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Degree and certificate procedures

Information on procedures relating to academic degrees and certificates

Requirements:

  • Graduates of both officially approved programmes and University of Girona-specific programmes must have met all the requirements established in the corresponding curriculum before they will be issued university degree certificates.
  • The academic certificates for bachelor's degrees, university master's degrees and doctoral degrees can be requested electronically through the Formalities section of the Virtual Secretary's Office.
  • In accordance with Royal decree 1044/2003, for the issue of certificates from 12 September 2003, the application for the certificate automatically includes the application for the European Diploma Supplement (SET).The EDS is only available for official studies.

Procedure:

  1. The academic secretary’s office will verify that applicants have completed all their credits before informing them by email that they can apply for their degree certificate and EDS.
  2. To apply, applicants must go to the Procedures section of the Virtual Secretary's Office, identify themselves, click on the Application for degree or master certificate or Application for doctoral degree and European Diploma Supplement (EDS) and follow the instructions.The entire procedure, including paying the subsidised fee, can be completed online. When completed, applicants will be issued a PDF of the degree certificate payment receipt in three languages (Catalan, Spanish and English).
  3. The supplement certificate proves the condition of degree holder while the certificate has not been sent, which is valid for a year and includes the electronic signature and secure verification code (CSV).If it is submitted in either paper or PDF format as part of an administrative procedure, it can be authenticated through the validation means available on the UdG e-Office.

Requirements:

  • Once printed, the degree certificates and the EDS will be sent to the Academic Administration Section of the Academic and Student Administration Service, which will notify graduates by email and provide instructions to pick up the certificate and the supplement.
  • The deadline for the collection of the certificate it is five years, counting from the date of issue.The expiry of this deadline may result in the destruction of the certificate, in accordance with current regulations (Order of 8 July 1988).

Procedure:

  1. To collect certificates and SETs, you are advised to request an appointment.
  2. Graduates must pick up the degree certificate in person, presenting official proof of identity and signing the registry to confirm that they have picked up the degree certificate. 
  3. In accordance with Spanish regulations (Order of 8 July 1988), graduates may grant legal authorisation for another person to collect their certificate for them; in this case the authorised person must have an official document that identifies them, the power of attorney granted and a photocopy of the graduate’s identification document. Notarial powers of attorney with electronic signatures sent by electronic mail are accepted at present.
  4. In the case of EDSs and specific degrees from the University of Girona, the person concerned may authorise another person to collect them through an authorisation form for collecting documents (which can be downloaded from the Forms  page).The authorised person must submit official proof of identity, the duly completed authorisation form (preferably with original signature) and a photocopy of the graduate’s official identification document.
  5. The graduate should confirm that all the information on the degree certificate is correct before signing it. The certificate is valid only after it is signed.

(*) Notarised powers of attorney, whether general or specifically for this procedure, are valid for the collection of official university degrees.In any case they must be signed by a notary and state the personal details (name and surnames, nationality, ID number, place and date of birth) of the attorney and the person granting them their power of attorney.As for powers of attorney issued abroad, these may require diplomatic legalisation or even a Hague Apostille (except for those issued from EU countries).

Requirements:

  • Degree certificates should be collected in person from the Academic Administration Section of the Academic and Student Administration Service.However, if they are not in a position to do so, graduates may apply online to have their degree certificate forwarded to the local office of the Spanish Government Delegation or Sub-delegation closest to their place of residence if they live in Spain, or to the closest Spanish embassy or general (not honorary) consulate if they live in another country.Official certificates cannot be sent to private home addresses.
  • It should be noted that the Government Delegation in Girona is excluded from this process.For reasons outside the UdG’s control, your request for forwarding to the Government Delegation in Barcelona will not be possible if you have obtained the degree from a centre located in the province of Barcelona.
  • In accordance with the legal deadline established for the collection of official certificates, to complete the procedure, fewer than 5 years must have passed between the date of sending application and the date of issue of the certificate.

Procedure:

  1. Applicants must go to the Tràmits (Procedures) section of the Secretaria en Xarxa (Virtual Secretary's Office), identify themselves, click on Sol·licitud d'enviament de títol oficial (Application to forward official degree certificates) and follow the instructions. 
  2. In accordance with the decree establishing the fees for academic services at public universities of Catalonia, the boards of trustees of the public universities of Catalonia have established the fees for sending university degree certificates.The fees for this service are available on the Academic fees webpage.

Requirements:

  • As a priority, the EDS must be collected in person from the Academic Administration Section of the Academic and Student Administration Service.However, if the interested person is not in a position to do so, they can request that the EDS be sent to their home address.
  • You must have the corresponding official university degree and have received notification that the EDS is available to be able to carry out the electronic procedure.

Procedure:

  1. To apply, applicants must go to the Procedures section of the Virtual Secretary's Office, identify themselves, click on Application for degree certificate and the European Diploma Supplement (EDS) and follow the instructions.
  2. In accordance with the decree establishing the fees for academic services at public universities of Catalonia, the boards of trustees of the public universities of Catalonia have established the fees for sending university degree certificates.The fees for this service can be found on the Academic fees web page.

Requirements:

Graduates of the University of Girona may request a duplicate degree certificate from the Academic Administration Section only under the following circumstances:

  1. The personal information of the certificate holder has changed since the application was submitted.In this case, an official document verifying the change must be submitted with the application for a duplicate
  2. The original degree certificate has been lost.In this case, the certificate holder must report the loss in the Official Gazette of the Government of Spain (BOE). If the certificate has not been found within 30 days, the holder may apply for a duplicate, submitting a copy of the loss report.
  3. The original degree certificate has been damaged or destroyed.In the case of damage, the damaged certificate must be submitted with the application.In the case of being destroyed, the cause of destruction must be made clear, if necessary, in an official report issued by a competent authority.If the University of Girona is responsible for the certificate’s damage or destruction, a duplicate will be issued at no cost.

Procedure:

  1. To request the duplicate, holders must contact the Academic Management Section at titols@udg.edu.The interested person will receive instructions for the administrative procedure according to the case in question.
  2. To obtain a duplicate degree certificate, applicants must pay the corresponding fee, which is the same as the fee for the original certificate, as established annually by pricing decree of the Government of Catalonia.
  3. Once printed, duplicate certificates are received by the Academic Management Section of the Academic and Student Administration Service, which will notify graduates by email and provide instructions to pick them up.
  4. The procedure for the collection of duplicates, whether for the interested party or an authorised person, is the same as for the collection of certificates.Consult the corresponding section.

Requirements:

  • All persons who have an academic transcript on record at the University of Girona can apply for and obtain, at any time, a personal academic certificate (CAP).The CAP is an official document certifying the status of the transcript (curriculum, overall average mark, degree syllabus requirements and, where appropriate, programme completion and diploma issuance dates).

Procedure:

  1. To apply, applicants must go to the Tràmits (Procedures) section of the Secretaria en Xarxa (Virtual Secretary's Office), identify themselves, click on Certificat acadèmic personal (CAP) (Personal academic certificate) and follow the instructions.
  2. The fee for the certificate is established in accordance with the decree fixing fees for academic services at public universities in Catalonia.Please check the Academic webpage.
  3. The document is issued in triplicate (in Catalan, English and Spanish), in PDF format and electronically signed.
Last updated: 02/04/2025

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