Academic Degrees
The following information is for students at Institute of Technology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Faculty of Educational Sciences. Students at the Faculty of Health Sciences find their information at the Student Affairs Office at The Faculty of Health Sciences.
Student Affairs Office at The Faculty of Health Sciences
How to apply for a certificate.
You can apply to either of the main student service desks on the Linköping or Norrköping campus to get a certificate for degrees and courses. The application must be made on an official form picked up at the student reception desk together with a transcript of your completed courses. The form can also be downloaded as a pdf.
You must submit a transcript of the exam grades (in English and Swedish)
- for courses you have studied at other academic sites if they are to be included in your degree certificate.
- submit verification of any formal decisions related to your study programme and degree, for instance the academic credit points you have transferred, switched courses, study programme decisions, individualized programme.
It takes between eight and twelve weeks to complete the formalities and issue the certificate. During June, July, August and December the processing time is extended. You can avoid delays by submitting correct data on the official forms. Please double-check the accuracy of all data on your file transcript, especially the title of your degree paper. Remember, application processing will not commence until the file is completed with all final grades and title of your degree paper.
The degree certificate will be issued in Swedish and English. It is important that the project title is translated to English. For international master students the degree certificate will be issued in English. The degree certificate is free of charge.
Diploma Supplement
In accordance with a decision by the government, Linköping University automatically and free of charge issues a diploma supplement (enclosure to the degree certificate) describing the course or programme and defining its academic level in the educational system. A Diploma Supplement is intended to help define and evaluate a Swedish degree when employment or continued education is sought in Sweden and abroad. The supplement will be issued in English and follows the model developed by the European Commission, Council of Europe and UNESCO/CEPES. Detailed information is available from the National Agency for Higher Education (Högskoleverket).
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