If you were awarded in 1993 or earlier, we may be able to locate your award documents in our archives. Find out how it works.
While we can’t guarantee we have the information you're seeking, the first step is to contact us via the Student Centre live chat.
Documents you can request
As documents from 1993 or before require extra resource to retrieve from the archive of historical records, they are charged at a higher rate than those earned more recently. All charges are subject to review.
Archive certificate: £45
If you completed your degree from June 1992 to 1993, you may be able to request a replacement award certificate by contacting us.
If you completed your degree before June 1992 at our predecessor institution, the Polytechnic of Central London (PCL), you may be able to order a Certificate of Equivalence from us. Please note this document is not an award certificate.
PCL certificates were issued by the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA). You can find information on how to verify your study via the Open University’s aftercare service.
Archive transcript (if available): £50
Individual transcript records from 1993 or earlier are not held digitally and may not exist, so we can’t normally provide transcripts or module breakdowns.
If you make a transcript request from 1993 or earlier, we’ll search our off-site archived exam board files, which typically takes 6–8 weeks.
Archive award letter: £15
This is an official letter confirming your course of study and award details. It may also include your mode of study (full time or part time), length of your course and exact completion date.
All information provided in the letter will depend entirely on what we can verify from the archive.
Processing and delivery
Searching the archives
It may take several weeks to process your request because searching digital or physical archives takes longer.
Transcript requests take significantly longer as archived exam board files are stored off-site. Recalling and searching these boxes typically takes 6–8 weeks, but it may take longer.
Paying for your documents
Once we've located the relevant records, we’ll direct you to the relevant platform to pay.
Delivery
Delivery to the UK takes up to two weeks. Overseas delivery takes 2–4 weeks. It may take longer to process your order at busy times such as graduation or enrolment.
Other historical documents you can request
The history and timeline of our institution are available on our Heritage page.
To find out how to request any of the records below, contact us using the Student Centre live chat.
We don’t hold any results from Harrow College prior to the 1990 merger with the University’s predecessor, PCL.
The only records held are for those students who continued their studies at PCL/University of Westminster after the merger.
We do hold some prospectuses, so we may be able to provide a course description.
We don’t hold any results from Holborn College prior to the merger to form PCL in 1970.
The only records held are for those students who continued their studies at PCL after the 1970 merger.
We do hold some prospectuses, so we may be able to provide a course description.
We hold incomplete records of alumni who studied at Paddington Technical College prior to the merger of the Medical Laboratory Sciences Department with PCL in 1990.
We may be able to provide some award information. We also hold some prospectuses, so we may be able to provide a course description.
Other sources of certificates
- City and Guilds qualifications: you can get these directly from City and Guilds
- University of London External Degrees: email the University of London’s Transcript Office at [email protected]
- Qualifications awarded by the CNAA: get support for qualifications awarded by the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA) in the 1970s and 1980s via the Open University's CNAA Aftercare Service
- HNC/HND and BTEC awards: these were taken over by the Edexcel exam board, which offers a search facility for examination records. Find out more on the Pearson website
Contact us
Still have questions or need further advice? Get in touch using the Student Centre live chat.