Accessing your student letters
UCalgary has partnered with MyCreds™ to help you deliver your official student letters in secure and verifiable formats. You can now conveniently share your student record by accessing your national MyCreds™ digital wallet.
Official student letters are commonly used for providing confirmation of your student status to third parties for a variety of reasons, including banking, such as opening a student account or getting a credit card, accessing funding, like RESPs, and obtaining student discounts, health insurance, benefit plans and more.
At UCalgary, official letters are issued via MyCreds™ right to your MyCreds™ digital wallet where you can share it securely with third parties via the MyCreds™ Network, by email, or by downloading a PDF version to print and share.
Types of Letters
Find out which letter you need:
Confirmation of Registration Letter
Confirmation of Registration Letters prove you are enrolled at UCalgary. They are used to confirm registration, program of study, academic standing, course load, and/or fee assessments.
Information included:
- Your faculty, program(s) of study and degree(s)
- Degree program length and your year/level of program
- Term enrolment dates, weeks of instruction, enrolment status (full/part-time)
- List of courses enrolled by term (if applicable)
- Start/end dates of courses, hours of instruction, units and tuition per course
- Confirmation of the language of instruction at UCalgary
- Optional: Full tuition and general fee assessment and breakdown. Please note, financial information is optional. You must select “with fee assessment” when requesting your letter.
Eligibility:
All students currently enrolled in an active program of study.
Common uses:
Banking (opening a student account/credit card), accessing funding/RESPs, obtaining student discounts, insurance/health benefit plans and more
Cost:
$10/3 months unlimited shares
(pay to view)
Applied to Graduate Letter
If you have applied to graduate but your degree has not yet been conferred, you can request an Applied to Graduate Letter, which will confirm that you are anticipated to complete your program, the degree you will be receiving and the conferral date (the date you are awarded your degree). If you request an Applied to Graduate letter, it will automatically update to a Confirmation of Credential Letter once your degree has been awarded.
Information included:
- Your faculty, program(s) of study and degree(s)
- Date you began your studies
- Anticipated program completion and conferral dates
- Confirmation of the language of instruction at UCalgary
Eligibility:
Students who have applied to graduate but who have not yet had their degree conferred.
Common uses:
Future employers, future post-secondary institutions, letters of invitation.
Cost:
$10/6 months unlimited shares
(pay to view)
Confirmation of Credential Letter
When you graduate from UCalgary, your credential will be awarded (conferred) on your ceremony date. After this date, you will be eligible to obtain a Confirmation of Credential Letter.
Information included:
- Your faculty, program(s) of study and degree(s)
- Date you began studies
- Degree awarded (conferral) date
- Enrolment status (full/part-time)
- Confirmation of the language of instruction at UCalgary
Eligibility:
Students who have had a credential conferred at the University of Calgary.
Common uses:
Post-graduate work permit (PGWP) applications, work visas, etc.
Cost:
$10/6 months unlimited shares
(pay to view)
Ordering your letters
You can order letters through your Student Centre (my.ucalgary.ca). Here are the steps:
Exceptions
The following groups are not able to access the confirmation of registration letter from MyCreds.
- Qatar students
- PGME Students: Contact Post-Graduate Medical Education
For a confirmation of registration, please follow the instructions to print one from your Student Centre or contact your program advisor outlined below.
Potential Alternatives
Many third-parties do not require official documentation for confirmation of enrolment. Unofficial documentation can be accessed at no charge, 24/7 through your MyUCalgary (my.ucalgary.ca) account and may provide the information you require. These include:
- A screenshot of your class schedule in Schedule Builder
- A screenshot of your list of courses in your Student Centre
- Copies of your payment receipts
- A copy of your Term Account Summary
- Your unofficial transcript (accessible via the Exams and Grades tab in your Student Centre)
- Your academic requirements summary
- Your Unicard
Frequently asked questions
Students will have the option to request letters that confirm enrolment for the previous and current academic years (Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer). As students begin enrolment for an upcoming academic year, the option to choose the upcoming Confirmation of Registration letter will be made available.
If you are an incoming first year international student and you are applying for your study permit for the first time, you should use your letter of admission in your IRCC application. If you are already a student at UCalgary and you need to prove your enrollment, the Confirmation of Registration letter is available to both domestic and international students for a variety of purposes. Some common uses for international students include, visiting your home country or renewing your study permit. Please reach out to International Student Services for further guidance.
If you are still within your document share period (differs by document type), you can request an updated Confirmation of Registration letter for the same academic period through the Student Centre, which will then automatically update your MyCreds™ digital wallet without paying an additional fee.
You can request the Confirmation of Credential letter only once you are awarded your degree/credential. This letter will be available on your MyCreds™ account for 6 months. If you have applied to graduate, you can request an Applied to Graduate letter and it will automatically update to a Confirmation of Credential letter in your digital wallet once your degree has been awarded (conferred).
Students can request the letters through their Student Centre and access their MyCreds™ account to download and print the document. The fee associated is to view, download and share. If you choose to download your document from MyCreds™ and print a hard copy, receiving institutions may not consider it valid as they have no way of verifying that the document you sent them is current and up-to-date.
To request a hard copy of your degree, you will need to order a Certified Copy of your Degree through the Enrolment Services Portal. To request a hard copy of your official transcript, please follow these step-by-step instructions.
Use of information and privacy
By ordering your digital documents through MyCreds, you agree to allow UCalgary to share your legal name, student ID, email address and full academic record with MyCreds. All personal information that is collected is used, stored, and destroyed in accordance with UCalgary's privacy policy.