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Harvard Chan School of Public Health Diploma and Transcript Apostilles
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will notarize your transcript and a copy of your diploma, but it won’t send anything to the state for an apostille. That part is up to you, and it’s where we help, from the Longwood campus to anywhere in the world.
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ACADEMIC APOSTILLE
1–2 business days
Once your notarized document is ready
- Coordination with the Harvard Chan School Registrar
- The right notarization for your recipient
- Certified translation if required
- Worldwide shipping with tracking
Harvard Chan School of Public Health’s process, explained
Notarized transcripts
Notarized transcripts are issued on request. When you order through Parchment, you indicate that you need the transcript notarized.
Notarized diploma copies
For your diploma, you book a notary appointment and bring the original, or mail it to the Registrar. The office makes a copy and notarizes the copy.
Return shipping
If you mail your diploma, you enclose an insured, prepaid return envelope for your original and the notarized copy.
No forwarding to the state
The Harvard Chan School says it will not forward documents to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. You arrange the apostille yourself.
Verifications
Certification and verification letters are available from the Registrar, and some recipients ask for them alongside the diploma.
FROM INSIDE HARVARD
Founded by a former Harvard leader
Our founder spent nearly two decades on Harvard’s administrative leadership team, including 11 years at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, as Director of Administration and Operations and Assistant Director of Finance, overseeing academic units and international centers. That work meant supporting international students, visiting scholars and faculty working abroad, and managing the documentation, compliance and deadlines their programs depended on. She knows how each of Harvard’s decentralized offices handles its records, so your Harvard Chan documents are requested, notarized and authenticated correctly the first time.
How Harvard Chan School documents work
Harvard is decentralized: each school keeps its own records, runs its own registrar’s office and sets its own rules for diplomas, transcripts and notarization. The Harvard Chan School Registrar’s Office is at 677 Huntington Avenue, Kresge G-4, in Boston’s Longwood Medical Area, a short drive from the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Our founder spent nearly 20 years in academic and research administration at Harvard and MIT, so we know how these offices work and what they need from you.
How your Harvard Chan School of Public Health record gets notarized
Massachusetts will apostille an academic record notarized with any of its four notarial acts: acknowledgment, jurat (affidavit), signature witnessing or copy certification. Which one you need is usually set by whoever receives your documents, so we confirm their requirements before we start.
School official acknowledgment
A Harvard Chan School of Public Health official signs your diploma, transcript or verification letter before the notary, and the notarial certificate names the official, their title and the school. Ministries of education and universities abroad often require this.
School official affidavit
The Harvard Chan School of Public Health Registrar signs a separate sworn statement confirming your graduation and that the attached records match the school's files, and the notary notarizes it. Spain's Ministry of Education, for example, accepts only this or an acknowledgment. See our Spain guide.
Certified copy, only if your recipient accepts it
As the owner of your diploma, you present the original and we notarize a certified copy, then get the apostille in 1–2 business days. Many recipients won't accept a copy certification, so please confirm with yours first.
Prepared right the first time
We coordinate with the Harvard Chan School of Public Health Registrar, prepare the notarial certificate with the details your recipient requires, and file with the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. For the school-certified routes, you don't need to come to Boston.
How we make it faster
Have your notarized transcript and diploma copy sent to us, or hand them to us in Boston. We file in person with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, usually in 1–2 business days. We know Longwood well, so if it helps, we can coordinate the pickup with the Registrar’s Office where your authorization allows it.
Harvard Chan School graduates we help most
Global health professionals
Graduates joining ministries of health, the WHO and global health programs.
Physicians and clinicians
M.P.H. degrees for medical councils and licensing abroad, often with a medical license verification.
Researchers
S.D., Ph.D. and S.M. graduates joining universities and research institutes overseas.
International students going home
Degree recognition at home, often with a certified translation.
Which documents will you need?
| Document | When it’s asked for |
|---|---|
| Diploma | Employers, visa offices and degree recognition. Often the first thing asked for. |
| Transcript | Licensing bodies, universities and credential evaluators that want the full record. |
| Degree verification letter | Some recipients accept a signed Registrar letter in place of the diploma, and it can be notarized and apostilled. |
| Certificate of enrollment | Visas and programs that need proof of current or past enrollment. |
The receiving office decides. Send us its instructions and we’ll tell you exactly what to order.
Mistakes Harvard Chan School graduates avoid
Waiting for the school to send it to the state
The Harvard Chan School won’t forward documents for an apostille. Arrange it with us.
Forgetting to mark the transcript notarized
Choose the notarized option when you order through Parchment.
Mailing your diploma without a return envelope
Include an insured, prepaid return envelope.
Assuming a notarized copy is accepted everywhere
Some recipients want a school official’s certification. Confirm first.
What to have ready
- Your degree, graduation year and name as it appears on the record
- Which documents you need
- The destination country and who will receive the documents
- Their written instructions, if they gave you any
- Whether you need a certified translation
- Your deadline and where the finished documents should go
Other Harvard schools
Each Harvard school handles records its own way. See the page for your school, or our Harvard overview.
- Harvard College and FAS
- Harvard Griffin GSAS
- Harvard Law School
- Harvard Medical School
- Harvard Business School
- Harvard Kennedy School
- Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Harvard Extension School
Official sources
- Harvard Chan School Registrar: Transcripts and verification
- Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth: apostilles and certifications
Registrar processes, fees and timelines can change. Check with the Harvard Chan School Registrar for its current process. We are not affiliated with Harvard University.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Harvard Chan School notarize diplomas?
It notarizes a copy of your diploma. You bring the original to a notary appointment or mail it, and the Registrar’s Office makes and notarizes the copy.
Will the Harvard Chan School get the apostille for me?
No. It says it won’t forward documents to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Send the notarized documents to us and we file them in person.
How do I get a notarized transcript?
Order it through Parchment and indicate that you need it notarized.
Can you add a translation?
Yes. We provide certified and sworn translations in more than 65 languages, in the same order.
Can my digital or electronic diploma be apostilled?
Usually not as it is. A certified electronic diploma is a secure file that the recipient verifies online, and some recipients accept it directly, so ask them first. For an apostille, Massachusetts needs a notarized paper document: usually a notarized copy of your diploma, a notarized transcript or a notarized degree verification letter. Tell us what your recipient asked for and we’ll confirm the right route.
What does it cost?
Every request is a little different, so we give a personalized quote that covers the apostille, return shipping and anything else your destination needs.
Need your Harvard Chan School documents apostilled?
Tell us the documents, the country and your deadline. We’ll confirm what your recipient needs.