Designate Your Home Address
The Home Address listed in ConnectCarolina is where mailed diplomas are shipped. It is your responsibility to make sure this is where your diploma should be delivered by the posted deadline.
DIPLOMA DISTRIBUTION
DIPLOMA DISTRIBUTION
Your Diploma in Transit
Unless special arrangements have been made by departments, diplomas for all degrees are ordered after graduation and mailed to each graduate’s home address (as listed in ConnectCarolina). Diplomas are mailed via standard US postal service, which does not include tracking or delivery confirmation. You may request expedited shipping via FedEx, which includes tracking and delivery confirmation.
Distribution Schedule by Term
| Graduation Term | Diploma Mailing |
|---|---|
| December (Fall) | Early February |
| May (Spring) | Early August |
| August (Summer) | Mid-September |
If it has been more than four weeks since your diploma should have arrived according to the below distribution schedule and you still reside at the Home Address listed on your ConnectCarolina account, email your name, PID, and home address to mygraduation@registration.unc.edu to request assistance.
International Addresses
Diplomas sent to international addresses are shipped via regular international US postal service, which does not include tracking information. Be aware that diploma tubes must pass through the destination country’s Customs Office, which can significantly delay delivery.
FedEx Shipping
Graduates with overseas home addresses may want to consider requesting expedited delivery, which includes tracking information. You may request delivery of your diploma for a $30 fee via Federal Express by completing the Diploma Fed Ex Delivery Form.
Check the deadline to submit the Diploma FedEx Delivery Request Form on Important Graduation Dates. Graduates who are submitting a form after the posted deadline should email mygraduation@registrar.unc.edu to confirm if this option is still available before submitting the request. Any request received after the diploma order has been placed will be cancelled unless the diploma is being held in the Registrar’s Office.
Have a hold on your record?
If you have a hold in ConnectCarolina, it may be preventing the release of your diploma. Please follow the directions on the hold. Since the Registrar’s Office is not notified when holds are released, email the Registrar’s Office at: mygraduation@registrar.unc.edu with your name, PID, and current mailing address once it has been removed to request release of your diploma.
Forwarding of Diplomas and Address Changes
Unless special arrangements have been made by departments, diplomas for all degrees are ordered after graduation and mailed to each graduate’s home address (as listed in ConnectCarolina) via US Postal Service.
No, mailed diplomas are not forwarded by USPS. It is the graduate’s responsibility to ensure the accuracy of their Home Address in ConnectCarolina. USPS sometimes returns undeliverable diplomas to the Registrar’s Office. Email mygraduation@registrar.unc.edu (with full name, year of graduation and degree earned) to inquire if yours was returned to UNC.
- If you expect to move after graduation, update the Home Address in your Student Center while you have access to ConnectCarolina.
- If your diploma has already been mailed, it might be returned to our office, but it might not.
- If it is returned, we are happy to send it to your new address (if you have one listed); otherwise, we will keep it in our office until you contact us.
- If it is not returned, you will be responsible for ordering a replacement copy.
If you expect to move after graduation, be sure to update the Home Address in the Student Center before graduation (access to ConnectCarolina is required).
If it is returned, we are happy to send it to your new address (if you have one listed); otherwise, we will keep it in our office until you contact us.
If it is not returned, you will be responsible for ordering a replacement copy.
Questions about your diploma delivery?
Email mygraduation@registrar.unc.edu with your name and PID.