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Once your degree has been conferred at a degree ceremony, either in person or in absentia, you will automatically receive a degree certificate. This will be presented to you by your college on the day of your graduation ceremony or posted to you after the event.
Students who have completed an award bearing non-matriculated course (certificate or diploma) with the Department for Continuing Education will receive an award certificate from the Department.
Certificates are sent out after degree ceremonies take place. For all ceremonies, if you have not received your degree certificate within three months of the date of your ceremony and you fail to notify your college of this within that period, you will be charged for a replacement certificate. It is your responsibility to check that your home address is correctly recorded before your ceremony takes place.
If you completed your course prior to February 2010 and did not receive a degree certificate, please email [email protected] so that we can check your record before you order. If you have not had a degree ceremony then a certificate cannot be issued. If you were not issued with a certificate but did have a ceremony before 2010 then you will now have to order a replacement certificate, as free certificates are no longer available.
As an alternative to certificates, you may be eligible for a digital Degree Confirmation Letter (dDCL). If you have passed your examinations and have not had your degree conferred at a degree ceremony, or if you have attended a ceremony but require proof of your award to present to a third party, you can have a digital degree confirmation letter. The letter will confirm that you have successfully completed your course at the University of Oxford, the dates of attendance and the classification you received. If you have not yet completed your course a letter cannot be issued.
The name which you held when you completed your degree (granted 'leave to supplicate') will be the name on your degree certificate and degree confirmation letter. The only retrospective changes that can be made are where an administrative error has occurred or where the University is required to make a retrospective change under the provisions of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
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Postgraduate certificates (PG Cert) are taught at the same level as master's degrees, but they are shorter in length. They are ideal for those who wish to advance their knowledge and career prospects but are unable in undertaking significant amounts of academic research.
Our postgraduate certificates often attract professionals who wish to advance in their career, and as they are part-time many are able to continue to work full time. They provide an accessible option for students and professionals who wish to build upon previous knowledge and develop new skills.
We are able to issue digital certificates that will validate in all common web browsers and SSL/TLS clients. Certificates enable server identification and SSL/TLS transport encryption. We can issue certificates for University-owned domains, including non-ox.ac.uk domains. We do not issue S/MIME certificates or certificates for client identification.
The course lasts between two and four years depending on how intensively you want to study. You choose a main subject area to specialise in, from a choice of eight, and then you also undertake study in other subjects that interest you.
If you have completed and gained credit from short course(s) with us in the past three years, or plan to take a short course during the 2024-25 academic year, you may be able to use this credit (10-30 CATS points at FHEQ Level 4) towards this programme.
You decide where and how you study. It is possible to study mainly online, depending on the availability of courses in your subject area, but you must take at least one course face-to-face in Oxford.
The face-to-face element must amount to at least 10 Credit Accumulation Transfer Scheme (CATS) points, and it may consist of one or a combination of the following offered by the Department for Continuing Education:
Credit from up to two OUSSA courses per year can count towards the Certificate, as long as the credit gained does not exceed the maximum number of credits you can gain in your chosen subject area. Please see the course in detail for more information.
10 of these points will come from taking an introductory course in the main subject area (see below for details*). The remainder of your credits in your main subject area (a minimum of 50 points, up to a maximum of 70 points) will come from taking weekly learning programmes in Oxford or online classes or classes offered in the Oxford University Summer School for Adults (OUSSA) programme.
During your first year of study you take an introductory course in your main subject area to gain a grounding in the concepts and methods relevant to the subject discipline. All of the introductory courses are available online and others are also offered face-to-face. The introductory classes are listed below; please follow the link to obtain more information about the individual courses:
You will need to obtain a further 30-50 CATS points by completing short courses outside your main subject area. The programme is designed in this way to encourage breadth of study and to enable you to take advantage of the wide range of courses in different subject disciplines that the Department offers.
Short courses that can be taken outside your main subject area are available in a wide range of subject areas including archaeology, architectural history, art history, computing, data science, creative writing, economics, film studies, history, literature, local and social history, mathematics, music, natural sciences, philosophy, politics, psychology and counselling, religious studies and theology.
You will also take the Academic Literacy online course, usually during your first term of study. The 10 CATS points obtained from the Academic Literacy course are included in the 120 CATS points for the Certificate.
You will be assessed through coursework you complete for the individual modules (short courses) that you take, and through additional assignments designed to develop a broader knowledge and understanding of your main subject area.
Alternatively, students who complete the Certificate successfully and who wish to continue study in their main subject area may be interested in applying for other award-bearing courses within the Department for Continuing Education. The Department offers a number of undergraduate qualifications (certificates, diplomas and advanced diplomas), and postgraduate awards and degrees. For more information about these, please go to the Oxford Qualifications page of our website.
The Course Director is on hand to give you academic advice and guidance. He will help you review your progress, plan your academic pathway to completion of the award, and plan your progression to higher levels of study.
If you are studying mainly online, your advice and guidance sessions can be conducted by telephone or email, although every student will be expected to meet the Course Director in person at least once during the period of their registration. In addition, advice and guidance on assignments will be provided by the course tutors and the assessors for additional coursework. There will also be guidance on credit transfer, special circumstances and financial assistance. For further details please email: cer...@conted.ox.ac.uk
There will be an induction day for all new Certificate students at the start of the academic year. This will include an introduction to the Department for Continuing Education and its facilities, to the Departmental Library at Rewley House, and to the other libraries and resources within the University that you will be entitled to use. All Certificate students will receive a University card.
If you have questions about the programme, you may find this recording of a recent online info session useful. The Course Director, Dr Stephen Law, outlined the programme and answered a range of questions from those attending which included who the course is for, the number of credits you need to gain, credit transfer and more. Watch the recording.
Once open, clicking the 'Apply' button will automatically notify us that you want a link to the online application. We will email you that link together with a code to waive the application fee and guidance on completing and submitting your application.
If possible, your referee should be someone who can comment on your academic ability and background, but where this is not appropriate, please choose a referee who can vouch for your motivation, commitment and potential. A reference from a family member is not acceptable.
Admissions decisions will be based on an assessment of knowledge, relevant experience, academic ability, potential and suitability for a course of study. We welcome applicants without traditional qualifications, including those with relevant career or life skills.
The University is committed to promoting diversity, equality, inclusion, and widening access, including during the admissions process. We fully endorse the Equality Policy and our admissions procedures are kept under regular review to ensure compliance with this policy.
In addition, you pay the normal fees for all short courses you attend including the Oxford University Summer School for Adults (OUSSA), with the exception of the Academic Literary online course which is covered by the programme fee stated above.
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