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Commencement

Diploma & Next Steps

Diplomas

Diplomas are not distributed at commencement.

How to receive your diploma cover

Graduates receive one diploma cover at commencement. 

How to receive your diploma

  1. Apply to graduate in MyCSUSM. You will receive a confirmation email from the Office of the Registrar that will remind you to review the Graduate Checklist, and verify your name, major, and mailing address are up to date in MyCSUSM. 
  2. Your degree is conferred. Once your final term grades are posted, your academic record will be evaluated and if all requirements are met, your degree will be conferred (awarded). The status in your ARR will then be updated from “Applied to Graduate” to “Awarded”. 
  3. Confirmation Email. Once your degree is conferred, you will receive a confirmation email from the Office of the Registrar. This email will have you create a Parchment account and remind you to double check that your mailing address is correct in MyCSUSM. The Office of the Registrar uses a third party (Parchment) to print and mail out diplomas.  
  4. Your diploma is mailed to you The Office of the Registrar will mail your diploma approximately 8-12 weeks after your degree is conferred to the address indicated on MyCSUSM in your . We recommend you log in to MyCSUSM and verify your mailing address is correct. You may track the delivery status of your diploma via your Parchment account. 

For more information about diplomas and creating your Parchment account, visit the Office of the Registrar website or email the Office of the egistrar: r𲵾ٰܲ..