1. Is the Application Fee Refundable?
The application fee is non-refundable under any circumstances.
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2. Who Requests Your Transcripts?
A transcript is a student's personal academic history. It is the student's responsibility to request the transcript for any military, CLEP/DANTES, international evaluations and/or High School/GED and have it sent to Saint Leo. The Admission department is responsible for requesting transcripts from all Regionally Accredited Institutions, once they receive your
Transcript Release Form.
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3. What defines an Official Transcript?
A transcript is considered official if it was issued within the past year and is sent directly from your previous institution to Saint Leo. We can also accept a transcript from the student if it was issued within the last year and remains in the original sealed envelope from the institution.
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4. What is Considered Proof of High School Graduation?
Proof of high school graduation is required from all applicants who have not attended another regionally accredited institution. Saint Leo will accept one of the following documents:
- original transcripts or a notarized copy of the transcripts
- a notarized copy of your diploma or GED certificate (please do not send an original; it cannot be returned)
- verification on another official document such as a notarized copy of your DD214
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5. Do I need to submit a Transcripts Release Form for Every School I have attended?
Yes, Saint Leo University is required to obtain official transcripts for all college credit earned or attempted. Saint Leo is unable to accept the evaluation of credit completed by another institution.
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6. Advanced Placement Information: This information appears at
www.collegeboard.org.
- Who receives my AP Grade Report? How can I have a copy sent to a college?
AP Grade Reports (transcripts) include your grades for all AP Exams you've ever taken. A copy of the report is automatically sent to you, your college (if you designated one on your answer sheet) and your school the July following the exam administration.
If you want a copy of your grade report sent to a second college or if you did not designate a college on your answer sheet, the fee for each transcript is $13. There are three ways you can make this request:
Call (609) 771-7300; please note that a $7 billing fee will be added to the total amount of each telephone request for regular transcripts. Complete the right half of your AP Grade Report and send it to the address in option 3, below. Send a letter with your name, gender, birth date, AP number (only if available - not required), the year(s) you took the AP Exams, and the name, city, and state of the college(s) to receive your transcript. Send your request and a check made out to AP Exams ($13 for each transcript) to:
AP Exams
P.O. Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541-6671.
The normal processing time for transcript requests, from the date they are received by AP, is one week. If you're in a hurry, a rush transcript service (mailed within two working days) is available for an additional $7 per college by calling 609-771-7300. (Please note that a telephone request will also incur the $7 billing fee.)
Archived AP Grades: Please note that four years after your test date, your AP grades are removed from our active computer files and archived. Requests for these archived grades must be in writing and cost $23 per recipient. In your correspondence, sent to the address above, please include the following information: your name at the time you took the exam, date of birth, social security number, current mailing address, daytime phone number, the year the exam was taken, name of the exam, name of the high school you attended, and the name and address of the institution to which you'd like your AP grades sent. Your AP transcript will go into first-class mail within 7 to 10 business days after we receive your request.
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7. Clep/Dantes Information: This information appears at
www.collegeboard.org.
To order a transcript, send a $15 check made payable to the College-Level Examination Program® to cover the processing fee to this address:
CLEP Transcript Request Service
P.O. Box 6600
Princeton, NJ 08541-6600
(609) 771-7865
Or order by phone at (800) 257-9558. Major credit cards accepted
Be sure to include your name, address, Social Security number, which exam(s) you took and when and where you took the exam(s), as well as where (which college) to send the transcript.
For information about taking CLEP examinations if you are in the U.S. armed forces:
DANTES/CLEP
P.O. Box 6604
Princeton, NJ 08541-6604
(609) 720-6740
Be sure to indicate on your request for information that you are a member of the armed forces.
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8. Military Transcripts: Acceptable documentation for the evaluation of credit.
The following documents are eligible to meet this requirement:
- Army: AARTS Institutional Copy (please call 866-297-4427 for eligibility) or a notarized copy of your DD-214
- Navy/Marines: SMART Institutional Copy (please call 877-253-7122 for eligibility) or a notarized copy of your DD-214
- Air Force: Official transcript from the Community College of the Air Force or a notarized copy of your DD-214
- Coast Guard: Official transcript from the Coast Guard Institute or a notarized copy of your DD-214
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9. The Previous Institution Cannot Locate a Record of Your File:
Please have the institution fax us a letter indicating that your records are no longer available to (352) 588-4793.
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10. Your Previous School is No Longer in Existence:
Even though your school may not be in operation, your files should still be held by either another institution or the Department of Education. Please contact the Department of Education in the state where the institution was located and they should be able to advise you on how to obtain your records. The internet can also be very helpful in contacting the Department of Education and in finding information on the previous school.
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11. You Have Received a Letter From Admissions Requesting a Transcript From A School You Did Not Attend:
All transcripts listed as missing on the letters you receive and on eLion were either listed on your application or on one of your other transcripts. If you have never attended the institution in question, please have the school fax us a letter to (352) 588-4793 indicating that you have not and are not enrolled at their institution. Please note that we do require a transcript for all college credit either earned or attempted. Even though you may not have completed the class you began, you may still have a transcript available.
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12. What is a Program Outline and When do I Receive it?
Your program outline is a tool that lets you know what classes you will need to take to complete your degree plan. The program outline will also show how any transfer credit you may have earned has been applied to your degree plan. All students who are matriculated receive a program outline by email approximately 4-6 weeks from their matriculation date.
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