NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

PLOT 91 CADASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESSWAY, JABI, ABUJA

(OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR – ACADEMIC REGISTRY)
INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES FOR e-TRANSCRIPT APPLICATION AND DOCUMENT
VERIFCATION
Please Read the Following Information and Guidelines Carefully and Note that Transcripts
Applications are Treated on First-Come, First-Served Basis:
1. TRANSCRIPT REQUEST TYPE AND COST IMPLICATION:
A. Local Transcript to Universities Within Nigeria: Transcripts request to Universities within
Nigeria cost the sum of Fifteen Thousand Naira (N15,000) only.

Graduates requesting for the above transcripts request type are required to upload NOUN
Certificate/Statement of Result, Birth Certificate and Remita Receipt along with the following
evidences of application for admission, to be scanned as a single pdf file through the
document upload fields:

i. Remita receipt/evidence of payment of admission form of the receiving institution

ii. Application form for the programme applied for at the receiving institution
iii. Transcript Label or Academic Records Request Form of the receiving institution
iv. Provisional/Conditional Offer of Admission Letter of the receiving institution

B. Credit Transfer: This is for active students intending to transfer their studies to another
University bearing in mind that their portal will be closed and they will not graduate from
NOUN. Students requesting for this transcript request type are required to upload birth
certificate and Remita Receipt through the document upload fields.
i. Local Credit Transfer: Credit Transfer to equivalent academic institutions within Nigeria
cost the sum of Fifteen Thousand Naira (N15,000) only.
ii. Continental Credit Transfer: Credit Transfer to equivalent institutions within Africa cost
the sum of Thirty Thousand Naira (N30,000) only.

iii. Intercontinental Credit Transfer: Credit Transfer to equivalent institutions outside Africa
cost the sum of Forty-Five Thousand Naira (N45,000) only
C. Continental Transcript Request: Transcripts request to equivalent academic institutions
within Africa that do not require transcript verification cost the sum of Thirty Thousand Naira
(N30,000) only.
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 This transcript request type requires the upload of NOUN Certificate/Statement of Result,
Birth Certificate and Remita Receipt through the document upload fields.
D. Intercontinental Transcript Request: Transcripts request to equivalent academic
institutions outside Africa cost the sum of Forty-Five Thousand Naira (N45,000) only.
This transcript request type requires the upload of NOUN Certificate/Statement of Result,
Birth Certificate and Remita Receipt through the document upload fields.
E. Transcript Request to Evaluation Agencies (e.g World Education Service (WES), Josef
Silny & Associates, ECCTIS, Alberta Health, other Nursing Evaluation Agencies etc):
This transcript request type is for graduates applying for evaluation of their transcripts through
WES or Josef Silny & Associates. The cost for this transcript request type is Fifty Thousand
Naira (N50,000) only which includes cost of International Transcript request and Verification.

This transcript request type requires the upload of NOUN Certificate/Statement of Result and
Evaluation Agencies Forms e.g WES Academic Request Form as a single pdf file, while the
Birth Certificate/Declaration of age and Remita Receipt should be uploaded separately
through the document upload fields.

F. Student Copy of Academic Transcript: This transcript request type cost the sum of Ten
Thousand Naira (N10,000) only. The Student Copy of Academic Transcript request type is
ONLY for graduates of NOUN. The transcript would be sent directly to the personal email
address provided by the graduate and can not be used for admissions or official purpose.

Graduates requesting for the above transcripts request type are required to upload NOUN
Certificate/Statement of Result, Birth Certificate and Remita Receipt.

G. Transcript to Educational Consultants: Transcript request to verifiable Educational

Consultants/Agencies in Nigeria which has website and official emails cost the sum of Forty-
Five Thousand Naira (N45,000) only.

This transcript request type requires the upload of NOUN Certificate/Statement of Result,
Birth Certificate and Remita Receipt through the document upload fields.

H. Document Verification (e.g Certificate/Admission Letter/Transcript): This request type

requires the upload of NOUN Certificate, Statement of Result, Transcript or any other
document issued by the University which is to be verified through the document upload fields.
The cost of verifying the authenticity of any document issued by the University is Fifteen
Thousand Naira (N15,000) only per document.

I. Online Certificate Request to Local Destination: The cost of sending NOUN Certificate to
a destination in Nigeria after due verification is Twenty-Five Thousand Naira (N25,000)
only.

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 This certificate request type requires the upload of final clearance form duly cleared
from the study centre, all remita payments receipts for convocation, a valid means of
identification and Alumni payment receipt (Please note that the Alumni payment
applies ONLY to graduates from 2023 Convocation and later).

J. Online Certificate Request to International Destination: The cost of sending NOUN

Certificate to a destination outside Nigeria after due verification is Fifty Thousand Naira
(N50,000) only.
This certificate request type requires the upload of final clearance form duly cleared
from the study centre, all remita payments receipts for convocation, a valid means of
identification and Alumni payment receipt (as from 2023 graduates only).

K. Request for Letters: The cost of requesting for any of the under listed letters is Ten
Thousand Naira (N10,000) only per request:

i. Proficiency in English Letter

ii. Recommendation Letter
iii. Introduction Letter
iv. Progress Report Letter
To enable us treat the above letters, students/graduates are required to provide the following
information in the online request form:
a. Recipient e.g Admission Officer, Student Recruitment Officers/Advisor etc
b. Destination e.g Intake Education
c. Address e.g Ground Floor, 50, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Osas & Oseji Building,
Between UBA and H-Medix, Wuse 2, Abuja
Note: Proficiency in English and Recommendation Letters can only be issued to graduates
while Introduction and Progress Report Letter can only be issues to students that have not
graduated.
• Payment of cash or any additional amount outside the aforementioned approved fee to any
official of the University is prohibited.
2. VERY IMPORTANT GUIDELINES ON TRANSCRIPT APPLICATION:
A. Guideline on Electronic Copy of Transcript for Official Emails or Upload on Application
Websites of Receiving Institutions/Agencies:
• Official Transcripts can only be forwarded to the official email of receiving
institutions/agencies bearing the name of such institution/agency as the email domain name
e.g [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected] etc

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 • If you require upload of electronic copy of Official Transcript unto receiving
institutions’/agencies’ website or link, you are expected to provide in the “Transcript Label”
field the link/URL of the upload portal with the username and password to access the page
for the upload to be done on your behalf.

B. Additional Application Guidelines for Graduates Applying for Transcript to be Sent to

WES, ECCTIS, ICES, DCA, Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. and Other Evaluation
Agencies
• In filling in your details, remember to fill in your Reference or Enquiry ID/Number (if
applicable) in the “Transcript Label” field
• Forms from Evaluation Agencies e.g “WES Academic Records Request Form” should be
properly filled before uploading through document upload field.
C. Additional Application Guidelines for Nursing Graduates Applying for Transcript to be
Sent to NNAS, CGFNS, NMBI and other Nursing Evaluation Agencies
• In filling in your details, remember to fill in your Reference or Enquiry ID/Number (if
applicable) in the “Transcript Label” field
• Upload the following documents to be scanned as a single pdf file through the document
upload fields using the appropriate label:
i. Forms from Evaluation Agencies e.g CGFNS Forms, NNAS Forms etc
ii. Clinical Attachment Log Book from your Study Centre or Hospital of Clinical
Attachment

D. Guideline on Transcript Destination Address:

• Where Official Academic Transcript can be sent to:

i. Academic Transcripts CAN ONLY be forwarded to the correct address of the Dean of
Postgraduate School of Universities or Head of Admission, Student Recruitment
Officers/Advisor, Heads of EQUIVALENT Academic Institutions, Scholarship Boards,
Educational Consulting Firms and Embassies for academic purposes.
ii. The Equivalent Academic Institutions, Scholarship Boards, Educational Consulting Firms
and Embassies must have functional websites.
• Where Official Academic Transcript CANNOT be sent to:
i. Official Academic Transcripts CANNOT be issued directly to students or individuals. It
CANNOT be sent to location address, personal email or official email of the student or
individual (i.e. [email protected] or [email protected])
ii. Official Academic Transcripts CANNOT be collected by hand
iii. Official Academic Transcripts CANNOT be sent through any third-party organization (soft or
hard copy) that is not of the status of an equivalent academic institution.

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 iv. Official Academic Transcripts CANNOT be sent to companies/organization for the purpose
of employment, however a request for the verification of the person’s certificate can be made
for this purpose.
3. APPLICATION:
Please click on http://transcript.nou.edu.ng/ for your request.
Please ensure you type the appropriate information in the field provided for “Recipient” e.g The
Dean/Secretary of Postgraduate School or Admission Officer or Student Recruitment
Officer/Advisor.

If you require any information or help, please call/text or via mail:

i. 08167424141 - [email protected] for Undergraduate
Transcript
ii. 08115032088 - [email protected] for Postgraduate Transcript.

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