Parchments/Certificates

For graduates attending the ceremonies:

  • Original parchments are presented during the ceremonies.
  • For those graduates who have already received their parchment in the post a Certificate of Award Ceremony Attendance will be presented.

For graduates not attending the ceremonies:

  • Parchments will be posted week beginning the 3rd December 2012, by 1st class mail, to your HOME address (this is not your term, correspondence or contact address). Graduates are advised to check their HOME address information, via Evision, before 12th November 2012.
  • Graduates can request to collect their parchment in person or have it posted to an alternative address.  To do this you must download and complete the Parchment request form and email it to linda.duncan@sunderland.ac.uk.  Alternatively you can post it to Linda Duncan. Academic Services, Room 214 Edinburgh Building, Chester Road, Sunderland or drop it into the Gateway Reception no later than 12th November 2012. Linda will contact you to arrange a collection date once your certificate is available.

    NB: If you are sending your form via email please ensure the 'subject' of your email is Parchment Request Form, so it is easily identified on our email system.

For those who need their parchment urgently:

We understand that some graduates may need their parchment urgently and may not be able to wait until the ceremonies or the 3rd December 2012 when they are posted out.

If you do require your parchement urgently please complete the and follow the instructions above.