Diplomas - Receiving Your Degree

Degree Conferral

Degrees are conferred effective the last day of each month. We ask that you clear all obligations to the University so we can release your diploma.

All degree requirements — including, but not limited to, any incomplete grades, comprehensive exams, transfer documentation, grade changes, substitution or waivers, high school verification documentation, etc. — must be completed and received at the Registrar's Office by the last day of the month in which the degree is to be conferred.

Diplomas

When the Student Records Office has verified that your degree program is 100% complete, we will notify you and you may order your diploma online. Your paper diploma will arrive approximately eight weeks after the conferral date. At the Commencement Ceremony, you will receive your diploma cover, but not your paper parchment diploma.

Digital Diplomas Available

Beginning with graduates in 2017, Bellevue University is offering digital diplomas as a part of the diploma ordering process. Digital diplomas are fun way to share your accomplishments with friends and family on social media and to display for potential employers on career sites such as Linkedin.

When Student Records has verified your degree is complete and that your conferral date is in 2017 or later, you will automatically receive a digital diploma order with your normal diploma order form. You will still receive your paper parchment diploma in the mail. Every digital diploma provided by Parchment.com includes security features to verify it as an official credential of Bellevue University and cannot be pirated.*

If you are a student with a conferral date prior to 2017 and would like a digital diploma, please contact us. Requests will be handled on a case by case basis. For questions about paper or digital diplomas, please contact [email protected].

Check your Advisement Report for Completion

If you have not yet received notification from Student Records, you may check your Academic Progress in BRUIN. If it indicates your degree is 100% complete, you may complete the Graduation Diploma Order Form located in BRUIN. Please do not complete the Graduation Diploma Order Form if the report indicates your degree is incomplete, as early submission of the form may delay the conferring of your degree.

If your Advisement Report does not indicate you are 100% complete when you believe it should, please contact your Coach/Advisor. If you have questions regarding your diploma, please contact Student Records at [email protected] or 1.800.756.7920.

To Order Diploma

Log in to BRUIN.
From your My BRUIN Homepage, select the "Resources and Forms" tile, and then select "Forms".
From the expanded "Student Forms" menu which appears, select the Diploma Order Form.

Duplicate and Replacement Diplomas

Duplicate or Replacement Diplomas can be requested through BRUIN. After logging in to BRUIN, please go to the Student Resources section and click the Commencement folder. Next, click the Duplicate Diploma Request link to access and print a copy of the appropriate form. Complete the form and return it with a check or money order to:

Bellevue University
Student Records
1000 Galvin Road South
Bellevue, NE 68005-3098

*This official digital diploma service is provided through a contract with Parchment.com, a privately-owned company not affiliated with Bellevue University. Bellevue University does not guarantee continuous, indefinite delivery of this 3rd party digital service.