Graduation & Diplomas

At the official campus-wide commencement ceremony, the Chancellor presides as the President confers degrees. You may also participate in convocation, sponsored by your college, school, or department. Other activities have also been planned throughout the weekend.

Find out everything you need to know on our official commencement website

Undergraduate and Graduate students must file an Intent to Graduate Form via Student Self-Service.

Submission deadline is Friday of the third week of the fall and spring semesters, Friday of the second week in summer.

Students cannot be cleared for graduation until they have filed their declaration and have had their academic records reviewed for progress in completing degree requirements.

University of Illinois diplomas are 8.5 x 11 inches. All diplomas will be mailed after degree conferral; there are no other options to receive your diploma except by mail.

Diploma delivery takes between 1 to 2 weeks in the U.S., and longer for international shipping after your degree has been awarded. All diplomas are mailed by Regular 1st Class Mail through the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Tips for Obtaining Your Diploma

• Please review or create a diploma address through student self service as necessary before leaving the university.
• If you are moving, please provide USPS a forwarding address.
• If you have not received your diploma within 75 days for domestic and 105 days for international addresses passed the mailing date please contact the Office of the Registrar – Records Unit.
• After mailing, if your diploma is returned to the Office of the Registrar, you will be responsible for providing a corrected address and paying for any forwarding mail charges as well as processing fees. If your diploma is not returned to the Office of the Registrar and 90 days for domestic and 120 days for international address has passed since the mailing date, you will be responsible for providing the correct address and paying for the cost of the replacement diploma.

Note 1: For UIC degrees earned from Summer 2000 to Fall 2004 Social Security number is requested, Fall 2004 and after the University Identification number is required. If you graduated before Fall 2004, you will need to “Submit a Diploma Request” to order a new diploma.

Note 2: For UIC School of Law Alumni (formerly John Marshall Law School), you will need to “Submit a Diploma Request” to order a replacement diploma prior to Fall 2021.

Diplomas may be ordered through the Office of the Registrar. Print out the Diploma re-issue application form, fill in the requested information and have it notarized.  Please include a check or money order payable to the University of Illinois at Chicago for $30 per diploma.

Mail Request to:

Office of the Registrar, MC 018
University  of Illinois at Chicago
Suite 1200 Student Services Building
1200 West Harrison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607-7161

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