boston University between 1994 and Spring 2014?
Please make your transcript request directly through Boston University. Instructions for how to request your transcript can be found here.
Did you recieve credit from Northeastern University between 1980 and 1993?
Please make your transcript request directly through Northeastern University. Instructions for how to request your transcript can be found here. If you have additional questions, please call Northeastern University’s Transcript office at (617) 373-2300.
SFS Transcript Request Form
If prompted above, please complete this form:
Getting your Transcript
Official transcripts are available within 4-8 weeks of the completion of the program. Depending on your home school requirements, you will receive credit either directly from SFS or from the University of Minnesota (UMN), our school of record. If your school requires credit from UMN, SFS automatically enrolled you at UMN at the start of the session.
Transcript requests vary depending on from where you are receiving credit:
- If you are receiving credit directly from SFS, your transcript will be sent to your college automatically, you do not need to order it. You will receive an email when this has been completed.
- If you have been enrolled at UMN, you must order your own transcript. You will receive an email from UMN upon your return with instructions on how to order your transcript through their Parchment system. This email will include both your UMN student ID and the email address at your home school where you should send your transcript.
All questions regarding transcripts can be sent to the Office of Academic Affairs at academics@fieldstudies.org.