Diplomas

The Office of Student Records is responsible for the printing and distribution of diplomas. Diplomas are not distributed at the commencement ceremony and are usually available 4-6 weeks following the conferral of a degree. The Office of Student Records will announce when diplomas are ready through official University communication. Only the degree type are printed on the diplomas. The official transcript will indicate the degree type, major(s), minor(s), and concentration(s) awarded, as this is considered the official document for students. All diplomas are mailed to the diploma mailing address given on the graduation application.

Diploma names are printed according to the following rules:

• The name must be a legal variation of the official name documented in the Texas Wesleyan University student record.

• Middle names may be complete, initialed, or omitted.

• Suffixes such as Sr., Jr., II, etc. may be used if documented in the student record.

• Shortened versions of a legal first name are allowed such as “Rob” instead of “Robert”.

• Nicknames are not allowed without legal documentation.

• If your name changes due to marriage, divorce or other legal means your new name may not be used without documentation that you have legally changed your name.

If at any point a graduate legally changes her/his name and wishes to change the name printed on the diploma, she/he may request a replacement diploma and provide legal documentation of the new name. There is a fee associated with a replacement diploma if the name change occurs after the diploma has been printed.