Guide to Ordering and Reading Transcripts

Ordering Transcripts
Course Classification
History of Course Classification
Course Credit Equivalents-Undergraduate
Course Credit Equivalents-Graduate
Transfer Credit
Ranking
Degree Requirements
Grading Classification
Special Course Designations
History of Credit Equivalents and Degree Requirements

Ordering Copies of Your Transcript

Transcripts include all levels of academic work completed at Mills, including undergraduate and graduate work.

You can download the Transcript Request Form and mail to:

Mills College
M Center - Academic Records
5000 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland, CA 94613

You may also put your request in writing and mail to the above address.  Please include the following:

• Your name
• The name you were using while enrolled at Mills
• Your social security number
• Your birth date
• Dates of attendance
• The number of copies you would like
• The contact name and complete address where you want the transcript to be sent
• Your current mailing address and phone number in case of questions
• A check or money order for $10.00 payable to Mills College for each copy of the transcript ordered
• Your signature

Please allow five working days to process once the request is received.

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Mills College Transcript Guide

Course Classification

Mills College operates on the semester system.  Course credit is measured in Semester Course Credits (SCC). One SCC requires 2.5 hours of contact time and a minimum of nine hours of outside work per week.

History of Course Classification – Prior to Fall 1970

Course Credit Equivalents – Undergraduate

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Course Credit Equivalents – Graduate

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Transfer Credit

Credit from institutions with which Mills has cross-registration agreements should be considered an integral part of the Mills record, and transcripts should not be requested from the other institution.  For all other transfer credits, Mills only lists the courses which were accepted on transfer and does not consider its transcript as the official record for these courses.

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Ranking

Mills College does not rank students. 

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Degree Requirements

The BA or BS degree requires completion of a minimum of 34 semester course credits including transfer credits and/or Advanced Placement credits. The Pre-Nursing Certificate requires 17 semester course credits. The Masters degree requires completion of between eight and 12 semester course credits. The EdD requires completion of 20 semester course credits.  In some cases, a small amount of transfer credit may be applied toward a graduate degree.  Degree and certificate requirements are available in the Mills catalog online (www.mills.edu).

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Grading Classification

Grade points are based on a 4.0 scale. (Prior to September, 1955, the 3-point scale was used. Points for “+” and “–” varied from September, 1966. All points are listed on the transcript.) Passing grades are A through D-; F = Failure.  Other notations, not included in the calculation of the GPA, include:

Special Course Designations

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History of Credit Equivalents and BA Requirements – Prior to Fall 2002

*3.5 is the appropriate equivalent for large blocks of credit.
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