“By the Authority of the Senate” opens the award statement on this McMaster University diploma sample. The next line names the Chancellor as the person conferring the degree. Above the statement, “Hamilton” and “Canada” sit on either side of the coat of arms, tucked beneath the arched university name. The body uses a lighter italic type that gives the larger degree line room to stand out.
Sample Details
Document type — Bachelor’s degree diploma.
Institution — McMaster University.
Document heading — “McMaster University” in arched blackletter.
Language — English.
Conferral wording — The Chancellor confers the degree under the authority of the Senate. The closing passage refers to the rights and privileges of the award.
Layout — Borderless portrait page with centred award text and a separate subject line below the qualification.
Signing roles — Chancellor on the left, with President and Vice-Chancellor and Registrar stacked on the right.
Visible features — “Hamilton” and “Canada” flank the coat of arms. A red scalloped seal sits beneath the Chancellor’s signing area.
Obscured details — Recipient name, full degree title, subject and date.
Customization
Personalize a graduation keepsake with a name, a milestone date and a short dedication. An arched heading and portrait layout can echo the style of this sample on a design marked “For Display Only.”
