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Changing what's on my degree transcript

  • 01-06-2016 9:32pm
    #1
    Leonard Hofstadter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,541 ✭✭✭


    Hi, just wondering if this is possible. Basically, I did a master's in NUIG several years ago, and recently I requested my transcript, as I want to join a professional organisation related to the industry I work in. Unfortunately, my transcript just says the degree title (it has one module - which is the title of the degree!), but that's feck all good to me, as my master's was a research one.

    I did a crapload of things in my master's; aside from the dissertation, I also did stuff like tutorials, some consultancy projects (which are relevant to the degree), assisted in a summer school (which again is relevant to my profession) and a few high level courses.

    So, without wishing to sound arrogant, I know I deserve the professional membership from them, and I want to show the crowd I'm applying to that I've done lots of things which justify me being able to add another title to my name. There is another box where one can enter what they've done as part of their degree (modules etc), and in that part I have gone into detail about my dissertation and the other things I've mentioned above, however the transcript doesn't contain anything which backs up what I'm saying.

    That brings me back to my original question: can I get the exams office to change my transcript to give the organisation the formal proof that I've done all these different things as part of my degree?

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,034 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Why not just tell the professional organization what was involved in the masters? More likely than not, they won't be overly fussy, so long as you're prepared to pay the necessary membership fee. Most of these professional organizations just seem to be a racket anyway - paying an annual membership fee just so you can fill in that empty box on your job application..


  • #3
    Leonard Hofstadter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,541 ✭✭✭Leonard Hofstadter


    Ficheall wrote: »
    Why not just tell the professional organization what was involved in the masters? More likely than not, they won't be overly fussy, so long as you're prepared to pay the necessary membership fee. Most of these professional organizations just seem to be a racket anyway - paying an annual membership fee just so you can fill in that empty box on your job application..

    Thanks, I have filled that out in the relevant part of the form, I'm probably just over thinking it as they say they want evidence that I have sufficient breadth of knowledge of my profession (taught master's are the norm in my profession, so naturally they are exposed to a lot more areas of the subject than I was and that's where my worry kicks in - but surely having a master's degree will be good enough as they also say that substantial exposure in an undergraduate degree is sufficient - and I have that too).

    And yes I agree with professional organisations, but being a member of this one could help improve my prospects of promotion within my own company, so every cloud and all that:).


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