Academic Registry

An official letter confirming your award can be produced. We can also verify photocopies of the original certificate. Please send your request to the Registry Office directly by email at registry@ad-education.ac.uk 

Please note that if you are a current student, we can’t issue you an award verification letter.

An official award verification letter can be produced to confirm:

• The qualification achieved and its classification
• Programme start and end dates
• Date of award

Award verification letters aren’t references and verify your award only. Please note that requests for awards confirmed before 2015 will have a longer turnaround time, as they require consultation of hard-copy archives. 

To request, please contact the Registry Office directly by email at registry@ad-education.ac.uk.

If you’d like the award verification letter emailed directly to a third party, you must first complete the GDPR Authorisation Form below giving your permission for us to release this information and email it to the Registry Office directly by email at registry@ad-education.ac.uk. This form must be sent by you – we aren’t able to accept a form sent on your behalf by a third party. You must also copy in the third party to this email, so we can respond directly to them verifying your award. 

GDPR Authorisation Form 

Please ensure we receive both your signed GDPR Authorisation Form and the employer/third party contact details in the same message, otherwise your request won’t be processed. 

For SAE-accredited programmes and programmes delivered in partnership with Middlesex University

If you’re a third-party organisation and require us to verify the award and/or study details of a potential employment candidate, please ask them to complete an GDPR Authorisation Form and return it to us directly, copying you into their email. We must receive this form from the candidate themselves – we cannot accept any sent on their behalf. 

Please ensure we receive the signed GDPR Authorisation Form directly from the candidate, with your company copied into the email, otherwise your request won’t be processed. 

Please find our GDPR form here: GDPR Authorisation Form 

Please note that if the candidate is a current student, we can’t issue an award verification letter.

For University of Hertfordshire programmes 

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

If you still possess your original certificate, SAE can provide certified copies:

To request a certified copy, please send a clear photocopy of the original to us for stamping and signing to the Registry Office directly by email at registry@ad-education.ac.uk.

For University of Hertfordshire graduates:
🔗 Certified Copy Application via UH e-shop

Note: SAE and The University of Hertfordshire do not provide apostilles.

For SAE-accredited programmes

To request document submission to WES:

1. Complete the WES Academic Records Request Form
2. Email it to the Registry Office directly at registry@ad-education.ac.uk

We will process and send it to WES as required.

For University of Hertfordshire programmes 

When you start the process with WES you will be able to complete their Academic records Request Form, please send this to awards@herts.ac.uk and we will process your request.

SAE campuses will host graduation ceremonies for graduates from all programmes delivered. These ceremonies are organised locally. Eligible students and graduands will be informed of local arrangements when they are published.

Those attending the graduation ceremony as participants are required to wear the appropriate academic dress for which they are eligible and to conform to graduation ceremonial procedures.

Graduation ceremonies for Hertfordshire-validated programmes are organised by your SAE campus, usually held locally once per year (typically at the beginning of each year).

Please note: The University of Hertfordshire does not host graduation ceremonies for SAE students.

They will be sent by post to your home address listed in your Student Record.

Ensure your details are up to date before your Award Board.

These documents are typically dispatched within 6 to 8 weeks after your award has been confirmed by the Assessment Board. Once received by our central office, they are sent to your SAE campus for local distribution.

No. You must clear all debts before any documents are issued.

If you have any unpaid fees or would like to check whether you have any outstanding payments, please contact our Finance Department: studentfinance@sae.edu.

Your certificate will reflect your legal name at the time of your Award Board. If your name changes, notify your campus administration at least six months before the Award Board.

If a reprint is required due to an error in your student record, you may be liable for the cost of reprinting. Reprints won’t be issued to reflect a change of name later in life, such as marriage or deed pool.

No. Only one original certificate is issued. Replacements are only provided if the original is lost or destroyed.

Yes.

• Free if requested within 1 year of issue
• Charged if requested later

If it’s been over one year since your original certificate was posted, replacements are issued at a cost. The replacement will have the same standing as the original, but it will be produced in a current format and may not be an exact replica. 

To order a replacement certificate, please contact the Registry Office directly by email at registry@ad-education.ac.uk.

For SAE-accredited programmes

Yes, if you still have your original. You must send us a photocopy which we can stamp and sign to certify that it is a copy of your original certificate issued by SAE.

To request a certified copy, please contact the Registry Office directly by email at registry@ad-education.ac.uk.

For University of Hertfordshire 

Yes, if you have your original certificate. You must send us a photocopy which we can stamp and sign to certify that it is a copy of your original certificate issued by the University of Hertfordshire. Please note, Herts Digital Documents certificate copies cannot be accepted. To request a certified copy please visit our e-shop: Certified Copy Application. 

Do you require an Apostille?

An Apostille is an official government-issued certificate or stamp added to documents so they will be recognised when presented in another country. SAE or our university partners cannot provide this service so enquiries would need to be made directly with a provider of an apostille or notarial service.

Can I receive an electronic copy?

No. We cannot issue certificates or transcript electronically.

World Education Services (WES)

For SAE-accredited programmes and programmes delivered in partnership with Middlesex University

When you start the process with WES you will be able to complete their Academic records Request Form, please send this to registry@ad-education.ac.uk and we will process your request.

For University of Hertfordshire 

When you start the process with WES you will be able to complete their Academic records Request Form, please send this to awards@herts.ac.uk and we will process your request.

To authorise SAE to share your award details with a third party, please complete the GDPR Authorisation Form  and send it to the Registry Office directly at registry@ad-education.ac.uk