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Replacement Degree Certificates
Duplicate degree certificates can be ordered as replacements for those stolen, damaged or lost. Complete the form below to order yours.
Replacements cost £30.00 (including VAT, postage and packaging). Proof of identity is required to support your application for a replacement degree certificate. When you have placed your order and made payment, you will receive an email with full instructions on how to provide this.
If your name is the same as when you graduated, you may submit copies of the following: passport (personal details page), driver's licence or birth certificate.
If your name has changed since you graduated your application must be accompanied by either a copy of a marriage certificate or a Deed Poll certificate.
We ask you to note that:
Replacements will only be issued where the original document is permanently lost, damaged or stolen - and not where it is temporarily mislaid or inaccessible.
Replacements will bear the name of the graduate as they were known at the time of graduation. Names cannot be changed retrospectively (unless the name change is related to a gender reassignment).
Replacements will carry the following statement “This is a certified duplicate degree certificate, re-issued on 00/00/0000”.
Replacements cannot be issued for graduates who received their degree prior to 1989. Certificates for pre-2002 graduates may not bear the original signatories. If this is the case the following text will be printed on the duplicate certificate "The above signatories of the University of Edinburgh replace those recorded on the original certificate".
Only one replacement can be ordered and certificates will only be sent directly to the applicant and not to a third party.
Should you need to contact the Student Services Team please do so via email, fax (0131) 651 4066 or telephone (0131) 650 2845.
This article was published on Dec 21, 2010