Graduation Petition Deadlines

Turn in your Graduation Petition to the Admissions and Records Office by the Deadline (see table below).

Semester you want to Graduate	Submit/File Graduation petition by	Graduation Ceremony
Summer	9th wk of previous Spring semester	Annual Commencement (May)
Fall	5th week of previous Summer semester	see above
Spring	9th week of previous Fall semester*	see above

* Example: To graduate in the Spring 2013 semester, students must petition by the 9th week of the Fall 2012 semester.

For more information on how to petition for graduation, please see the Petition for Graduation website and make sure to follow the Graduation Petition Checklist.

Important to Note

Graduates from the previous summer 2012 and fall 2012 semesters, as well as those graduating in the spring 2013, are eligible to attend the annual ceremony.

Students petitioning to graduate in the upcoming summer 2013, after the commencement ceremony, will be eligible to participate in the following year's ceremony--NOT this year's ceremony.