Student Records and Transcripts

Requesting an Official Transcript:

• Login to myPennWest portal
• Locate the "Order Official Transcript" under Quick Access
• Enter  "Pennsylvania Western University" as your school
• Review the school notifications
• Proceed to "Order Transcripts" and complete the requested information

Note: The Office of the Registrar does not provide "unofficial transcripts."

Requesting an advising/unofficial transcript:

• Login to myPennWest portal
• Go to Student Self-Service
• Select "Academic Transcript" under your profile picture
• Select a transcript level and "Advising Transcript"
• Submit

Need Help?

If you have questions regarding our policies or need further information before you submit your request, please use the Raise Your Hand feature in the Starfish App to contact the Office of the Registrar. 

Raise Your Hand

• Go to the National Student Clearinghouse order center
• Enter  "Pennsylvania Western University"
• Review the school notifications
• Proceed to "Order Transcripts" and complete the requested information

Note: Archived Records - If you attended Edinboro prior to 1976 or Clarion prior to 1985 or California prior to 1970, you will not be able to order an electronic transcript and must order a paper transcript.

• Your order may also require additional days for processing.
• If the system states you have a hold, please finish your order. We will receive notification from the NSC to review and release the hold as needed.
• Many older records have this hold so that we can review for accuracy. 

Need Help?

If you need help accessing your electronic transcript or have questions about the Clearinghouse’s Transcript Ordering Service, go to the Clearinghouse Help page. Contact them via phone at (703) 742-4200 or via e-mail at transcripts@studentclearinghouse.org

Before completing your order, please read the school notifications information concerning the following: 

• Transcript processing – cost, processing times and unofficial transcript information
• Electronic PDFs  – security settings, adobe reader download and archive information
• Other – financial holds, transcript delays and uploading attachments information

• $10.00 per transcript
• Credit/debit card will not be charged until your transcript(s) are sent
• PennWest does not produce partial transcripts or unofficial transcripts

Instructions to update personal details: 

• Sign into the myPennWest portal
• Access Student Self-Service, under Quick Access
• Select Personal Information under your profile picture
• On the My Profile page, click Personal Information
• Click the pencil/edit icon for the detail you wish to edit
• Outdated address? Click the edit icon below the address and update the “valid until” date to yesterday’s date. Or, click the trash can to delete the address.
• New address? Choose “add new”. For the type of address, choose permanent. Add today’s date for the “valid from” date. Enter current address. Click "add".

Name Changes

In order to maintain the integrity and accuracy of our student records and protect the rights and privacy of our students, we require documentation to complete a change to your name.

• Complete the Student Information Change form
• Submit the form and required documentation to the registrar@pennwest.edu

Our alumni and former students are very important to us!

In order to maintain the integrity and accuracy of our student records and protect the rights and privacy of our students, we require documentation to complete name and adress changes:

• Complete the Student Information Change form
• Submit the form and required documentation to the registrar@pennwest.edu

In the myPennWest  portal, locate the Myhub - Enrollment Verifcation link under Quick Access.

Through Myhub, you can:

• Download and print enrollment certificates current terms
• Download and print advanced registration documentation for upcoming terms
• Order transcripts

The first time you log in, you will be prompted to set up MFA. Enter the preferred authentication method—mobile device or email—and click "SEND CODE."  Enter the code and click Verify. 

To download your enrollment verification certificate: 

• On the Myhub dashboard, select Self Service
• Choose "All Enrollment Certificates" for all terms enrolled at PennWest, or "Current Enrollment Certificate" which shows that you are currently enrolled
• Click Download

Viewing information regarding loan deferments:

From the main Myhub menu, select "View Verification Events."

You will see when reports were sent to the Department of Education and the National Student Loan Database System (NSLDS). Student enrollment status is provided monthly to the NSLDS, which updates a student's loan servicers on a regular basis.

If you select "View," you will see additional details, such as your reported "Anticipated Graduation Date" and your enrollment status.

• Employers wanting to verify degrees can contact the National Student Clearinghouse directly.
• The National Student Clearinghouse receives monthly enrollment information updates, and degree information two weeks after your degree has been conferred.