Diplomas
  Replacement Diplomas and Name Changes

Diplomas

Approximately 4 months after your graduation date, you may obtain your diploma in person at the Office of the Registrar, 120 Sproul Hall, or you may request to have it mailed to you.

To assist you in requesting your diploma, you may use the Diploma Request Form.

If requesting your diploma by letter, please include your name, birthdate, Social Security number, SID, degree and date of award, and the address to which you want the diploma sent. Mailing charges are US$12.00 within the United States or US$32.00 outside the United States. Diplomas are sent by UPS. Since a signature is required, someone must be available to sign for the diploma. Please note that unclaimed diplomas are retained for a period of five (5) years only, after which they are destroyed.

Checks should be made payable to the University of California Regents, and must be included with your mailed request.

Mail your request to the Office of the Registrar, Attention Diplomas, 120 Sproul Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-5404.

Replacement Diplomas and Name Changes

To replace a lost or destroyed diploma, complete an Application for Replacement of Diploma form. The form is also available at the Office of the Registrar, 120 Sproul Hall.

Please note that diplomas are issued in the format currently used and bear the signatures of the present University and State officers. The statement "This diploma is reissued" and the date will appear at the bottom edge of the replacement diploma.

The Office of the Registrar places diploma orders at the end of every month. Replacement applications received after the end of the month will be ordered the following month. Under normal circumstances, it takes 45-60 days to prepare a diploma after ordering.

Diploma replacement fees are as follows:

• US$60.00 for Undergraduate and Graduate diplomas mailed in the U.S.A.
• US$75.00 for Doctor of Optometry and Law diplomas mailed in the U.S.A.

Checks must be made out to: Regents, University of California.

To replace a diploma due to a name change, please complete the following:

• Petition for Change of Name After Awarding of Degree
• Application for Replacement Diploma
• Return original diploma

For further information concerning diplomas or replacement diplomas with a name change, call 510-642-6765.