If you graduate from The American University of Paris in the fall, you will receive your diploma during the graduation ceremony. If you graduate in the spring, we will send the diploma to your mailing address, so please make sure that your mailing information is up to date by updating your diploma mailing address online. Please note that if you have any outstanding monetary obligations to the University, you will not be able to receive your diploma until full payment has been made.
Your diploma is a valuable document and you should keep it safe. If you need to confirm your graduation – for a future employer or graduate university, for example – don’t send them your original diploma. Instead, request a graduation certificate. If you are a third party looking to confirm the degree of one of our students for a job or internship, please contact the Registrar’s Office directly.
Diploma timeline
Our diploma timeline helps you understand how and when your diploma will be delivered and what information you need to provide. Please read it carefully and do not hesitate to contact the Registrar's Office if you have any questions about your diploma.
| Month | Process |
|---|---|
| September | - |
| October | All degree candidates complete degree application with advisors. Diplomas for summer graduates arrive. Mailing begins. |
| November | All degree candidates submit degree applications to Registrar’s Office. |
| December | Degree applications verified by registrar. Students receive confirmation via email. |
| January | Final grades received for fall graduates. Registrar completes final degree check for fall graduates. |
| February | Diplomas for fall graduates ordered. |
| March | Diplomas for fall graduates arrive. |
| April | - |
| May | Final grades received for spring graduates. Registrar completes final degree check for spring graduates. Fall graduates receive diplomas at graduation ceremony. |
| June | Diplomas for spring graduates ordered. |
| July | Final grades received for summer graduates. Registrar completes final degree check. |
| August | Diplomas for summer graduates ordered. Diplomas for spring graduates arrive and mailing begins. |
Proving your graduation
When you graduate from AUP you may be asked by potential employers to prove that you earned a degree. Depending on the information that is requested, there are four different options:
- A graduation certificate is the easiest and most affordable way. The graduation certificate is a letter signed and stamped by the Registrar’s Office that details your time at AUP and the degree you were awarded. You can request a graduation certificate at no cost and it can be sent to you by mail or email.
- You can also request an official transcript. A transcript details every course and grade earned at AUP including cumulative GPA and degree awarded and may be useful if you are asked to provide more details on your academic accomplishments. Transcripts cost a small processing fee and can be sent to you either in paper format or electronically.
- Your diploma is another way to prove your successful graduation from the University but we recommend that you hold on to the original and not send it out as part of an application.
- The last option is to obtain a certified copy of your diploma. We do not keep copies of your diploma on file. To obtain a certified copy of your diploma, you must send us either an email from your AUP account with a scanned copy of your diploma and your full name, years of attendance, and mailing address or a signed written request with your full name, years of attendance, mailing address, and photocopy of your diploma. This process takes up to three business days but is free of charge.
Requesting an Apostille for your Diploma
- Send your original diploma to the AUP Registrar’s office (5, boulevard de La Tour-Maubourg, 75007 Paris, France). If you no longer have your original diploma, you must request a duplicate diploma. Please note that 60 euros will be charged for a replacement diploma.
- A 120 euro apostille processing fee must be paid online via the AUP payment tool.
- You can expect to receive your apostille around one month after you have paid the processing fee and the Registrar’s Office has received your diploma.
The Registrar’s Office will then send your diploma to a notary in Dover, Delaware, where it will be notarized and forwarded to the Department of State.
Once the Delaware Department of State apostilles your diploma, it will be sent back to AUP.
The Registrar’s Office will then send both documents to your preferred address. The processing fee covers the administrative costs.
Please write to registraroffice
aup.edu with any queries. For mailing purposes, when submitting your request, please provide Andrew Tischler at atischleraup.edu with the address where you would like your apostille sent, as well as your telephone number.
Replacement diploma
In case your diploma has been lost or damaged, you can request a duplicate diploma. Duplicate diplomas cost 60 euros and may take up to several weeks to receive.