Degree and degree certificates

Completed courses at university level that do not overlap with other courses can be included in the degree. Courses from studies abroad must be credited, email the Student Centre for more information.

studenttorget@mdu.se

If you have received a refusal for your application for a degree certificate, you can appeal the decision. The Higher Education Appeals Board, (ÖNH), is an authority tasked with reviewing appeals of certain decisions made by the University. Information on how to proceed can be found in your refusal decision.

More information at the Higher Education Appeals Board (Överklagandenämnden) External link.

The Higher Education Ordinance on the Swedish Parliament's website External link.

From the year 2003 onwards, the degree certificates are bilingual (Swedish and English). If you have an older document, which is only in Swedish, you can contact an authorised translator.

If an employer wishes to have your degree verified, you can provide a code to Ladok where the employer can access information about your degree and its content.

How to share information about your degree on the Ladok Consortium website External link.

Degree certificates issued from February 2024 are digital. If you have such a degree certificate, you can download it yourself via Ladok for students. You can also print the certificate if you wish. The download can be done multiple times if needed.

If you can no longer log in to Ladok, please contact us by email.

Degree certificates issued before February 2024

If your degree certificate was issued before February 2024, it was provided in paper format. A degree certificate is an original document and can only be issued once. If your degree certificate has been lost or damaged, you can request a paper copy from the university archive. Contact the Student Centre for more information.

Student Centre

If you have a paper degree certificate, it cannot be issued digitally afterwards. If you need your degree certificate as a PDF, you must scan the paper original yourself.

No, the degree certificate is free of charge.

1. Log in to Ladok for students.
2. Select “Degrees and certificates” from the menu.
3. Under “Issued certificates”, click on your degree.
4. Press the button “Retrieve certificate”.

Your degree certificate will be downloaded as a PDF file.

The degree certificate is electronically stamped (e-stamped). The e-stamp is valid for two years from the time you download the certificate.

Each time you download your certificate, it receives a new e-stamp. The e-stamp is used to verify that the document is authentic.

From February 2024, we issue digital degree certificates instead of paper certificates.

The digital diploma consists of a PDF file with an e-stamp. When the qualification has been issued, a notification will be sent to the email address provided in Ladok. It is therefore very important that you have access to the email address you used when you registered in Ladok.

You can download and print the degree certificate yourself if you wish. This can be done repeatedly as needed.

The credits included in your qualification are not used up and can be used again in a new qualification.

The condition for obtaining a new qualification is that the requirements for the new qualification must be met. Courses from a degree that makes you qualified for the second-cycle level cannot, however, be included in a second-cycle (Master’s) degree if they are required to fulfil the qualification requirements in the qualifying degree.

The degree certificate is an original document that is only issued once. Therefore, we cannot issue a new degree certificate with your new name. To verify your degree, you can present proof of your name change along with your degree certificate. Since the personal identification number remains the same, your degree can be linked to your new name.

The processing time for applications for degree certificates varies. Normally, the processing time for complete applications is up to eight weeks.

We will contact you if we have any questions when we begin processing your application.

When two or more courses have the same or partially the same content, they overlap with each other. The partially overlapping credits will not be counted towards your degree but will be deducted from the total sum of credits.

From February 2024, we will issue digital degree certificates. If you have such a degree issued, you can download the degree certificate again and print it if desired via Ladok for students. This can be done repeatedly as needed.

If you can no longer log in to Ladok, please contact us by email.

Copy of degree certificate issued before February 2024

If you have a previously issued paper degree certificate: the degree certificate is an original document and can only be issued once. If have lost your degree certificate or if it has been destroyed, you can obtain a copy from the University's archives. Contact the Student Centre for more information.

Student Centre

If you have a paper degree certificate, it cannot be issued digitally afterwards. If you need your degree certificate as a PDF, you must scan the paper original yourself.

An e‑stamp means that the degree certificate is issued digitally and protected against changes. It makes it possible to verify that the degree certificate is authentic and that its content has not been altered after it was downloaded from Ladok.

The e‑stamp is valid for two years. After that, you need to download a new PDF file from Ladok for the verification to work.

Verify digital certificates External link., Ladok Consortium website

At the moment, we have slightly longer processing times.

Our goal is that the processing time for complete applications must not exceed two months. Depending on the workload, the processing time varies throughout the year, which means that during the summer and early autumn, we have longer processing times.
If we have questions while processing your application, we will contact you.

You can monitor your application in Ladok.

Diploma Supplement

The Diploma Supplement is an attachment that is included with the degree certificate from all state universities and university colleges in Sweden. The attachment describes the education and its place in the Swedish education system and must facilitate the recognition of university education abroad, as well as make it easier for university graduates to move between different countries to study or work. The Diploma Supplement must be used together with the degree certificate.

Diploma Supplement, Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) External link.

The University can make a decision that a degree will be discontinued, and then a transition period begins that determines how long the degree can be issued before it disappears completely.

Sometimes the requirements for a degree can also change, and if the requirements are considered to become stricter, a transition period will come into effect for how long a degree can be issued according to the previous requirements.

Requirements that will disappear during 2024

The below degrees have been discontinued or have revised requirements and will be phased out during 2024. You must have started your studies before a certain date to be eligible to apply for your qualification.

More information about the requirements and transition periods can be found in the System of Qualifications.

• Master of Science in Engineering degree - Industrial Economics, according to the older provisions, will be discontinued on 30 June 2024.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Nursing, specialising in district nursing, will be discontinued on 31 December 2024.
• Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with German as a main subject, will be discontinued on 31 December 2024.