Statement of Graduation

In some cases, you may not yet be in possession of the diploma needed to qualify for admission to a study programme at Maastricht University (UM) before the start of the study programme. If this applies to you and your diploma is from a non-Dutch institution, you will need to submit a Statement of Graduation and a certified copy of your final grades transcript with your application. 

Please note: Only the UM Statement of Graduation form will be accepted. The only exception is if you are going to obtain an International Baccalaureate Diploma or a ‘Certificat d’Enseignement Secondaire Superieur’.

MyApplication portal

You will find comprehensive instructions regarding the Statement of Graduation in the MyApplication portal, the platform for your UM application. Please wait until the task ‘Send certified copy of diploma’ becomes active in the portal before taking any action regarding the Statement of Graduation. If you would like to preview the form, you can download it here.

  Download the UM Statement of Graduation form  

Please do not send in your graduation statement before you have graduated. Any documents you send us before your graduation date will NOT be taken into account.

Verification by your institution

Ensure that your educational institution endorses the Statement of Graduation and your final grades transcript with both: 

  • an original official stamp from your educational institution (as proof of authenticity) and
  • an original signature from an official of your educational institution

Submitting your documents by email or by post

You can provide UM with the required documents in one of the following ways:

  1. Send your Statement of Graduation and final grades transcript yourself by email to digitaldiploma-ssc@maastrichtuniversity.nl. In this case, your documents must include a QR code or verification link that can be used on the website of your educational institution to verify its authenticity and content. 
     
  2. Have your educational institution email digital copies of the certified Statement of Graduation form and your final grades transcript to UM directly via digitaldiploma-ssc@maastrichtuniversity.nl
     
  3. Send the Statement of Graduation form and your final grades transcript to UM by post or courier. If you choose to send your documents by post or courier, you need to send the original documents (copies will not be processed) to:

    For standard mail
    Maastricht University Student Services Centre
    UM Admissions 
    PO Box 616
    6200 MD Maastricht
    The Netherlands

    For delivery by courier
    Maastricht University Student Services Centre
    UM Admissions 
    Bonnefantenstraat 2
    6211 KL Maastricht
    The Netherlands

 

Copy of your diploma required upon receipt

As soon as you receive your diploma at a later date, you will still need to send a certified copy of your diploma to the UM Admissions Office. You need to do this even if you have already started your study programme at UM. 

Dutch diplomas

If your diploma is from a Dutch institution, you do not need to submit the Statement of Graduation. Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) will verify your diploma directly with UM.
 

Diplomas obtained before 2023

If your diploma was awarded before 2023, the UM Graduation Statement does not apply. Instead, you must submit a certified copy of your diploma.