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How do I order an additional or replacement diploma?

You may write a letter of request with the following information:

  • Full legal name (as it should appear on the diploma)
  • Your social security number and/or your student number
  • Degree received
  • Date or approximate date the degree was received
  • Address to which the diploma should be mailed
  • Signature of the student
  • Enclose $20.00 fee (check/money order) payable to "Treasurer of Virginia Tech"
  • A contact number or email address where you can be reached.

Mail to:
Office of the University Registrar
250 Student Services Building
Mail Code 0134
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Undergraduate diplomas are 13.5 inches by 15.5 inches and will be in the current format with current signatures.
It takes approximately 10-12 weeks to receive a diploma.

The CeDiploma is an official, portable, and verifiable electronic version of the diploma. The CeDIploma can be validated with a 12-digit CeDID (Certified Electronic Document Identifier) by potential employers.

Please be advised:

  • Beginning Fall 2018 all students who have graduated will receive the option to purchase a CeDiploma for $10.95.
  • The price of a CeDiploma is $12.95.
  • Students that graduated prior to Fall 2018 will not be eligible to purchase a CeDiploma.
  • CeDiplomas pertain only to: Undergraduate Degrees, Associate Degrees, and Professional Degrees (MD and DVM).
  • CeDiplomas do not include Double Major Certificates.

What appears on your diploma?

  • Name
  • Degree Title (See a complete list of degree titles.)
  • Major
  • Distinction (if applicable)
  • Honor Designation (if applicable)

Note: Minors and major concentrations/options DO NOT appear on your diploma

Additional Information & Questions

Undergraduate diplomas are 13.5 inches by 15.5 inches and will be in the current format with current signatures.
It takes approximately 10-12 weeks to receive a diploma.

For additional questions, please contact our Graduation Analysis and Services unit at 540-231-6252.  Contact the Graduate School for information on ordering Graduate School replacement diplomas at grads@vt.edu, or call 540-231-8636.