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Diploma and Certificate Delivery

The Office of the University Registrar mails diplomas and certificates to the address entered by students on their degree application. To change a diploma or certificate address, students must contact Student Records before the end of the semester in which they complete their degree requirements. Address changes made in myUK do not update the address on the degree application. 

Although financial holds do not prevent graduation, they do stop the release of diplomas and certificates. Students that resolve their financial holds within five years of graduating may still receive their complimentary diploma if they email the Office of the University Registrar (OUR) and provide a mailing address. Students who do not resolve financial holds and contact the OUR within five years are not eligible to receive a complementary credential. However, once all financial holds have been resolved, they can still use the Request a Replacement Diploma process to receive their credential.

Students having their credential shipped internationally will be required to pay the cost of shipping before the credential can be sent.

When Will I Receive My Diploma?

Graduates who have received notification that their credential(s) have shipped can expect to receive them within the time frames listed below. All shipment notifications will be sent to the student’s UK email address. Diplomas and certificates are shipped through USPS.

  • May graduates should receive their credential(s) by the end of July
  • August graduates should receive their credential(s) by the end of October
  • December graduates should receive their credential(s) by the end of February

If a student has issues with the receipt of their credential(s) they must contact the Office of the University Registrar no later than six months after they graduated to receive a complimentary reorder. After six months students can no longer receive a complimentary reorder and must request a replacement diploma/certificate.

About Replacement Diplomas

Replacement diplomas cost $25, which includes the cost of mailing within the United States. Diplomas shipped to an international address will incur an additional charge.

Replacement diplomas match the present-day credential style and use the signatures of current UK officials. Effective August 1, 2023, all diplomas, including replacement diplomas, will only list major(s) and applicable Latin Honors.

Requests for replacement diplomas cannot be processed if the student has a financial delinquency to the University of Kentucky.

If you are requesting multiple diplomas, please complete and submit a separate form and payment for each. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery.

Request a Replacement Diploma

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Diploma and Certificate Specifications

Diploma and Certificate Sizes

  • Bachelor diplomas, Masters diplomas, and Certificates are 11” X 8.5”
  • Doctoral and Juris Doctor diplomas are 15” X 12”
  • Medical diplomas are 16” X 14”

Diploma Content

  • Student’s name as entered on their degree application
  • Degree name
  • Major
  • Date of graduation
  • Latin Honors (if earned)

Note: Minors, Specialties, Department Honors, and Lewis Honors College do not appear on University of Kentucky diplomas 
 

Certificate Content

  • Student’s name as entered on their degree application
  • Certificate name 
  • Specialty and/or Subspecialty 
  • Date of graduation

Note: Latin Honors are not awarded for certificate programs
 

For More Information

Rebecca Ray Degree and Enrollment Verification Specialist

Linked Department (or Location)
Degree and Enrollment Verifications
Location Detail
10 W.D. Funkhouser Building
Email
rlmi230@uky.edu
Phone
859-257-5055