Graduation
Getting Ready for Graduation
Congratulations on reaching this milestone! Follow these steps to ensure a smooth graduation process:
Confirm Your Graduation Readiness
- Undergraduates: Review your DARS degree audit through My ASU. Contact your academic advisor with any concerns.
- Graduate Students: Check your iPOS via My ASU. Reach out to your committee chair or department with questions.
Verify Your Information
- Name: Your diploma will display your name exactly as recorded in ASU's system. Changes to your diploma name can be requested from My ASU.
- Address: Update your diploma address to ensure your diploma lands in your mailbox. Changes to your diploma address can be requested from My ASU.
Order Your Graduation Regalia
- Cap and Gown: Regalia can be purchased online or in person. To learn more, visit dressing for graduation.
Honor Cords
Undergraduate students completing a bachelor’s degree qualify for academic recognition based on cumulative GPA:
- 3.40-3.59 - cum laude
- 3.60-3.79 - magna cum laude
- 3.80-4.00 - summa cum laude
Honors cords will be distributed based on your current GPA. Your diploma and transcripts will reflect the appropriate designation based on your final cumulative ASU GPA.
- On-campus students: Pick up cords at any University Registrar Services location during office hours. Be sure to bring your student ID.
- ASU Online students: Honor cords will be mailed automatically to eligible students.
Celebrate Your Success!
- Review the complete schedule of commencement activities and college convocations.
Know who to ask:
- If you have question about ceremonies, regalia, parking, accommodations, or have other event-related concerns, contact the Ceremonies Office: [email protected]
- If you have questions about degree conferral, your diploma or academic recognition, contact the Graduation Office: [email protected]
Ceremonies held at Grady Gammage Auditorium will require a ticket. Ceremonies held at Wells Fargo Arena or other venues currently do not require tickets. Please check with the dean’s office of your college for details.
No. Diplomas are printed and mailed by an outside vendor to the diploma address listed on your profile page on My ASU.
Students will RSVP from a link on their My ASU page - go to My Programs and select the Graduation tab. You must apply to graduate and pay the application fee first. You will receive a confirmation via email after successfully submitting your response.
The majority of degrees are posted within 10-14 days of the degree conferral date.
This is the date recorded on your transcript signifying when your degree was officially recognized. All requirements must be met by this date. Dates are published in the University's Academic Calendar.
There is a summer conferral date, but no ceremonies are held in the summer. Summer graduates will be recognized in the Fall commencement book and can choose to participate in either spring or fall ceremonies. Contact your college convocation coordinator for further information.
A graduating student is someone who has met all graduation requirements, whereas “walking” means a student who is participating in ceremonies but is not graduating yet. Diplomas are mailed and not given to students at either commencement or convocation. Students typically participate in the ceremonies that correspond to their graduation semester and students wishing to "walk" in a different ceremony should contact their college convocation coordinator for additional information.
Generally, diplomas arrive 6-8 weeks after the degree conferral date. You will get an email notification when your diploma has been mailed; for most, diplomas arrive about 2 weeks from this date. More information regarding diplomas can be found on our diploma page
ASU hosts a number of graduation ceremonies each fall and spring semester. See University Ceremonies for details.
The graduation application notifies our office that it is time to evaluate your record to see if we can award your degree.
This could be a different answer for every person that asks, but each semester there is a considerable amount of end-of-term processing that must occur before degrees can be posted. To ensure that your degree gets posted as soon as possible, please review your DARS or iPOS and work with your advisor to make sure all requirements are marked as complete. The majority of degrees are posted within 10-14 days of the degree conferral date.
It's common for universities to have a fee associated with graduation. The graduation fee pays for items such as the diploma, diploma case, honor cords, postage, mailers, etc.