Certificates and transcripts
Find out how to get your Kingston University degree certificate, a replacement certificate and a diploma supplement. We also explain what a Higher Education Achievement Report is.
An introduction to certificates and transcripts
Maybe you couldn't attend your graduation? Or perhaps you need a replacement document? Whatever your reason for needing a new certificate, we can help.
We also provide information on how to get diploma supplements and other documents, including verification of awards letters, a DOATAP document and certificates awarded by St George's.
If you graduated before 1992 or are in need of an Education Achievement Report, we have guidance on this too.
If you are a third party ordering an award verification, please use the link provided below in the award verification for third parties section.
Place an order
Certificates and award documents are available to order on Kingston University's online store.
Please select your graduation year and follow the link in the drop-down to make an order.
Award verification for third parties
Employers, prospective employers, other educational institutions, funding bodies or recognised voluntary organisations may request information on a student's educational attainments. However, the University can only supply information with the graduate's permission.
We aim to reply to all award verification requests from third parties within 10 working days. Requests carry a service charge of £12 per search undertaken* and can be made via the online store.
The following information is required:
- The graduate's first name (at the time of their studies)
- The graduate's surname (at the time of their studies)
- The graduate's date of birth
- The graduate's Kingston University ID number (if known)
- The graduate's subject of study
- The graduate's date of attendance (if known)
- Who the award verification should be addressed to
Once you have placed your order, we will send you a confirmation email, and carry out the search. For us to release the results of the search to you, you must attach a signed consent from the graduate as a reply to our confirmation email within 21 days of the original request. After this time, a new order will need to be placed and a further £12 payment made. *Please note payments are non-refundable once we have received your request.
Our award verification will then be sent to you via email.
If you need / don’t have a certificate
Diploma supplements
Other documents
Name changes
Debtors
How and when certificates will be sent / received?
Graduates pre-1992
Additional information about HEAR
Academic references
It is the University's policy to provide academic references wherever practicable. Please note, this might not always be possible beyond 18 months from the end of your studies.
The most appropriate person to write such a reference will usually be your personal tutor (for undergraduate and postgraduate taught degrees) or your research supervisor (for research degrees). Please read our Provision of Academic References for Students document (PDF) for further guidance to staff and students/graduates on the provision of academic references.
If you would like to request an academic reference, email the following information to [email protected]:
- Full name
- Date of birth
- The course that you study or studied
- The date you graduated
- Kingston University student ID (if known)
- Details of the reference request
- Contact information
Contact us
If you need to get in touch, please email us including the following information:
Name (now and at the time you were studying), date of birth, student ID number, course, year you graduated, address, email address and contact telephone number.