Registrar

General Information About Your Paper Diploma

• At each of the graduation ceremonies (May & December) students receive their diploma covers.
• Diplomas state the student's degree and honors. For example: Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science.
• Majors and minors are only listed on transcripts, not on diplomas.
• The name that appears on the diploma is the student’s primary name, unless the student chooses to complete a degree name or a preferred name in RamPortal.
  • Please note: if only entering a degree name, that name must be very similar to the student’s primary name. (For example: Liz, instead of Elizabeth, or, Mike, instead of Michael.)
  • Find instructions for How to Change a Preferred Name.
  • For students who have applied to graduate, you can update your degree name on your "Graduation" card on your RamPortal home page.
  • For More information on the Preferred Name Policy.
• Students must clear all holds in order to receive their diploma.
• Diplomas are mailed to all students who have met graduation requirements and cleared all holds, according to the following schedule:
  • Fall graduates receive their diplomas by late February
  • Winter graduates receive their diplomas by late March
  • Spring graduates receive their diplomas by late July
  • Summer graduates receive their diplomas by late October

Instructions for Ordering a Replacement Paper Diploma