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You may need to request your academic transcript if you are applying for a job, scholarship or acceptance into a graduate education program. Academic transcripts show your grades for every class you have taken during your academic career. Generally, institutions have security protocols for printing and sending transcripts.

Before you can request an academic transcript, you will need to complete a request form with your institution. This form comes with a small fee and may be completed either in the office or online through the school's website. The form serves as the first line of security against fraud by asking for student name, address, home phone number, dates attended, and the degree obtained. These facts are checked against those in the computer system to verify student identity. When submitting the form in person, you will also be asked to show a student ID to verify identity and sign the form to authorize release of your personal information.

Your Social Security number (SSN) is used throughout your college academic career as your identification number. Presumably, only you should know your social security number. When requesting a transcript in-person or online, you will need to provide your SSN for verification purposes. This is an important security protocol as forging someone else's SSN is a serious crime.

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Derren Brown

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