Check if your university or college can award a degree
Overview
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:
- the higher education institute can award degrees - you can check on the Office for Students (OfS) Register
- it’s on the list of recognised awards
- it’s awarded by the Royal College of Nursing
- it’s awarded by the Archbishop of Canterbury
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:
- awarded by an institution on the list of recognised bodies in Wales
- on the list of recognised awards
If you have any questions
Email the Welsh Government at customerhelp@gov.wales.