Information for Graduates

2025 Spring Ceremonies

Graduation ceremonies for the class of 2025 will be held May 9, 2025, at First Bank & Trust Arena on campus. Each ceremony will be ticketed based on capacity.

Graduates, associate through doctoral degrees, will walk with their respective colleges at the following times:

  • 10 a.m. – College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences and the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.
  • 2 p.m. – College of Education and Human Sciences, College of Nursing and the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions.
  • 6 p.m. – College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Natural Sciences.

Ceremonies will be livestreamed. Further details will be released as they become available.

Fall 2025 Timeline

DateDetails
Sept. 12, 2025Deadline to submit fall graduation application via .
Sept. 21, 2025 available for graduates to order cap, gown and tassel (if applicable). Nov. 12 is the last day to order regalia from this site.
Dec. 17, 2025Official date of graduation (degree date).
Dec. 22, 2025All I and IP grades, as well as current coursework, must be completed.
Dec. 22, 2025

Official transcripts for transfer credits (whether or not required for degree) must be received in the Registrar's Office.

Note: Transcripts from BHSU, DSU, NSU, SDSM&T or USD do not need to be submitted.

Dec. 22, 2025All requests for degree or registration exceptions (credit by exam, petitions, degree substitutions, waivers, etc.) must be submitted.
Jan. 30, 2026

Official transcripts (with degree posted) are available no later than Jan. 30, 2026.

A graduate’s degree is posted after the college notifies the Registrar’s Office of requirement completion. Graduates awaiting official transcripts are encourage to request a transcript and select Hold For Degree.

March 15, 2026Diplomas will be mailed by Parchment no later than March 15, 2026.

Spring 2026 Timeline

DateDetails
Oct. 13, 2025Spring 2026 graduation application available on .
Jan. 5, 2026Summer 2026 and fall 2026 graduation applications available on .
Jan. 7, 2026RSVPs for commencement available to graduates on .
Jan. 30, 2026Deadline to submit spring graduation application via .
Feb. 2, 2026 available for graduates to order cap, gown and tassel (if applicable). April 1 is the last day to order regalia from this site.
March 25, 2026Deadline to submit the future graduates (summer or fall 2026). Request to participate in spring 2026 commencement RSVP via .
April 27, 2026Deadline for current (spring 2026) or past graduates (summer 2025 or fall 2025) to RSVP to commencement ceremonies via .
May 8, 2026Official date of graduation (degree date).
May 9, 2026Commencement ceremonies.
May 13, 2026All I and IP grades, as well as current coursework, must be completed.
May 13, 2026

Official transcripts for transfer credits (whether or not required for degree) must be received in the Registrar's Office.

Note: Transcripts from BHSU, DSU, NSU, SDSM&T or USD do not need to be submitted.

May 13, 2026All requests for degree or registration exceptions (credit by exam, petitions, degree substitutions, waivers, etc.) must be submitted.
June 22, 2026

Official transcripts (with degree posted) are available no later than June 22, 2026.

A graduate’s degree is posted after the college notifies the Registrar’s Office of requirement completion. Graduates awaiting official transcripts are encourage to request a transcript and select Hold For Degree.

July 15, 2026Diplomas will be mailed by Parchment no later than July 15, 2026.

Summer 2026 Timeline

DateDetails
Jan. 5, 2026Summer 2026 and fall 2026 graduation applications available on .
June 12, 2026Deadline to submit summer graduation application via .
June 15, 2026 available for graduates to order cap, gown and tassel (if applicable). July 10 is the last day to order regalia from this site.
Aug. 7, 2026Official date of graduation (degree date).
Aug. 12, 2026All I and IP grades, as well as current coursework, must be completed.
Aug. 12, 2026

Official transcripts for transfer credits (whether or not required for degree) must be received in the Registrar's Office.

Note: Transcripts from BHSU, DSU, NSU, SDSM&T or USD do not need to be submitted.

Aug. 12, 2026All requests for degree or registration exceptions (credit by exam, petitions, degree substitutions, waivers, etc.) must be submitted.
Sept. 25, 2026

Official transcripts (with degree posted) are available no later than Sept. 25, 2026.

A graduate’s degree is posted after the college notifies the Registrar’s Office of requirement completion. Graduates awaiting official transcripts are encourage to request a transcript and select Hold For Degree.

Oct. 15, 2026Diplomas will be mailed by Parchment no later than Oct. 15, 2026.

Graduation Application Deadlines:

Fall 2025 – Sept. 12, 2025

Spring 2026 – Jan. 30, 2026

Summer 2026 – June 12, 2026

Future Graduation Ceremony Dates:

Spring 2026 – May 9, 2026

Spring 2027 – May 8, 2027