Durham University Document Store

This PDF document can only be sent by email. If the document is sent to a non-Durham email address, the document will be password protected. 

We can provide a pdf transcript which is an official copy of your academic record. Although we always endeavour to locate all information required for a transcript, it is not always possible. Student Registry will contact you in this instance. This can be sent to you or directly to another Institution.

Taught Programmes

It lists the titles and marks of the modules you studied in each academic year. It gives your period of registration as a student, your degree date and classification (at successful completion). You may need your transcript for employment, further education or migration purposes.

Research Programmes

It gives your period of registration as a student, your degree date and qualification. On successful completion, it will include your Thesis Title and your Field of Study. You may need your transcript for employment, further education or migration purposes.

Do not order a transcript if you are a current student applying for postgraduate study at Durham.

Foundation marks are not included on transcripts where students have progressed to a higher qualification. In this case, you would need to request this to be included using the Additional Information Box. This is a manual process and will take up to 10 working days to despatch.

A transcript is an official hard copy of your academic record. It is prepared on bespoke transcript paper and is issued by the University of Durham. If you attended prior to 2005, your records will be collated manually. Although we always endeavour to locate all information required for a transcript, it is not always possible. Student Registry will contact you in this instance. 

Taught Programmes

It lists the titles and marks of the modules you studied in each academic year. It gives your period of registration as a student, your degree date and classification (at successful completion). You may need your transcript for employment, further education or migration purposes.

Research Programmes

It gives your period of registration as a student, your degree date and qualification. On successful completion, it will include your Thesis Title and your Field of Study.  You may need your transcript for employment, further education or migration purposes.  

Do not order a transcript if you are a current student applying for postgraduate study at Durham.

Foundation marks are not included on transcripts where students have progressed to a higher qualification.  In this case, you would need to request this to be included using the Additional Information Box.  This is a manual process and will take up to 10 working days to despatch.

If your parchment is lost, stolen or damaged, you can order a replacement. A parchment is the word which the University uses to mean your certificate. Your parchment is an official document which proves that you have a University of Durham qualification which includes: undergraduate degrees, postgraduate degrees, certificates and diplomas of higher education.    This is a hard copy only certificate.

• Degree Parchments produced by the University are proof of the conferment of an award and are a unique and valuable document which should be carefully preserved by its recipient.
• Only one copy of your parchment may be in existence at any one time.  Under no circumstances will the University issue additional copies or replacements to any applicant holding an original certificate.
• Replacements have precisely the same standing as the original, which they replace, and are produced in the style that is currently used by the University.
• The loss or destruction of a certificate is of serious concern and a replacement will only be issued at the discretion of the University. The University of Durham reserves the right not to issue a replacement or to specify reasons for its decision.

A photocopy or scan of your degree parchment (or transcript) supplied by you, is authenticated as a true copy of the original. We will certify transcripts if you upload this document instead of your parchment.

You will need to upload a copy of this item. Dark or poor quality scans will not be accepted.

The Diploma Supplement is a document which describes your qualification in a standard format that is designed to be easily understood and straightforward to compare. It contains information on the level, context, content and status of the studies that were successfully undertaken.  If you wish to have a digital copy, please use this link:  

University of Durham Diploma Supplement

A transcript is an official copy of your academic record listing modules taken. It is prepared on bespoke transcript paper and is issued by the University of Durham.

The Diploma Supplement allows other universities or employers to understand your qualification in relation to the higher education system of England. This could help you to get a job, continue your education or start more training. The Diploma Supplement is not a replacement for the parchment/transcript and does not guarantee recognition.