Diplomas

ANOTHER REMINDER: Degree requirements must be completed in the semester for which application has been made in order to have a degree posted and a diploma printed for that semester/year, along with the submission of the Application for Degree prior to the commencement date.  Students not completing degree requirements by the ending date of the semester must submit a new Application for Degree for the future semester in which degree requirements are completed.

Diplomas (Effective with the May 2003 graduates):

A Sam Houston State University diploma will be printed on 11 X 14 paper. The name to appear on the diploma will be the name as it appears on the official student academic record.

* All diplomas will be mailed to the permanent address listed on the student's academic record. It is the student's responsibility to update their permanent address. An additional fee of $7.50 is charged to re-send a diploma whose address was incorrect at the time of mailing.

Duplicate diplomas may be ordered through the Registrar's Office by submitting a request in writing and including a student identification number, and the address to which the diploma should be mailed. Duplicate diplomas may also be picked up in the Registrar's Office with photo identification. The charge for a duplicate diploma will be $25.00.

Graduates with outstanding debts will not be permitted to receive their diplomas until the debt is paid in full.  Graduates must notify the Registrar’s Office when that debt has been paid in order to have the diploma placed in the mail.

ALL DIPLOMAS ARE MAILED:

All diplomas will be mailed to the permanent address approximately 4-6 weeks after commencement. However, December degree candidates should expect a delay in the mailing of diplomas due to the scheduled holiday break.

It is the responsibility of the graduating student to maintain an updated permanent address on their record. Students whose diplomas are returned to the Registrar's Office by the U.S. Postal Service for "incorrect address" will be required to pay a $7.50 mailing fee in order to have their diplomas mailed to a new address which must be provided in writing to the Registrar's office.