Chapter 3
Matriculation to Graduation

3.21 Diplomas and Diploma Order Request Cards

 

To order a diploma, a student must obtain a Diploma Order Request Card (DOR) from their Department Graduate Secretary. For thesis students, the completed DOR must be submitted to their Department along with the Final Oral Exam Report. Non-thesis students must submit the DOR with their Option B Form. The department will process both forms and forward them to the Graduate School by the deadline noted in the Graduate School Calendar. Until a Diploma Order Request form is filed, a diploma cannot be ordered. (Please note that students must fill out an original, self-duplicating form.)

Students graduating in the spring are awarded their diplomas during the commencement exercises. The diplomas for those students graduating at the end of second summer session or those students receiving permission to receive the degree in absentia are mailed by the Department of Registration and Records, which is also responsible for the ordering of diplomas.

Students earning a Master of Arts, Master of Science, Doctor of Education or Doctor of Philosophy degree will receive diplomas designating the degree but not the major or program of study. Students earning Master's degrees in a designated field will receive diplomas indicating the field of specialization, i.e., Master's of Forestry.

Students with co-majors will have those identified on their transcripts, but not on their diplomas.