Use this service for official verifications only. The University of Southern California has authorized Parchment to act as its agent for processing orders of electronic verifications in PDF format. Parchment collects all required fees and forwards the request to the USC Registrar’s office, where the verification is produced and released. Parchment uses the highest standards for security, and the service is compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This service is available from approximately 12 a.m. to 11 p.m. Pacific Time.
Before You Place an Order
Students must clear any holds on their records before the Transcript department will process the order. Current and recently enrolled students can check for holds on myUSC.
Students should also check to ensure that any pending grades, degrees or changes have been posted to their record prior to placing a verification order. Check this in OASIS by logging in to myUSC.
Placing a Verification Order
If you are a current student at USC: You can access the USC Verification Ordering Site at Parchment via your OASIS account. Please note that first-time OASIS visitors will be asked to provide minimal contact information.
Under the “Record Order Services header”, click “Send an Electronic Verification”, then follow the instructions on the USC Verification Ordering Site at Parchment.
If you need assistance or have questions about the service, contact gtv@usc.edu. Business hours are 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.
Additional Information
The electronic verification service allows you to request your official USC verification online. Within minutes of receiving your order, USC will release a secure, digitally signed verification file in Portable Document Format (PDF).
During the ordering process, you will be asked to provide the email address of the intended recipient (person or entity) of your official USC verification. Once the order has been executed, two emails will be sent to the recipient. The first email will be a notification of the awaiting verification and the web address of the secure website where it can be found. While at the website, the recipient will be prompted to request that a passcode be emailed to them.
The second email will provide a passcode that allows the designated recipient to retrieve the verification from the secure website. The verification is released as a PDF that contains a digital signature. The digital signature insures that USC’s identity has been verified by a trusted third party and that the verification is valid and has not been altered.
A status bar or pop-up screen (depending upon the version of the software being used) will display a message indicating whether or not the verification should be considered valid or invalid.
Because of the special characteristics of the digital signature, the recipient must view the PDF using Adobe Reader version 9.0 or higher or through Adobe Acrobat version 9.0 or higher.
The PDF software utilizes Adobe’s secure certified PDF technology and therefore may only be viewed using the free Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat. If you attempt to view the USC transcript without the Adobe software, the default Mac application, Preview, will not display the document correctly and instead will show a blank document.
The recipient of your verification has 90 days from the time of notification to download the verification. After 90 days the passcode will become invalid and a new order will have to be initiated. (Three unsuccessful tries will also invalidate the passcode.) The PDF does not expire once downloaded. The PDF is available for printing with a watermark. USC has the capability to rescind the PDF verification in the event that an error occurs or if USC suspects unauthorized use of the PDF.