TRANSCRIPT
INTRODUCTION
A transcript is an official academic record that lists all courses and
grades earned by a student.
It includes information like the student's name ,date of birth ,courses
taken, grades received and date of completion.
there are two types of transcripts official transcript, unofficial transcript.
official transcript that are sealed and sent directly to institutions and
unofficial transcripts that contain the same information but are not
sealed transcripts Provide a record of a students academic history For
purposes like further education or job applications.
DEFINITION
A transcript is an inventory of the courses taken and grades earned of a
student throughout a course of study
Use of transcript
It serves as a record for student accomplishment and part of a certification
process for degree or Credential
it Stimulates faculty student in institutional goal setting
it serves as motivation to use the student for the self-assessment
It serves as a record for attachment and competitions to be used for the job or
future schooling application
It is used for the further life planning and stimulate the lifelong development
FORMAT FOR TRANSCRIPT
Identification data
name of the student
sex
date of birth
name of the course medium of instruction date of joining the course
date of completion of the course
permanent address
TYPES OF TRANSCRIPT
Official Unofficial
Transcript Transcript
OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
The official transcript is the type that each program to which you are
applying will need from you.
An official transcript is sealed in an envelope by the originating
school to prevent tampering
you can request the official transcript be sent directly to the nursing
programs To which you are applying on to your home
so that you can package everything together and send off as one unit
to avoid missing information later down the line
UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
An unofficial transcript is all of the same information that is in an
official transcript but it is not sealed you can order these and infact can
sometimes print right from the school's website for your records
REQUEST FOR TRANSCRIPT
the students are the only one who can requests for transcript
requests must be received in writing in person
Attested copy will be attested for issue
the transcript card request may be attested by the dean/UG coordinator
Regular transcript orders for going students
the cost of each transcript is rs 100 only which must be Paid by
demand draught in favour of controller of examination
the request along with necessary documents may be sent 15 days after
the registration of the eighth semester
TIME DURATION TAKEN FOR A TRANSCRIPT
Once your request is received in our office transcripts are normally
sent out in 3 - 10 working days however during Peak periods it can
take up to 11 - 15 working days
ELEMENTS OF TRANSCRIPT
the elements of transcript vary from Institute to Institute but the
requirements of subject details will be maintained INC Has given a
standard format for [Link], GNM, [Link] degree holders of foreign
nationals to be obtained from the concerned Institute
GUIDELINES FOR ACADEMIC
TRANSCRIPT
1)the academic transcript should reflect the total, unabridged academic history of
the student at the institution all courses should be recorded in the academic period
in which the course was taken and graded
2)the essential elements of the academic transcript include
name of the institution
withdrawal date
Course identification number and title
credit hours for each course
Units of credit
grade in each course
summary of the transfer credit accepted
Name of the institution from which the credit is accepted
any instances of academic ,suspension or dismissal
date and title of degree awarded
date degree is conferred
program studied (eg. Medicine ,nursing)
data of issue of the transcript
date of last entry to the transcript
each student should have a unique identification number that is
recorded on the transcript
3)the following items are not recommended for inclusion on the academic
transcript
students address
place of birth
gender
ethnicity
marital status
religious preference disability
INS status
secondary school data
academic probation
class rank
4)In the case of a student who is candidate for two degrees
( MPhil/PhD) courses which are given combined on Dual credit towards
both degrees should be so noted
5) the transcript should include the title and the number of For each
course taken by the student and should show the academic period in
which the course is taken
NATIONAL TRANSCRIPT CENTRE
National transcript Centre was established to improve the efficiency,
reliability ,cost and security of Academic transcript exchange State
education agencies ,colleges and universities and co-academic
organisations.
the companies web based solutions offer a simple and quick way for
institutions to send, receive manage track and import electronic
transcripts and students records in the data format
they prefer National transcript Centre is the largest electronic
transcript provider in the world serving more than 25 000 institutions
representings 15 million students in USA
USEFULNESS OF TRANSCRIPT
this is used for the following purposes
1) it helps in admission the admission officer will look at the level of the
Previous education the type of preparation and the Quality of the
achievement in order to make an admission decision some schools are very
selective Other schools are more flexible
2) it is also used to determine if they should receive Advanced standing
another phrase for standing is transfer credit it means the college or
university may accept previous course work completed in the home country
as meeting some of the requirements at the joining school for example
some schools May accept 'A' level exams as equivalent to some first year
courses so that the international student does not have to repeat them
3) in order to have a smooth admission process international students should
list all of their educational levels in clear chronological order including
dates of attendance Name of the scold and any diplomos decrease or exams
that have been completed
CREDIT SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
An academic credit system is a standard used by Universities to
measure and access students work and effort during their bachelors
masters or PhD program for each course students will take during their
degree studies they will earn a number of credits.
DEFINITION
Credits in higher education systems may be based on different
parameters such as student work load learning outcomes
entrepreneurship skills contact hours innovation and creativity talent
etc
CHARACTERISTICS
It is student centric
student have freedom to study the subjects of their interest
students can learn on their own space
they can earn extra credits
they can opt for an interdisciplinar approach to learning
they can opt additional course
it caters individual differences
it provides need based learning
students can change college /university with the transfer of credits
NEED AND OBJECTIVES TO ADOPT CREDIT SYSTEM
to replace teacher- centred education system
to replace subject- centred education system
two eliminate information giving and rote learning dominance in the
entire system of evaluation cum academic system of higher education
to provide a variety of choices to students to opt for their learning at
their own will and interests.
MEASURING A CREDIT
every one hour of lecture/ week amounts to one credit
it is based on different parameters like student workload , learning
outcomes and contact Hours
total credits earned by a student at the end of semester after
successfully completing the course is L+T+P
STRUCTURE OF A COURSE IN CREDIT SYSTEM
courses may be Constructed to combine all three LTP elements so a
Four credit course for (eg) might involve 2 one hour lectures per week
[2 credits] 1 two hour tutorial [one credit] and one practicum [one
credit]
A more interactive course might be structured with no lecture, two 2-
hour tutorials [2 credits] and two labs two credits per week
The specific credit make up of a course will vary from subject to
subject and from institution to institution based on curriculum decision
and desired learning outcomes
FORMAT OF A COURSE IN CREDIT
SYSTEM
The Credit pattern of a course is indicated as L:T:P format
for a four credit cost format could be
4:0:0 1:2:1 1:1:2 1:0:3
2:1:1 2:2:0 2:0:2 3:1:0
DIFFERENT TYPES OF PAPERS IN
CREDIT BASED SYSTEM
Common papers: compulsory for all students
core papers :compulsory for all students of an academic area
elective papers: choose by students according to their interest
project papers
ADVANTAGES
Shift in Focus from the teacher- Centric to student Centric education
student may undertake as many credits as they can cope with
It allows for flexibility for students
It enhances Quality of education system
It makes education broad based and at par with Global standards one can
take credits by combining unique combinations. For (eg) physics with
Economics, microbiology with chemistry or environment science Etc
credits earned at one institution can be transferred
students can study at different times and at different institutions To
complete one course
it allows students to choose interdisciplinary intra disciplinary courses,
skill-oriented papers even from other disciplines according to their learning
needs interests and aptitude
DISADVANTAGES
Difficult to estimate the exact marks
workload of teachers may fluctuate
demand good infrastructure for dissemination of education
It is at experimental stage in India
very expensive
lack of trained teachers
CONCLUSION
Official transcripts are printed on security paper that contains tests for
authencity.
Requested transcripts are sent directly to a third party per the students
authorisation.
Credit system will enable the smooth transition from a teacher-centric
system to a student-centric system
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1) Shebeer [Link] "Text Book of nursing education", first edition
2015 published by Emmess medical publishers Pg no:359-363
2) Latha Venkatesan Poonam Joshi "Text book of nursing education"
first edition 2015, published by Elsevier Pg no: 327-329
3) [Link] Bhaskara Raj, Nimathiya Bhaskar "Text Book of
nursing education" first edition 2013, published by Emmess Medical
Publishers pg no: 370,372
4) https:// [Link]/slideshow topic transcript pptx/
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5) https:// [Link]/ slide show /credit system 239149