Diplomas

Recent Graduates

  • If you applied for graduation, after the semester is over and grades are officially posted, your record will be reviewed for degree clearance.
  • If you meet all degree requirements and are cleared by both your academic dean's office and the Registrar's Office, your degree will be posted.
  • Your diploma will be ordered six to eight weeks after the semester ends.
  • Approximately two weeks after the diploma is ordered, and your diploma ships, you will receive an email notification containing a tracking number you can use to follow your diploma's shipping status.
    • You will also receive a separate email after the diploma ships providing information about CeDiplomas (Certified Electronic Diplomas).

General Diploma Information

  • Diplomas dimensions are 11"x14".
  • The Office of the University Registrar orders diplomas for all graduates.
  • Where diplomas are mailed:
    • All graduates will receive an email notification before the diploma order is submitted. This email notes the name you chose to have printed on the diploma, as well as the address you directed us to mail to.
      • When you submitted your graduation application, you were asked to enter a mailing address in the Degree mail-to field, and if you did so, this is where your diploma will be mailed.
      • If you did not enter an address in the field noted above, unless otherwise directed, the system will mail the diploma to the address listed in Student Central's Home address field.
  • If you are an undergraduate student graduating with a degree of distinction, it will be reflected on your diploma.
  • If you are a student earning dual degrees, or you are completing a graduate-level joint pathway program, you will receive two diplomas, one for each degree program completed.
  • Diplomas reflect only your primary major's program name, and the program name does not always match the major name.
  • Minors, majors, additional majors, tracks, or specializations are not printed on the diploma. Only the transcript reflects all majors.
  • Please ensure no financial holds are on your account. Financial Holds will prevent us from ordering your diploma. Holds can be cleared online by going to my.fsu.edu and looking under Student Financial Services.

Ordering a Replacement Diploma

We order diplomas weekly, and they are typically received within two to three weeks of the date on which we place the order.

To order a replacement diploma (size 11"x14"), you must send a written request with your signature and the information noted below. The Replacement Diploma Request Form is available as a PDF.

  • Your name exactly as it should appear on the diploma
    NOTE: If your name changes, include a copy of your driver's license or marriage license to have your new name printed on the diploma.
  • The semester and year of graduation
  • Your major and degree
  • Your mailing address
  • A $10.00 check or money order (per diploma) payable to Florida State University

Replacement diplomas will be issued using the current diploma format; therefore, they may not be an exact replica of your original diploma. Replacement diplomas will include a "Replacement Diploma issued on [date]" statement in the lower left corner. This statement is generally hidden depending on the type of frame and matting used.

Having Your Diploma Certified with an Apostille

Send your original diploma, or send a written reorder request (see above) with a $10.00 (per diploma) check or money order payable to Florida State University.

Enclose a cover letter stating the name of the country in which the documents will be used, along with a $10.00 (per diploma) check or money order payable to the Department of State. The country name is required in order to authenticate the document, whether by Certificate of Notarial Authority or Apostille.

Please include a telephone number where you can be reached during normal business hours. FSU will notarize your diploma free of charge and forward your notarized diploma and Apostille request to the Department of State. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the Department of State to mail the diploma and Apostille certification back to you.

Make sure to sign the request, and mail it to the following address:

Office of Student Finance
Florida State University
A1500 University Center
282 Champions Way
PO Box 3062394
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2394