Degree application
Students must file an Application for Awarding of Master’s Degree, Doctoral Degree, or Graduate Certificate with the Office of Graduate Studies by the first Friday of the anticipated term of graduation; see the Graduate Candidate Deadlines for specific due dates. A $30 charge will be applied to the student’s PSU account after the application is processed by the Office of Graduate Studies.
As a one-time courtesy, students who do not complete degree requirements can have their application for graduation carried forward to a future term (typically the next term, but it could be at maximum up to one year in advance). To request that an application for graduation be carried, students must contact the Office of Graduate Studies in writing and provide an explanation for the graduation delay. If students do not graduate a second time, the application for graduation will be dropped; they will then need to reapply for graduation by the appropriate deadline (and will be assessed a new $30 fee).