Degree certificates and verification of studies at Linköping University

Here you can find Linköping University's regulations for general degrees (only available in Swedish).

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No, that is not possible.

For most degrees, it is possible if you fulfill the requirements for two degrees at the same level with different majors or different prefixes (for example, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts).

Yes, it is possible. Please note that you cannot reuse courses that have been included in a bachelor's degree for a master's degree. Different rules apply to professional degrees; you can generally reuse courses from a bachelor's degree in a professional degree.

No, you cannot add courses to an already issued degree. You can obtain a transcript from Ladok for students with all the courses you have completed.

Courses that are part of a degree should, as a rule, be fully completed with a passing grade. A partial course can be included in the degree if it is clearly definable, meaning it is examined separately, is academically delimited, has distinct learning objectives, and its content is described in the course syllabus. Please contact examen@liu.se for an assessment of the specific partial course.

Some types of degrees have been discontinued, but it is sometimes possible to use old courses in a new degree. For further questions, please contact examen@liu.se.

You apply for your degree where you completed your last course or where you have completed the majority of your education, including the thesis course. If you have studied at different universities, the concerned institutions can agree on which one will issue the degree. When applying for the degree in Ladok for students, make sure you are logged in to the correct university.

The application is made through Ladok for students. You can also access Ladok for students through Lisam.

All courses that should be included in the degree must be completed in Ladok. Please make sure that the email address in Ladok for students and the title of your thesis are correct. More information can be found in the degree application section of Ladok for students.

Before applying, you should check that the decision "All courses completed for the doctoral degree" if you are applying for a doctoral degree, or "All courses completed for the licentiate degree" if you are applying for a licentiate degree, is registered in Ladok for students. If this information is missing in Ladok for students, please contact your supervisor.

The doctoral thesis/licentiate thesis must have been reported as completed by your department. You select courses and individual commitments to be included in the degree according to your individual study plan and the general study plan. Verify this with your supervisor. You can choose to include more than 240/120 credits (doctoral/licentiate) if they are part of your doctoral education. During the application, select the degree in the subject you are admitted to and the appropriate prefix. All degrees are translated as Doctor of Philosophy, but the prefix differs in Swedish. If you are unsure which Swedish prefix to choose, contact your supervisor.

 

Here is more information on possible login alternatives.

You can also contact examen@liu.se to get help with submitting your degree certificate application.

If you can no longer log in to Ladok for students, please contact examen@liu.se to get help with submitting your degree certificate application.

In most cases, you do not need to attach any documents regarding decisions made at Linköping University, but there are exceptions. More information is available when you apply for the degree in Ladok for students.

The processing time varies throughout the year. Between June and December, when most students apply for their degrees, it takes about 3 months but can sometimes take longer. Between January and May, it takes about 4 weeks. If we have any questions or need additional information, a degree officer will contact you.

According to a decision from the Vice-Chancellor, there is a prioritization order at Linköping University (only available in Swedish).

If you belong to priority group 6, you can submit a request here.

The digital decision in Ladok is the original. There is no paper original.

When you apply in Ladok for students, you will receive a case number, which serves as a confirmation that your application has been received. You can check the status of your application in Ladok for students.

You cannot change your application after it has been submitted. Contact examen@liu.se for assistance. Please do not submit a new application.

At Linköping University, digital degree certificates have been issued since December 2018. The degree certificate is issued in both Swedish and English within the same document. The degree certificate specifies the degree you have completed, the main field of study and the included courses. This accordingly to a decision made by the Vice-Chancellor (only available in Swedish).

Also included is a Diploma Supplement. This attachment describes the education in English and its place in the education system, enabling international comparisons, for example, in connection with applications for studies/employment abroad. Find more information here.

The Diploma Supplement (DS) is a document describing the qualification it is issued with and the education system to which the qualification belongs. Diploma Supplement is issued in English. Read more at the Swedish Council for Higher Education.

Until December 2023, there was no digital version of the seal. For that reason, the seal could not be applied to a digital document.

On degree certificates issued from 1 January 2024, a digital seal will be included on the front page.

For individuals with a Swedish personal identity number, Ladok for students retrieves personal information from the national population register (folkbokföringen). The name as registered in the population register at the time of processing your application will be printed on the certificate.

For individuals with a temporary personal identity number, the name displayed in Ladok for students will appear on the certificate. If the name is incorrect, please contact examen@liu.se before you apply.

If your degree certificate is issued after 1 January 2024, you download your degree certificate directly from Ladok for students. When the degree certificate is ready, you will receive a notification to the email address you have registered in Ladok for students. Therefore, it is important to make sure that your email address in Ladok for students is correct before you apply.

The degree certificate you download from Ladok for students is a representation of the decision on your qualification that is stored in Ladok. Therefore, you can download the degree certificate as many times as you want, and the information will always be identical to the current decision on the degree.

If you require a verified paper copy, for example for an authority abroad, please contact examen@liu.se. 

No. The Archive and Records Management Office can provide a scanned PDF copy of your degree. Please, contact them at arkiv@liu.se.

Yes, you can. If you have a degree certificate on paper (issued before December 2018), you can contact the Archive and Records Management Office at arkiv@liu.se. If you have a digital degree certificate issued before 1 January 2024, please contact examen@liu.se. If you have a digital degree certificate issued after 1 January 2024, you can re-download the document from Ladok for students. 

All degree certificates issued by Linköping University are bilingual in both Swedish and English. We cannot assist with translations into other languages.

Contact examen@liu.se and request a verified paper copy of your degree certificate. Afterward, you must contact a notary public who can provide the apostille.

To open your digital degree certificate correctly, first download the PDF file and then open it using a PDF reader. If you open the file with a PDF editor, there is a risk that you may not be able to access it, as the document is not allowed to be edited.

The degree certificate is digitally signed, indicating that it is an authentic document issued by Linköping University.

The signing service used by Linköping University is time limited. This means that even though the copy of the degree certificate is valid, the signature will become invalid after a certain period. In such cases, you can contact examen@liu.se to obtain a new signature if needed.

From 1 January 2024, the degree certificate will receive an e-stamp. The e-stamp shows that the document comes from a credible source and has not been tampered with.  The degree certificate has a final page with information regarding the e-stamp and how to verify its authenticity.

In order to verify a degree certificate and/or studies at Linköping University, please contact infocenter@liu.se.

Log in to Ladok for students and obtain an access code for sharing information about your degree certificate. By sharing the access code, you enable the recipient (e.g. an employer) to access details about your degree certificate and its content.

Here is more information on how to share your degree certificate.

You can download a transcript of records from Ladok for students. All transcripts that you download as a student are verifiable. The documents contain a verification code and a link to a website where they can be verified.

For further questions regarding other transcripts, contact infocenter@liu.se. 

For more information on possible login alternatives, please visit
https://ladokkonsortiet.se/in-english/student-eng/using-ladok-for-students

If you have any further questions, please contact infocenter@liu.se.  

It is important that you keep your LiU Account (LiU ID) after you have completed your studies to ensure access to Ladok for students. Those who have completed courses of at least 30 credits or have been awarded a degree from LiU may retain an alumnus account, which means that the LiU ID is retained, with limited access. Read more about closure of accounts and alumni accounts at Liunet for students.

Also ensure that you keep on getting information from LiU, i.e. forward your LiU-mail to an e-mail account that you read regularly.

GPA (Grade Point Average) is not used in Sweden, as indicated in the Diploma Supplement attached to your degree certificate.

No, new degree certificates are not issued due to a name change.

Yes, contact examen@liu.se and we will help you.

Yes, you can graduate with a temporary personal identity number, but you cannot later receive a new degree certificate with a Swedish personal identity number. If you already have a Swedish personal identity number, make sure it is registered in Ladok for students before applying for the degree certificate. You request to change your temporary personal identity number by filling in this form.

Contact the Faculty of Science and Engineering directly, as they organize the ceremony. 

You can log in to Ladok for students and download a transcript of records. If you want a course certificate, you should not apply for a degree certificate.

Contact the authority for your profession for assistance with your application.