Check if your university or college can award a degree

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You can check if a degree you’re studying for is officially recognised. If your degree is not officially recognised, employers or universities might not accept it.

Not all colleges that teach degrees can award them. Your degree might be awarded by a higher education institution that’s different from the place you’re studying.

If you’re not sure who awards your degree, ask your college or check their website or prospectus. You can double check this with the higher education institution you’re told awards your degree.

How you check if your degree is officially recognised depends on where you study.

If you study in England

Your degree will be officially recognised if:

If you have any questions

Email OfS providerverification@officeforstudents.org.uk.

If you study in Northern Ireland

Your degree will be officially recognised if it’s on either:

If you have any questions

Email the Northern Ireland Executive hepolicy@economy-ni.gov.uk.

If you study in Scotland

Your degree will be officially recognised if it’s on either:

If you have any questions

Contact the Scottish Government central enquiry unit.

If you study in Wales

Your degree will be officially recognised if it’s either:

If you have any questions

Email the Welsh Government at customerhelp@gov.wales.