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General Information

Degree Conferral Dates

Brandeis University degrees are conferred three times a year: Aug. 31, Feb. 1 and each May on the day of commencement.

How Your Name Will Appear

Students are encouraged to log into Workday and enter a diploma name when they apply to graduate. The diploma name in Workday is the name that will be printed on your diploma. Between March 25 and May 31, 2024, you will not be able to change your diploma name in Workday. For any name changes, please contact registrar@brandeis.edu.

When You Will Receive Your Diploma

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August and February Degrees

August and February degrees will be mailed to your diploma address in Workday. Please make sure that your diploma address is accurate when you apply for graduation. Diplomas will NOT be mailed to the mailing address in Workday; they are mailed to the diploma address or primary address only.

Diplomas will not be mailed with a diploma cover. If you would like a blue diploma cover, please stop by the registrar's office in Kutz Hall before you leave campus.

May Degrees

May diplomas will be available for pick-up at the Shapiro Campus Center, Multipurpose room (2nd floor), from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, May 19. (Please bring your student id for pick-up.) Students will also receive diploma covers at the main ceremony.

Diplomas not picked up at commencement will be available for pick-up from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. May 20-23 at the registrar's office (Kutz 121). A photo ID is required for diploma pick-up. Any diplomas not picked up by 4 p.m. Thursday, May 23, will be mailed to the diploma address listed in Workday. Please note that diplomas will NOT be mailed to the mailing address in Workday; they are mailed to the diploma address or primary address only.

Diploma Size

Brandeis University diplomas measure 12 inches by 9 1/2 inches and are landscape in orientation.

Diploma Holds

Any student with outstanding obligations to Brandeis University will not receive their official diploma until those obligations have been met. For information on how to resolve a financial hold, please contact the Office of Student Financial Services.

For additional information on commencement, please visit the Commencement website.

If You Don't Receive Your Diploma at Commencement

If you did not receive your diploma commencement weekend, then you most likely fall into one of the categories below.

You graduated in August or February, and your diploma was already mailed to you.
You have a hold on your record, and your diploma cannot be released until you resolve the hold.
The Latin honors printed on your diploma (cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude) have changed, and your diploma needs to be reordered to reflect that change. Diploma reorders will be mailed directly to your degree address. It can take up to six weeks to receive your diploma by mail, and an email will be sent to your Brandeis email address when the diploma ships.