The degree certificate will be ready in about three weeks after you submit a complete application.

The application process

  1. After the application has been submitted, it is forwarded to the Degree Programme Director for approval.
  2. After that the degree certificate still needs to be produced by Student Affairs and signed by the Dean and the Rector.
  3. Your degree certificate is ready three weeks after submitting a complete application. Please, note, that public holidays and tuition free periods (especially around Christmas and New Year, May and June) will extend the processing time.

The graduation date on the degree certificates will be the date you applied.

When your degree certificate is ready

Once your degree certificate is ready, you can collect it from the information desk. You will receive an email when the degree certificate is ready for pickup at Arcada’s information desk. For security reasons, Arcada does not send original degree certificates by mail, as they are originals and cannot be reissued if lost in the post. Your degree certificate can be collected by someone else with a power of attorney, and this authorization can also be arranged via email. 

Content of the degree certificates

You will receive a degree certificate stating (among other things) the following information:

  • Degree programme name and occupational title
  • Specialisation/track (if included in your studies)
  • Extent of the studies
  • Extent of the practical training
  • Title and grade of the degree thesis
  • Information about language requirements

Applying during summer

If you submit the application for the degree certificate between June 3 and August 31, you won't receive your degree certificate until September. Your graduation date is still usually the submission date, however. If you apply after August 1, you will have to register as present for period 1 and 2 (autumn term) the next academic year. Please note that you, according to Kela, still are a student until you graduate. This has consequences for the income check, the study progress check and the reduction of the study loan. You can find more information about this on Kela's webpage under the header Have you started studies or graduated?