Application for Graduation

Undergraduate

All students who wish to graduate from NAU must file an application for graduation with the department of your major and pay a graduation application fee to the Bursar’s Office. The purpose of this application is to verify that you will meet all degree requirements prior to graduation.

 

The graduation application process is a lengthy one that involves:

You must complete this application process and submit your application for graduation during the first term of your senior year (the term before the one in which you expect to complete your degree requirements). Beginning the graduation application process early is in your best interest as it can alert you to any unanticipated requirements with enough time to complete them before or during your final term.

 

The latest you may submit your application is by the deadline listed on the Registrar's website usually about five weeks into your last term. The purpose of this final deadline is to insure that your name appears in the printed commencement program for the term in which you graduate.

 

If you expect to complete your undergraduate degree requirements during a summer session, but you wish to participate in the preceding spring commencement and have your name printed in that commencement program, you must submit your application for graduation and pay the graduation fee by the deadline for the preceding spring term. Your academic transcript will still show that you completed your degree requirements in the summer, but you will be able to participate in the preceding spring commencement and your name will appear in that commencement program.  If you complete your requirements in a summer session, your degree will not be posted until the end of the summer term.

 

If you expect to complete your undergraduate degree requirements during a winter term, but you wish to participate in the preceding fall commencement and have your name printed in that commencement program, you must submit your application for graduation and pay the graduation fee by the deadline for the preceding fall term.

 

Please be aware that participating in commencement does NOT guarantee that you will complete degree requirements or receive a diploma. If you fail to submit your application for graduation or pay the graduation fee by the deadline, we may have to schedule you for graduation at a later date.

 

Graduate

All students who wish to graduate from NAU must file an application for graduation with the Graduate College.  The purpose of this application is to verify that you have met all degree requirements prior to graduation.

 

We encourage you to submit your application for graduation during the term before the one in which you expect to complete your degree requirements. The latest you may submit your application is the deadline listed in the current term’s schedule of classes, usually about five weeks into the term. The purpose of the deadline is to insure that your name appears in the printed commencement program for the term in which you graduate.

 

If you expect to complete degree requirements during the winter term, but you wish to participate in the preceding fall commencement and have your name printed in that commencement program, you must submit your application for graduation and pay the graduation fee by the deadline for the preceding fall term.

 

Please be aware that participating in commencement does NOT guarantee that you will complete degree requirements or receive a diploma. If you fail to submit your application for graduation or pay the graduation fee by the deadline for each term, we may have to schedule you for graduation at a later date.

 

You can get the application form and information about deadlines from the Graduate College or the Graduate College website.

 

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