{"id":901,"date":"2014-09-25T09:55:42","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T13:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/?page_id=901"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:53:12","slug":"diploma-name","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/graduation\/diploma-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Diploma Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The diploma name must match the <strong>legal first and last name<\/strong> on file with the University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To change a legal first and\/or last name on the diploma and the University record, you must submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/files\/2020\/09\/Personal-Data-Form.pdf\">Name Change Form<\/a> with supporting legal documentation (driver\u2019s license, marriage certificate, passport, etc.) by fax or email to the Office of the University Registrar. Please submit updates as soon as possible.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Once diplomas are produced you will not be able to make any changes without purchasing another copy.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please also keep in mind:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Middle names are not controlled; you can add, remove, abbreviate, or expand your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">legal<\/span> middle name as necessary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Suffixes are permissible (ex: Jr., III)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Periods (.) are\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not<\/span> automatically placed after all middle initials. If you want a period after your middle initial(s) make sure to include it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To insert a special diacritical mark or accent, please copy and paste the character from Microsoft Word into the diploma name field.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><u>International Students<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">International students must match their diploma name to the exact name as it appears on their passport; for visa, insurance, and other official verification purposes. Various international governments and verification agencies will not accept a student\u2019s diploma as an official document if the name does not match the name on their University record and passport.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The diploma name must match the legal first and last name on file with the University. To change a legal first and\/or last name on the diploma and the University record, you must submit a Name Change Form with supporting legal documentation (driver\u2019s license, marriage certificate, passport, etc.) by fax or email to the Office [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8796,"featured_media":0,"parent":908,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/901"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8796"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9520,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/901\/revisions\/9520"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}