Graduation Policies at Duquesne | Office of the University Registrar

Apply for Graduation

All candidates are required to apply for graduation by the date listed in the Academic Calendar.
To apply, log in to your STUDENT PROFILE and select “Apply to Graduate”

All coursework must be complete and all graduation requirements met by the date published in the Academic Calendar.
Failure to meet these requirements will result in disapproval of the student’s application.
Candidates who are not cleared for graduation must reapply for graduation at the beginning of the semester when completion is anticipated and by the published deadline.
Students are cleared for their degrees after all grades for their final semester have been submitted and reviewed.

Please review the Policies for Thesis or Dissertation.
For students completing a thesis or dissertation, follow the Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD) Process.
All thesis and dissertation work must be completed and submitted by the required due dates.
ETD requirements will be considered to be met upon receipt of the candidate’s signed Signature Page and ETD approval (if required) from Gumberg Library.

All diplomas will be mailed to students’ Home/Permanent Address (or Foreign Address for International students), unless a Diploma Address is added in Self-Service Banner.
Should a diploma be returned to the university because an address is undeliverable, the student will be responsible for payment of fees to mail the diploma a second time.
Only the degree name prints on the diploma, majors, minors, and concentrations print only on the official transcript.

Please be sure to clear your student account of any outstanding financial obligations (tuition, fees, housing, library, parking), as we cannot release your diploma if you have a balance due.
Check for Holds in the Duquesne Portal through your Student Profile.
The Student Accounts Office can be reached at 412-396-6585 or studentaccountsFREEDUQUESNE.

Before you graduate, review the Information Technology Graduation Checklist.
Students are required to RSVP for themselves and their guests, and acquire their commencement regalia. Information about the RSVP process and regalia will be emailed to students.
For more details, visit the Undergraduate Academic Policies or Graduate Academic Policies.