APPLICATION PROCEDURES

1. Fill out the application form listing full names of all institutions attended. Please include under your name any other surnames which may appear on any of the school transcripts. Enclose your application fee of $35.00 for a file of transcripts only and $45.00 for a complete file of transcripts and letters of recommendation.
2. Sign the membership agreement and enclose it with your application. This agreement establishes ACADEM as custodian of record for your file. It also establishes the fact that the transcripts held by ACADEM will remain official because you will not have direct access to them.
3. All transcripts and letters must be sent to ACADEM directly from the issuing institution. Once your application is received, ACADEM will supply request forms for you to use; however, feel free to contact the schools immediately if you wish to have your file completed as soon as possible.
4. Once all the documents are received by ACADEM you will receive a copy of your file and be given request forms to use when you wish to have ACADEM issue a file. The request must have your signature and Social Security number to release your file. ACADEM will issue your file within two working days of the receipt of the request.
5. All of your documents will be issued without delay in one file package. You will receive a notice confirming that the file has been sent. You will also be given a new request form.
6. You may update your file at any time. There is no fee for the update. Simply have the transcripts or letters sent directly to ACADEM showing any new coursework which should be added to your file. We will notify you confirming the update. It is your responsibility to keep your file accurate.

Foreign Transcripts: For all transcripts issued to ACADEM from institutions which are not accredited by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, an evaluation by an approved service may be obtained. The transcript and the evaluation will then be held in your file so that such evaluations need not be done again. Information on such services can be obtained through ACADEM.

To insure the officiality of the documents held by ACADEM, it is our policy to issue official copies to whomever you request. For state teacher certification, a sealed file may be sent to you if required by the state office. The file can then be forwarded along with your application. If the seal is opened, the file will lose its official status.

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APPLICATION FORM

Name___________________________________ (Other Names)___________________
Address__________________________ City______________ State_____ Zip_________
Phone(AreaCode)________________________ Social Security Number______________
email: ____________________________

Schools Attended
1)_____________________________ 5)_____________________________
2)_____________________________ 6)_____________________________
3)_____________________________ 7)_____________________________
4)_____________________________ 8)_____________________________

Fee included: (check one) Transcripts and Letters file ____
Transcripts only file ____ Letters only file ____ (number of letters _____)

MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT

I hereby appoint ACADEM as the official custodian of all records transmitted directly to ACADEM at my request and expense from the institutions listed on my application. I release all rights of access to the file held by ACADEM except to receive uncertified copies thereof, and the file shall become the property of ACADEM. I understand it is my continuing duty and responsibility to update my file to reflect all courses completed to date and in the future and I agree to do so. Upon receipt of my lifetime membership fee and transmittal fees, as required, ACADEM agrees to keep, maintain and transmit certified copies of my transcript file as directed by me in writing. ACADEM agrees to maintain my records in total confidentiality except upon receipt by ACADEM of a written request by the undersigned for transmittal of certified copies thereof to an educational institution or firm as detailed above.

Signature______________________________________Date ____________________

ACADEM P.O. Box 6431 Oceanside, CA 92052-6431 (760) 941-1423 academ@aol.com

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