Graduation Eligibility

Undergraduate Candidates

Commencement 2024 ceremonies will be open to undergraduate students who were awarded degrees in December 2023 and January 2024 and undergraduate pending-degree candidates for May 2024 and August 2024, who are also registered to complete all their degree requirements by the end of the semester or are within six credits of degree completion.

Graduate Candidates

Graduate students who completed their degree requirements by December 2023 and January 2024 and those who expect to receive a master’s degree or sixth-year certificate in May or August 2024, who are also registered to complete all their degree requirements by the end of the semester or are within one class of degree completion, are eligible to walk in May’s ceremonies. Doctoral students who completed their programs by December 2023 and January 2024 and those who expect to complete their program by May 2024 are eligible.