Frequently Asked Questions

Graduating will not stop aid for the current term, but it may impact your financial aid eligibility for future coursework at SF. If receiving financial aid of any type, including Bright Futures, contact the Financial Aid Office to discuss the impact of graduating.

Yes, for example A.A. and A.S., or A.S. and B.A.S. or B.S. You cannot apply for two A.A. degrees.

In most cases, degrees are awarded within one week from the day grades post at the end of the term and appear on official transcripts at that time. Contact the Office of the Registrar at 352-395-5456 or graduation@sfcollege.edu if you applied to graduate and your degree was not awarded within two weeks from grades posting.

To request an official transcript, log in to eSantaFe and select "Transcripts" under the "Records" menu tab.  Click on the checkbox to electronically send, mail or pick-up "after graduation posted" and select the term in which you are graduating from the drop down. The transcript will generate automatically the night the degree is awarded and will be sent, mailed and/or be ready for pick-up in three business days.

The degree audit does not update in such special cases. A notification is sent to the student on the outcome of the petition. The Office of the Registrar individually reviews all "ineligible" applications to prepare to graduate students and affixes "overrides" in cases like these. Overrides are done at the end of the term after grades post. Please understand that the section related to your approved petition may not show correctly on your degree audit. As long as the rest of the degree audit shows you have met the A.A. requirements, your degree will be awarded in a timely manner with no delay.

SF graduates receive a printed and a digital diploma. Digital diplomas are issued within two to three business weeks after grades post at the end of the term. You will receive a message from Parchment on your SF official email with instructions on how to access your digital diploma. You will have unlimited online access to your digital diploma through your Parchment account. Students who have opted-in to receive text messages will also receive a text notification. 

Printed diplomas are mailed to your permanent address within four to six business weeks after grades post at the end of the term. Please ensure your diploma is mailed to the correct address by verifying your permanent mailing address. To update your permanent mailing address select “My Information” under the Records menu tab on eSantaFe.

A digital diploma is a secure PDF version of your diploma that can be:

• Sent to employers to verify your education.
• Shared with family and friends through social media.
• Downloaded for your records.

To revise/change your diploma name go to your graduation application on eSantaFe. Select  “Graduation” under the “Records” menu tab and then click on “modify” to make the diploma name change. To update your permanent mailing address go to “My Information” under the Records menu tab on eSantaFe. Students can make revisions on their applications until the last day to apply for graduation for the term.

You can request a diploma replacement through Parchment. Just take a picture of the damaged diploma and email it to diplomaprints@parchment.com. Please include the Document ID number (DID#). If you are unable to locate your DID#, please include your first name, last name and institution name.

Paper diplomas can take up to six business weeks from the date grades posted to be delivered. If you have not received your diploma after 6 weeks, please contact graduation@sfcollege to make sure it was not returned by the mail to the college.  The Records Office holds returned diplomas for six months. If the diploma was not returned by the mail, the Records Office will be able to reorder one placement on your behalf within 6 months after graduation.

Diploma replacements can be requested at parchment.com(Opens in new window). There is a charge for replacements.

All A.A. Diplomas read “Associate in Arts”. The A.A. track is not listed. The A.A. track is used as an advisement tool in order to help direct you with your educational plan for upper division coursework and never appears on diplomas.