Academic Transcript

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What is an Academic Transcript?

An Academic Transcript lists your complete academic history: programme attended, a breakdown of marks/grades achieved by module, the degree awarded, your overall grade and conferring date.  Academic Transcripts are only available to students who have completed their degree.

How to access an electronic Academic Transcript

If you began your programme from 2000 onward and have completed your degree, you can access your Academic Transcript online via SISWeb immediately free of charge by following the steps below:

  1. Log into SISWeb (your username is your UCD Student number. If you have never changed your password, it will be your 6 digit date of birth in the format ddmmyy. If you can't remember your student number or if you have changed your password and can't remember it, contact us and we can help you)
  2. If you are a current student, navigate to Registration, Fees and Assessment > My Official Documents > Electronic Documents
  3. If you are alumni, navigate to  Academic Services > Official Documents > Electronic Documents  
  4. "Enable" your Academic Transcript for verification by clicking the "click to enable access" button to the right of the document
  5. Click on "Academic Transcript" to download a pdf of the document

See our Online Documents section for more information on UCD's electronic documents. 

How to order a hard copy Academic Transcript

If you began your programme prior to 2000, your Academic Transcript is not available as a pdf online.  You can order a hard copy of your Academic Transcript by following the steps below:

  1. Log in SISWeb (your username is your UCD student number.  If you have never changed your password it will be your 6 digit date of birth in the format ddmmyy.  If you can't remember your student number or if you have changed your password and can't remember it, contact us and we can help you)
  2. If you are a current student, navigate to Registration, Fees and Assessment > My Official Documents > Request Hard Copy Documents
  3. If you are alumni, Navigate to Academic Services > Official Documents > Request Hard Copy Documents. 
  4. Go to New Request and click on the "Alternative Address/comments/contact info" button (enter your contact information and any additional comments if required.  Click save)
  5. Choose Academic Transcript from the document list
  6. Proceed to Checkout - Academic Transcripts are €23 (this includes postage).  You will be sent 2 sets of Academic Transcripts for each order.

Documents cannot be processed unless a completed application is received by the Student Desk. 

All of our Academic Documents are printed on secure paper with several safety features. Please visit document security for more details on this feature. 

See our FAQs section for further information on how long it takes to process requests, postage methods, etc.

UCD treats the fraudulent duplication or amendment of its official documents as a serious offence. Any such action will be considered a breach of UCD Regulations and will trigger disciplinary procedures. Such matters may also constitute a criminal offence and, as such, are liable to be reported to An Garda Síochána.