Award Verification

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The University of Hertfordshire offers award verification letters for awards achieved from June 1992 onwards. Please note requests for awards confirmed before 2012 will have a longer turnaround time, as they require consultation of hard-copy archives.

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Is an Award Verification right for you?

We cannot issue award verifications to current students, as there is no award to verify yet.

An Award Verification is not a course completion letter.

When you graduate, you will receive a hardcopy of your certificate and an electronic copy. You can share this electronic copy securely with third parties, such as prospective employers. For more information about this, please visit this page of our website.

When you graduate, you also receive a hardcopy of your transcript. Your certificate and your transcript both indicate you have completed your course.

Award Verifications for Third Parties (such as employers, agencies and embassies)

Third party enquirers such as employers, agencies and embassies must verify attendance and awards from our university with Prospects Hedd. A Hedd verification confirms the candidate’s name, qualification type, course name, year of award, classification obtained and dates of attendance.

Please visit www.hedd.ac.uk to register. There is a small charge for each enquiry and you must provide the written consent of the individual. To prevent delays, please enter the candidate’s details as they appear on their degree certificate.

Enquiries are checked and completed by the university’s registry team. The due date will be listed on your enquiry.

If you require further assistance, please email heddhelp@prospects.ac.uk.

Please find our University of Hertfordshire GDPR form here: GDPR FORM

Award Verification Letters

We can issue graduates with an award verification letter. An award verification letter is an official letter issued by the University which verifies: the qualification (including classification) you received; the start date; and the date it was awarded.

Please note, an Award Verification letter is not a reference. It verifies your award only.

An award verification letter is a physical hardcopy that will be posted to you.

If you would like to request an award verification letter, please email awards@herts.ac.uk with your full name, date of birth, details of the award you obtained and your postal address.

Awards before 1992

If you received your award prior to 16 June 1992 it will have been issued by the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA). If you require a replacement certificate or want to have confirmation of your award please contact the CNAA.