Penn State Office of the University Registrar
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The Office of the University Registrar will be closed for Winter Break, beginning at 4:30 p.m. (EST) on Dec. 23, 2024. We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. (EST) on Jan. 2, 2025.

Please note: many transcript orders placed via Parchment will be fulfilled automatically, but paper transcript orders, and any orders requiring manual review by Registrar staff, will be processed in the order received when the University reopens on January 2, 2025. Requests for reissued diplomas, minor certificates, and certificates must be received by Dec. 18 in order to be processed before the end of this year.

Graduation

Penn State awards degrees at the completion of the fall, spring, and summer semesters. The roadmap through the graduation process begins with filing your intent to graduate once eligible, and is completed after degrees are conferred and diplomas are distributed.

Icon image of a pencilNotifying the University of Your Intent to Graduate

Notifying the University of Your Intent to Graduate

Students must notify the University of your intent to graduate during the activation period of the semester in which you are eligible to graduate.

Icon image of a starGraduation with Distinction

Graduation with Distinction

The top 12 percent of baccalaureate degree candidates are eligible to graduate with distinction if they have fulfilled the appropriate requirements.

Icon image of a phoneGraduation College Contact Directory

Graduation College Contact Directory

Contact your academic college for more information about graduation procedures and college-specific commencement ceremony details.

Icon image of a graduation capCommencement Information and Schedules

Commencement Information and Schedules

Details about upcoming commencement ceremonies, including dates and times, parking, ceremony procedures, and more.

Icon image of a university buildingAlternate Commencement Site

Alternate Commencement Site

Students may choose to attend their commencement ceremony at another Penn State campus.

Icon image of an award badgeDiplomas

Diplomas

Information about Penn State diplomas including the diploma distribution process and how to order a reissued diploma or reissued minor certificate.

Connect with the Office of the University Registrar

Office of the University Registrar
112 Shields Building
University Park PA 16802

814-865-6357
registrar@psu.edu

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