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Where Can IB Diploma Students Request Official Transcripts for University Applications?

Did you know? Your IB results page is not the same as an official IB transcript sent to a university. Start with the International Baccalaureate’s requesting-and-sending-transcripts guide. The IB delivers formal grade records directly to universities or admissions centres, not to the student as a personal PDF for forwarding.

If your Diploma Programme or Career-related Programme results have not yet been released, contact your school’s IB coordinator. The coordinator requests delivery for up to six institutions under the published free pre-results arrangement, subject to the IB’s geographic and admissions-centre restrictions. Check the request cutoff for your examination session rather than relying on a guessed university deadline.

If results have already been released, use the IB Request for Results Service through the official IB website to order additional institution-bound transcripts. The receiving institution sets its preferred delivery method. Check the exact university or central application centre before paying; a request to the wrong recipient may not satisfy your admissions condition.

Find the correct transcript route

Official sources · Checks before requesting · Your next action

Where to find the official instructions

What you needOfficial sourceWhat to check
How do coordinators arrange transcripts?IB: Requesting and Sending TranscriptsPre-results timing, coordinator route and receiving institutions
What happens after results?IB: Requesting Transcripts and CertificatesDirect orders, delivery and processing
What should I check if a university cannot find results?IB: Transcript FAQName matching, central admissions centres and order tracking
Where can students view their own grades?IB: Getting ResultsCandidate portal and coordinator help
Choose the request route based on whether IB results have been released.

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What to check before sending results

Use the coordinator while the pre-results service is available

The IB’s university guidance asks current candidates to tell their counsellor or DP/CP coordinator which institutions require official transcripts. For May examination sessions, coordinate well before results come out in July; the November session has a different calendar. The current guidance includes a limit on the number of free institution requests and restrictions for certain US and Canadian selections.

An application centre such as UCAS can count as a recipient. Ask whether your chosen university expects the IB to send results to the central service rather than to a department. Give the coordinator the exact institution name and your application identifiers where requested.

After the results, order delivery to the institution—not to yourself

IB graduates who request transcripts after release use the IB’s online results-request service. Additional requests are charged under the current provider policy. Do not assume the free coordinator route remains open indefinitely. The official page gives the payment instructions and notes that processing may take longer in peak result-release periods.

The official transcript is not emailed to students for onward forwarding. A screenshot from the candidate portal or a shared PIN is not a substitute. Never supply your private IB candidate-login PIN to admissions staff.

Make sure the university can locate the record

Universities may receive records electronically through the secure IB service or by paper delivery. The receiving institution chooses its method and destination, commonly a central admissions office. Ask the university whether it needs a UCAS, uni-assist or other admissions-centre record before ordering.

If the university says a transcript is missing, compare the registered name, date of birth, school and examination session. Check first with the receiving admissions office; contact IB support if the institution cannot resolve the issue. A document reaching the secure service and the university finishing its processing are different events.

Keep admission, grades and credit recognition distinct

An official result provides evidence of IB assessment; it does not determine the university’s academic threshold or guarantee acceptance. For possible exemptions, degree credit or advanced standing, follow the university’s own IB recognition policy. This source guide handles transmission, not the whole Diploma Programme or university selection process.

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Your next action

Write down your examination session, result-release status, university/central recipient and its deadline. If results are pending, ask your IB coordinator. If results have been released, follow the official transcript request service and keep the order reference for any subsequent enquiry.

For the educational context, continue to IB Diploma Programme Explained and University application document requirements if the latter page is part of your application checklist.

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Official sources reviewed: 17 October 2026. Check your IB examination session and university’s current instructions.

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