Non-Student Faculty:

• New part-time and full-time faculty should submit their transcripts after accepting their offer of employment.
  
  
• Returning part-time and full-time faculty:
  • If you have earned any additional degrees since you left JMU, you should submit transcripts of your new degrees.
  • If you are returning to JMU after more than five years, email facultycredentials@jmu.edu and we will work with you to determine which transcripts we need.

Graduate Assistants:

• If you are teaching a course as part of your graduate assistantship contract, we will work with The Graduate School to verify your credentials.
• If you have an assistantship but have been hired to teach on a separate contract, we need you to submit your transcripts directly to us after accepting your offer.

1. In all cases, submit an official transcript of your highest degree earned from an accredited institution.
   
   a. If you have multiple degrees at the same level and are unsure which one to submit, submit the one most relevant to the courses you will be teaching.
   b. If you are currently pursuing a higher degree, submit an official transcript of your highest degree earned to date. Once you have earned the higher degree, submit the official transcript for that degree.  Be sure your final grades and the degree have been awarded on the transcript before submitting it.
   
   
2. If your highest degree is not directly related to the courses you will be teaching, you should submit official transcripts of any other relevant degrees or coursework from accredited institutions.

In some cases, we may request additional transcripts or other documentation.  If you would like to confirm what you should submit, email facultycredentials@jmu.edu.

For Degrees Earned from Accredited U.S. Institutions:

 If you're sending a transcript using a service such as Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse or Escrip, please use the email facultycredentials@jmu.edu as the recipient.

 If electronic submission is not possible, official paper transcripts can be either brought in-person or mailed to the following address:

JMU Faculty Affairs and Curriculum
Attn: Kathryn Brown
Sheldon Hall
71 Alumnae Drive, MSC 7503
Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Please note that transcripts in unsealed envelopes, emailed PDFs, and scanned copies cannot be accepted.

For Degrees Earned at Foreign Institutions:

Transcripts from outside the United States must be independently evaluated for equivalency using one of the university-approved providers. The evaluation needs to include courses taken toward the degree.

Contact Kathryn Brown, Academic Accreditation Coordinator, at facultycredentials@jmu.edu.