Eligibility to Graduate and Exit Awards

Information about graduation ceremonies is normally sent out before results are published and the receipt of graduation information does not mean that you are eligible to graduate.

However, please don't wait until you receive your results before .

Eligibility to graduate

To be eligible to attend the graduation ceremony you must have:

1) successfully completed your course and been awarded.

• Nursing students only (November Ceremonies) - You must have completed all placement hours by 25th October 2024. If you are going to struggle to meet this deadline, please contact your Programme Leader well in advance of this date.

2) paid all outstanding academic fees to the university.

• All fees must be paid by 16th June (for July 2025 ceremonies).
• If you make payment after this date, it may still be possible for you to attend graduation but your name may not appear in the programme.
• To pay money, or if you are unsure whether you owe any money, please contact Accounts Receivable Team.

Exit awards

Students who do not successfully complete sufficient credit or professional components for their intended award may attend graduation for a lesser exit award, such as:

• Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)
• Bachelor of Arts/Science/Laws/Engineering (BA/BSc/LLB/BEng) (Ordinary)
• Postgraduate Certificate (PgC)
• Postgraduate Diploma (PgD)

Please note there is no award ceremony for a Certificate of Achievement (CertHE).

Please see the  page for more detail.

More information

More information regarding awards is available here.

Candidates who fail to meet the requirements for the award of an honours degree may be eligible for an exit award where this has been approved at validation.  Arrangements may vary for Apprenticeship programmes, reflecting the different funding arrangements associated with the target awards of an apprenticeship.

If the award that that appears on ICON (your online student record) or statement of results is not your expected award there may be several reasons for this.

Undergraduate Students registered on Bachelors degrees

Exit awards:

• Certificate in Higher Education:If you have been awarded a Certificate in Higher Education you will have obtained 120 credits (or over but less than 240 credits) and have confirmed fails (shown as CF) in your profile that stop you from progressing further and obtaining your intended degree or award.
• Diploma in Higher Education:If you have been awarded a Diploma in Higher Education you will have obtained 240 credits (or over but less than 300 credits) and have confirmed fails (shown as CF) in your profile that stop you from progressing further and obtaining your intended degree or award.
• BA/BSc/LLB/BEng (Ordinary):If your status on your Statement of Results and in  is ‘Former Student – Awarded’ and you have been awarded an Ordinary degree you will have obtained 300 credits (or over but less than 360 credits) and have confirmed fails (shown as CF) in your profile that stop you from obtaining your intended degree or award.

Certificate:

If you have been awarded an exit award, you will be sent a certificate and transcript of results.

Graduation:

If you have registered your attendance at graduation and have been awarded a DipHE or Ordinary degree as an exit award you will be eligible to attend.

Postgraduate Awards

Final awards

Postgraduate Certificate: If you have been awarded a Postgraduate Certificate you will have obtained 60 credits (or over but less than the credit required for your intended award) and have either confirmed fails (shown as CF) in your profile or exceeded the maximum credit permitted for reassessment at postgraduate level that stop you from progressing further and obtaining your intended award. 

Postgraduate Diploma: if you have been awarded a Postgraduate Diploma you will have obtained 120 credits (or over but less than 180 credits) and have either confirmed fails (shown as CF) in your profile or exceeded the maximum credit permitted for reassessment at postgraduate level that stop you from progressing further and obtaining your intended award.

Certificate:

If you have been awarded a final award, you will be sent a certificate and transcript of results.

Graduation:

If you have registered your attendance at graduation and have been awarded a PgC or PgD you will be eligible to attend.

Teacher training students

I have been awarded an Exit award without QTS - what will be the name of the award? 

The table below shows the intended award and the award without QTS:

Certificate:

If you have been awarded a final award, you will be sent a certificate and transcript of results.

Graduation:

If you have registered your attendance at graduation and have been awarded an Exit award you will be eligible to attend.

Further Questions?

If you have any queries, please contact  in the first instance.