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Information Included on a Student’s Diploma
Students often wonder what information is included on their diploma. All diplomas have standard verbiage, except for the following customizable fields:
- Name - The student’s full name will appear and not the preferred name.
- Degree Title - there are five undergraduate degree titles in CALS. Unless you are in one of the specialized degree programs listed here, your degree title will be Bachelor of Science.
- Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Business Management
- Bachelor of Science - Biological Systems Engineering
- Bachelor of Science - Nutrition and Dietetics
- Bachelor of Science - Landscape Architecture (until Summer 2021)
You can view the complete list of degree titles available at UW-Madison.
- Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Business Management
- Honors - CALS only indicates one type of Honors regardless of whether the student completed Honors in the Major or Honors in Research.
- Degree Conferral Date - There is a degree conferral date for each term set by the Faculty Senate.
If a student completes two programs with different degrees they will receive two separate diplomas.