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Educators: How to Use Navigator for Parchment Requests

Learn how counselors and teachers can use Parchment in Kuder Navigator for Admins.

Updated over 3 months ago

What is Parchment?

Parchment allows students to request transcripts and recommendations be sent to selected schools and track progress of applications. Parchment is available as an integration for Kuder Navigator®. Parchment is used most often for schools that do not accept Common App for college applications.

What document types can be sent through Parchment?

The following document types can be requested by students to be sent to institutions:


How to Use the Parchment Request Report

  1. Select College Planning on the left-hand menu

  2. Select Parchment Requests from the drop-down

  3. Sort the requests by the School drop-down

  4. Filter the requests using the Filter button

    1. Grade Level

    2. Status

      1. Pending: Waiting on Admin to Send the Request

      2. Sent: Transcript Request Sent to Parchment

      3. Rejected: School Admin Rejected Request

      4. Processed: Parchment Accepted & Started Processing the Request

      5. Denied: Parchment Denied the Request

      6. Delivered: Transcript Delivered to School

    3. Request Type

      1. Transcript

      2. Transcript - Final

      3. Transfer Transcript

      4. Letter of Recommendation

      5. Letter of Recommendation - Counselor

      6. Letter of Recommendation - Teacher

      7. Fee Waiver

      8. Secondary School Report

    4. Search for the Student Name using the Magnifying Glass icon


How to Send Transcripts

The transcript document type can be can be used for the initial transcripts and the mid-year transcripts for students. The transfer transcript can be used to transfer college credit to institutions.

  1. Select College Planning on the left-hand menu

  2. Select Parchment Requests from the drop-down

  3. Select your school from the Schools drop-down

  4. Filter listed requests by:

    1. Status - Pending

    2. Request Type

      1. Transcript

      2. Transcript - Final

      3. Transfer Transcript

  5. Select the Browse and Upload icon

  6. Drag and Drop the file or Click to Upload

  7. Select Upload

  8. The Request Status will update from Pending to Sent

  9. Once the Transcript is sent successfully, the Status will update from Sent to Delivered and the Document ID will become a downloadable receipt


How to Send Letters of Recommendation

  1. Select College Planning on the left-hand menu

  2. Select Parchment Requests from the drop-down

  3. Select your school from the Schools drop-down

  4. Filter listed requests by:

    1. Status - Pending

    2. Request Type

      1. Letter of Recommendation

      2. Letter of Recommendation - Counselor

      3. Letter of Recommendation - Teacher

  5. Select the Browse and Upload icon

  6. Drag and Drop the file or Click to Upload

  7. Select Upload

  8. The Request Status will update from Pending to Sent

  9. Once the Letter of Recommendation is sent successfully, the Status will update from Sent to Delivered and the Document ID will become a downloadable receipt


How to Send a Fee Waiver

A fee waiver allows students who qualify to apply to a college without paying an application fee. A fillable PDF fee waiver can be found on their website. NACAC Fillable Fee Waiver

  1. Select College Planning on the left-hand menu

  2. Select Parchment Requests from the drop-down

  3. Select your school from the Schools drop-down

  4. Filter listed requests by:

    1. Status - Pending

    2. Request Type - Fee Waiver

  5. Select the Browse and Upload icon

  6. Drag and Drop the file or Click to Upload

  7. Select Upload

  8. The Request Status will update from Pending to Sent

  9. Once the Fee Waiver is sent successfully, the Status will update from Sent to Delivered and the Document ID will become a downloadable receipt

How to Send a Secondary School Report

The secondary school report is a comprehensive evaluation of the high school that provides colleges with context about the institution the student is coming from.

The Secondary School Report should include information like:

  • Student information

  • Current courses

  • Diploma type

  • Enrollment information

  • Class rank

  • Cumulative GPA

  • Course selection

  • SEVIS (Student and exchange visitor information system)

  • Student ratings by category

  • Evaluation

  • Supplemental information

  • School information

  • Counselor information

  1. Select College Planning on the left-hand menu

  2. Select Parchment Requests from the drop-down

  3. Select your school from the Schools drop-down

  4. Filter listed requests by:

    1. Status - Pending

    2. Request Type - Secondary School Report

  5. Select the Browse and Upload icon

  6. Drag and Drop the file or Click to Upload

  7. Select Upload

  8. The Request Status will update from Pending to Sent

  9. Once the Secondary School Report is sent successfully, the Status will update from Sent to Delivered and the Document ID will become a downloadable receipt


How to View Receipt of Delivery

  1. Select College Planning on the left-hand menu

  2. Select Parchment Requests from the drop-down

  3. Select your school from the Schools drop-down

  4. Filter listed requests by:

    1. Status - Delivered

  5. Select the Hyperlinked Document ID to download the receipt of delivery

  6. Open the file that downloads


How to Deny Parchment Requests

The request types of Transcript, Transcript - Final, and Letter of Recommendation can be denied by an educator, if needed.

  1. Select College Planning on the left-hand menu

  2. Select Parchment Requests from the drop-down

  3. Select your school from the Schools drop-down

  4. Filter listed requests by:

    1. Status - Pending

  5. Select the Deny Request icon

  6. Enter a Comment on reasoning behind the denial of the request

  7. Select Deny

  8. The Request Status will update from Pending to Denied


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