Conferral Dates and Commencement Ceremonies

Conferral dates refer to the date on which the student's degree is posted to their official transcript. Commencement refers to the ceremony at which this accomplishment is celebrated. Each University unit holds its own commencement ceremony. Students should check with their advisor regarding dates specific to their campus. Students complete an application for graduation that specifies the timeline for coursework and other sources of credit to be received. Students must meet all noted deadlines to be conferred for a specific date.

A student may participate in a commencement ceremony if they are within eight credits of meeting degree requirements at the time of the ceremony and verified by the University Registrar. No degrees will be conferred until all requirements have been met. Participation in the commencement ceremony is presumptive evidence of graduation and graduation honors, but it must not, in any manner, be regarded as conclusive. the official academic transcript of the University, signed and sealed by its proper officers, remains the official testimony of the degree awarded and, if applicable, honors earned.

In keeping with the dignity of the celebration, additions to the commencement regalia adopted by students must be academic in nature, which includes appropriate cultural identification or accents that are historical in nature (traditional, academic honorary, heritage, etc.). Other decorations, including the cap/mortarboard, should not include offensive words or images and should be flush  with the top of the cap so that the view of other graduates or spectators is not impeded. Regalia  deemed as inappropriate on the day of commencement will be replaced and returned to the  student after the ceremony. 

The following indicates the conferral dates based on the term when all required coursework was completed: