Alumni

The Careers Service is available to you for up to three years after you graduate, so that you can continue to access personalised one-to-one appointments, career-enhancing events and helpful resources. Within the first 15 months, there’s also extra support available as part of Careers’ Grad Support Unit. This is all accessible by registering for a graduate account on MyCareer.

Bath Spa University graduates progressing to one of our taught Master's courses could be eligible to receive up to £2,000 towards the cost of tuition fees. The discount is available to UK/EU, international and part-time students. Please note that students progressing from undergraduate study to a PGCE course will not be eligible to receive the Alumni scholarship.. More information is available on our Postgraduate Scholarship page.

Find out more about other scholarships, bursaries, awards and funds for current students.

If you have any questions, please email daro@bathspa.ac.uk.

Enjoy wonderful events for free. All Bath Spa alumni are currently eligible for free tickets to attend Bath Spa Live events (some events may not be included). From poetry readings to performances, and exhibitions to recitals there is something for everyone. Book your tickets via the Bath Spa Live website.

Alumni are entitled to free access to the Library as an external borrower for the first year after graduation. Subsequent annual alumni membership is available for £10 per annum. With membership you can borrow up to five items at a time and use the study and enquiry services. Alternatively, if you would like to use the library for reference purposes only, you are welcome to register as a reference user free of charge.

To apply please complete the External Borrower Application Form, and choose 'Alumni' as the type of Library membership. 

Please be aware that due to licence restrictions this does not include access to all the electronic resources provided by the library but graduates will be able to use a selection of these, including, for example, JSTOR and Drama Online for 6 months after graduation.

If you would like to use the library for reference purposes only, you are welcome to register as a reference user free of charge.

For more information please contact the Library at library@bathspa.ac.uk.

The Alumni Records office can help you with University references, validation of your award and replacement certificates and transcripts (fees apply for replacement documents).

Please get in touch at alumnirecords@bathspa.ac.uk.

Alumni are welcome to come back to visit the University at any time. Our campuses at Newton Park, Locksbrook Campus, Sion Hill and Corsham Court are open throughout the year, and you are free to visit and have a look around on your own. If you are planning a casual visit to one of our campuses rather than a reunion, please take into account the following:

• Catering is available in our four campuses all year around, however timetables vary during the summer.
• You will need to pay for parking at Newton Park. Please note that parking space at Corsham Court, Locksbrook and Sion Hill is very restricted. If you would like more information please email a.milton@bathspa.ac.uk for information about Locksbrook and Sion Hill, or call Corsham Court on 01225 876 390.
• If you would like to hire spaces within the University for other types of events, please contact Bath Spa Venues.

Alternatively, if you would like to arrange a more comprehensive visit or reunion event, the Centre for Innovation and Knowledge Exchange is more than happy to help you. To speak to a member of the team about arranging a reunion, or if you have any other questions, please email alumni@bathspa.ac.uk.

Bath Spa University offer a range of short courses, both self-funded and funded by the government, that allow you to gain expert knowledge.

Be the first to know about any new courses that will help you to reskill into a new career, start your own business or explore an interest.

View BSU's short courses.

Stay involved with the Student Union through associate membership. For £25 per annum, the membership allows you to join the SU clubs and societies, use the facilities and get tickets to events where there are no entry restrictions.

You can continue to use your Bath Spa email for life! Access your email via the Outlook app or on the web. 

You'll need to log in at least once every six months for your account to remain active, and your email address may change to reflect your Alumni status (but you'll continue to receive any emails sent to your previous address).

Email for life does not include OneDrive cloud storage.

If you'd like to continue using the Adobe Creative Cloud, you can purchase a licence for one year at a 50% discounted student rate after you finish your studies.

Before you graduate you'll need to migrate your student account to a free personal account using Adobe's 'migration' process.

Bath Spa University is made up of three predecessor institutions; Bath Academy of Art, Bath College of Domestic Science, and Newton Park Teacher Training College - each of them tied together through the training of teachers, many of whom were awarded a Certificate in Education.

To celebrate the achievements of our teaching alumni we're offering all eligible individuals the opportunity to receive an Honorary Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Education, in recognition of the academic rigour demanded by the Certificate in Education and for subsequent services to education.

Find out how to apply for your Honorary Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Education.

Award certificates are usually issued within eight weeks of the award being made by the Assessment Board. This will also include a copy of your transcript, if applicable.

Following your award confirmation, you will receive a digital copy of your award letter and/or transcript to your Bath Spa email address and personal email address. This email will also confirm your full name and home address and give you a deadline to change this information. Your certificate will then be posted to you within approximately six weeks of that deadline.

Your award certificate is a unique document; we do not keep copies. Please store it carefully - should you lose or destroy it, you will be charged for its replacement. The certificate is produced on award certificate paper, embossed with the University stamp.

Increasingly, employers and other higher education institutions will require more detail about your programme of studies. It is advised that you retain copies of course, subject and module handbooks. Please note that the Alumni Records Office does not hold these documents so they will not be able to provide them to you if later required.

Please note that the University does not keep copies of certificates as only one degree certificate may be in circulation at any one time. Replacement certificates can therefore only be re-issued or purchased if your original certificate has been lost, returned to the University, or destroyed. The applicant must make a written declaration setting out fully the circumstances in which the certificate was lost or destroyed including an undertaking that, should a replacement be issued, it will be returned if the original is subsequently found.

We will need to verify your details before we produce the certificate. Please note that replacements, while having precisely the same standing as the originals they replace, are produced in the current format and may not therefore be an exact copy of the original. The University takes fraudulent applications very seriously and will normally report any such instances to the relevant authorities.

Replacement certificates for awards made by Bath Spa University cost £45 (plus postage). If you still have your certificate and require additional copies, then you can order a certified copy of the certificate which costs £25 (plus postage). Additional copies of certificates ordered at the same time cost £5 each.

Replacement certificates for awards prior to August 2005 will have been made by Bath Spa University College or Bath College of Higher Education, and therefore they will be certified copies and cost £25 (plus postage).

Prior to 1992, your certificate may have been awarded by the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA), University of Bath or University of Bristol, in which case you would need to contact the relevant institution for a new certificate.

If you are unsure who awarded your certificate, please contact us before sending payment so we can confirm the awarding body for your qualification, by emailing alumnirecords@bathspa.ac.uk.  

Please note that if we do not hold an electronic student record for you (i.e., your record pre-dates the introduction of the University's electronic database system), it may not be possible to provide a replacement transcript or certificate to you.

If we hold an electronic student record for you, we can provide a digital (pdf) copy of your transcript at no cost. Hard copies of transcripts cost £5, and there may be an additional cost for postage.

If we do not hold an electronic student record for you, then we may not be able to create a transcript. If we can create a transcript then it will cost £20 (for a digital or physical copy), and there may be an additional cost for postage. This document will confirm all available information for your course including: the award you obtained, dates of enrolment, awarding body, the modules/units and any marks/grades achieved, and any available information about the syllabus/content of the course.

The student's name on the certificate should match the student's official record as held by the University. This is the definitive record of the student and their achievement. This information is used for the production of graduation proceedings and degree certificates and names are not normally changed after graduation unless a spelling or administrative error has been made.

However, the University is aware of its responsibilities under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and Equality Act 2010. In circumstances where an individual has changed their name as a result of a change in their gender presentation, and the individual asks the University to reissue a certificate in their new name, this request will be granted upon production of proof of name change.

Individuals will also be asked how they want their official University record to be reflected for the future and the record will be updated accordingly. Individuals will be required to return their original degree certificate before a new degree certificate will be issued. Changes of name on a degree certificate post-graduation in other circumstances will not be permitted.

Personal/character references

If you require a personal reference, then you should contact a member of staff whom you feel knows you well enough. You should ask for their consent prior to providing their contact details.

Standard references

If you just require a standard reference which confirms your dates of attendance, qualification achieved, and ranking within your cohort (where applicable), then you can contact the University.

Current students:

If you are a current student you should contact the Student Information team via MyServices.

Former students:

If you are a former student you can contact the Alumni Records office via email (alumnirecords@bathspa.ac.uk).

PGCE

For all PGCE graduates, a reference is held by the School of Education; please contact the Reference Administration Team:

Primary courses: primarypgceref@bathspa.ac.uk

Middle and Secondary courses: mspgceref@bathspa.ac.uk 

Employers and other third parties

Please contact the Alumni Records office by email, making sure to include proof of consent from your candidate.