Diplomas
We understand that the University diploma is an important landmark in the lives of our Knights and the loved ones who have supported them throughout their educational journey. Diplomas are provided in both paper and digital formats. AA diplomas and certificates are ONLY distributed in a digital format unless you complete a request form and pay a fee for a physical copy.
Diplomas are mailed out after the degrees are certified by the colleges and awarded by the university. Your mailed diploma will not include a diploma cover, or frame.
Approximately 6 to 10 weeks after the end of the term, all bachelor’s and master’s diplomas will be mailed to the address indicated on the student’s Intent to Graduate form. The University works with a third-party vendor, Parchment, to distribute the diplomas and certificates. Students will be notified via UCF email when the digital copy of the diploma is ready for downloading. You will need to click on the link in the email, create a Parchment account to log in, and claim your digital credential. Your account will default to your UCF email, but you can add a secondary email so you can access your account once your UCF email is deactivated. Parchment also provides domestic tracking information of the physical diploma as it moves through the mailing process which occurs 15-20 days after receiving the initial email from Parchment.
Once the claim email has been sent, you have 72 hours to change your mailing address if needed, but this will only update in Parchment (it will not update in myUCF). Otherwise, it will be sent to the mailing address on file with UCF.
If your diploma arrives damaged or there are any other issues, log into your Parchment account for assistance or view the General Support Parchment video. If you have not received your diploma after 12 weeks from the date of commencement, please:
- Verify that you have no holds that require action. Holds can be viewed in myUCF > Student Self-Service > Student Center. After taking the necessary action to resolve your holds, please call the Registrar’s Office (407-823-3100).
- Verify that the address that is on file is current. You may check your diploma address by logging into myUCF > Student Self Service > Personal Information > Addresses.
Contact the Registrar’s Office for help regarding undergraduate diplomas at graduation@ucf.edu and the College of Graduate Studies for help regarding graduate diplomas at graddegr@ucf.edu.
Undergraduate Catalog
The UCF Undergraduate Catalog is compiled, edited, and published each May by the Registrar’s Office. An abridged version is available online, and the entire document, as well as each individual degree program, can be downloaded in PDF format. In addition, the Advising Guide offers students the opportunity to create a PDF document tailor-made for them with essential information concerning their degree programs, colleges, and official UCF policies. Students interested in information regarding graduate programs should refer to the Graduate Catalog.
Astra Schedule Room Scheduling System
Classroom Reservation Form
Commencement
Excess Credit Hour Surcharge
Final Exam Schedule Search
Florida State University System Post Graduation Employment Outcomes and Economic Security
HEA Student Access to Information
How to Access Student Records
Registration
Online Grade Changes
Registration Overview
Registration Waitlist
Repeat Checking – FAQ
Request an Associate’s Degree
State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements
Student Records Training
Transfer Student Resources
Undergraduate Catalog
Academic Calendar
The Registrar’s Office manages the official Academic Calendar, which contains the dates and times for all registration periods, application deadlines, holidays, special events, and more. You can filter the calendar, save it, or subscribe to it!
Final Exam Schedule Search
Use the search to specify your class meeting pattern, class start time, and class end time in order to find your Final Exam date, day, and time. If you do not see your specific information listed, please contact us via our Contact Form. Finals for Saturday classes are held during regular class meeting times on the Saturday during Final Exam week.
Commencement
The Registrar’s Office works with the Office of the President and many other UCF departments to coordinate the commencement ceremonies. The office prepares the Commencement Program and is responsible for the Commencement website.
How to Access Student Records
Student records, including Transcripts and Grades, are only available through myUCF. Included in this page are instructions for accessing those records. These steps will allow you 24/7 access to your own records.
Registration Overview
The Registration Overview shows you, step-by-step, how to search for open classes and register for those classes.
Course Withdrawals
After the Drop/Swap deadline, but prior to the Withdrawal deadline, you may withdraw from courses through the myUCF Student Center. You will receive a “W” grade in the withdrawn course(s). The “W” grade does not affect your GPA. There is no refund of tuition and fees for withdrawn courses.
For the full Withdrawal policy information visit the UCF Undergraduate Catalog (Undergraduate Catalog > Policies > Academic Regulations and Procedures > Withdrawal Policy)
UCF Transfer Student Resources
The UCF transfer credit equivalency portal contains the current database of our established course equivalencies. Our database is always expanding as we continue to evaluate courses submitted by students. The information in the portal is derived from current transfer credit rules in the UCF system. If a course is not included in the database, that does not mean it will not transfer. It means that your course(s) must be evaluated by UCF personnel.
Excess Credit Hour Surcharge
In 2009, the Florida Legislature implemented Section 1009.286, Florida Statutes to encourage students to complete their baccalaureate degree as quickly and efficiently as possible and established an Excess Credit Hour Surcharge. The bill requires universities to add a surcharge to each credit hour taken in excess of the total number of credit hours required to complete the degree being pursued.
Registration Waitlist
A registration waitlist is an electronic process that auto-enrolls students in closed classes as seats become available. This enables students to get into the classes they want without having to continuously check for possible openings. More information can be found here.
Student Rights to Privacy (FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, or FERPA, is the United States federal law that protects student records privacy review and disclosure rights. The law guarantees these rights for both current and former UCF students.
National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements
The University of Central Florida has been approved by Florida to participate in National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. NC-SARA is a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance education. The reciprocity agreements allow for the open delivery of academic credit-earning activities in participating states, including academic field experiences such as internships or practicums.
Classroom Scheduling
The Registrar’s Office is responsible for arranging and scheduling UCF’s hundreds of classrooms located throughout the campus. In addition, Registered Student Organizations, faculty and staff members, and thesis defense committees can reserve a room through the Classroom Reservation Form.
Student Records Training
The Registrar’s Office provides training to UCF faculty and staff on a variety of topics related to student records including pertinent privacy laws (FERPA). Courses are administered both online as well as through face-to-face classroom sessions.
myKnight Audit
As part of the university’s ongoing efforts to provide improvements in services for our constituents, we are working together with programs, colleges and Computer Services to provide a tool that will enhance the student’s advising experience. Degree and certificate seeking students will be able to retrieve a real-time status of their academic career progress in myUCF where the DARS audit currently is located.
Special Provisions for Veterans and Active Duty Military Students
UCF will grant college credit to students with military training, experience or coursework that is recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE). Military training, experience or coursework is subject to UCF’s regular transfer practices including limitations on amount and level of transfer credit. More information can be found here.
Online Grade Changes
Online grading instructions for faculty, department chairs and deans.
HEA Student Access to Information
Students are entitled to receive the information below per the provisions of the Higher Education Act (668.41). Students may request printed copies of the information from the appropriate office. Refer inquiring students to the appropriate source or office, as follows:
Florida State University System Post Graduation Employment Outcomes and Economic Security
These reports focus on the median first-year earnings of recent graduates of Florida four-year institutions with the first-year earnings for graduates of specific degree programs at specific colleges and universities. They also present data debt accumulated by students, not just graduates, and show the degrees and certificates students earn, the earnings for those specific degree programs, along with the percentage of graduates employed full time in Florida.
- Florida State University System Post Graduation Employment Outcomes
- Florida Department of Economic Opportunity on Economic Security
Repeat Checking – FAQs
Repeat Checking refers to how the University treats classes that you have taken more than once. If you repeat a class, there are implications for your GPA and academic level (freshman, sophomore, etc.).
UCF Downtown – First Stop Office
Are you at the Downtown Campus? The First Stop Office can assist you with questions related to Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar’s Office, and more! Click here for more information.