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Commencement

Graduation To-Do Checklist

Are you graduating?

Make sure to pay attention to degree candidate information on the Commencement page, emails sent to your Lamar email and/or preferred email, and our   Students should pay attention to the following checklist.

 

Graduation vs. Commencement

Graduation - the date on which you have officially and successfully completed all of your graduation requirements and your degree is conferred

Commencement - often referred to as "graduation", the Commencement ceremony is just that, a ceremony. It is an end-of-semester celebration for students projected to successfully complete all of the graduation requirements. Here at 黑料爆料网, Commencement ceremonies are held at the end of each semester.

  • STEP 1: Review your degree audit

    Verify all degree requirements have been met or in-progress to be met this term.

    Undergraduates: if you are completing a minor, but have not declared it you must do so by June 9, 2025.

    Graduates: if your Field of Study has changed from thesis to non-thesis or vice-versa, then the change must be finalized and submitted to Records by June 9, 2025.

     

  • STEP 2: Apply for Graduation

    Applications for summer graduation are available through your Self-Service Banner beginning May 29, 2025 through July 4, 2025.

    The online application will ONLY be accessible after your department has notified the Graduation Department of your eligibility. Once notified,

    • An email will be sent to your preferred email address, providing directions on how to apply.
    • Your application will be accessible in your Self-Service banner.
    • A graduation status block will appear on your degree audit, if your catalog start date is 2014 or newer.

    If you do not receive an email, see “no curriculum” in Self-Service Banner and/or do not see a graduation block in your audit, the Records Department has not been notified, please contact your department immediately.

     When applying, verify the following:

    • Degree/curriculum information is correct.
    • Name, you can only change your middle name.
      • If your first or last name has changed, it must be officially changed with registration. Submit a name change . Official corrections must be received by July 4, 2025. Please confirm change has been made by contacting your graduation coordinator. Emails are provided below. 
      • If you need to correct capitalization, add periods or add a suffix (Jr. Sr. I, II...) you can do this when you apply or contact us at the emails provided below to make the correction by July 4, 2025.
    • Are you attending commencement? After completing your application, if your plans change you will need to notify the graduation department, no later than July 7, 2025.

    If you have already applied and any of the above information has changed please immediately contact:

    Undergraduates: uggraduation@lamar.edu

    Graduates: grgraduation@lamar.edu

    Did you miss the graduation application deadline? You can still submit a paper application to your graduation coordinator. Fill out the graduation application and email it to your coordinator. 

    FERPA Information

    Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), if you withhold any of the following information your name will not be printed in the commencement program:

    • Your name
    • Program of study (college, major, or campus)
    • Degrees
    • Honors and awards received

    If you completed a Directory Hold form at any tim