Registrar
This office oversees registration; maintains and certifies graduate student records; issues diplomas; facilitates transcripts; and publishes catalogs, course schedules and final exam schedules.
Registrar Info | Diploma Orders | Name Changes | Useful Links
Registrar for Graduate Programs (MA, MS, MPH, PhD)
- Linda E. Lipani
- University of Rochester
School of Medicine & Dentistry
Graduate Education & Postdoctoral Affairs
601 Elmwood Ave., Box 316
Rochester, NY 14642
Medical Center room G-9556 - Phone: 585.275.7288
- Fax: 585.461.4927
Diploma Orders and Replacements
Master's Degree Diploma Requests
All requests for replacement copies of the master’s diploma must be submitted in writing and must include the following information:
- Name while attending the University
- Dates of attendance and date of graduation
- Major
- Degree(s) Awarded
- Current mailing address
- Email address
- Your signature
- A check for $35.00 payable to the University of Rochester
Please mail your request to the Registrar at the address above.
PhD Degree Diploma Requests
Contact Pat McLane to request a replacement copy of the PhD diploma.
Name Changes
To change your name from what appears on your academic record, simply provide the Registrar with a legal form of identification that bears your new name.
Useful Links
- Academic Calendar
- Bursar's Office
- Change of Address
- Course Description Course Schedule (CDCS)
- Enrollment Verification Requests
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Financial Aid Office
- Forms
- Grading System
- Loan Deferments
- Non-matriculated Students
- The Preparation of Doctoral Thesis
- Refund Schedule
- Registration Online (for matriculated students only)
- Transcript Requests
- Tuition and Fees
- UR Employee Tuition Benefits






