Graduation

Graduate School Deadlines

Graduate School degrees are awarded monthly. To graduate at the end of any given month you must:

• Submit your Graduate School Application for Degree form to a Student Service Center on or before the first workday of the month.
• Complete all other requirements by the last workday of the month.

Graduating before the end of the term may affect your eligibility for student loans, housing, etc. Check with the appropriate office if you have questions on eligibility.

Graduate School students obtain the Application for Degree form and detailed graduation instructions from 316 Johnston Hall.

Students with Financial Obligations

The following is taken from the academic and administrative policy "Withholding Degrees from Students with Financial Obligations:"

"The University of Minnesota does not post degrees for students, on any campus, with financial obligations equal to, or in excess of, $100. This includes all retroactively conferred degrees. Once a student satisfies his or her financial obligation, the degree will be posted using the original date the degree would have been conferred."

To view and pay any outstanding balance, view your student account

Commencement

Commencement Attendance Approval Form- The Commencement Attendance Approval Form must be signed by your adviser and Director of
Graduate Studies. Their signatures verify that you have met your graduate program’s attendance eligibility criteria.

To order a cap and gown click on this link.

The Fall Ceremony will be held on December 14, 2007 at 1:00 p.m.; The Spring Ceremony will be held on May 9, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. If you would like to attend the Commencement Ceremony you must submit the Commencement Attendance Approval Form to 316 Johnston Hall by the deadline of October 1, 2007 for the Fall ceremony and by March 3, 2008 for the Spring ceremony. The Graduate School does not charge a fee for commencement participation.