Students who expect to complete the requirements for a degree are responsible for making sure they ahve completed a degree progress report, filing an application for a diploma (available online at the student portal, MyUMUC) with Undergraduate Student Affairs, and paying the appropriate fee (currently $50).

Students pursuing certificates must apply for certificates by the same deadlines. The application form is available online at MyUMUC.

The completed Application for Certificate/Degree must be received by the Office of Student Affairs in accordance with the following schedule:

Students whose Application for Certificate/Degree forms are received after these deadlines will be considered for the next scheduled graduation.

NOTE: The three graduation dates when degrees are awarded are not the same as the dates Commencement ceremonies are held in Asia.

Certificate, associate, and bachelor's degree applicants will receive a graduation review to confirm remaining degree requirements. If the remaining requirements include Incomplete grades to be removed, courses to be transferred from other institutions, credit by examination, or military credit, the student must ensure that this work is completed and that official documentation reaches the Office of Student Affairs prior to the requested graduation date.

A student who does not complete certificate or degree requirements in time for the graduation date specified on the Application for Certificate/Degree must submit a new Application and $50 diploma fee. Students will be informed of any remaining certificate or degree requirements.

Commencement ceremonies are held in Tokyo, Seoul and Okinawa each spring, as well as recognition ceremonies at other locations. Graduates who receive the Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree during the current academic year (i.e., August, December and May graduations) and the following August are invited to attend these ceremonies. The dates of the Commcement ceremonies are not the same as the graduation dates when degrees are awarded. Graduates receive diplomas by mail.

Information regarding Commencement ceremonies is mailed to graduates and prospective graduates in the early spring. UMUC Asia Commencement Web page