Application For Medium Of Instruction Certificate

When and how to use this letter

Request the medium-of-instruction certificate from the registrar's or examinations office, and be explicit in your application that you need it to state the program was taught entirely in English. Vague certificates that only mention the university's name get rejected by foreign admissions offices; the sentence they look for is a clear declaration that English was the sole medium of instruction throughout the program. Attach your transcript and degree or provisional certificate so the office can verify without delay.

Processing is usually quick, often within a week, but here is the detail that matters most: some universities and visa authorities also want this certificate attested by the Higher Education Commission. Ask the receiving institution whether attestation is required before you apply, because an unattested certificate followed by a second trip doubles your timeline. If you are applying to several universities, request two or three originals at once; each application file needs its own.

Keep a scanned copy permanently. The medium-of-instruction certificate is also useful later for skilled-migration applications and professional licensing abroad, where English-proficiency evidence is requested again years after graduation. If you are applying to universities in several countries, confirm each one's exact wording requirement first, since a few specify the sentence the certificate must contain.

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