Third-Party Ordering, Tracking, and Receiving of GED Transcripts

Sep 14, 2026

Provide step-by-step guidance for third parties to order, track, and receive GED® transcripts through exchange.parchment.com. The instructions cover account sign-in, entering student details for a transcript request, completing required authorization information, selecting the correct institution type and sending institution as “GED,” and submitting payment when prompted. It also explains how to track order status and how to process and download routed transcripts once delivered, including screenshot requirements for receipts.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages9

Reading Time23 min

AccessFree to download

Step 1 - Order a transcript

Student information and authorization

Payment and submission

Step 2 - Track the order

Search parameters and institution type

Interpreting order statuses

Step 3 - Receive the order

Routing and processing

Downloading transcripts

PURPOSE: To provide direction on how 3rd parties can order, track, and receive GED® Transcripts. | | Step 1-Order a transcript on behalf of an individual
1. Sign in to [exchange.parchment.com](exchange.parchment.com) and click Order > Student Transcripts (See Figure 1) . | | | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | Figure 1: The Parchment Log in Screen 2.a If searching for a new student you must enter their First Name, Last Name, DOB and email address (See Figure 2a) . | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | Figure 2.a: The “Order Student Transcripts” Student Information Screen
2.b Fill in the fields. You may be asked to upload the Transcript Request (See Figure 2 . b) . | | | | | Authorization Form- | | | | | | | | | Figure 2. b: The “FERPA Authorization” Screen 3.a Next to “Institution Type”, leave “College” selected (do not change to ‘High School’) . Enter “GED” next to “Institution Name” and select where they took the test (See Figure 3a) . Figure 3.a: The “Sending Institution” Information 3. b Continue to enter the required information. If the individual went by a different name when they took the test, enter what their name was in the “Name While Testing” section (See Figure 3 . b) . | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | | Figure 3. b: “Name While Testing” | | 4. If you are prompted to make a payment, pay the applicable fees and click“Submit”. You will get a confirmation screen. Take a screenshot to show that you placed the order and paid for it (See Figure 4) . | | Figure 4: The “Confirmation” Screen | | | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | IMPORTANT:
You must take a screenshot if you need a receipt because we are unable to provide receipts in any other way. | | | | | | | | Step 2-Track the order
5. Sign in to [exchange.parchment.com](exchange.parchment.com) and click Order.
6. Fill in the required fields and click “Search” (6 . 1) . Provide as much information as possible to narrow your results. It is important that you DO NOT select“High School” for Institution Type (See Figure 6) . | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | “ ” | | | | | | Figure 6.1 :
Figure 6: The “All Orders”Screen | | | | | 7. When the order appears, look at the status. These are some statuses you may see:
􀁸 Pending action by sending school means that we are still trying to locate the transcript.
􀁸 Canceled means we could not find the transcript or that the individual did not complete the GED® test (or they did complete it but did not pass) .
􀁸 Delivered: Available for Download means the document is available for you to download. | | | | | | | | | | Search Step 3-Receive the order 8. Sign in [to](to exchange.parchment.com. You wi)[ ](to exchange.parchment.com. You wi)[exchange.parchment.com](to exchange.parchment.com. You wi)[. You wi](to exchange.parchment.com. You wi)ll see your transcripts in To Be Routed. Drag and drop the transcripts to a “Destination” (8 . 1) on the left (See Figure 8) . Figure 8. 1: “Destination” Figure 8: The “To Be Routed”Screen 9. Click the blue icon to start processing the transcripts. Once the blue icon turns green , click the green icon (9 . 1) (See Figure 9) . | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Figure 9. 1: Blue Icon Figure 9: The “Processing”Transcripts Screen | | | | | | | | | | | 10. Your documents now appear in the green ‘arrow’ below “Manage” and are ready to be downloaded. Click the green ‘arrow’ to download (10 . 1) (See Figure 10) . | | | | Figure 10. 1: Green Arrow Figure 10: The “Ready to Download” Screen

FAQs

How can a third party order GED® transcripts on behalf of someone?

Sign in to exchange.parchment.com, go to Order > Student Transcripts, enter the student’s first and last name, DOB, and email, complete any required authorization and information screens, then submit the request. If payment is prompted, pay applicable fees and submit to receive a confirmation.

What information is required to track an order, and what should be avoided?

After signing in to exchange.parchment.com and selecting Order, fill in the required fields and use as much information as possible to narrow results. Do not select “High School” for Institution Type; keep the correct institution type consistent with the process.

How do third parties receive and download the ordered GED® transcripts?

After sign-in, view transcripts in “To Be Routed,” then drag and drop them to a “Destination” on the left. Start processing with the blue icon, switch to the green icon when it turns green, and then download from the green download arrow under Manage when the documents are ready.

Sep 14, 2026

Uploaded by Caleb Sterling