The degree certificate will be ready in about three weeks after you submit a complete application. Postage is not included in this process.
The application process
- After the application has been submitted, it is forwarded to the Degree Programme Director for approval.
- After that the degree certificate still needs to be produced by Student Affairs and signed by the Dean and the Rector.
- 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
When your degree certificate is ready you can either pick it up from the information desk or get it mailed to your home address If you choose the first alternative you will receive an e-mail to your personal e-mail account when the degree certificate is ready to be picked up.
If you choose the second alternative, the degree certificate is sent to your home address. This is done at your own risk. The student is responsible for lost or damaged degree certificates. Replacing a lost or damaged degree certificate is a fee-based service. The post can be slow, so wait up to a month after the processing time. Please note that Arcada does not use any courier services, so we cannot track the degree certificate. Only contact us if you still have not received your degree certificate after this, for a total of seven weeks. We do not mail degree certificates to countries outside of EU.
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 (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? External link