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The Office of the University Registrar will be closed for Winter Break, beginning at 4:30 p.m. (EST) on Dec. 23, 2025. We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. (EST) on Jan. 5, 2026.

Please note: many transcript orders placed via Parchment will be fulfilled automatically, but paper transcript orders, and any orders requiring manual review by Registrar staff, will be processed in the order received when the University reopens on Jan. 5, 2026. Requests for reissued diplomas, minor certificates, and certificates must be received by Dec. 16 in order to be processed before the end of this year.

Transcript Keys

A transcript key provides guidance on how to read the grades, symbols, course numbers, terminology, etc. that appear on an official transcript from Penn State. On August 29, 2016, the University updated its transcript keys. Both the current and pre-August 29, 2016 transcript keys are available below.

Current Transcript Keys

Transcript Keys Prior to August 29, 2016