Application for Degree

• Each candidate for a degree must file a written application, accompanied by the graduation fee, in the Registrar's Office. 
  
  
• All documentation and official transcripts of transferred credits must be on file in the Registrar's Office at the time an application is submitted. 
  
  
• SVSU graduates students three times a year:
  • End of fall semester (December Commencement)
  • End of winter semester (May Commencement)
  • End of summer semester (August Commencement)
• Timeline:  Consult the registration and semester calendars for application deadlines
  • Fall applications are accepted beginning with the first Fall registration.
  • Winter applications are accepted beginning with the first Winter registration.
  • Summer applications are accepted beginning with the first Spring/Summer registration.

• If a degree audit indicates that a candidate is not ready to graduate, the candidate is not eligible for commencement and the application is made inactive. 
  
  
• Late applications or missing documentation may cause the candidate to be moved to a later graduation date.