Graduation Award Document Reissues
You can request a replacement for graduation award documents that have been lost, damaged, or destroyed, or if your legal name has changed.
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) .
All replacement and amended graduation award documents will be produced using current Toronto Metropolitan University graphics, printing standards and signatures.
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.
If you graduated before 1984, email gradinfo@torontomu.ca for application information.
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.
1. Log into the my.torontomu portal
Note: As a former student, there are a few ways you might activate or reactivate your online identity
2. Navigate to the MyServiceHub tab. Please ensure that you have enabled pop-ups on your browser.
3. From the Student Homepage in MyServiceHub, select eForms Center.
4. Select the Document Reissue form.
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.
An amended document 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.
For more information on eligibility criteria for amended documents, please see below.
Faculty of Arts
Program Name |
Original Degree Designation |
Amended Degree |
Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor of Arts (BA) |
BACHELOR of ARTS CRIMINOLOGY |
Only June 2014 graduates are eligible for the new program name. |
| Geography | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of ARTS APPLIED GEOGRAPHY |
All BAA graduates are eligible for the BA designation. |
| Justice Studies | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of ARTS JUSTICE STUDIES |
All BAA graduates are eligible for the BA designation. |
| Public Administration and Governance | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of ARTS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION and GOVERNANCE |
Available to students who were admitted to first year in Fall 1997 or later and who graduated in Spring 2001 or later. |
Faculty of Community Services
Program Name |
Original Degree Designation |
Amended Degree |
Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child and Youth Care | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of ARTS CHILD and YOUTH CARE |
All BAA graduates are eligible for the BA designation. |
| Disability Studies | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of ARTS DISABILITY STUDIES |
All BAA graduates are eligible for the BA designation. |
| Early Childhood Education | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of ARTS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION |
All BAA graduates are eligible for the BA designation. |
| Food, Nutrition, Consumer and Family Studies | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of APPLIED SCIENCE FOOD, NUTRITION, CONSUMER and FAMILY STUDIES |
All BAA graduates who completed more than 50% of courses in physical and applied science courses are eligible for the BASc designation. |
| Nursing | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of SCIENCE in NURSING | All BAA graduates are eligible for the BScN designation. |
| Occupational & Environmental Health | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of APPLIED SCIENCE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
All BAA graduates are eligible for the BASc designation. |
| Social Work | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of SOCIAL WORK | Available to students who were admitted to first year in 1978 or later. |
| Urban and Regional Planning | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of URBAN and REGIONAL PLANNING | Available to students who were admitted to first year in Fall 1983 or later and who graduated in June 1987 or later. |
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
Program Name |
Original Degree Designation |
Amended Degree |
Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | Bachelor of Technology (BTech) | BACHELOR of ENGINEERING AEROSPACE ENGINEERING |
BTech graduates admitted to first year in 1985 or later are eligible for the BEng designation. |
| Architectural Science | Bachelor of Technology (BTech) | BACHELOR of ARCHITECTURAL SCIENCE | Graduates admitted to first year in 1996 or later and graduated in 2000 or later. |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor of Technology (BTech) | BACHELOR of ENGINEERING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING |
BTech graduates admitted to first year in 1985 or later are eligible for the BEng designation. |
| Chemical Engineering Co-operative Program |
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) | BACHELOR of ENGINEERING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CO-OPERATIVE PROGRAM |
BTech graduates admitted to first year in 1985 or later are eligible for the BEng designation. |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor of Technology (BTech)) | BACHELOR of ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING |
BTech graduates admitted to first year in 1985 or later are eligible for the BEng designation. |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor of Technology (BTech) | BACHELOR of ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING |
BTech graduates admitted to first year in 1985 or later are eligible for the BEng designation. |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor of Technology (BTech) | BACHELOR of ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING |
BTech graduates admitted to first year in 1985 or later are eligible for the BEng designation. |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor of Technology (BTech) | BACHELOR of ENGINEERING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
BTech graduates admitted to first year in 1985 or later are eligible for the BEng designation. |
Faculty of Science
Program Name |
Original Degree Designation |
Amended Degree |
Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Chemistry and Biology | Bachelor of Technology (BTech) | BACHELOR of SCIENCE APPLIED CHEMISTRY and BIOLOGY |
Graduates admitted to first year in 1985 or later and graduated in 1989 or later. |
| Applied Computer Science | Bachelor of Science (BSc) |
BACHELOR of SCIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE |
All BSc graduates are eligible for the new program name. |
| Applied Computer Science | Bachelor of Technology (BTech) | BACHELOR of SCIENCE APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCE |
All BTech graduates are eligible for the BSc designation. |
Ted Rogers School of Management
Program Name |
Original Degree Designation |
Amended Degree |
Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration and Information Management (SAIR/SAIP) | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of COMMERCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT |
Contact Curriculum Advising at gradinfo@torontomu.ca for more information. |
| Secretarial and Administrative Studies | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of APPLIED ARTS OFFICE and ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES |
All BAA graduates are eligible for the new program name. |
| Business Management | Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) |
BACHELOR of COMMERCE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT |
Graduates admitted to first year in 1986 or later and graduated in 1990 or later are eligible for the BComm designation. |
| Business Management | Bachelor of Technology (BTech) | BACHELOR of BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | All BTech graduates are eligible for the BBM designation. |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of COMMERCE HOSPITALITY and TOURISM MANAGEMENT |
All BAA graduates are eligible for the BComm designation. |
The Creative School
Program Name |
Original Degree Designation |
Amended Degree |
Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of DESIGN | BAA graduates admitted to first year in Fall 1999 or later are eligible for the BDes designation. |
| Image Arts | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of FINE ARTS FILM STUDIES or NEW MEDIA or PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIES |
BAA graduates admitted to first year in Fall 1995 or later and graduated Spring 1999 or later are eligible for the BFA designation. |
| Interior Design | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of INTERIOR DESIGN | All BAA graduates are eligible for the BID designation. |
| Journalism | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of JOURNALISM | Available to 4-year BAA graduates who were admitted to first year in Fall 1991 or later and who graduated Spring 1995 or later. Available to 2-year BAA graduates who were admitted to the program in Fall 1993 or later and who graduated Spring 1995 or later. |
| Radio and Television | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of ARTS RADIO and TELEVISION |
Available to students who were admitted to the 4-year program in Fall 1994 or later and who graduated in Spring 1998 or later. All 2-year BAA graduates are eligible for the BA designation. |
| Theatre Technical Production | Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) | BACHELOR of FINE ARTS THEATRE TECHNICAL PRODUCTION |
Available to 4-year BAA graduates who were admitted to first year in Fall 1993 or later and who graduated June 1997 or later. |
Toronto Metropolitan University has approved the use of the Honours degree designation for specific undergraduate programs and majors.
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
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
If you are not eligible for an amendment, you will receive a Replacement document (see above definition) of your original award.
Honours designations have been approved for the following programs:
Faculty of Arts
New Degree Designation |
Eligible Programs |
|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) |
Arts and Contemporary Studies |
| Criminology | |
| Criminology and History Double Major | |
| Criminology and Politics and Governance Double Major | |
| Criminology and Sociology Double Major | |
| English | |
| English and History Double Major | |
| English and Philosophy Double Major | |
| Environment and Urban Sustainability | |
| Geographic Analysis | |
| History | |
| History and Philosophy Double Major | |
| History and Politics and Governance Double Major | |
| History and Sociology Double Major | |
| Language and Intercultural Relations | |
| Philosophy | |
| Politics and Governance | |
| Politics and Governance and Sociology Double Major | |
| Public Administration and Governance | |
| Sociology |
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
New Degree Designation |
Eligible Programs |
|---|---|
| Bachelor of Architectural Science (Honours) |
Architectural Science |
Faculty of Science
New Degree Designation |
Eligible Programs |
|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
Biology |
| Biomedical Science | |
| Chemistry | |
| Computer Science | |
| Financial Mathematics | |
| Mathematics and its Applications | |
| Medical Physics |
Ted Rogers School of Management
New Degree Designation |
Eligible Programs |
|---|---|
| Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) |
Accounting and Finance |
| Business Management (all plans are eligible except for Accounting, Finance, and Management) | |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management | |
| Retail Management |
The Creative School
New Degree Designation |
Eligible Programs |
|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) |
Professional Communication |
The Registrar’s Office does not certify copies of Award documents. If you require a degree copy to be notarized you may look into the Legal Services (external link) offered by the Toronto Metropolitan Students Union or search for a notary that is authorized to operate in your area. A notary public is a person who witnesses oaths, signs affidavits and certifies documents to be true copies of the original.
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)
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.