Certificates and Transcripts
Certificates state the award achieved, while transcripts detail all modules studied throughout the course.
Certificates and Transcripts are produced following student results being conferred by an Assessment Board and are normally distributed at your graduation. If you do not attend graduation they will be dispatched to you following the ceremonies taking place. Unless you request otherwise, they will be dispatched to you at your registered home address.
Please see below for the usual timing of your graduation and how to notify us if you have not received your documents.
PLEASE NOTE: You will not receive your certificate and transcripts if you have any outstanding debt with the university.
Timelines to receive your certificate and/or transcripts (not relevant to UNICAF or Learna students):
| Timing of Assessment Board | Timing of graduation | Timeline to receive documentation |
|---|---|---|
| December to June | July | Distributed at graduation. If you do not attend graduation they will be dispatched to you following the ceremonies taking place. |
| July to November | January | Distributed at graduation. If you do not attend graduation they will be dispatched to you following the ceremonies taking place. |
We ask that you allow 6 weeks 'posting time' following graduation.
If your graduation took place in the last year, more than 6 weeks ago and you have not received your documents please complete this form. NB For the January 2025 graduation ceremonies please do not complete the form until 12th March 2025.
If your graduation took place more than a year ago and you have not received your documents please visit our past students webpage for further instructions on how to contact us.
Timelines to receive your certificate and/or transcripts - Learna students:
| Timing of Assessment Board | Timing of graduation | Timeline to receive documentation |
|---|---|---|
| March | January | August |
| September | January | Distributed at graduation. If you do not attend graduation they will be dispatched to you following the ceremonies taking place. We ask that you allow 6 weeks 'posting time' following graduation. |
For students that were conferred by a September Assessment Board and your graduation took place in the last year, more than 6 weeks ago and you have not received your documents please complete this form. NB For the January 2025 graduation ceremonies please do not complete the form until 12th March 2025.
If your graduation took place more than a year ago and you have not received your documents please visit our past students webpage for further instructions on how to contact us.
Timelines to receive your certificate and/or transcripts - UNICAF students:
| Timing of Assessment Board | Timing of graduation | Timeline to receive documentation |
|---|---|---|
| Prior to March 2025 | January | Please ensure that you have no outstanding debt owed to UNICAF. If you are unsure of your finiancial position please email UNICAF at [email protected] Once all outstanding fees are settled, your documents will be dispatched to UNICAF for distribution. |
| March 2025 | January | All eligible students will receive an email to their university and personal email addresses to confirm distribution details by mid-April. |
| July 2025 | January | All eligible students will receive an email to their university and personal email addresses to confirm distribution details by mid-September. |
| November 2025 | January | All eligible students will receive an email to their university and personal email addresses to confirm distribution details by mid-January 2026. |
If your graduation took place more than a year ago and you have not received your documents please visit our past students webpage for further instructions on how to contact us.
Certificate and Transcript FAQs
Certificates
Your certificate will show the name that you have registered with the University, the Award that you have achieved, the grade that you have attained (if applicable), the date that your award was conferred at an Assessment Board, the date that it was issued and your Student ID.
Transcripts
In addition to the certificate, you will receive a document called a transcript which shows the same information, but contains your date of birth plus all the module results for each academic year of your course.
Certificates and transcripts are unique and valuable documents, they are the official documents issued by the University to confirm your achievements, so be sure to keep them safe.
It is very important to note that your official document(s) show the name that you have registered with whilst studying at the University and your correct course information. If there are any errors (e.g. misspelling, missing name), please contact us via Advice Zone Online as a matter of urgency as changes cannot be made once your final award has been conferred at an Assessment Board.
The Bologna Process introduced the concept of the Diploma Supplement which is intended to provide information on the level and nature of the higher education (HE) qualifications attained by students in Europe and set them in the overall national qualifications framework.
The University, along with many others, is not yet in a position to provide the full Diploma Supplement but much of the information which it contains is already present in the certificate and transcripts which you will receive.
Further information on the contents of your programme of study can be obtained from the University’s Modules and Programmes database. This will take you to the Modules and Programmes database with general read only access for Students. Here you will find details of the course and modules studied, including the aims and objectives of the course and the learning outcomes of the course and modules.
By adding this information to your certificate and transcript you will have a full set of information to match the European standards.
No. As per University policy, you will not receive your certificate and/or transcript if you have an outstanding debt owed to the University. This will also apply to you if you become a debtor after registering for your ceremony.
If you believe you currently owe a debt to the University, we would advise that you contact the Finance Department by emailing [email protected] as soon as possible.
Academic Registry produces certificates and/or transcripts for all awarded students of the University following its Assessment Boards. The Boards are held at regular intervals throughout the academic year.
These documents are usually distributed to students at, or following, the University’s graduation ceremonies.
Following the ceremonies, all the remaining documentation is posted out via Royal Mail to students unless requested otherwise via the Graduation System.
More information is available here.
Please see our Certificates and Transcripts page for a timeline of certificate/transcript production. Unfortunately, we are not able to expedite the production of documents at this time.
If you require evidence of your achievements, a copy of your online results can be printed or sent via email once results have been published. Please access the Results pages for further information.
If you are a past student, more information is available here.
If we do have to send out your documentation, it is sent to the registered home address on your student record.
If you wish to have your documents sent elsewhere, or picked up by a third party, you can request this by logging into the Graduation System and registering your details.
All students are permitted to print off a copy of their online results which can be stamped, signed and authenticated by the University as a true and accurate reflection of the award/ credit achieved. Please contact your Advice Zone.