Graduation Award Document Reissues
June 2023 graduates will be the first to receive Toronto Metropolitan University award documents. Following the June 2023 convocation, alumni who wish to have their award document reissued under our new name can request an updated document. Details and timelines about the reissue process will be communicated to alumni and posted here at that time.
A graduation award document is an official university-issued document. As such, only one original award document may exist and it must reflect your true and correct personal legal/official name.
Your name, as it appears on your official university student record, will be the name that will be printed onto your reissued award document. Please ensure your name is updated on your academic record prior to submitting your application. Should you wish to make changes to your name, please see Student ID and Personal Information, opens in new window.
How to Submit Your Request
Now that we are officially Toronto Metropolitan University, we are preparing to produce new award documents bearing our institution’s legal name, as well as updated graphics and a new university seal. Starting in June, award documents for new graduates will be issued under the name Toronto Metropolitan University. At that time, alumni who wish to have their award document reissued under our new name can do so. Details about this process as well as timelines will be communicated to alumni and will be available here.
If you have an urgent need to obtain a reissued award document, proceed to this request google formform, external link, opens in new window.
- The fee is $70 (subject to change) plus an additional courier fee (if courier service is selected)
Your record will be reviewed to confirm your graduation status and, if eligible a replacement document will be produced. This process can take up to 6 to 8 weeks.
Please Note:
Reissued award documents may be forwarded to you by courier (at your expense) or will be held at the ServiceHub for pick-up.
Reissued award documents that are not retrieved (couriered or picked up) within one year of the date of the reissue date, will be destroyed. This includes any documents that may have been couriered by request but are returned as being undeliverable.
Reason for request:
- Lost or damaged your original graduation award document (diploma/degree/certificate)
- You have had a legal name change since the time you graduated
If the request is due to a legal/official name change and you want this name to appear on the re-issued award document, you must submit proper documentation to substantiate the name change. Please refer to the Student ID and Personal Information website, opens in new window for more details.
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.”
For example:
June 2005
Issued to replace original August 2014
Reason for request:
- Have your award document amended to reflect the new degree designation of the program from which you graduated (for example, you graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Arts that has since changed to a Bachelor of Arts).
OR
- Have your award document reissued under the name of Toronto Metropolitan University (applies to all alumni who graduated from Ryerson Institute of Technology, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Ryerson Polytechnic University, or Ryerson University).
An amended 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 issued if eligibility requirements are met. For more information on eligibility criteria, please email gradinfo@torontomu.ca.
It will indicate the original conferred date and the amended reissued date with the statement: “issued to replace original.”
For example:
June 2005
Issued to replace original August 2014
If you are not eligible for an amendment, you will receive a Replacement document (see above definition) of your original award.
Toronto Metropolitan University has approved the use of the Honours degree designation for specific undergraduate programs and majors.
Eligibility for Amendment:
If you graduated from one of the programs and majors listed below, in June 2011 or later, you are eligible to submit a request to have your degree amended to the Honours designation.
For example, if you graduated with a:
Bachelor of Science - Biology
It will be amended to instead indicate that you graduated with a:
Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Biology
Honours designations have been approved for the following:
- Faculty of Science
New degree designation: Bachelor of Science (Honours)
- Biology
- Biomedical Science
- Financial Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Medical Physics
- Faculty of Arts
New degree designation: Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
- Arts and Contemporary Studies
- Criminology
- Criminology and History
- Criminology and Politics and Governance
- Criminology and Sociology
- English
- English and History
- English and Philosophy
- Environment and Urban Sustainability
- Geographic Analysis
- History
- History and Philosophy
- History and Politics and Governance
- History and Sociology
- Language and Intercultural Relations
- Philosophy
- Politics and Governance
- Politics and Governance and Sociology
- Public Administration and Governance
- Sociology
- The Creative School
New degree designation: Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
- Professional Communication
- Ted Rogers School of Management
New degree designation: Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
- Accounting and Finance program (You must have been admitted to the
School of Accounting and Finance program in 2013 or later to qualify for
the Honours designation. It does not apply to Accounting or Finance
majors from the Business Management program.)- Accounting
- Finance
- Business Management (listed majors only)
- Economics and Management Science
- Entrepreneurship
- Global Management Studies or Global Management
- Human Resources Management
- Law and Business
- Marketing Management
- Real Estate Management
- Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Retail Management
Reason for request:
- To amend your degree to reflect the new Honours designation.
An amended document will indicate the original conferred date and the amended reissued date with the statement: “issued to replace original.”
For example:
June 2011
Issued to replace original October 2021
If you are not eligible for an amendment, you will receive a Replacement document (see above definition) of your original award.
Reason for request:
- Require only a certified photocopy of your original graduation award document
- Photocopy must be certified by Toronto Metropolitan University as a true photocopy of the original document
See Documents and Letters for information on how to obtain a certified photocopy of your award document.
TMU is pleased to provide you with the option to receive a gender neutral degree designation printed on your undergraduate or graduate degree award document.
What this means: Instead of the standard nomenclature, you may elect to have your graduation award document produced/printed and reissued with the alternate language as noted here:
‘Baccalaureate’ instead of Bachelor (for Bachelor’s degrees)
‘Magisteriate’ instead of Master (for Master’s degrees)
‘Doctorate’ instead of Doctor (for Doctor’s degrees)
How to submit a request for a gender neutral reissued graduation award document: Once you have submitted your Graduation Award Document Reissue Application, you must then also send an email to gradinfo@torontomu.ca to request the gender neutral nomenclature option. Please use the Subject: Request for Gender Neutral Degree and state that you have submitted an application for a reissued graduation award document with the date of your submission.
Please note:
1. Only one graduation award document will be printed and released (i.e. either using the standard language or the gender neutral language).
2. Only the graduation award document will show the alternate degree designation – all other student records (i.e. official student transcript) will indicate the standard degree nomenclature.