Certificates and transcripts
When will I receive my certificate or transcript?
February 2024 and all previous cohorts
January 2025 cohort
Students awarded at an exam board by Tuesday 10 December 2024 will receive your certificate at your graduation ceremony in January 2025 if attending.
If you graduate in your absence your certificate will be posted out to your registered home address after the congregation, so please ensure that your keep your home postal address up-to-date on Student info. If you no longer have access to Student Info you can contact your faculty administrators to update it for you.
Certificates are sent by 2nd class mail. Those going to overseas addresses will need to be signed for on delivery. Those 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.
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 defer 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.
If you have outstanding tuition fees at the payment deadline for the January 2025 congregation (to be confirmed), you will not be eligible to graduate in January and will not receive your certificate at this congregation.
Requesting award verification before your certificate is available
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. Please contact award-verification@bristol.ac.uk with any questions.
Contact the Exams Office at exams-office@bristol.ac.uk with any further questions about receiving your certificate.
Postgraduate research students: 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 you will not receive your certificate at the January congregation. Your certificate will be posted to your registered home address, once your thesis has been deposited and/or confirmation of correction of minor errors has been received.
Transcript: 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.
July-August 2024 cohort
Certificates have been despatched to students who graduated at the July-August 2024 congregation during the first 2 weeks of August. These are sent by 2nd class mail to students' registered home address in Student Info.
Certificates going to overseas addresses will need to be signed for on delivery. Those 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.
Certificates can take up to 6 weeks to arrive, depending on destination. If you have not received your certificate by 30 September please contact the Exams Office at exams-office@bristol.ac.uk. International students will be notified of their tracking number by the Exams Office once the certificates have been despatched.
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, which can be sent to you by email. Please contact award-verification@bristol.ac.uk with any questions about this letter.
If you have deferred 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.
Contact the Exams Office at exams-office@bristol.ac.uk with any further questions about receiving your certificate.
Postgraduate research students: 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 not be issued for posting after the July-August congregation. 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.
Transcript: Please contact your faculty via the Transcripts link on the Student record webpage with enquiries about receiving your transcript.
February 2024 and all previous cohorts
Please contact exams-office@bristol.ac.uk if you still have not received your certificate.
Postgraduate research students: If you have not deposited your definitive copy thesis at the library or the PGR Exams Team has not received confirmation that minor errors have been corrected your certificate may not have been issued for posting. Your certificate will be posted to your registered home address, once your thesis has been deposited and/or confirmation of correction of minor errors has been received.