Transcripts and Marks embargo
This page covers a wide range of frequently asked questions about the types of transcripts available to you, and the embargo periods throughout the year at which transcripts/the different views of your current marks may be temporarily ‘turned off’.
Please note, transcripts differ from degree certificates and diploma supplements, which are provided when you receive your award. You can read more information on these documents on our graduation page.
Transcripts
An academic transcript is an official document that shows:
• The modules you have taken in each year of study
• The first attempt (and reassessment as appropriate) marks/grades for each module taken
• The number of credits each module is worth and the total number of credits taken in each year of study
• Where applicable, the degree awarded, the classification and the date of award.
Depending on where you are in your student journey, the following transcripts may be available to you:
CONFIRMED MODULES
• Purpose - This transcript is designed to provide information on confirmed results that are no longer subject to change e.g. via moderation.
• What it will show - This transcript will show you results for all modules where you have a mark that has been confirmed by the University, and for which you have received an official results email.
Availability - This transcript will be available from the first time you receive an official results email which, for most students, will be on completion of your first year of study. You can access this transcript via self-service on RISIS.
PROVISIONAL (with current modules)
• Purpose - This transcript is designed to provide information on your current performance.
• What it will show - This transcript will show all of your modules – both those you have previously taken, and those you are currently undertaking but are not yet complete.
• Overall module marks for your current modules will begin to appear on this transcript once modules are fully completed and processed by the University. It will have some wording at the top that explains that these marks are subject to change
Availability – This transcript will be available for most of the academic year but will be turned off for a short period during summer whilst assessments take place and results are processed (please see FAQs on embargos). You can access this transcript via self-service on RISIS.
FINAL TRANSCRIPT
• Purpose - This transcript is designed for students who have fully completed their studies and have left.
• What it will show - This transcript will show you your award, degree classification, date of award and the relevant modules you have taken throughout your degree.
Availability - This transcript will be available once you have received your final award. It is not available via self-service and must be requested by contacting studenthelp@reading.ac.uk.
Both the confirmed modules and provisional (with confirmed modules) transcripts can be accessed through the student self-service area on RISIS either by:
• Selecting self-service letters under “what to do next”
• Or by selecting the Actions tab and then ‘Student Self-Service’
If you wish to access your final transcript, you will need to submit a request to studenthelp@reading.ac.uk providing your student ID number. If you do not have your student ID number then we will require your full name, date of birth and confirmation of the degree studied.
Embargos
• Your Provisional (with current modules) transcript
• Your module results screen in RISIS which shows your assessment marks for the current academic year.
• The student progress dashboard.
The provisional (with current modules) transcript will be turned off just before the summer assessment weeks begin. It will be turned back on after results publication. For most students this will be between 27 May 2025 and 22 July 2025, but this may differ depending on when results for your programme are released.
It will again be turned back off shortly before the resit assessment weeks begin and turned back on following results publication. This means it will be unavailable 22 August 2025 – 18 September 2025.
Please note only undergraduate students have an embargo or their module results screen. Postgraduates will continue to have access to this screen.
The module results screen in RISIS will be turned off just before the summer assessment weeks begin. It will be turned back on after results publication. For most students this will be between the 27 May 2025 and 15 July 2025, but this may differ depending on when results for your programme are released.
It will again be turned back off shortly before the resit assessment weeks begin and turned back on following results publication. This means it will be unavailable 22 August 2025 – 18 September 2025.
It will again be turned back off shortly before the resit assessment weeks begin and turned back on following results publication. This means it will be unavailable 22 August 2025 – 18 September 2025.