GRADUATION
one or two terms prior to your intended graduation. Upon review
and final approval by your dean's office, your graduation is authorized and your
diploma is ordered. You must be in good financial standing with the
University to receive your diploma.
NOTE: Your name on your Graduation Application must be identical to the way it appears on the University's student information system. You will be required to provide legal documentation to change your name. The acceptable documentation is a birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree, formal court order or a valid passport.
Your diploma, along with a complimentary official copy of your final transcript, will be mailed to you at no charge approximately four weeks after the end of your term of graduation. We will mail your diploma to the address you have listed on the Graduation Application. If you have need to change that address, see the online printable Diploma Mailing Address Change Form. This form, and all diploma address changes, can only be accepted up to one month prior to the end of the term/session. Check your transcript carefully. Any discrepancies should be brought to the attention of the appropriate office immediately.
For information on ordering additional copies of your official transcript, please see Transcripts and Certification.
If your graduation is postponed, you must reapply through your dean's office by completing another Graduation Application.
Diplomas and Graduation
Office of the University Registrar
G-3 Thackeray Hall
412-624-7627
Fax 412-624-4303
Additional copies of your diploma may be purchased any time after graduation. Requests for additional diplomas can be made by completing the online printable Diploma Reorder Form, print it, and deliver it to G-3 Thackeray Hall or mail it, with required payment, to:
Diplomas
Office of the University Registrar
G-3 Thackeray Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
The fee for each diploma, including mailing, is $10.00. The fee for Professional or University Honors College diplomas is $40.00. The reorder process takes approximately four weeks. Diplomas will be in the current style and font and bear the signatures of the current administrators.
The University of Pittsburgh holds one annual commencement. It usually occurs on the last Sunday in April and is held at the Petersen Events Center.
Students who graduate within a graduation year are invited to attend. A graduation year encompasses June, August, December of one year and April and May of the following year. (Example: June through December of 2002 and April and May of 2003 graduates will be invited to the 2003 Annual Commencement.) The Office of Special Events makes all of the arrangements for commencement. A "Graduation Central" is held approximately two weeks prior to commencement. Students are able to pick up their regalia, tickets, and other information regarding Commencement during this two-day event. You should contact the Office of Special Events, if you have any questions concerning commencement. Their address is 1200 Bruce Hall; their telephone number is (412) 624-7100.
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Questions about Graduation and/or Diplomas to: Graduation
