Academic Transcripts and Certificates

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) maintains student transcripts and certificates from non-exempt, authorized postsecondary institutions that have closed.*

THEC DOES NOT maintain or distribute transcripts from high schools, the GED test, or the HiSET test. To locate one of these, please contact the high school, local board of education, the Tennessee Department of Education, or the National Student Clearinghouse Electronic Transcript Exchange.

Please note that the transcript and certificate files received from closed institutions are sometimes incomplete. As such, failure to locate an academic record from a closed institution does not invalidate the student’s claim of attendance or the completion of a course or program of study. The Commission only administers and maintains the records as provided by the closed institution and will not amend any academic records. If the Commission does not have a requested record, a letter will be sent indicating that the Commission does not have a transcript or certificate on file.

* THEC maintains ITT transcripts for students that graduated prior to 2001.  For transcripts after 2001                           order transcripts from Parchment .

* Update 08-23-2023 Hussian College ("HC") Transcripts 

THEC is in receipt of approximately 40,000 transcripts from HC, including some from Dayar College, which were purchased by HC. The transcripts are for some students who attended online and in residential programs at Clarksville, Murfreesboro and Nashville. To apply for a transcript from THEC, follow the below instructions. There is a ten dollar ($10.00) processing fee for each request.

For additional information regarding the closure, visit the Hussian College - Closure Resources webpage. The webpage is updated as THEC receives new information and encourage students to frequently visit the webpage.

Please read the following before submitting all other requests:

  • There is a ten dollar ($10.00) non-refundable processing fee for each request. Payment by credit card is required when the request is submitted. A small, non-refundable transaction fee will be applied to the credit card payment.
  • REQUEST PROCESSING FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE EVEN IF THE TRANSCRIPT OR CERTIFICATE IS NOT ON FILE. INSTEAD, A LETTER WILL BE  SENT TO THE LISTED RECIPIENT STATING THAT NO TRANSCRIPT OR  CERTIFICATE IS ON FILE FOR THE STUDENT.       
  • All inquiries regarding a request must be made within sixty (60) days from the date of the request. After sixty (60) days, it is assumed that the  request was completed as submitted.

Requests are processed within ten (10) business days from the receipt of the request.

  TO SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT REQUEST CLICK HERE.       

    For Questions Call 615.741.1346

 

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Below are institutions that have closed and were exempt from THEC authorization. THEC is not            required to maintain or disburse transcripts for these institutions; however, transcripts can be obtained as follows:

Hiwassee College                                                                                                                                                                           Order transcripts from Tennessee Wesleyan University HERE.                                                                    

Lambuth University                                                                                                                                                                               Order transcripts from the University of Memphis HERE.

Memphis College of Art                                                                                                                                                               Order transcripts from from Parchment HERE. 

Tennessee Temple University                                                                                                                                                   Order transcripts from Carolina University HERE.