Certificates and transcripts
The Awards and Graduation Team produce certificates, transcripts and letters for awards at level 4 and above. Please note that we can only produce documents for students who have completed their course. If you are a current student, please contact your College office.
Your degree certificate and transcript prove that you completed your studies at UAL. They show what you’ve achieved to prospective employers and other officials.
If you’re waiting for a response from the Awards and Graduation team, please note that it can take up to 15 working days. Please do not submit multiple queries as this will delay your request.
Certificates
Digital certificates for graduates from February 2023
From February 2023, all UAL Graduates can access digital award certificates via Gradintel. You'll receive an activation email to set up your Gradintel account. If you haven't received the activation email, please contact us using our via the Graduate enquiry form.
Once your Gradintel account is active, you can share your digital certificates securely with any employer or education institute.
- If you graduated before February 2023 and require a digital version of your certificate, please contact us using our via the Graduate enquiry form and we'll send you a scan digital copy of your degree certificate.
- If you completed your award before 2019 you can make a digital copy by scanning your original certificate to produce a PDF document. Please note that we do not store digital copies of certificates.
- If you graduated between 2019-2023 and require a digital version of your certificate, please contact us using our via the Graduate enquiry form and we'll register you with a Gradintel account.
Replacement certificates
Your degree certificate is a legal document and only 1 copy can be in circulation at any time. If your original certificate has been lost or destroyed, please see your options below.
Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide you with a certified copy of your certificate. However, you can take your original certificate to a Notary Public to have a certified copy made.
If you studied at UAL from 2004 onwards:
- we can send you a duplicate degree certificate.
If you studied at UAL before 2004:
- we can send you a proforma.
If you completed your studies before 1994, your records are held by the Open University. They can confirm in writing, any award issued by the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA). To request written confirmation from the OU, please contact them at ouvp-aftercare@open.ac.uk or by calling +44 (0)1908 332852.
More information is available at CNAA Students | Validation Partnerships.
Transcripts
Transcript options differ depending on when you graduated because UAL courses became credit-rated at different times.
If you completed your studies after 2018:
- we can email you your transcript.
If you studied with us between 2008 and 2017:
- we can send you a digital document with your marks and the grading structure.
If you studied with us before 2008:
- we can send you a digital confirmation letter if we cannot issue a transcript.
Confirmation letters
We can send you a digital letter that confirms:
- Your name, date of birth, and student number.
- Your award, classification, and award date.
- Course dates (where available).
- The language the course was delivered in.
If you are a current student or a recent graduate who requires council tax exemption, please visit UAL Council Tax page.
References
If you require verification of your study, award, grade, and dates of attendance for an employer, university, agency, embassy or local council, please direct them to the Higher Education Degree Datacheck (Hedd). We are unable to provide this information to third parties.
Foundation Diplomas
If you completed a level 3 Foundation Diploma at one of UAL’s 6 colleges, you will need to contact the Further Education office at feoffice@arts.ac.uk.
If you completed a Foundation Course at an external institution, where UAL is the awarding body, you will need to contact the UAL Awarding Body. Please use the Graduate enquiry form.
Short Courses
If you completed a short course at UAL, you will need to contact the Short Courses team at ualshortcourses@arts.ac.uk.