Graduation Certificate Collection

Regulations for Graduation Certificate Collection
(For Postgraduates)

After the Senate's approval, the University will issue Graduation Certificates and Academic Transcripts to the graduates. For any damage to, or loss of Graduation Certificate issued, the University will not accept any application for re-issuance. Upon receipt of the email of "Notice for Graduation Certificate Collection", students must make an appointment to collect their Graduation Certificates through COES. Students can go through the relevant procedures during the period specified through one of the following means.For details, please refer to <Guidelines for Graduation Certificate Collection System>.

Collection in Person

After making the appointment through COES, students should printout the "Appointment Slip for Graduation Certificate Collection". Students can collect their Graduation Certificates at the School of Graduate Studies (Room O507) by presenting the Slip, Campus Card and their personal identification documents at the time of the appointment. Once they have collected the Certificates, students can then apply for the refund of the caution fee at the Finance Office Counter. For details, please refer to <Refund Regulations for Handling Graduate’s Caution Fee>.

Collection through an authorized person

After making the appointment through COES, students should printout the "Appointment Slip for Graduation Certificate Collection". Students can authorize a person by completing the "Authorization Letter". The authorized person, upon presentation of the documents mentioned below, can then collect the Certificate from the School of Graduate Studies on behalf of the student at the time of the appointment.

  1. The original copy of completed and signed "Authorization Letter"
  2. ID copy of the student
  3. Original and copy of the ID card of the authorized person
  4. Appointment Slip for Graduation Certificate Collection

Once they have collected the Certificates, the authorized person, with the relevant Authorization Letter, can then apply for the refund of the caution fee at the Finance Office Counter. For details, please refer to <Refund Regulations for Handling Graduate’s Caution Fee>.

Collection via mail

Should students be unable to collect the Certificates in person or through an authorized person, they may request delivery by post (deliveries outside Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are not accepted under normal circumstances) in accordance with the procedures below:

  1. Students should register in the COES where it states that they would like to collect their Graduation Certificates by post, then fill in the mailing information and upload a copy of the identification document, and pay the packing charges as well as the postage costs via Mustpay to make a formal application.
  2. The University will send the Certificates 15 working days after the students’ application via domestic express mail by China Post (about 1 week for delivery to mainland China addresses) or via double-registered mail by Macao Post (about 2 weeks for delivery to Hong Kong or Taiwan addresses).
  3. Students should confirm receipt of the Certificate by completing and returning to the University by mail the “Receipt for Graduation Certificate Collection” and the“Caution Fee Refund Application Form (For Graduate Only)” (Filled out on COES and printed out and signed), together with their copies of identification documents.
Other Formalities

If graduates need to apply for any testimonial, they can log in to the WeMust > Application Form, click "New Application", select "SGS Service Application", and then fill in the " APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF STUDIES (APPLICABLE FOR POSTGRADUATES)", related charges will be created through the WeMust Pay as needed for graduates to pay the fees. Graduates can pay attention to the payment information. After the payment is successful, it will take about five working days to complete the process.

Relevant forms are as below:

Important Notes

  1. If students fail to respond to the issuing of Graduation Certificate Collection within 15 months of the date of award, the University reserves the right to void their Graduation Certificates and other associated documents. In addition, their caution fees will not be refunded.
  2. The University will mail the "Notice for Graduation Certificate Collection" to the students' campus email address and personal e-mail address registered in COES. After they have graduated, they can no longer apply for amendment to their registered information. They can only report in writing to the University about their new contact number, correspondence and e-mail address for contact purposes and these will only be kept on file.
  3. Disclaimers:
    1. For any damage to or loss of Graduation Certificates issued (including those sent by mail), the University will not accept any application for re-issuance.
    2. The University is entitled to void any Graduation Certificate which is not collected within the stipulated period (after 15 months starting from the graduation date), and such a Certificate will not be re-issued.
    3. Request for amending any misprints on the Graduation Certificates should generally be made within 6 months of the date of award. Late applications will not be accepted. Furthermore, personal particulars update or change of traditional / simplified Chinese characters is not included in the application for amendments mentioned above.
  4. The University reserves all rights and privileges in revising and interpreting the terms and conditions above.
  5. The regulations and information above are subject to changes by the University.

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