Certificates and transcripts
When will I receive my certificate or transcript?
February 2024 cohort
See our Frequently asked questions page for information about the February 2024 cohort.
Students awarded at an exam board by Friday 26 January 2024 will receive your certificate at your graduation ceremony in February if attending, or it will be posted out afterwards if you graduate in your absence at your ceremony. Please ensure that you keep your postal address up-to-date on Student info or by contacting your faculty if you no longer have access to Student Info.
Certificates are posted to students' registered home address by 2nd class mail. Those going to overseas addresses will need to be signed for on delivery.
Certificates are due to be posted out during week commencing Monday 26 February and can take up to 6 weeks to arrive, depending on the destination. Tracking numbers will automatically be sent to international students as soon as possible after posting.
If you have not received your certificate by 15 April, please contact the Exams Office at exams-office@bristol.ac.uk.
If you defer your graduation you will receive your certificate at your deferred ceremony. If you need evidence of your degree before your certificate is available you can request an award verification letter, which can be sent to you electronically. Please contact award-verification@bristol.ac.uk with any questions.
If you have outstanding tuition fees at the payment deadline of Friday 12 January 2024 you will not be eligible to graduate in February and will not receive your certificate at this congregation.
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 February congregation. Your certificate will be posted to your registered home address, once your thesis has been deposited.
Transcript: You will have received information on how to download your transcript when you were notified that your award has been made. Please contact your faculty via the Transcripts link on the Student record webpage with enquiries about receiving your transcript.
October 2023 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.