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Degree Completion & Commencement Information
The University establishes dates that are considered official graduation dates for students completing all requirements for either the Master's degree or the Doctoral degree. Official diplomas issued by the Graduate School for the degree earned reflect the appropriate date of graduation.
The Graduate School recognizes graduates at one of two semi-annual University Commencement ceremonies scheduled for May and December. Formal participation in a University Commencement ceremony is reserved for those students who have satisfied all requirements for the degree. They must have submitted all materials, including signed copies of theses or dissertations and notification of intent to participate in the ceremony, to the Graduate School by the specified deadline dates noted in the attachements below for the respective semester:
Spring 2010 Semester Deadlines
Summer 2010 Semester Deadlines
Students who have earned this privilege may formally participate in the commencement ceremony, which includes being publicly recognized, and, in the case of doctoral students, being hooded by their major professors.
Students completing degree requirements after the deadline dates for a particular University Commencement Ceremony have passed will be invited to attend the ceremony in the following semester. These students should notify the Graduate School of their intent to attend so that proper arrangements can be made to include them in the ceremony. Such students will be listed in the next commencement program as having fulfilled requirements the previous semester.