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Commencement

Information for Students

Use this checklist to make your transition from student to alumni as seamless as possible.

Please note: For information about the Sturm College of Law's graduation, please visit the Sturm College of Law Commencement ceremony Web page.

Graduation Checklist

  1. Apply to graduate

    You may walk in the summer 2012 Commencement ceremony upon completing your degree during summer quarter 2012. If you completed your degree in fall 2011 or winter 2012, or will graduate in spring 2013, you're eligible to participate in DU's spring 2013 Commencement ceremony.

    Use our graduation application instructions to log in to your webCentral account to apply to graduate.

    • Undergraduate students: Apply no later than three quarters before the one in which you intend to graduate.
    • Graduate students: Apply no later than two quarters before the one in which you intend to graduate.

    See more information about graduation application requirements.

  2. Complete an exit interview with your loan provider.

    If you've accepted a Direct or Stafford loan to fund classes at DU, you must complete an online exit interview.

    If you borrowed a federal Perkins Loan, schedule an exit interview with the Bursar's Office at 303-871-4901.

    Look for more information from our loan repayment and exit counseling page and from the Bursar's Office as Commencement nears.

  3. Attend your final classes, and take final exams.

    Keep attending class, and take final exams to stay on track to graduate.

  4. Rent your cap and gown.

    You can find details about where and when to rent and pick up your cap and gown on our cap and gown pickup page.

    You can also buy Commencement merchandise at the DU Bookstore.

  5. Tell us where you're going.

    The U.S. Department of Education requires us to gather information about the post-graduation plans of all DU graduates.

    Spring and summer 2012 graduates: Please complete the 2012 Graduate Employment Survey online. Note: You may already have completed this survey when you arrived to rent your cap and gown.

    Individual responses are completely confidential.

    Spring graduates: In December—six months after you graduate—we'll send you a follow-up survey so you can update us on your employment progress.

  6. Take photos in your cap and gown.

    We'll ask you to return your cap and gown immediately following Commencement, so please plan to take any photographs in your academic regalia before the ceremony.