As a UC graduate, you are entitled to use postnominal letters after your name to recognise the qualification you have earned. These can be used on business cards, email signatures, LinkedIn profiles, and resumes.

What are postnominal titles?

Postnominal titles, also known as post-nominal letters or 'letters after your name', are abbreviations placed after a person's name to indicate their academic qualifications, professional memberships, honours, or awards.

How to construct your postnominal?

Combine the award abbreviation + field of study abbreviation. Some qualifications have fixed abbreviations, see the reference document.

For example:

• Bachelor of Commerce in Banking and Finance (BCommBnkgFin)
• Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering (BECompE)
• Graduate Certificate in Regional and Local Government Management (GradCertRegLocalGovtMgt)
• Graduate Diploma in Special Education (GradDipSpEd)
• Master of Advertising and Public Relations (MAdvtPubRel)
• Master of Applied Science (MAppSc)
• Doctor of Environmental Design (DEnvDes)

Exceptions

• Doctor of Education - EdD
• Doctor of Legal Science - SJD
• Master of Business Administration - MBA
• Masters of Laws - LLM

Abbreviation lookup

Search for your award level or field of study, or download the full reference document.

Formatting guidelines

1. Do not use full stops write BNurs not B.Nurs.
2. Separate different qualifications or award categories with commas.
3. Use either full or abbreviated form, not a mixture of both.

Order of postnominals

1. Honours and national awards (e.g. Order of Australia: AO, AM, AC)
2. Academic qualifications from lowest to highest level

Example: Jane Smith AM, BNurs, MHealthSc, FACN

Need help?

If you cannot find your qualification or have questions, contact the UC Alumni team.

Email: alumni@canberra.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 6206 1234