Graduation is the official act of completing all academic requirements and earning your degree. Commencement is the celebratory ceremony. It is an opportunity for friends and family to acknowledge your hard work.
All students must Submit a Graduation Application to graduate and earn their credential. See our first blog post for information about that process. If you indicate that you will or might attend commencement, we will need additional information that wasn’t collected in the Graduation Application. You will provide us that information by completing the Commencement Application.
View your Academic Audit and click the refresh button above your student M number so the latest, most accurate information appears in your audit.
Locate the Commencement Application requirement to find the current link to the application and click on it to open the application. If your Graduation Application is not complete, the Commencement Application will not appear on your audit.
Provide the information requested in the Commencement Application. You will need to be logged in with your Michigan Tech credentials to access the application.
Within three business days, the Graduate School will review your application and enter your information into our database. If you are attending commencement, you will receive a confirmation email when your application has been processed.
Return to the Academic Audit in a few days to verify your commencement application requirement is complete.
If you chose not to participate in commencement, that will be confirmed in your application.
