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by [iD] » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:24 am
91. The original certificate of award must always be provided unless the applicant is awaiting graduation having successfully completed their degree or the applicant no longer has the certificate and the institution who issued the certificate is unable to produce a replacement. In which case he/she should send:
ii) An original academic reference from the institution that is awarding the degree together with an original academic transcript.
92. If the applicant is awaiting graduation but has successfully completed his/her degree or no longer has the certificate and the awarding institution is unable to issue a replacement, he/she should send an original academic reference from the institution that is awarding the degree together with an original academic transcript.
93. The academic reference from the institution awarding the degree must be on the official headed paper of the institution and clearly show the:
•applicant’s name; •title of award;
• date of award, confirming that it has been/ will be awarded; and
• either the date that the certificate will be issued (if the applicant has not yet graduated) or confirmation that the institution is unable to re-issue the original certificate or award.
The academic transcript must be on the institution’s official paper and must show the:
•applicant’s name; •name of the academic institution; •course title; and •confirmation of the award.
94. If the applicant cannot provide his/ her original certificate for one of the reasons given above and is claiming points for a qualification with a significant research bias (frequently doctorates) he/she may not be able to provide an academic transcript. In these cases we will accept an academic reference alone. The academic reference must include all the information detailed above.
SOURCE: Tier 1 guidance note
Goodluck.
