Dear Degree Candidate,
We are continuing our preparations for Commencement 2025 and are looking forward to celebrating with you!
We shared details about ordering caps, gowns, and regalia last month. As a reminder, the deadline to order online is March 1, but purchases can still be made in person at the bookstore after this deadline. Custom regalia for master's and PhD students must be ordered through the bookstore by Tuesday, March 11.
Please verify the spelling of your name as you wish it to appear on your diploma and the commencement book by logging into SIS. After logging in, under the "About Me" tab, click the pencil next to your name. You will be brought to another window; click Add Name, choose Diploma name. Update your diploma name and click save.
If you wish to have your full middle name or just initial, please include that as part of your diploma name. If using your middle initial only, please include a period after the initial, if desired. You may also include any accent marks or special characters.
All diploma names will be reviewed for compliance with the Tufts Preferred Name Policy. Tufts University recognizes that members of the Tufts community may prefer to use names other than their legal names to identify themselves. Tufts University acknowledges that a "preferred name" may be used on certain University records as long as the use of their preferred name is not for the purposes of misrepresentation or otherwise prohibited by state or federal law.
The deadline for submitting a diploma name for the commencement book is Sunday, March 16, 2025.
In the event you wish to change your diploma name after March 16, 2025, we are not able to guarantee the change will appear in the commencement book. Diploma names can be updated up until the last day of classes for the term associated with your degree conferral for diploma processing (i.e. May is spring term end; August is summer term end; February is fall term end). A reprint fee may be assessed if your diploma needs to be reordered due to a late diploma name change.
Please note: if you currently have a privacy flag (FERPA hold) on your student record, your name will NOT appear in the commencement book. If you want your name to appear, you must contact Student Services at StudentServices@tufts.edu.
Additional information about Commencement Day events will be shared the last week of March. In the meantime, you may want to complete the following items:
