Graduation : The University of Akron

commencement

Questions? Contact us at graduation@uakron.edu.

All communication regarding your degree progress and commencement activities
will be sent to your UA e-mail account.

All financial obligations to The University of Akron must be reconciled prior to degree candidacy, i.e., commencement program notation, ceremony attendance and degree conferral.

Instructions

For Fall 2016 degree candidates:

A final audit of your academic record and student financial account will be conducted on or after Monday, January 2, 2017. After all degree requirements have been verified as successfully completed and all financial obligations have been verified as reconciled, your degree will be posted and your diploma will be mailed to your DIPLOMA address. If we do not have a diploma address for you at the time of mailing, your diploma will be mailed to your HOME address. To ensure that your diploma is mailed to the correct address, make any necessary corrections to your DIPLOMA (and/or home) address via My Akron by Friday, December 30, 2016.

If applicable, communication regarding any outstanding academic and/or financial issues will be sent to your UA email account. Please note that all outstanding issues must be cleared by Friday, January 27, 2017, in order for a degree to be posted for fall 2017.

Details on the process for requesting both official and unofficial transcripts can be found on the University Registrar's transcript website.

For undergraduate students

The last day to apply for fall 2016 graduation was Friday, July 1, 2016. If you missed the deadline, see your College Dean to determine if late application is possible.

The last day to apply for spring 2017 graduation is Thursday, December 1, 2016.