A graduation award document is an official university-issued document. As such, only one original award document may exist and it must reflect the student's true and correct personal legal/official name.
All reissued award documents will be produced using current Ryerson University graphics, printing standards and signatures. Graduates from Ryerson Polytechnic University, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute or Ryerson Institute of Technology will also have their graduation award document reissued under the name of Ryerson University.
Application form for Graduation Award Document Reissue is available on-line in the Forms and Procedures page.
Types of Reissued Award Documents
REPLACEMENT DOCUMENT
A replacement award document is requested when the original award document (degree/diploma/certificate) is lost, damaged, destroyed or stolen. A replacement is also requested if the graduate has had a legal/official name change since the time you graduated
.
In order to be eligible to receive a replacement document,graduates must submit their original award document. If the original award document is no longer in their possession,graduates must complete and submit a Ryerson University Statutory Declaration confirming that this is a true representation of the facts.
If the request is due to a legal/official name change
,graduates must submit proper documentation to substantiate the name change.
A replacement document is regarded as an original award document. The document will indicate the original conferred date and the replacement reissued date with the statement: "issued to replace original".
DUPLICATE DOCUMENT
A duplicate award document is requested when the graduate wishes/needs to have a
copy
of the original award document produced. The award document will indicate the original conferred date and the duplicate reissued date with the statement: "duplicate".
AMENDED DOCUMENT
An amended document is requested to reflect the new program title of the program from which you graduated (example, you graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Arts that has since changed to a Bachelor of Arts).
An amended document request to reissue the award document under the name of Ryerson University (Applies to all allumni who graduated from Ryerson Institute of Technology, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute or Ryerson Polytechnic University).
An amended award document is regarded as an original award document which will reflect the updated degree designation and/or program name.
An amended award document will only be reissued if eligibility requirements are met. It will indicate the original conferred date and the amended reissued date with the statement: "issued to replace original".
CERTIFIED COPIES
To obtain certified photocopies of an award document, the graduate must make photocopies of their original award document and bring the copies they wish to have certified, with their original document, to Enrolment Services and Student Fees. There is a $20.00 fee (subject to change) for each certified copy requested. This service is available in-person only.
