Receiving Your Diploma
Diplomas will be delivered to graduates at the address listed on their graduation application a few weeks after graduation. If this address changes after the application is submitted, please notify the Registrar’s Office at registrar@utsouthern.edu. Diplomas cannot be sent to students with holds (see below for more information on holds).
For previous UTS graduates whose diplomas have not yet been picked up or mailed, please email registrar@utsouthern.edu.
Ordering a CeDiploma®
Information on how to order a Certified Electronic Diploma is available here. Included on these pages are additional details about the security features and validating the diploma. CeDiploma® are only available for degrees awarded Spring 2022 and forward.
Ordering a Replacement Diploma
Replacement diploma orders are processed through our partner Paradigm.
- Orders are typically processed within 4 weeks, not including printing and delivery time.
- Replacement diplomas are normally ordered by the 5th of each month.
- Orders from students with a hold will not be processed. Once the hold is resolved, a new order is required. More information on a hold can be seen below.
- Replacement diplomas will reflect the signatures of current administrators.
- If your legal name has changed since you received your original diploma, please complete the legal name change process.
- Complete the name change request form.
- Submit name change request form with legal documentation of name change to registrar@utsouthern.edu.
- If supporting documents are not received, diploma names will be printed as it originally appeared on the diploma.
- To submit a replacement order, Click here.
Information that is included on a Diploma
UT Southern diplomas are 12”x15” and include the student’s name, degree awarded, and Latin honors. The primary major will be printed on the diploma if it is not included in the degree name (eg. Bachelor of Science in Nursing will not say with a major in Nursing). Concentrations and minors are not listed on diplomas.
For more information about honors, please see After You’ve Applied.
Holds
Financial Aid Exit Interview:
Students who have had financial aid loans must complete an exit interview. If you have not already done so, please contact the Financial Aid Office prior to Commencement. Failure to do so means a hold will be placed on your academic record preventing us from fulfilling any diploma or transcript requests you submit after commencement.
Financial Obligations:
In compliance with Tennessee law, all financial obligations to the University such as fees, tuition, parking fines, library fines, transcript fees, or return of any rented or borrowed equipment must be cleared before your diploma can be released or any transcript request can be fulfilled.
Senior Exit Exam:
Graduation requirements for some undergraduate students include completion of the Senior Exit Exam. If you have not completed this requirement, please contact registrar@utsouthern.edu. Diplomas will not be released to students who have not completed the Senior Exit Exam.