Easter Holidays Closure

The University will be closed for Easter Holidays Good Friday 29th March and Easter Bank Holiday Monday 1st April.

Beidh an Ollscoil dúnta le haghaidh Laethanta Saoire na Cásca Aoine an Chéasta 29 Márta agus Lá Saoire Bainc na Cásca 1 Aibreán.

Important Information - Exam Transcripts

Transcripts for Final Year Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students:

Please note the following:

Student Registry Helpdesk responsibilities
  • Student Registry Helpdesk do not release official exam results online nor do they post out the final year degree transcript.
  • For address change requests received after this deadline, there is no guarantee that they will be processed in time for the posting of transcripts.  Because of this, your transcripts may be posted to an old address.
  • If your address is incorrect at the time transcripts are posted, you will need to order your transcript at
  • https://www.universityofgalway.ie/student-registry-helpdesk/our-services/transcripts/  and will incur a fee.
  • Student Registry Helpdesk provides a transcript reprint service for which a fee is charged.
  • No fee required if transcripts are to send directly to another College / University. Please email askregistry@universityofgalway.ie for advice on this type of request.
Exams Office responsibilities
  • The first issue of your transcript is provided by the Examinations Office, which is posted to your home address at the time of online results release.
  • Official Exam results release dates are available https://www.universityofgalway.ie/exams/results/ 

 

Registered Student(s) responsibilities

It is the Students responsibility to ensure that your home postal address is correct.  Please check your address on your Student Registration portal


 

EXAM TRANSCRIPTS

There is a 10 working-day processing period for Standard Transcripts (post-1986) on the University Student Record system.

Archive Exam Transcripts is a five-week processing period for Archive Transcripts  (pre-1986).

In relation to Archive Exam Records, please note that we in the Student Registry Helpdesk hold academic records in manual format from 1957 onwards!

 

Under the Data Protection Act, Transcript Request forms must be signed by the student or graduate whose results are being requested.  

Under the Data Protection Act, we cannot discuss the student's or graduate’s results with anyone other than the student or graduate themselves.

CLICK Here to submit request  →    Exam Transcript Request Form 

Cliceáil Foirm Iarratais ar Thras-scríbhinn

 

I‌f you experience issues with the Exam Transcript request form, please follow this advice:

1. Check your bank account has sufficient funds for the transction.

2. Please ensure that you enter the correct digits in the INTL field for example Ireland 353 and enter your telephone number in the phone number field

3.If you experience failed payments issue this could be due to you entering an incorrect digit on your credit card number or expiry

4. If you click "Back" in the browser and attempt to try again even with the correct payment details - you are still in the same 'session' and the submission will fail again.

 

Transcript Fees

1 year results €4          (1 copy)

2 years results €8       (1 copy)

Complete set of results €10   (1 copy)

Checklist

  • If there is an outstanding University Fees issue, we are not authorized to release results until Fees are fully paid.
  • Transcripts are posted by normal postal service.
  • We do not send transcripts via courier, express or registered post.
  • We do not translate Irish language exam transcripts to English.  You will need to contact a professional accredited translation service.
  • Please do not submit a duplicate Transcript Request, as you will be charged twice.

Chartered Accountant of Ireland Transcript requests

If a student or graduate wishes to have their transcripts sent to the Chartered Accountants of Ireland, they must input the following into the Special Requirements field within the online transcript request form with the following:

1. Chartered Accountants ID

2. Training Firm name

3. Instruction to email the Exam Transcripts to transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie

CLICK Here to submit request  →    Exam Transcript Request Form 

 

HEANET File Sender - Encrypted Delivery option

If a student or graduate wishes to have their transcripts sent to an external company, verification agency, University, etc., in a secure and encrypted way, you need to the following within the online transcript request form:

  1. Select the option on delivery option  File Sender.
  2. Insert the Company / Institute contact email address in the ‘Special Requirements’ field.
  3. If applicable please provide the Company / Institute  Applicant number in the 'Special Requirements' field

Teaching Council Applicants

The Teaching Council may request you to submit a breakdown of subjects, module descriptors or a course syllabus.  While our service can provide transcripts, we cannot provide module descriptors or a course syllabus.  

Please email your relevant College Office i.e. Arts, Science etc., to request course syllabus or module descriptors. Visit the Teaching Council website if you require clarification on their requirements.  

WES Canada & USA Applicants

Our service can now send your WES form and transcripts via SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) directly from NUI Galway to WES Canada & USA servers. This is an improvement to our service as we no longer have to post hard copies to WES Canada & USA respective services.

Please note that you can upload the WES form, including application number, to the Online Transcript Request system for processing by Student Registry Helpdesk Team . 

Erasmus / Visiting Students 

Transcripts of results for visiting students will be issued to the home university approximately six weeks after the examinations end by the International Office international@universityofgalway.ie 

Transcripts will be mailed to the Study Abroad Institution in respect of Occasional Arts Students and to the Home Institution in respect of Erasmus Students.     

International Summer School Transcripts

To request exam transcripts from NUI Galway International Summer School, please click the following link International Summer School 

For further support on Summer School transcripts, please contact summerschool@universityofgalway.ie 

Parchment Duplicate & Translation 

Degree Parchment translation from Latin to English is a service offered only by NUI headquarters in Dublin. Please contact certs@nui.ie or the postal address below. 

Degree Parchments duplicates are only available from NUI headquarters in Dublin. Please contact certs@nui.ie or the postal address below.   

NUI,
49 Merrion Square,  
Dublin 2.  

Tel : 01-4392424