When will I receive my certificate or transcript?

• July 2025 cohort
• January 2025 cohort
• July-August 2024 and all previous cohorts
• Information for Postgraduate research students
• Requesting award verification before your certificate is available
• Transcripts
• Contact details for further questions

July 2025 cohort

Certificates for students graduating at the July 2025 congregation will be posted out after the ceremonies, in August 2025. 

Please ensure that you keep your postal address up-to-date on Student info.

If you no longer have access to Student Info, contact your faculty administrators who can check and update your address for you.  

Certificates will be posted to students' registered home address by 2nd class mail.  Certificates going to UK addresses will not automatically be sent by signed for mail, but you can choose to pay for this option by contacting the Exams Office at exams-office@bristol.ac.uk.

If you defer your graduation you will receive your certificate at your deferred ceremony, according to the procedures in place for that congregation.  You can request an award verification letter as evidence of your award in the meantime. 

If you have outstanding tuition fees at the payment deadline for the July 2025 congregation (to be confirmed), you will not be eligible to graduate and will not receive your certificate at this congregation

January 2025 cohort

Certificates for students who graduated in absentia in January 2025 have been despatched for posting from 31 January.  These are sent by 2nd class mail to students' registered home address in Student Info.   

Certificates going to UK addresses will not automatically be sent by signed for mail, but you can choose to pay for this option (before posting) by contacting the Exams Office at exams-office@bristol.ac.uk.

Tracking numbers will automatically be sent to international students as soon as possible after posting. 

Certificates can take up to 6 weeks to arrive, depending on destination.  If you have not received your certificate by 19 March please contact the Exams Office at exams-office@bristol.ac.uk. 

Digital copies of certificates are not issued for security reasons. If you need evidence of your award before your certificate is available you can request an award verification letter – see below.

If you have deferred your graduation you will receive your certificate when you graduate at your deferred ceremony, according to the procedures in place for that congregation.  You can request an award verification letter as evidence of your award in the meantime – see below.

July-August 2024 and all previous cohorts

Please contact exams-office@bristol.ac.uk if you still have not received your certificate. 

Information for Postgraduate research students

Your certificate will not be issued for posting if you have not deposited your definitive copy thesis at the library in time or the PGR Exams Team has not received confirmation that minor errors have been corrected.

Your certificate will be posted to your registered home address only once your thesis has been deposited and/or confirmation of correction of minor errors has been received.

Requesting award verification before your certificate is available

Digital copies of certificates are not issued for security reasons.

If you need evidence of your degree before your certificate is available you can can request an award verification letter, which can be sent to you by email.  

Transcripts

July 2025 graduation: You will be able to download your transcript once you have received notification that your results are available to view online. Please contact your faculty with enquiries about receiving your transcript.

Previous congregations: Please contact your faculty via the Transcripts link on the Student record webpage with enquiries about receiving your transcript.

Contacts for further questions