Degree Candidacy

To be eligible to begin the degree candidacy process, a student must have no more than 36 hours to complete in their senior year, including both fall and spring semesters. Students are considered degree candidates when the following have been satisfactorily met: 

  1. The Registrar’s Office issues a written notice of approval to the student upon review of an application for graduation.
Application Deadlines 
Fall Graduation  September 1 
Spring Graduation  September 1 
Spring Graduation (General Studies Major Only)  February 1 
Summer Graduation  June 1 

Application Fees 
$50 for applications submitted by June 30 before the academic year of conferral. $75 for applications submitted after June 30 in the academic year of conferral.

  1. Payment of the required graduation fee of $271 and an additional $100 for regalia by October 15 of the academic year in which graduation is anticipated.
  2. Payment of an extra $35 for each additional degree, beyond the first degree, by October 15 of the academic year in which graduation is anticipated.
  3. CLEP, incompletes, deferred grades, missing grades, and transfer credit results, must be in the Registrar’s Office by April 1 or the first business day in April for participation in spring graduation.