What does it mean word for word?
Literally, expediente académico means "academic file" or "academic record". The word expediente refers to a file or dossier, and académico means academic.
Which one should you use?
While expediente académico is a common way to say university transcript, you may encounter other terms. Historial académico is a formal equivalent, and notas oficiales is used in some contexts. If you are speaking more casually, you can use historial de notas.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Historial académico is a formal term commonly used in Spain and some Latin American countries, particularly Mexico. In countries such as Argentina and Uruguay, the formal expression notas oficiales is sometimes used.
How does it change in a sentence?
To form the plural, expedientes académicos, both the noun and the adjective must be changed to their plural forms.
Did you know?
- In some Spanish bureaucracies, an expediente must be 'foliado', which means every single page is manually numbered to prevent documents from being removed.
- The term académico originates from the Greek 'akadēmikós', referring to Plato's school which was located in a grove of olive trees.
- Spanish students often focus on their nota media, an average grade that can dictate their priority and success when applying for graduate school.
Examples in context
- Solicito una copia certificada de mi expediente académico.I request a certified copy of my university transcript.
- Adjunto mi historial académico a mi solicitud de empleo.I am attaching my university transcript to my job application.
- Por favor, envíe sus notas oficiales para la evaluación de admisión.Please send your university transcript for admission evaluation.
- ¿Viste el historial de notas de Juan? ¡Obtuvo una calificación excelente!Did you see Juan's university transcript? He got an excellent grade!
- No puedo encontrar mi boletín de calificaciones de la universidad. ¡Espero haberlo dejado en casa!I can't find my university transcript. I hope I left it at home!
- Necesito mi expediente académico para la beca.I need my university transcript for the scholarship.
- El profesor me pidió el expediente académico.The professor asked me for my university transcript.
- Tu expediente académico es muy impresionante.Your university transcript is very impressive.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are talking in a university office.
- Mateo¿Tienes listo tu expediente académico, Elena?Do you have your university transcript ready, Elena?
- ElenaSí, lo descargué de la web de la universidad.Yes, I downloaded it from the university website.
- MateoPerfecto, dame una copia para el trámite.Perfect, give me a copy for the application.
- ElenaClaro, aquí tienes el documento.Sure, here is the document.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries académico, expediente, CC BY-SA 4.0.
