How do you prepare a Pennsylvania 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 a Pennsylvania Notary Public. The notary must use a notarial certificate, otherwise the document cannot be apostilled. The best notarial certificate would be the Acknowledgment (Pensylvania Department of State, Sample Notary Public Statements):
Acknowledgment (individual capacity):
Other acceptable notarial certificates
Acknowledgment (representative capacity):
Jurat (verification on oath or affirmation):
Witnessing or attensting a signature:
Can a notary certify a copy of a transcript?
Yes, the State of Pennsylvania 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 (Pennsylvania Department of State, Sample Notary Public Statements):
Copy certification:
