In order to be eligible for graduation a student must be formally admitted to the degree or certificate program in which he/she is applying to graduate and submit a formal Application for Graduation.

Responsibility

Students are individually responsible for meeting all academic regulations and degree/certificate requirements.  Students must submit an Application for Graduation during or before the semester they intend to graduate. Deadlines are as follows:  October 15th for Fall graduation, February 15th for Spring graduation and July 15th for Summer graduation.

Diplomas and Commencement

UAF issues diplomas three times a year:  January, June, and September.  Diplomas are mailed to the current mailing address listed in UAOnline.

The names of students receiving degrees/certificates will appear in the commencement program and are released to the media with exception to students who have placed a directory hold on their account. Students may submit a written request to Graduation Services asking that their graduation information not be printed or released to the media.

If a student meets all graduation requirements by the end of the semester, the certificate/degree is awarded after the semester has closed and all final grades have been posted.

Students who are unable to meet their graduation requirements by the end of the semester and have more than 6 credits of outstanding remaining requirements must reapply for graduation and pay the application fee.

Undergraduate students (having applied for graduation from a certificate/associate/or baccalaureate degree program) who fall short of meeting their graduation requirements by no more than 6 credits will automatically have their Application for Graduation postponed to the following semester.  Graduation Services will only grant this courtesy once.  If a student fails to complete the remaining 6 credits in the following semester, the student will need to reapply for graduation and pay the application fee.