Diplomas are 8.5" x 11" and oriented in a landscape printing position. All diplomas are received in an Ohio State diploma cover.
Diploma frames can be purchased at the official university bookstore, Barnes & Noble at The Ohio State University, or at other bookstores in the campus area.
Spring 2023 diplomas can be picked up at Buckeye Link on the first floor of the Student Academic Services (SAS) building, 281 West Lane Avenue, during regular business hours between May 8 and 12:00 p.m. on May 12. If you are unable to pick up your diploma personally during the allotted time period, you may send someone else with a letter granting that person permission to obtain this document on your behalf.
If your diploma remains unclaimed after 12:00 p.m. on May 12, an attempt will be made to mail it to your permanent address as listed on the student information system after one month via U.S. mail. Diplomas returned in the mail or unclaimed at Buckeye Link will be held for one semester following commencement. Diplomas requested after this time period must be reprinted at the graduate's expense. Call 614-292-0300 with questions about diploma pick up.
If you filed a Commencement Ceremony Excused Form with your college office prior to the ceremony and requested that your diploma be mailed to you, you should receive your diploma within one month. Your diploma will be sent via U.S. mail. Ohio State does not assume responsibility for non-delivery if the address you provide is incorrect.
Diplomas will be corrected for one semester following commencement. After this time period, diplomas must be corrected at the graduate's expense.
If there is an error on your diploma (e.g., name misspelled or honors listed incorrectly), please follow the procedure below:
Mail your diploma, without the diploma cover, with a detailed note including your name, telephone number, mailing address and the correction(s) to be made, to:
Office of Commencement and Special Events
1060 Blankenship Hall
901 Woody Hayes Drive
Columbus, OH 43210
If your name is listed incorrectly on your diploma (e.g., nickname instead of formal name or middle initial instead of middle name):
- Verify that your name is listed on your academic record as you would like it to appear on your diploma. (Note: You must be a candidate to graduate to check your name in this manner).
- If the name in BuckeyeLink is incorrect, submit a "Request for Change of Record" form online along with appropriate documentation verifying your name change. (Note: Name changes entered in the Student Center through BuckeyeLink will NOT change the name printed on your diploma). Diploma changes cannot be made until your name is listed properly on your academic record.
- After the "Request for Change of Record" form has been submitted, return to BuckeyeLink to verify the name change has been made. It may take a few days before the change appears in the system.
- Once the name change is confirmed, please follow the procedures below:
Mail your diploma, without the diploma cover, with a detailed note including your name, telephone number, mailing address and the correction to be made, to:
Office of Commencement and Special Events
1060 Blankenship Hall
901 Woody Hayes Drive
Columbus, OH 43210
Detailed instructions for ordering a duplicate, replacement or certified copy of a diploma are available on the Diploma Request website.
