Qualifications verification

What is qualifications verification?

Qualifications verification is checking the authenticity of the academic and English language qualifications upon which an offer of a place was based. This ensures that all students are properly qualified to study at the University, which in turn helps to protect the value of a Sheffield degree.

When do we verify qualifications?

We aim to verify all qualifications as part of the application process.

Very occasionally, we'll ask to see qualifications documents when students register at the University. Therefore we advise all new students to bring their qualifications documents with them when they come to Sheffield.

How do we verify qualifications?

For many applicants, the authenticity of their qualifications is automatically confirmed when we receive their results. This includes undergraduate applicants whose results we receive through UCAS, and postgraduate applicants who have graduated from the University of Sheffield.

For other applicants, we'll normally use the online verification services offered by many exam boards and universities. If your exam board/university has an online verification service, please grant the University of Sheffield access to this.

If your exam board/university doesn't have an online verification service, we may ask them to send an official email confirming your qualifications to verificationteam@sheffield.ac.uk.

If we want to offer you a place but we haven't been able to verify your qualifications, we'll make verifying your qualifications a condition of our offer.

Qualification Check

For certain overseas qualifications we'll ask you to verify your qualifications with Qualification Check, an external organisation which checks your certificates and transcripts directly with the institution that issued them. This partnership allows us to verify your qualifications quickly and securely. You don't need to pay for this check.

We'll give you all the information you need to set up an account with Qualification Check and verify your qualifications when you receive an Unconditional offer. Please note that, if we ask you to do this, you must verify your qualifications with Qualifications Check before you can register at the University.

If you have any questions, please contact us:

Contact the Admissions Service

We look forward to welcoming you to the University of Sheffield.