How to Submit your Transcripts

Official transcripts for all colleges/universities attended to complete your degree(s) and approved preparation program(s) must be submitted with your application.

Official Electronic Transcripts

The Teacher Certification office is accepting electronic transcripts from all regionally accredited colleges and universities.

1. Request an official, electronic transcript be sent to your email address.
2. Download the official, electronic transcript to your computer as a secure PDF
3. Upload your transcript to your TEACH AK application

Official Paper Transcripts

Official paper transcripts may be opened by the applicant to verify the correct coursework and/or degree(s) are posted; however, they may not be marked on in any way. The Teacher Certification Office accepts official transcripts after they have been opened, provided they contain the registrar’s signature/seal and are printed on official university transcript paper. Unofficial, photocopied, printed electronic or faxed transcripts will not be accepted. 

Send official paper transcripts to:

Department of Education & Early Development

Teacher Education & Certification

PO Box 110500

Juneau, AK 99811

Important Definitions

• Approved Preparation Program: A teacher, administrator, or special services program offered by a regionally accredited teacher education institution, meeting standards established by NCATE.
• Bachelor’s Degree: A baccalaureate degree awarded by a regionally accredited institution of higher education for the equivalent of four or more years of successful undergraduate study.
• NCATE: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The council published Standards for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, 2008.
• Official Transcript: A transcript certified by the issuing regionally accredited institution as official, that bears the signature, in ink, of the registrar and/or the embossed or colored seal of the institution.
• Regionally Accredited Institution: Institutions of higher education that have been evaluated by a recognized regional accrediting association.
• Regionally Accrediting Associations
  • New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
  • North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA)
  • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA)
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
  • Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)