函授畢業是成人高等教育學歷，屬于第二學歷，函授是成人高考錄取后的學習方式，畢業后拿到的文憑國家承認，可以在中國高等教育學生信息網(學信網)查詢。

函授(shou)(shou)只有兩種(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)歷(li)(li)，分(fen)別是(shi)函授(shou)(shou)專(zhuan)科和(he)函授(shou)(shou)本科的學(xue)(xue)(xue)歷(li)(li)。函授(shou)(shou)學(xue)(xue)(xue)歷(li)(li)是(shi)指(zhi)通過(guo)成(cheng)人(ren)(ren)高(gao)(gao)考(kao)被高(gao)(gao)校錄取后取得(de)的學(xue)(xue)(xue)歷(li)(li)，函授(shou)(shou)學(xue)(xue)(xue)歷(li)(li)是(shi)成(cheng)人(ren)(ren)高(gao)(gao)考(kao)中最受歡迎的一(yi)(yi)種(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)習形(xing)式(shi)，通過(guo)函授(shou)(shou)教(jiao)育(yu)取得(de)的學(xue)(xue)(xue)歷(li)(li)和(he)普通高(gao)(gao)等教(jiao)育(yu)一(yi)(yi)樣具有同(tong)等效(xiao)力，而且(qie)考(kao)試(shi)難度低，一(yi)(yi)般用心去(qu)學(xue)(xue)(xue)，都能輕松拿(na)到畢業證書。

函(han)授(shou)是(shi)指(zhi)通(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)過(guo)參加(jia)全(quan)國成人高考，成績達到(dao)錄取分數線者(zhe)擇優錄取，學(xue)(xue)(xue)生在規定年限(xian)內學(xue)(xue)(xue)完教學(xue)(xue)(xue)計(ji)劃的(de)(de)全(quan)部課程(cheng)，考試(shi)成績合(he)格，通(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)過(guo)畢業(ye)設計(ji)及答辯后(hou)，由該校(xiao)頒發國家承(cheng)認其學(xue)(xue)(xue)歷的(de)(de)成人教育畢業(ye)證書;符合(he)學(xue)(xue)(xue)位授(shou)予條件(jian)的(de)(de)學(xue)(xue)(xue)生可授(shou)予相應學(xue)(xue)(xue)士學(xue)(xue)(xue)位。函(han)授(shou)學(xue)(xue)(xue)習形式是(shi)學(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)將材料發給學(xue)(xue)(xue)生，學(xue)(xue)(xue)生通(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)過(guo)自己閱(yue)讀、電腦等(deng)(deng)方式進行(xing)學(xue)(xue)(xue)習，和(he)老師(shi)的(de)(de)交流是(shi)用通(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)信、電子(zi)郵件(jian)等(deng)(deng)方式進行(xing)的(de)(de)，作業(ye)也(ye)是(shi)通(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)過(guo)信件(jian)或電子(zi)郵件(jian)等(deng)(deng)方式上交的(de)(de)。