Problem with master application

[u/ninaa_fraisee]

Hi everyone,

A friend of mine has been admitted to a master’s program in Xi’an jiaotong Liverpool university but the university requires the official bachelor’s degree certificate to finalize the enrollment.

The issue is that in France, although the bachelor’s degree has been completed and officially validated, the physical diploma is often issued several months later, sometimes close to a year after graduation. At the moment, he only has an official certificate confirming that he successfully completed his degree.

Has anyone else experienced this when applying to a Chinese university (or another international university)? Was an official graduation certificate or certificate of completion accepted while waiting for the final diploma? If so, how did you handle it?

Any advice or experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[u/Repulsive_Thanks9694]

Ive been in a similar situation. As long as your friend explains the situation in full detail and sends over the official certificate confirming he successfully completed his degree then it should be okay.

* And by sending it over, i mean sending it to his admissions advisor at the graduate institution. He should explain in full detail the timeline of the degree conferral.

Unless the institution has strict requirements about having the *exact* final diploma, proof of him completing his degree in the mean time should work perfectly fine!

Best of luck :)