Academic Forms & Transcripts

There are numerous advantages for both students and graduates. Apart from providing individuals with greater control over the sharing of their documents, the network ensures authenticity, proof of tamper-resistance and legal validity for the documents issued through it. Additionally, utilizing the network will accelerate the processing of requests, and individuals will have round-the-clock access to their documents once they are issued.

To access the document types outlined in the table below, you are required to purchase one share credit, which allows you to share your transcript with one recipient. In case you want to share a document with an additional employer or an educational institution, you may have to acquire extra share credits. Please consult the table below for further details. As and when new documents are released, they will be incorporated into this chart.

By sharing via the MyCreds^TM Learner portal, the official transcript becomes genuine, tamper-proof and legally accepted. MyCreds^TM-issued documents feature digital signatures that comply with the standards for certified digital documents across various countries worldwide. When you share your documents with third parties using the MyCreds^TM portal, their authenticity is guaranteed by these digital signatures. Your documents are securely stored in MyCreds^TM and you have the authority to decide who sees your documents and who you want to share them with. For further details on secure storage, please see the MyCreds^TM website.

Every certified document features a digital signature that fulfills the legal criteria established by the European Union for genuine electronic documents, surpassing the standards in North America, Australia and New Zealand.

An authentic document can be identified by a blue ribbon symbol, indicating that the document has not been modified after being downloaded.

In the event of any alterations or an invalid digital signature, a symbol with a red cross will appear, signifying that the document is not valid.

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Students in the Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) and Bachelor of Journalism programs have two options to request transcripts:

• Emailing the King’s Registrar’s Office at registrar@ukings.ca. Please include your full name, student ID number or date of birth and the number of transcripts you are requesting, or
• Printing the Journalism Transcript Request Form and mailing, faxing or dropping it off at the King’s Registrar’s Office.

By requesting a digital transcript, you authorize the University of King’s College to share your data with MyCreds^TM.

When your digital transcript is ready, you will receive an email notification from MyCreds^TM. Use the sign-in link directly from the email.

You will be prompted to use your Dalhousie NetID (email) and password.

You will be prompted to provide your mobile number to set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

You will see your issued transcript on your Documents landing page. You must purchase at least one share credit must be purchased to access your transcript. The share credit can then be used to share your transcript with a third party or yourself via an email address. Additional share credits are available for purchase.

Note: If it is your first time using the MyCreds^TM Learner portal, you will be prompted to register for a MyCreds^TM account. You will also need to set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) with your mobile phone. To add or update your mobile number select Account Settings in the top right corner.

Digital transcript orders are processed and transmitted from King’s to MyCreds^TM within 1-2 business days. You will receive an email notification from MyCreds^TM once your digital transcript is available for you to share.

Every official transcript, regardless of whether it is in digital or physical form, contains a grading scale and a legend.

No. To obtain both digital and paper versions of your official transcript, you must submit separate requests and make separate purchases.

The MyCreds^TM Learner portal works on the premise that the document is yours, you are in full control of it, and thus you “share” access to it with others.

To share your digital transcript, you must pay the $10 share fee for each unique share by buying share credits (see below for more details). If you don’t have any share credits, the SHARE button will be grey. At least one share must be purchased to initially access your transcript.

When you have purchased a share credit, the SHARE button will become blue.

Select the SHARE button to send your transcript to your chosen destination.

Note: should there be any updates to a document, the third-party recipient will immediately be able to access the updated version.

Yes. You will have the ability to add a reference number when you share the document with another institution/third party.

While you will not be able to download a PDF of your transcript in MyCreds^TM, a downloadable PDF of your unofficial transcript is available in Dal Online free of charge. You can access this under Web for Students > Student Records > Academic Records.

Students with transcript holds on their account still will be unable to request transcripts.

To learn how to make payments to the University, please see our Payments Guide.

To request an updated version of your transcript, submit a request to the King’s Registrar’s Office in one of two ways:

• Emailing the King’s Registrar’s Office at registrar@ukings.ca. Please include your full name, student ID number or date of birth and the number of transcripts you are requesting, or
• Printing the Journalism Transcript Request Form and mailing, faxing or dropping it off at the King’s Registrar’s Office.

Yes, King’s is a receiver institution and accepts digital transcripts from other institutions through the MyCreds^TM portal.

If you have the email notification you received from MyCreds^TM when the document was issued: follow the link in the email notification and use your NetID and password.

If you no longer have the email notification you received from MyCreds^TM please allow 1 business day for processing and then:

Navigate to the MyCreds^TM sign in page.

Use the Sign in with your Education Provider button and select ‘Dalhousie and Ukings’ from the list.

You will be prompted to use your NetID and password.

Note: if it is your first time using the MyCreds^TM Learner portal: You will be prompted to register for a MyCreds^TM account. You will also need to set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) with your mobile phone. To add or update your mobile number select Account Settings in the top right corner.

All MyCreds^TM notifications will be sent to the email address indicated in your transcript request.

For former students and alumni without a Dalhousie email account on file in Dal Online, you will be prompted to enter another email address of your choosing and communications related to your request will be sent to it.

Even if you no longer have the email notification from MyCreds^TM, you can still access your documents by navigating to the MyCreds^TM website

You can begin to share your digital transcript once you receive a confirmation email that your digital transcript is available. From the MyCreds^TM learner portal, after you have purchased share credits, you can share your digital transcript with a recipient by selecting the SHARE button.

You will be asked to complete the document sharing form (details outlined below).

Once complete, the recipient will receive an email notification from MyCreds^TM that includes your name, indicating that you have shared a document with them. The recipient will click on the link provided in this email notification to view your transcript. The recipient will also be able to download your transcript.

There are two main sharing options:

• Option 1: “Generate a link to my documents”
  • Use this option to share it with employers, institutions not listed in Option 2, other third-parties or to download a copy for your own records.
• Option 2: “Send my documents to a registered organization”
  • Use this option if the institution you are sending it to is listed in the Recipient field (i.e., they also use MyCredsTMTM).
  • The fields that will need to be completed will vary by institution.

To complete the form, note the following:

• Share name (optional): the name you choose will be visible only to yourself in the Documents and Sharing tabs within the Learner portal (will not be seen by the recipient of your share).
• Purpose of share (optional): a simple note about why you are sharing the document with this recipient.
• Recipient email (required): the email address you want your transcript to be sent to.
• Reference (optional): visible to the recipient, this might be a note they’ve asked you to provide with your transcript.
• Access PIN (optional): creating a PIN means that the recipient will also need the PIN to view your transcript. It is your responsibility to provide the PIN to your recipient.
• Expiry date (optional): entering an expiry date means that the recipient can only access your document before the entered date. You can change the expiry date after the share if an extension is needed.

Yes. If you set an expiry date when you used a share credit to share your digital transcript with a recipient, that recipient will lose access once the expiry date passes. An expired share still counts towards the number of share credits you have used.

Need to extend the expiry date? You can do that under the Sharing tab and editing the field in the appropriate shared document.

Yes. You have full control over access to your documents. In the MyCreds^TM Learner Portal, go to the Sharing tab and you can view the individual share that you would like to change and disable the recipient’s access at any time. A disabled share still counts towards the number of the share credits you have used.

You can change your MyCreds^TM display name under account settings. Your display name will appear in all notifications sent to recipients you have shared your document(s) with. Your digital transcript will always display your legal name as indicated in Dal Online. If you change your legal name during your studies, send a copy of your government-issued photo ID to registrar@ukings.ca to have your legal name changed.

Once your legal name has been updated, you can request a new official transcript through the King’s Registrar’s Office.

As part of ongoing security enhancements to the platform, MyCreds^TM introduced Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for learners. When you register for a MyCreds^TM account you will be required to set up MFA with your mobile phone.

To add or update your MFA mobile number:

1. Select Account Settings from the top right corner dropdown menu.
2. Select Edit Details under the Personal details section.
3. Complete the Edit Details form and select OK.

The digital signatures found in documents issued by the University of King’s College via MyCreds^TM meet the legal criteria for certified digital documents in various countries worldwide. By sharing their documents through the MyCreds^TM portal, students and alumni can verify their authenticity as official documents from King’s, thanks to these digital signatures.

Official digital transcripts and credentials must display the Blue Ribbon Symbol and a valid digital certification issued by GlobalSign CA for Adobe. To be deemed trustworthy and official, recipients must receive the document via email from MyCreds^TM, with the URL beginning with https://learner.mycreds.ca. Transcripts sent from a personal email account will not be considered official.

When viewing the document on the MyCreds^TM portal, several indicators will confirm its authenticity:

• A cover page will provide details about the document’s features.
• The document status will indicate that it’s Available.
• The Certified blue-ribbon symbol will be present.
• Users will be able to access certificate information.

When sharing a document, students can create a PIN and are responsible for ensuring the recipient receives it. If you’ve received a document, please contact the sender directly.

A document verification failure message will appear after accessing the link if:

• A document has been revoked by King’s.
• The share has expired (students/alumni are able to set expiry dates and make extensions).
• The share has been disabled by the student/alumni.

Please see the MyCreds^TM Verifier FAQs.