Graduation Procedures
The Application for Graduation must be purchased and completed online. This application includes the intended date of graduation, degree, title of dissertation, and the advisory committee chairs’ name and email address for notification of intent to graduate. Graduation application deadlines are: MARCH 1 for MAY Graduation, JUNE 1 for AUGUST Graduation, and OCTOBER 1 for DECEMBER Graduation (LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED). Consult the Graduate School web site for Important Dates to submit additional required graduation materials to the Graduate School. An applicant, who does not complete all degree requirements by the specified deadline for the semester they applied for, must purchase and complete a new graduation application online.
IF YOU ARE A DOCTORAL STUDENT GRADUATING:
Doctoral Hooding Ceremony During Fall or Spring Commencement
Graduating doctoral students are accorded special recognition during commencement exercises by participating in a Hooding Ceremony. They receive their doctoral hoods from their faculty mentor and the Dean of the Graduating School. To participate in this ceremony, students must have:
- Filed an application for graduation for the appropriate semester (fall or spring) and;
- Successfully defended their dissertation and filed the completed Notice of Completion with the Graduate School at least two weeks prior to the commencement exercises. Students who complete their degree during the summer session are eligible to attend either the fall or spring commencement exercises.
