Order a Diploma

You’ll be asked to provide a diploma name when you apply to graduate, but you can edit it through your student portal until that semester’s deadline (academic calendar). 

Note: Students are able to have any first and/or middle name they choose on their diploma. However, last names require legal documentation.

To change your legal name, you may submit a name change form with documentation.

• If you only want your diploma name changed, please check the “Diploma name” box on the form and send it to: diplomas@ucdenver.edu
• If you would like to change your name throughout the entire system, also check the first box on the form and send it to: registrar@ucdenver.edu 

In order for your updated name to appear on your diploma, you must submit this change no later than the last day of the semester. Please view the academic calendar.

You’ll be asked to provide a diploma address when you apply to graduate, but you can edit it through your student portal until that semester’s deadline (academic calendar). 

Note: Your diploma will be mailed to the diploma address on file. If there is not a diploma address, it will be mailed to your home address on file.

Diplomas are typically mailed about eight weeks after graduation. View the academic calendar for the semester-specific date.

Note: Diplomas being mailed internationally can take months to arrive and have a high rate of getting lost in the mail. See international options listed below.

All diplomas are sent from our vendor through the United States Postal Service without tracking. In order to have tracking information on your diploma, expedited shipping can be purchased. Please contact diplomas@ucdenver.edu for this option.

There are several possible reasons:

• Your diploma address may be incorrect. Diplomas are not forwarded by the post office, even if you request to have your mail forwarded. If you didn’t enter a diploma address on your student portal, your diploma was mailed to your home address.
• You may have walked in the commencement ceremony, but have yet to complete one or more degree requirements. Contact your advisor for details.
• If the diploma was shipped internationally that could have delayed the diploma delivery. 

Yes, you must put in a request first for your diploma to be sent to campus. Then, you or a person you designate may pick up your diploma on campus. Please email diplomas@ucdenver.edu to request diploma pickup.

There are several options:

• You may choose to pay for expedited international shipping.
• You may choose to pick your diploma up on campus or designate a person to pick it up for you.
• Your diploma can be sent to a friend or family member’s address in the USA.

These options are highly recommended for the quickest diploma delivery. Please contact diplomas@ucdenver.edu to choose one of these options.

If you need proof of your degree before degrees post to transcripts for the given semester (academic calendar), you may either:

• Request an enrollment verification that includes your expected semester of graduation.
• Contact your school/college academic advisor to request a letter of completion.

After degrees post to transcripts, you may order an official transcript that includes your degree and conferral date.

Additionally, employers and other third parties can request degree verification through the National Student Clearinghouse.

No, minors print on official transcripts, but not on diplomas.

No, these print on official transcripts, but not on diplomas.

Note: This includes all undergraduate degrees from the Business School; the degree displayed on all diplomas will be a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

The Office of the Registrar does not print certificates. However, certificates do print on official transcripts. Please contact the department for information on physical certificate options.

You will receive a separate diploma for every unique degree you earned (e.g., BA, BS, BFA). If you pursued multiple majors that awarded the same degree, you’ll receive a single diploma with each major listed.

When placing a replacement diploma order, choose the notarization option.

If you already have a diploma, you may email diplomas@ucdenver.edu to set up an appointment time to get it notarized.

You will first need to get your diploma notarized by CU Denver. Then, you will need to fill out an apostille form and send it with a $5 money order payable to Colorado Secretary of State to the Office of the Registrar. Please contact diplomas@ucdenver.edu  for our mailing address.

Currently electronic diplomas are offered to each graduating class beginning Spring 2022. Graduates will receive an email to their ucdenver.edu address, where they are able to place an order for a CeDiploma at the student’s cost. CeDiplomas are not currently available to any students that graduated before Spring 2022.

Frames may be purchased here: https://www.diplomaframe.com/ucod

Note: A display-size diploma order is for a larger paper diploma (16” X 14”); it does not come with a frame.