Connecticut College will provide a replacement diploma when the original diploma has been lost or damaged or if there has been a legal name change. The original diploma must be returned when requesting a replacement due to damage or a name change. In order to protect the integrity of the diploma process, we require the following when requesting a replacement diploma:

  • Replacement Diploma Application (pdf) - Your signature must be notarized on this form.
  • Photocopies of two (2) forms of acceptable ID: passport, birth certificate, driver's license, social security card.
  • If your name has been legally changed, you must enclose a copy of the legal name change document. Please enclose a check made payable to "Connecticut College" in the amount of $60.00. Send the application, accompanying forms of identification, original diploma and check to:

    Office of the Registrar
    Connecticut College
    270 Mohegan Avenue
    New London CT 06320
  • If the diploma will be mailed to an address outside of the U.S., a prepaid 9 1/2" x 12 1/2' (or larger) padded shipping envelope is required.

Upon receipt of these documents, a replacement diploma will be issued and your student record will be updated.

Please allow 4-6 weeks for processing once all documentation has been received.

Document Authentication (Apostille)

Information about the Connecticut Secretary of the State's document authentication process can be found here. 

Please direct all questions regarding the State of Connecticut's document authentication process to the Secretary of the State's office. The registrar's office is unable to answer questions regarding the State of Connecticut's process.

Please note that the diploma copy or transcript is signed by an official from the registrar's office and the signature is notarized by a Connecticut Notary Public. Please allow a week for processing once the registrar's office receives all of your material.

Diploma Authentication

If you require document authentication of your diploma, please send the following to the Office of the Registrar at the address noted above:

  • your original diploma (a copy cannot be accepted; if you have lost your original diploma or it has been damaged, you may request a replacement - please see above)
  • the CT Secretary of the State's Authentication Form and associated fees (payable to the Secretary of the State) and all other material required by the State
  • a prepaid 9 1/2" x 12 1/2' (or larger) padded shipping envelope which Connecticut College will use to mail all material to the Secretary of the State's office, once a copy of your diploma has been notarized

Once all of the required material has been received, the registrar's office will make arrangements to have a copy of your diploma notarized by a Connecticut Notary Public and will then forward in the prepaid envelope to the CT Secretary of the State's office the original diploma, the notarized copy of the diploma, and all material provided by you for the Secretary of the State. Please allow a week for processing once the registrar's office receives all of your material. (If you have requested a replacement diploma, allow an additional 4-6 weeks). 

Contact the CT Secretary of the State's office for information about their timeline, once the material has been received by them. Once the Secretary of the State has completed the document authentication process, the CT Secretary of the State's office will return all of the material directly to you. The material is not returned to the registrar's office. 

Transcript Authentication

If you require document authentication of your transcript, you will need to order an official transcript and note that it needs to be authenticated. Information on ordering an official transcript is available here.

You must mail all of the material required by the CT Secretary of the State to the registrar's office. Once all of the required material has been received, the registrar's office will make arrangements to have the transcript you ordered notarized by a Connecticut Notary Public and will then send all of the material to the Secretary of the State's office. Please allow a week for processing once the registrar's office receives all of your material.

Contact the CT Secretary of the State's office for information about their timeline, once the material has been received by them. Once the Secretary of the State has completed the document authentication process, the CT Secretary of the State's office will return all of the material directly to you. The material is not returned to the registrar's office. 

Digital Diplomas in Lieu of Document Authentication

Graduates in the class of 2020 or later were issued a certified electronic diploma in addition to a paper diploma. In some instances, the certified electronic diploma can be presented in lieu of an apostilled diploma. When you provide your employer with the CeDiploma, it can be validated instantly. Please check with your employer to confirm that they can accept it. Instructions to request that the link to your certified electronic diploma be resent are available here.