Graduation Application is Available for Spring Semester 2023-24
From: OHIO Registrar <registration@ohio.edu>
Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 9:32A.M.
To: Enrolled Students
Subject: Enrolled Spring Semester - Important Deadlines
Dear Bobcat:
The graduation application for Spring Semester 2023-24 is available in the . Graduation is not automatic. If you are planning to graduate spring semester, you must apply for graduation.
The deadline to apply for spring graduation is Monday, February 19, 2024, for all degrees. You will receive an email with a confirmation number once your graduation application is complete. If you do not have a confirmation number your application is not complete; please log back in to complete your application or contact the University Registrar鈥檚 office for assistance (graduation@ohio.edu or 740-593-4196).
Students who want to graduate spring semester but fail to apply for graduation by February 19, 2024, will need to request an exception to the deadline, and if approved, must pay a $100.00 fine to have their graduation application processed for the spring semester.
Spring degree conferral date is May 3, 2024, for graduate degrees, and May 4, 2024, for undergraduate degrees. Degree-bearing transcripts will be available approximately four weeks after this date.
To Apply:
- Sign in to
- Click on "other academic..."
- Choose "Apply for Graduation OHIO.鈥
- You will be taken to the graduation application.
- Respond to the questions and complete the fields in the application. Click 鈥淪ave and continue鈥 to progress through the application. Your application is not complete until you have clicked 鈥淐omplete Application鈥 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. Once you complete the application, any changes must be made by sending an email to graduation@ohio.edu or by calling 740.593.4196.
- Within the application you may optionally 鈥淪ave鈥 your application prior to completing it. For example, if you don鈥檛 have time to complete it at once or need to gather information prior to finalizing you can logout after you have clicked one of the 鈥淪ave and continue鈥 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 鈥淐omplete Application.鈥 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鈥檛 finalize your application by clicking 鈥淐omplete Application,鈥 you will not be considered for graduation and your name will not appear in the commencement program. A graduation application fee will be charged, for each degree, to your student account once you complete your application. Application fees can be found on the Graduation Application webpage. This applies to any graduate student, medical student, or undergraduate non-OHIO guarantee student.
- 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 and you should contact us for assistance at graduation@ohio.edu or 740.593.4196.
For detailed instructions see below.
Congratulations, and best wishes on your final semester!
Bob Bulow
Interim University Registrar
91探花
Detailed Instructions:
1. To Apply: Sign in to
- Click on "other academic..."
- Choose "Apply for Graduation OHIO.鈥
2. You will be taken to the graduation application.
3. All of your active majors, minors, and certificates will be displayed and will default to 鈥淎pply.鈥 You must 鈥淎pply鈥 for at least one major. Note: If you are pursuing a major, minor, or certificate that is not listed, exit the application and contact your college student services office to add it to your record before completing the application.
a. If you plan to complete any of the major(s), minor(s), and/or certificate(s) at a later date, select 鈥淲ill complete later鈥 from the drop-down box to the right of the major(s)/minor(s)/certificate(s).
b. If you do not plan to complete one or more of the major(s), minor(s), and/or certificate(s), then please select 鈥淲ill never complete鈥 from the drop down box to the right of the major(s)/minor(s)/certificate(s).
c. Baccalaureate degree-seeking students that are enrolled in the OHIO Honors program will also see 鈥淣ondegree Other鈥 for the OHIO Honors program. It will be set to 鈥淎pply.鈥 This should not be changed unless you are pursuing more than one degree and not completing both degrees at the same time. If you are completing a second degree later then you may select 鈥淲ill Complete Later鈥 for OHIO Honors and the degree you are completing later. If you will not complete the OHIO Honors program ever, then select 鈥淲ill Never Complete.鈥 Departmental Honors drop down box to the right of the Graduation Options drop down box. If you are completing a departmental honors thesis, select one of the department names from the drop-down box. Note: This does not include students who anticipate graduating with Latin honors or any other type of honor.
d. You might be asked, 鈥淲ill you be enrolling in a future term?鈥 Please select 鈥淵es鈥 or 鈥淣o鈥 from the drop-down box. The default is 鈥淣o,鈥 so if you will be enrolling in a future term you will need to select 鈥淵es.鈥
e. Baccalaureate degree-seeking students that are enrolled in the OHIO Honors program will also see 鈥 Nondegree Other鈥 for the OHIO Honors Program. It will be set to 鈥淎pply鈥. This should not be changed unless you are pursuing more than one degree and not completing both degrees at the same time. If you are completing a second degree later then you may select 鈥淲ill Complete Later鈥 for OHIO Honors and the degree you are completing later. If you will not complete the Ohio Honors program ever, then select 鈥淲ill Never Complete.鈥
f. Please click 鈥淪ave and continue鈥 to move on to the next question.
4. Verify how your name should be printed on your diploma.
a. Students may choose to use their legal name, an abbreviated variation of their legal name, or they may provide a preferred (chosen) name when they apply for graduation. The university reserves the right to remove a diploma name if it is used inappropriately or for misrepresentation. 91探花 recommends graduates who plan to live or work outside of the United States to use their legal name on their diploma. There could be complications if a student鈥檚 diploma is not consistent with other legal documents such as a transcript, passport, or birth certificate. Please visit Frequently Asked Questions for more information. Click "Save and Continue."
5. Update the address to which your diploma should be mailed if it is not already accurate. Note: Diplomas will be mailed approximately 6 - 8 weeks after the semester end date. You will receive an email once it has been mailed. NOTE: Please check MyOHIO Student Center to ensure you do not have a hold that could prevent the mailing of your diploma.
a. You might be prompted to verify the address entered if it does not match United States Postal regulations.
b. Click 鈥淎ccept and Continue鈥 or "Save and Continue," as prompted.
6. Enter any pending transfer courses, if you are transferring coursework from another college or university to complete your degree requirements.
a. Please include courses only if you have not previously been granted 91探花 credit. Enter the institution name, course title, and the credit hours being transferred. Please do not include any courses taken at 91探花.
b. Click "Save and Continue."
7. Several questions about commencement appear next:
a. Are you planning to attend a commencement ceremony on the Athens Campus in the Spring? Please select 鈥淵es鈥 or 鈥淣o鈥 from the drop-down box.
b. Are you planning to attend a recognition ceremony on one of the regional campuses in the Spring? Please select 鈥淵es鈥 or 鈥淣o鈥 from the drop-down box. Note: If you select 鈥淵es,鈥 you will be required to select one of the regional campuses from the drop-down box.
c. Click "Save and continue."
8. If you are applying for a baccalaureate degree, you will be given the opportunity to complete an optional survey. If you wish to complete the survey, make your selection, scroll down and click 鈥淣ext.鈥
9. Click 鈥淐ontinue鈥 to review and finalize your graduation application.
10. Review your responses listed on the summary page. If you have no changes, please finalize your application by clicking 鈥淐omplete Application鈥 at the bottom of the page. This finalizes your application, and once clicked, you must contact graduation@ohio.edu or call 740.593.4196 to request any changes. Applications for graduation cannot be removed/reversed once submitted.
a. At the bottom of the screen, any charges your account will be assessed are displayed. Charges will be added to your student account within 24 hours of your completed application.
b. Displayed at the top of this page is the message 鈥淵our application for Fall Semester 2022-23 is complete!鈥 along with a confirmation number. You may print this page for future reference.
c. You will receive a confirmation email to your OHIO email account, which will include the confirmation number that is displayed on your completed application.
d. You may also log into the Application for Graduation to view your completed application.