Graduation

• Graduation application (all degrees): $50
• Standalone certificate: $25
• Reapplication (any degree): $5
• Late graduation application processing fine: $100

Fees are subject to change. Not applicable for associate and baccalaureate students in The OHIO Guarantee. All fees and balances must be paid by the end of the term before a diploma can be shipped. 

Please select one of the options to complete your graduation application.

Option 1: Apply online using the direct link:  Apply for Graduation

Option 2: Apply through MyOHIO Student Center, selecting "other academic" and following steps provided:

Choose "Apply for Graduation OHIO."

1. You will be taken to the graduation application.
    
2. Respond to the questions and complete the fields in the application. Click "Save and continue" to progress through the application. Your application is not complete until you have clicked "Complete Application" on the page that summarizes all of your application details. This will finalize your application and you will not be able to make any changes after this step. 
    
3. Within the application you may optionally "Save" your application prior to completing it. For example, if you don’t have time to complete it at once or need to gather information prior to finalizing you can log out after you have clicked one of the "Save and continue" buttons. Your application will be saved and you will be able to log on before the deadline to complete the other items and finalize your application by clicking "Complete Application." If you have initiated but not completed the application process, you will receive an email a few days before the application deadline reminding you to finalize your application. If you don’t finalize your application by clicking "Complete Application," you will not be considered for graduation, your name will not appear in the commencement program, and your account will not be assessed a graduation application fee.
    
4. Fees will be assessed to your student account in your MyOHIO Student Center. Please allow 24 hours for charges to apply.   Balances must be paid to have the diploma/certificate ordered and shipped. 

5. You will receive an email with a confirmation number for your application for graduation. If you do not have a confirmation number then your graduation application has not been submitted. Once you complete the application, any changes must be made by sending an email to graduation@ohio.edu.

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   Graduation Application Processing Timeline

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   Application Review (Preliminary)

   After the deadline, candidate lists are sent to each college. Colleges review and verify the candidate information provided, including college, degree, major, minor, and certificate information.

   Graduation Requirement Verification (Preliminary)

   Colleges receive a degree audit report (DARS) for the candidates and verify the completion of degree requirements within the college. Academic departments may also be involved in the verification process. Degree requirement questions from candidates should be directed to the appropriate college office representative. Colleges notify candidates of any degree requirement issues that may result in the denial of their degree for that particular semester.

   Final Graduation Approval/Denial

   Three weeks after the close of the term, a candidate list and updated DARS reports are sent to the college for a final review of degree requirements. The colleges confer or deny each degree and notify the Office of the University Registrar. Students who are denied graduation must re-apply by the posted deadline for the term in which they will complete their requirements.

Students enrolled in Correctional Education may request a paper graduation application form from their academic advisor.

Receptions are held by each college for those students participating in the annual commencement. The locations and dates of the receptions are determined by each college. Please contact your college for details.

Information about the commencement ceremony and cap and gown sales is available at the commencement website. 

For questions, contact commencement@ohio.edu or call the office of Event Services at 740.593.4020.

Graduation announcements are available through Ohio University Printing Services.

The local bookstores also have graduation announcements and diploma frames available for purchase.