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Letters after your name

Why use appellations?

Appellations show the breadth of your education and professional status. If you’re a member of professional associations, you might also want to add their appellations too. People sometimes use them on business cards, résumés or email signatures.

How to construct your appellation

Follow these guidelines, keeping in mind the recommended order.

Qualification name
Qualification abbreviation, with no punctuation: J Murphy BA

Honours
Add (Hons) after qualification if you completed an honours program: J Murphy BA (Hons)

Multiple qualifications
Lowest to highest, separated by commas: J Murphy BA (Hons), DipEd

Institution name
In italics after qualifications: J Murphy BA (Hons), DipEd Deakin

Professional qualifications
Add last. This example shows a Fellow of the Australian College of Education membership: J Murphy BA (Hons), DipEd Deakin, FACE

All award appellations

Find the abbreviation for your award by selecting your faculty in the sections below.


Faculty of Arts and Education

Faculty of Business and Law

Faculty of Health

Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment

Combined courses

Institute for Frontier Materials

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