Diplomas and Certificates

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.

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.