Obtaining Student Consent

Per our terms & conditions, you can only submit an online postsecondary verification request for an individual who has applied for employment with the organization you represent or who has applied for a discount, product, or service dependent on his or her student status. In some cases, schools will not […]

Search Your High School Diploma Request History

1. To search for a past high school diploma verification, select the “High School Diploma” option on the Verifications Services landing page. Note that the “Find Past Verifications” icon in the upper right accesses only postsecondary verifications, such as degree or enrollment verifications. 2. From the high school verifications page, […]

Cancel an in-progress verification request

You are now able to cancel in-progress requests anytime on your own. This will eliminate the need to contact our Customer Care team to cancel transactions and will prevent delays caused by requests that are no longer needed. For a transaction in progress, you will now notice the “Cancel Request” […]

Service Status Updates

The Clearinghouse is transitioning to the use of Statuspage to share information on service disruptions and slowdowns with our customers, beginning with a pilot program aimed at users of our Verification Services (both commercial requestors and postsecondary schools). One of the benefits of Statuspage is that customers can manage their […]

Degree Titles and Abbreviations

A.A. – Associate of Arts A.S. – Associate of Science A.A.A. – Associate of Applied Arts A.A.S. – Associate of Applied Science A.B. – Bachelor of Arts A.D.N. – Associate in Nursing A.M. – Master of Arts A.M.T. – Master of Arts in Teaching B.A. – Bachelor of Arts B.A.M. […]

Diploma Mills

The use of diploma mills to obtain fraudulent degrees continues to be a widespread and growing problem. Along with using Verification Services to confirm academic credentials, you should read the following information to learn how you can determine if an educational institution is actually a diploma mill. What is a […]