In order to be considered a candidate for your degree or certificate, you must complete your degree requirements and file a Graduation application with the Office of the Registrar by the deadline indicated on the academic calendar. Degrees are conferred in January, May, and September of each year. The graduation application can be found in the "Forms" section of the Registrar website. Students who fail to submit an application will not have their degrees conferred.

Please note: Degree evaluation review can take up to 4 weeks.  Diplomas are mailed once degrees are conferred. If you require an official transcript noting your degree conferral, please visit www.yu.edu/transcript to order an official transcript, selecting AFTER DEGREE IS AWARDED. Within a day or two of degree conferral, your transcript request will be processed. (It is important that you clear all of your financial obligations and holds as soon as possible. Students who maintain obligations to the University will be unable to receive diplomas.)

LLM students are eligible to declare a concentration by submitting a Declaration of Concentration form to the Office of the Registrar by the deadline to submit an application for graduation.  The Declaration of Concentration form can be found in the “Forms” section of the Registrar website. JD students are not eligible to declare a concentration.

JD and LLM students are required to meet with an advisor during the Fall semester of their final year to ensure that they are on track for graduation.

Students should also review the degree requirements in the Cardozo Student Handbook and check their unofficial transcripts via Self-Service Banner (SSB) to make sure the transcript reflects all academic and non-academic courses taken and that all majors and concentrations appear accurately on the transcript.  If students notice an issue on the transcript, they should contact the Office of the Registrar immediately.  

Note: Conferral of degree is not final until the Office of the Registrar has reviewed your academic record and determined that all of the degree requirements have been met.

Each graduate will receive a mailed diploma about 8 weeks after the conferral date.  The diploma will be mailed to the address listed on the graduation application.  Please contact the Office of the Registrar prior to the conferral date with any diploma address changes.  Once the diploma is ordered, we may not be able to re-route it to a different address. 

The last name on your diploma must match the last name that appears on your student records.  If you have legally changed your name and would like that name to appear on your diploma, you must officially change your name with the Office of the Registrar prior to degree conferral.  See the “Updating Student Information” section for more information about the name change process. Students may choose to use a preferred first name or middle name on their diploma.

Students with an outstanding financial obligation to Yeshiva University will not be issued an original or duplicate diploma. Students with outstanding financial obligations should make arrangements for payment with the Office of Student Finance and should contact the Office of the Registrar when the hold is cleared for diploma issuance. 

The following services are available online through our official diploma vendor, the Michael Sutter Company. Please visit our diploma website to access these services.

• Order a duplicate diploma - Order your diploma easily online. There is a $50.00 charge for each diploma replacement. You will be able to choose Standard Delivery or Express Overnight Delivery. Your Diploma will be printed and mailed within 1-2 days of your order.
• Order an Official eDiploma - Your Yeshiva University eDiploma is a Signed and Certified PDF of your original paper diploma used for easy diploma verification purposes. All Yeshiva students who graduate January 2025 or later will be able to access a copy of their eDiploma free of charge. For students who graduated prior to January 2025, there is a one-time $10 charge to access your eDiploma. You can then share your eDiploma as often as you need. More information on the eDiploma can be found here.
• Diploma Status - Search the status of your diploma order whether it is your new diploma or replacement diploma.