How do you prepare an Iowa high school, college, university transcript for an apostille?
The transcript must be certified/signed by a school official (principal, registrar, counselor, etc.) The signature of the school official must be original.
Sample certification:
The signature of the school official must be notarized by an Iowa Notary Public. The notary must use a notarial certificate, otherwise the document cannot be apostilled. The best notarial certificate would be the Acknowledgment in Representative Capacity (Handbook for Iowa Notaries Public):
Acknowledgment (representative capacity):
Other acceptable notarial certificates (Handbook for Iowa Notaries Public)
Acknowledgment:
Witnessing or attesting a signature:
Jurat:
Can a notary certify a copy of a transcript?
Yes, the State of Iowa allows copy certification by notaries public. However, please check with the receiving foreign school / agency if they will accept a notarized copy. Many foreign schools require an original transcript signed by the school principal or registrar.
In case a notarized copy is acceptable, the notary should use the following notarial certificate (Handbook for Iowa Notaries Public)
Certifying a copy of a record:
