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Duplicate Diplomas

Due to our office being an event office, we are often away or closed for visitors. Please email commencement@memphis.edu (preferred and best way of communication) or call us at 901-678-5547 prior to stopping by our office. We highly recommend contacting us via email only with questions or concerns, commencement@memphis.edu. We answer most messages within 24-48 hours, standardly.  

Before ordering, please read the following information

Thank you for stopping by. We provide diploma hard copy printing only and this process is 4-6 weeks.

  • We do not offer digital prints of diplomas. 
  • Hard Copy Diplomas only. 

If you are seeking a diploma for display for offices, jobs or as a gift to a loved one, notary or apostile process or you have lost your original and simply want another copy, please proceed with ordering by following the steps below.

However, if you are seeking something to show "OFFICIAL Proof of your Graduation" you may want to check before ordering.

    • Do you need official degree verification for a job, "opt", international travel, visa purposes, school, insurance?
    • Do you need official proof of graduation?
    • Do you need a Transcript?
      • If you need any of these items, please check with our Registrar's Office to see if what they provide is what you may need instead: https://www.memphis.edu/registrar/students/index.php
      • In addition, see additional details about the process before ordering: 
  • The $20.00 fee is Non-Refundable (please consider prior to ordering)
  • Ensure you do not have any financial hold obligations with the University of Memphis. We cannot process orders for graduates who have financial obligations with the University.
  • Ensure you have graduated from the University of Memphis. We cannot process orders for individuals who have not graduated. 
  • Diplomas are mailed to the address indicated on the form. 

Important Information

  • The order form for diploma duplicates is  below, but we highly recommend reading this page in its entirety prior to order.
  • Visit the Diploma Reorder Form
    • This order form does use uses JavaScript, which is widely used across the internet, to dynamically populate the degrees based on the college selected.  Please ensure JavaScript is enabled on your browser. If it is not enabled, you will need to follow these instructions https://www.enable-javascript.com/
  • All diplomas are mailed from the Processor and not available for pick up at anytime. 
  • Diplomas are not printed in house and not kept on site.
  • There is a cost of $20.00 per diploma to be paid online. The fee is non-refundable
  • The processing time and mailing time for diplomas is 4-6 weeks. Diplomas are not available faster.  For transcript and degree verification for employers, visit https://www.memphis.edu/registrar/students/records/verify.php
  • If you need degree verification for employment, insurance, etc., this is handled by our Registrar's Office at 901-678-2810.
  • Expect longer than 4-6 weeks processing times for degrees obtained prior to 1992, holiday breaks and commencement event weeks.
  • Students cannot receive a duplicate prior to them receiving the original diploma. 
  • All diplomas are printed with University of Memphis. We do not print the older names the University had. 
  • We do not offer digital prints of diplomas. 
  • Hard Copy Diplomas only. 
  • Before ordering, please ensure you do NOT have any financial holds with the University (901-678-5579, if needed for inquiry regarding your Financial Hold Status). We cannot process orders with students who owe money to the University. In addition, we cannot process orders for students who have not graduated from the University. Please consider prior to ordering. The process takes 4-6 weeks from day or order. 

 

The $20.00 fee is NON-REFUNDABLE

  • The diploma will be printed with the name the University has in its system. If you are ordering your duplicate diploma and want a new name from the one the University has, you must complete a Name Change with the Registrars Office https://www.memphis.edu/registrar/students/records/personal-data.php
  • Most diplomas are ordered same day of order placement. However, graduates from dates earlier than the 1995 will require a delay due to verification of degree by our Registrar.
  • Diplomas are ordered with current signatures, University and College and School Names.

 

RECENT GRADUATES: This process is only for duplicate diplomas. If you are a recent graduate (within 1 year) and have not received your diploma after 4 months from your graduation date, email us at commencement@memphis.edu to inquiry.

DUPLICATE COPIES: The duplicate diploma process takes 4-6 weeks to process. Please understand this prior to making orders. We do not offer digital prints of diplomas. We are unable to provide diplomas same day or earlier than the above-mentioned lead time. Duplicate diplomas are available for those who obtained degrees/certificates only. Second majors do not receive additional diplomas with a new date. You can order a duplicate diploma, but understand, it will state the original degree date only. Majors are not reflected on the bachelor diploma.

  • If you need a diploma for apostile or notary you must order the diploma early so you can meet your personal deadline. If you decide to pay for overnight/FedEx expedited shipping, please understand this takes place once the diploma arrives back in the office. The diploma takes approximately 4-6 weeks to arrive in the office.
  • We do NOT ship diplomas via FedEx Internationally, or to Hawaii and Alaska
  • For degree verification for employers, visit https://www.memphis.edu/registrar/students/records/verify.php
  • Once we receive your reorder request, it will take no less than 4-6 weeks for our vendor to process your diploma (Research, Financial Hold Obligations and or other factors could cause further delays). If you need a duplicate of your diploma, we highly recommend ordering it several weeks before your personal deadline.
  • When we receive your diploma from our vendor, we will mail it to you as you specify on the form. 
  • International diploma reorders will be mailed standard shipping only. FedEx overnight shipping is available to USA residences only (excludes Hawaii, Alaska and International) for an extra $18.00 and is non-refundable.  FedEx occurs once the diploma is back in the office, after the 4-6 weeks lead time. No diploma is available next day or same day of order.  Standard lead time on all diploma orders is 4-6 weeks from the day of order. 

 

Name Changes

If your name has changed or you would like to order an additional (duplicate) copy of your diploma because of a change in name, former name, etc., please understand that we follow Name Change practices, and you may be required to do an official name change with the University. Before placing your order, you may want to contact our office to ensure your diploma will be ordered with the name you prefer and if not, how to go about changing your name. To change name, visit https://www.memphis.edu/registrar/students/records/personal-data.php. For information about Name Changes specifically, contact our Registrar at 901-678-2810. 

Diploma Dimensions

  • Bachelor: 14 across x 11 down
  • Masters: 14 x 11
  • Doctoral: 14 x 17
  • Juris Doctor (law): 14 x 17
  • Joint BioMedical: 14 x 17
  • Graduate Certificate: 8.5 x 11

 

What is listed on the diploma?

  • Student’s name
  • College or School Name
  • Degree Name
  • University Name
  • Date of Graduation
  • Academic honors (if earned)
  • College honors (if earned)
  • Departmental honors (if earned)

Instructions to order a duplicate copy of your diploma

  • Visit the Diploma Reorder Form
  • We suggest using Browser: Google Chrome when completing the form.
  • Pay $20.00 (non-refundable) online using credit card on a secure website or mail-in payment (make checks payable to the University of Memphis).
    • Mail-In Payments take additional processing time. We must receive payment before ordering. 
  • Fill out one form per degree (for example, BA and MA).
  • Each reordered diploma will state "Duplicate" at the bottom, centered portion of the diploma.

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This order form does use uses JavaScript, which is widely used across the internet, to dynamically populate the degrees based on the college selected.  Please ensure JavaScript is enabled on your browser. If it is not enabled, you will need to follow these instructions https://www.enable-javascript.com/

Important: Please note that a returned check or credit card service fee is $30. This fee applies to each check/draft or credit card returned unpaid by your financial institution. This fee will be assessed if a keying error on your part results in your financial institution's failure to honor the draft.

  • DUPLICATE COPIES: The duplicate diploma process takes 4-6 weeks to process. Please understand this prior to making orders. We currently do not offer digital prints of diplomas. We are unable to provide diplomas same day or earlier than the above-mentioned lead time. Duplicate diplomas are available for those who obtained degrees/certificates only. Second majors do not receive additional diplomas with a new date. You can order a duplicate diploma, but understand, it will state the original degree date only. Majors are not reflected on the bachelor diploma. 

     

Lambuth campus diploma inquiries

We are sorry, but there is no way to provide a copy or duplicate of a Lambuth University diploma, since the University is now closed. 

However, the current University of Memphis Lambuth campus does keep Lambuth academic records, and you can request proof of graduation by obtaining a transcript, very easily. The transcript request form found online at
Former Lambuth University Students  and fax it to (731) 425-1916 or you can speak with Ann Childs at (731) 425-1988.