Requesting Enrollment and Degree Certification

How to Order

Current Students

Former Students

Current Students

MIT can provide, free of charge, official written certification of your enrollment, student status, or registration.

The certification can be faxed or mailed to you or to a third party. It can also be held for you to pick up.

Certification letters are used for many purposes including medical insurance, scholarships, car insurance, employers and credit card companies. Some organizations provide forms to be completed.

An enrollment certification letter displays a student's enrollment history. It includes:

• a list of your current and past terms of registration
• start and end dates of each term
• your registration load each term (full time, three quarters time, half time, or less than half time)
• your level each term (undergraduate or graduate)
• your expected graduation date

You may request a certification letter with enrollment information for just the current term.

In addition to enrollment information, a certification letter can include your:

• cumulative grade point average (GPA)
• undergraduate quartile class rank (MIT does not rank graduate students)

Current students should request certification letters through the Student Services Center, 11-120. Requests can be made in person, by fax, or by mail.

Forms from an agency or company should be submitted to the Student Services Center. Be sure to fill out and sign your part of the form before leaving it at the SSC.

Certification requests sent by fax or mail should include:

• your complete name
• your MIT ID number
• the degree you are pursuing
• the semester you expect to graduate
• the information you would like included in the certification
• name and address or fax number where you want the certification sent
• a daytime phone number or email address where you can be reached
• your signature if you want GPA or undergraduate quartile class rank

The Student Services Center fax number is (617) 258-0700. The mailing address is:

Certifications
Student Services Center
MIT 11-120
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

Dean's Certification Forms for applications to professional programs should be forwarded to the Registrar's Office, 5-119, to be completed. Processing of the forms can take up to two weeks so be sure to plan ahead.

Former Students

MIT can provide, free of charge, official written certification of your dates of attendance and degrees awarded. This certification, in some situations, will suffice in place of a transcript.

The certification can be faxed or mailed to you or to a third party.

In addition to dates of attendance and degrees awarded, a certification letter can include your:

• cumulative grade point average (GPA)
• undergraduate quartile class rank (MIT does not rank graduate students)

Certification letters should be ordered from the Registrar's Office, 5-119. By fax, mail, or email send a request which includes:

• your complete name (while at MIT)
• your MIT ID number and/or date of birth
• approximate dates of attendance at MIT
• MIT degrees awarded
• the information you would like included in the certification
• name and address or fax number where you want the certification sent
• a daytime phone number or email address where you can be reached
• your signature if you want GPA or undergraduate quartile class rank included (requests to release this information cannot be made via email)

The Registrar's Office fax number is (617) 253-7459. The mailing address is:

Certifications
Registrar's Office
MIT 5-119
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

Email requests can be sent to: academicletters@mit.edu.

Dean's Certification Forms for applications to professional programs should be forwarded to the Registrar's Office, 5-119, to be completed. Processing of the forms can take up to two weeks so be sure to plan ahead.

Certification letters can be sent via DHL express service at an additional cost to you. This service is next business day to most U.S. destinations, while deliveries to international locations may take several days. Be advised that DHL will not deliver to a post office box.

Payment for DHL Express service can be made with:

• a personal check made payable to MIT
• Visa, MasterCard or Discover Card

We do not accept American Express or cash.

To pay by credit card please use MIT's online payment service. This service is secure and encrypted. Please note that this payment service is not an online ordering service. For documents that require your signature to release (GPA, undergraduate class rank, student status) you must submit a signed request in order to release that information.

For questions call or email:

(617)253-2658
academicletters@mit.edu