Degree dates
There are five official degree dates for Middlebury College:
March 1
May commencement date
July 1
August commencement date
October 1
The College must receive all final grades or course credits before a student is eligible to graduate. Even if a student is currently enrolled in courses that are not required for the degree, all course work must be finished before the degree is awarded.
Graduating Febs
All students who complete degree requirements in December or in January have an offical degree date of March 1. Since many Feb graduates participate in the May Commencement, their diplomas are normally saved and sent after the May ceremony so that those who do not attend can also receive a copy of the program booklet that lists all graduates for the year, and academic honors earned.
Your name on your Diploma
When you complete the online Intent to Graduate form (BA candidates) or complete your graduate degree form, you indicate exactly how you wish your name to appear on your diploma. This should be the formal version of your name, with proper accents, Jr. or III, and your middle name included, as you want it to appear many years afterward. If you have questions, please contact the Registrar's Office.
Lost Diplomas
Middlebury College will issue a replacement diploma, if one was lost or damaged. We do not supply multiple copies. To request a replacement diploma, please send a letter with the following information:
The degree that you earned
The date you graduated
Your name at the time of your graduation
How your original diploma was lost or damaged
Your current mailing address
Your handwritten signature
Send the letter to:
The Registrar’s Office
5142 Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05754
Include a check for $45 to cover the cost of ordering the replacement. Since our diplomas are ordered from a national vender, it takes several weeks for us to receive the replacement diploma, once it is requested. Keep in mind that the new diploma will contain the actual dates of your degree conferral, although the signatures will be those of our current administrators.
Diploma translations
Many times graduates who apply for jobs or visas in other countries need a copy of the English translation of their Latin diploma. The Registrar's Office can supply certified letters with the needed personalized translation. Email registrar@middlebury.edu.
APOSTILLES
If a graduate needs additional certification of the degree for work abroad, an apostille may be required. In this case, a photocopy of the diploma is sent to the Registrar's Office, along with a check for the $2.00 fee and an addressed and stamped envelope to send the sealed document back to the sender. The diploma copy is notarized and sent on to the office of the Vermont Secretary of State, with the fee and the return envelope.
"The document, with proper notarization, must be brought or sent to the Secretary of State's office in Montpelier. There the notary's signature will be verified by comparing it to the notary appointment form on file and a simple document called an Apostille filled out and signed by either the Secretary of State or the Deputy Secretary of State. The Apostille then is embossed with the seal of the Secretary of State. A $2.00 fee per document should accompany the request. Once the process is completed, the document is then considered legalized in many countries.
For a full, current listing of member states and countries, visit the U.S. Department of State's website at: http://www.travel.state.gov."