Apply for Graduation

Fall 2024 degrees will be posted starting January 3, 2025. Your degree will be posted or denied by January 17, 2025, and you will receive an email when this happens. Diplomas will be mailed out the week of January 20, 2025.

Before you apply for graduation, always verify with your academic advisor that you are eligible for graduation at the end of the application term. You must successfully complete all coursework you are enrolled in at UT Dallas during your graduation term.

To apply for graduation, please log into Galaxy and follow the step-by-step instructions on how to apply for graduation (PDF).

After you have applied to graduate, you need to check your UT Dallas email on a regular basis throughout the semester. You will receive all correspondence regarding your graduation and commencement there.

Deadlines and Important Dates by Semester

Dates and deadlines are updated at the conclusion of each academic year.

Priority Deadline to Apply for Graduation:
January 29, 2025

Deadline to update the name that will appear on your diploma:
February 24, 2025

Deadline to update your Confidentiality/FERPA to be listed in graduation publications:
February 24, 2025

Final Graduation Application Deadline:
March 1, 2025 

Date to update your Online Commencement RSVP:
March 1, 2025 

Deadline to update Diploma Address in Orion:
May 23, 2025

Deadline to apply for graduation:
June 13, 2024

Final Graduation Application Deadline:
July 15, 2024

Date to update your Online Commencement RSVP:
October 1, 2024 (Fall Commencement)

Deadline to update the name that will appear on your diploma:
July 17, 2024

Deadline to update your Confidentiality/FERPA to be listed in graduation publications:
September 30, 2024

Deadline to update Diploma Address in Orion:
August 22, 2024

Priority Deadline to Apply for Graduation:
August 27, 2024

Deadline to update the name that will appear on your diploma:
September 30, 2024

Deadline to update your Confidentiality/FERPA to be listed in graduation publications:
September 30, 2024

Final Graduation Application Deadline:
October 1, 2024

Date to update your Online Commencement RSVP:
October 1, 2024

Deadline to update your ‘Diploma’ address:
January 10, 2025

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