Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| expediente / historial / transcript académico | masculine | |
| constancia académica | /konstanθja akademika/ (Spain, from spelling rules) /konstansja akademika/ (Latin America, from spelling rules) |
feminine |
The choice of phrase depends on whether you are emphasizing the administrative file, the chronological history of grades or using a more modern anglicism.
Which one should you use?
expediente refers specifically to the official administrative file or the complete record of a student's history. In contrast, historial académico is used to emphasize the chronological history of grades and courses completed. transcript académico is an anglicism used in some contexts, though it is often viewed as less formal than expediente académico in strictly academic Spanish.
Is it said differently in some regions?
expediente académico is a formal term used in Spain. historial académico is a formal term used across Spanish-speaking countries.
How does it change in a sentence?
The term expediente / historial / transcript académico is masculine, while constancia académica is feminine.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you ask for your historial, people might think you are asking for your medical records rather than your grades.
- In Spain, the phrase expediente brillante is a common idiomatic way to describe a student with an exceptionally high grade point average.
- The term expediente shares a root with the English word 'expedient', but in Spanish, it has moved from meaning 'quick/efficient' to describing an official legal or administrative record.
Examples in context
- Necesito una copia de mi expediente académico para solicitar una beca.I need a copy of my transcript to apply for a scholarship.
- ¿Dónde puedo obtener mi historial académico completo?Where can I get my complete transcript?
- Necesito mis notas de la universidad para solicitar una pasantía.I need my university grades to apply for an internship.
- ¿Dónde puedo encontrar mi registro académico de la secundaria?Where can I find my high school transcript?
- ¿Me podrías proporcionar una copia de mi Kárdex universitario, por favor?Could you please provide me with a copy of my university transcript?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “transcript” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries académico, constancia, expediente, transcript, CC BY-SA 4.0.
