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 degree titles available in CALS:
  
  1. Bachelor of Science
     
  2. Bachelor of Science -Agricultural Business Management
     
  3. Bachelor of Science- Biological Systems Engineering
     
  4. Bachelor of Science- Dietetics
     
  5. Bachelor of Science -Landscape Architecture
     
  
  You can view the complete list of degree titles available for all schools and colleges.
  
  
• Honors - CALS only indicates one type of Honors regardless of whether the student completed Honors in the Major, Honors in Research, or Individualized Honors
  
  
• Degree Conferral Date - There is a degree conferral date for each term set by the Faculty Senate along with the rest of the Academic Calendar
  
  

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*School or College, Majors, Additional Majors, Certificates, Options, Graduation with Distinction, Graduation with Highest Distinction, and Dean’s List are indicated on the student’s official transcript and not the diploma

*If a student completes a Dual Degree they will receive two separate diplomas