Graduation Date

• Spring/Summer: End of each semester
• Fall: Commencement or January 31st

  If you take any courses during the semester, you will graduate on January 31st (not December)

Ceremony

Completion Ceremony

• Requirements: Enrolled students in a Masters degree, meet minimum credits requirements inclusive of the courses being taken currently.

  Date: August, December (Refer to the academic calender of each year)

  Certificate of Coursework Completion is different from Certificate of Completion (Certificate of Completion is issued when you enroll for at least

• 4 semesters (Full-time) or 6 semesters (Part-time) but have not yet graduated)

  Students will be invited to the completion ceremony only once

Commencement

• Requirements: Enrolled and Completed students in Ph.D. and Masters degree having met all graduation requirements
• Date: December (Refer to the academic calendar of each year)
• Diploma: Diploma will be awarded only once at the Commencement