A legal name change and special typographic marks can be applied to a diploma, and errors can be corrected.
Legal Name Change
To appear on the diploma, a legal name change must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office, 1113 Murphy Hall, by the last day of the degree-expected term. Submit a Legal Name Change or Correction form. Documentation supporting the name change is required. There is no fee for this service.
A legal name change submitted after the last day of the degree-expected term must be accompanied by a Replacement Diploma Request form. A special-order diploma fee applies.
Special Typographic Marks
Names appear on diplomas in upper-case letters only. For example: Mackay prints as MACKAY; DiCarlo prints as DI CARLO.
To identify name punctuation, accent marks, or spacing on a diploma, use the Diploma Request feature on MyUCLA after the third week of the degree-expected term.
Marks that cannot be accommodated on MyUCLA should be entered on a Legal Name Change or Correction form and delivered to the Registrar’s Office, 1113 Murphy Hall, by the last day of the degree-expected term. There is no fee for this service.
Diploma Errors
If there is an error on the diploma, return it to the Registrar’s Office, 1113 Murphy Hall, for correction. If the error is the fault of the University, no fee is charged. If the error is the student’s fault, a special-order diploma fee applies.