Diplomas and Degree Validation

Receiving your diploma

Students do not receive their diploma during the Commencement ceremony. Diplomas are mailed three to four months after the quarter in which they have graduated. The diploma is mailed to the student's permanent address on file with the Office of the Registrar.

Ordering additional diplomas

If you wish to order additional or replacement diplomas, send the Diploma Replacement Form to the Office of Graduation and Academic Records. The diploma replacement fee is $20. Once an order form has been submitted, it takes six to eight weeks for the diplomas to be mailed.

The name on your diploma

Diplomas are issued with your name as it appears on MyUW and your transcript. It includes:

• Legal First Name
• Legal Last Name

To indicate hyphens, spaces, lower/upper case letters, accents, or other special characters on your diploma, complete the Diploma Name Request Form by the last day of the quarter you plan to graduate. For name changes, please see the UW Name Change Policy.

Degree validation

To confirm that a student has received a degree from the University of Washington Tacoma, use the online Degree Validation Search.