STARS

Submission of the Self-Reported Transcript and Academic Record System (STARS) is optional for applicants to the University of New Hampshire (UNH). However, completing the STARS facilitates a more expedited review of your application, and its submission is strongly recommended. Should you choose not to provide the STARS, your application will be evaluated based on your official transcript, a process that may require additional time to complete.

At this time, the University of New Hampshire only accepts the STARS from first-year, domestic applicants. All other applicants, including international and transfer students, should submit an official high school transcript to admissions@unh.edu.

By submitting the STARS, students receive priority in the application review process, allowing us to evaluate their materials sooner. As a result, STARS submitters will be among the first to receive admission decisions during each of our weekly decision releases beginning in December.

STARS completion will appear in the applicant’s status portal (Slate) under the Application Checklist. The status of ‘Received’ indicates that UNH has received the applicant’s STARS data.

Yes, merit scholarships are awarded based on the academic information provided in the STARS. UNH recalculates each applicant’s GPA using a weighted 4.0 scale, focusing on core academic subjects such as English, math, science, social studies, and foreign language. Elective courses that fall within these core categories will also be included in the recalculated GPA. This GPA is based on the information provided in the STARS and helps us assess academic performance consistently across all applicants.

If you choose to enroll at UNH, you will be required to submit an official copy of your final high school transcript by July 1. Your transcript will be used to verify the information on your STARS.

If you need to make any updates to your STARS, please contact us at admissions@unh.edu 

If you identify an error in your Self-Reported Transcript and Academic Record System (STARS), please promptly contact the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Admissions Office at admissions@unh.edu to facilitate the necessary corrections. It is imperative to ensure that all information submitted in your STARS is both complete and accurate, as UNH evaluates applications based on this data. Intentional misrepresentation of information within your STARS constitutes a violation of academic integrity and may result in the rescission of your admission offer and the cancellation of your academic schedule.

If you are experiencing challenges submitting your Self-Reported Transcript and Academic Record System (STARS), please review your responses to ensure the following fields are accurately completed:

• Grades and coursework for grades 9-12, including those that are completed, in progress, or scheduled.
• GPA and class rank/size; if your high school does not provide these, select "GPA not provided" or "Class rank/size not provided."
• Start and end dates for each high school attended, even if you attended only one.

For more information, visit the STARS FAQ page. If you require additional assistance, please contact us at admissions@unh.edu.

No, you should report your GPA and all grades exactly as they appear on your high school transcript.

If your high school provides a GPA for each academic year, you should report them as they appear on your transcript. If you receive both a weighted and unweighted GPA, please report your weighted GPA. If your high school does not calculate a GPA, there is no need for you to report one.

Enter your final grades for completed courses exactly as they appear on your high school transcript or your score report. Mid-term grades, first marking period grades, or progress report grades should not be included on the STARS.

There are four grade scale options on the STARS. Please select:  

• Letter grades if your transcript has all letter grades  
• Number grades if your transcript has all number grades  
• Letter & number grades if your transcript has a combination of both letter and number grades  
• Decimal grades if your transcript uses decimal grades  

If your school uses non-traditional grading or evaluation, we ask that you work with your school counseling department to submit your transcript directly to our admissions office at admissions@unh.edu. 

If a course doesn't fit into any of the listed subject areas, simply select "Other Subject Area."

Choose the course title that best matches the subject matter and then enter the course title exactly as it appears on your transcript.

If you're graduating after year 11, please enter your year 11 grades and coursework as year 12. When selecting your academic years, choose 9, 10, and 12.

For summer courses, list them under the school year that immediately precedes the course. For example, if you took a summer course between 9th and 10th grade, enter the course and grade under the final semester of your 9th grade year on the STARS.

If you completed any high school-level math or world language courses before 9th grade, please list them in the middle school section of the STARS with a pass or fail grade. For example, if you took Algebra 1 or Spanish 1 in middle school, include those. You do not need to provide the name of your middle or junior high school.

If you completed any high school-level math or world language courses before 9th grade, please list them in the middle school section of the STARS with a pass or fail grade. For example, if you took Algebra 1 or Spanish 1 in middle school, include those. You do not need to provide the name of your middle or junior high school.

If dual enrollment courses appear on your high school transcript, choose “Dual Enrollment” as the course level.

Enter all courses on your STARS exactly as they appear on your transcript, even if you didn’t receive credit. For courses with no credit, select “No Credit” as the grade.

Report each course on your STARS exactly as it appears on your transcript, including any courses you have taken multiple times.

Yes, you must report the classes you’ve failed on the STARS. If you retake a class and both classes appear on your transcript, both need to be represented in the STARS.

If your school provides a final grade at the end of the year, enter that grade. If your school reports grades by term or semester, list the grade for each term or semester. You can enter the same course multiple times if it's taken in different terms. If the final grade for each term appears on your year-end transcript, report that grade.

If your school provides a final grade at the end of the year, enter that grade. If your school reports grades by term or semester, list the grade for each term or semester. You can enter the same course multiple times if it's taken in different terms. If the final grade for each term appears on your year-end transcript, report that grade.

If you're on a block schedule, select the Course Length that best reflects the duration of your course and adjust the Credits/Units to match your transcript. For example, report a course that lasts half a year as "semester," and a course that lasts the full year as "full year."

If all your grades and courses are listed on your current high school transcript, you do not need to obtain transcripts from your previous high school(s) to complete the STARS. However, if your current high school transcript does not include your grades and courses from previous high school(s), you will need to provide transcripts from those schools to complete the STARS.

If you're unable to find your school, try using different variations of the official school name in your search. For instance, if you attended George Washington High School, try entering "Washington" in the search box.

If your high school still doesn't appear after searching, please select "My high school is not on the list below" and enter the name and address of your school on your STARS.

Yes, you will need to review, update, and resubmit your STARS as part of your reapplication.