Students who are in their final course, in their final academic term, and in good academic standing should apply for graduation via the graduation application in the Student Portal. Applying for graduation does not mean that a student will automatically receive degree conferral or an invitation to attend commencement.
Once a student has submitted an application to graduate, the graduation team begins the process of verifying that the student has completed all the academic requirements for their degree. When the graduation team verifies that the student has completed, the student will receive an email notification containing confirmation of their degree conferral. This means the student has completed all academic requirements and has graduated from the program. At that time, the process of creating and shipping their diploma will begin and takes anywhere from four to eight weeks to complete.
The conferral confirmation email will include which commencement ceremony the graduate is first eligible to attend. This is important to note because commencement eligibility is determined by the conferral confirmation date. It is important for students to understand their estimated conferral date and how that impacts their commencement eligibility.