毕业证书是指学生符合毕业资格后，由学校发给的学历证明文档。大学以上符合毕业条件者，同时也获得相应的学位证书。不同于学士学位证书每个学校的模版大体相同，毕业证书在其设计上有一些学校的自主性。

毕业证书是报考更高端学位（如攻读硕士、博士等）及求职时常需要检附的文档。

An academic certificate is a document that certifies that a person has received specific education or has passed a test or series of tests.

In many countries, a certificate is a qualification attained in secondary education. For instance, students in the Republic of Ireland sit the Junior Certificate and follow it with the Leaving Certificate. Similarly, other countries have awards, for instance, in Australia the Higher School Certificate (HSC) in New South Wales, the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) in Victoria, etc., is the examination taken on completion of secondary education.