Eligibility

Commencement is not a certification of graduation, but rather a ceremony that celebrates your academic achievements. All degree requirements must be satisfied before graduation and diploma conferral. You are eligible to participate in December Convocation ceremonies if you have graduated since May 2024 or expect to finish your degree requirements in December 2024.

Registering for the Commencement ceremony or a Convocation ceremony does not place your name on the Pending Degree List. Students are responsible for putting themselves on the Pending Degree List by the 10th day of class the semester they plan to graduate. After the 10th day of class undergraduate and Vet Med students must contact their college office to be added to the Pending Degree List. The deadline for Graduate, Law and Medicine students to Apply to Graduate through Self-Service is March 31.

Bachelor’s Degree Candidates

Bachelor’s degree candidates with 13 or fewer hours remaining who expect to complete their degree requirements in August 2025 may participate in Commencement; however, their names will not appear in the universitywide Commencement Program until May 2026.

Bachelor’s candidates who have not yet indicated their intention to graduate should contact their college office immediately.

Master’s Degree Candidates

Master’s degree candidates with eight or fewer hours remaining who expect to complete their degree requirements in August 2025 may participate in Commencement; however, their names will not appear in the universitywide Commencement Program until May 2026.

Master’s candidates who have not yet indicated their intention to graduate should contact the Graduate College.

Doctoral Candidates

Recipients of doctoral degrees must have deposited their dissertations in the Graduate College Thesis Office by 5 p.m. Central Time on Friday, May 2, 2025, in order to participate in the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony and unit Convocation ceremonies.

Doctoral candidates who have not yet indicated their intention to graduate should contact the Graduate College.

Your name will not appear in the Commencement Program if you indicate your intention to graduate after March 31, 2025.

The Program contains an unofficial list of candidates for graduation on May 16, 2025, and a list of graduates who received degrees in August 2024 and December 2024. The list of May graduates is as accurate as possible. However, names of some degree recipients may not appear, while names of degree candidates may appear even though they have not completed their degree requirements.