5.) Courses on Demand: Final Grades and Official Transcripts Process

5.) Courses on Demand: Final Grades and Official Transcripts Process

Early Course Completion: If a student completes a course before the designated completion date and requires final grades to be dispatched ahead of schedule, the student must submit the Final Grade Request Form. Otherwise, all grades will be reported to their respective credit-granting university two weeks following the official conclusion of the course.
This process may take 7–10 business days after grading is complete.
  1. Submit the Final Grade Request Form after you have finished your course. This is your formal expedited final grade request. Avoid extra messages to prevent delays. To ensure your request is handled promptly, please adhere to these guidelines precisely.
    1. Provide the exact name and email address registered to your TEL Canvas account; avoid using nicknames.
    2. Double-check all spelling for accuracy before you submit.
    3. Pick your university and list up to 4 courses, if needed, and wait for a confirmation email before requesting transcripts.
    4. Do not submit this form IF:
      1. Your Lab Reports or Mastery Assignments have not been graded.
      2. Any Check Your Knowledge quizzes have not been finished.
      3. Final exam not completed or awaiting grading.
      4. There are unresolved violations or pending resubmissions.
      5. The instructor has not yet graded your resubmitted work.
        1. Contact your instructor through the Canvas Inbox to request:
          1. Grading for the remaining assignment.
          2. You do not wish to resubmit the assignment or
          3. If you accept a zero for a specific assignment.
  2. The academic team conducts a final review of the completed course.
  3. Final grades are processed and sent to the selected university partner.
  4. Students must wait for the email confirmation from telindependents@tel-education.org before ordering their official transcript.
  5. The university processes the final grade within its system and concludes the official transcript. Kindly be considerate of the timing when requesting a transcript, as the university updates its system manually. 
  6. The student follows the university’s transcript request process to order and pay for the official transcript.
Important Transcript Reminders!
  1. Briar Cliff University, Oklahoma Christian University, and McMurry University do not issue unofficial transcripts.
  2. TEL Education serves exclusively as a course provider and is not authorized to issue unofficial transcripts; this responsibility rests solely with the conferring university.
  3. Instructors are not involved in final grade processing or transcript ordering.
  4. Official correspondence concerning final grades is distributed via telindependents@tel-education.org. It is recommended that students include this address in their recognized contacts to ensure delivery.
  5. All transcript inquiries are handled exclusively by the credit-granting institution. 
  6. Parchment.com will send an automated confirmation email once your transcript has been dispatched.