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Degree certificate (testamur)
A testamur is the legal certification of your degree. It contains your name, the course you completed (including major(s), but not minor(s)), the date it was conferred, and will be signed by the Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education). It can be used to demonstrate your qualifications to employers, industry, education institutions and professional bodies or associations and is recognised worldwide.
Upon graduating you’ll receive:
- a digital copy of your testamur through My eQuals 2-5 business days after your conferral
- a hard copy at your graduation ceremony. If you’re not attending a ceremony, we’ll send you an email asking how you’d like to receive yours.
Replacement testamurs
You can only order a replacement testamur (degree certificate) if your original has been lost, stolen, damaged or if your name has changed. You’ll also need to order a replacement if you have not collected your testamur within 12 months of being conferred. The University will issue one original testamur for each degree that you complete.
Your hard-copy replacement testamur will be produced in our current testamur style and 'Replacement testamur' will be printed at the right-hand corner. You will also receive a digital version, available through My eQuals.
If you’re requesting a replacement testamur and graduated from an amalgamated college or commenced before 1981, digital copies through My eQuals will not be available to you.
How to request a replacement
You will need to complete the Application for a replacement testamur (doc, 118KB). You will then need to submit a request through the Graduation support form and attach a digital (scanned) copy of your application.
If you no longer have an active UniKey, you can submit your request through our general enquiry form instead.
If your testamur was lost or stolen, you’ll need to fill out a statutory declaration outlining exactly what happened to it and include a scanned copy with your application.
If your original testamur is damaged or you require a name change you’ll need to provide us with the original before we can issue your replacement. You can either:
- bring it with you to the Student Centre when you collect your replacement
- post it to the Graduations Office, Level 3 JFR Building G02, University of Sydney NSW 2006.
Your name will appear on your testamur as it is recorded on our records. You can update your personal details in Sydney Student. If you don’t have access to Sydney Student you can submit a Change of personal details form (pdf, 225KB).
You will need to submit your application and make payment by the deadline for the relevant upcoming conferral/issue date.
For verification purposes, you need to retain your original application form for 1 year as it may be requested at a later date.
Replacement testamur issue dates 2024
Application and payment received |
Issue date |
|---|---|
Saturday 25 November 2023 – Friday 19 January 2024 |
Monday 29 January |
Saturday 20 January – Friday 16 February |
Monday 26 February |
Saturday 17 February – Friday 8 March |
Monday 18 March |
Saturday 9 March – Friday 5 April |
Monday 15 April |
Saturday 6 April – Friday 3 May |
Monday 13 May |
Saturday 4 May – Friday 7 June |
Monday 17 June |
Saturday 8 June – Tuesday 16 July |
Friday 26 July |
Wednesday 17 July – Friday 16 August |
Monday 26 August |
Saturday 17 August – Friday 30 August |
Monday 9 September |
Saturday 31 August – Friday 20 September |
Tuesday 1 October |
Saturday 21 September – Friday 1 November |
Monday 11 November |
Saturday 2 November – Friday 29 November |
Monday 9 December |
Payment and processing times
Format |
Cost |
Postage |
|---|---|---|
Hard-copy (+digital) |
$150 |
If you choose to receive your documents by mail:
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Processing time will vary as we need to wait until the next issue date to process your testamur. After we receive your Replacement Testamur form, the Graduations Office will send you the payment website and payment due date to your nominated email address.
Receiving your replacement testamur
You can either collect your replacement testamur from the Student Centre or have it posted to you by registered post. We post documents within one week of the issue date. After your replacement testamur is issued, we’ll also send you an email containing a URL with instructions on how to access the digital version through My eQuals.
Last updated: 19 July 2024
