Students are responsible for meeting all requirements for graduation. It is important that students meet regularly with their academic advisor to review degree status and anticipated graduation date.

Application for Graduation

• Students must be formally admitted to the degree or certificate program and submit a graduation application.
• If a student would like to graduate with a minor* along with their bachelor's degree or an additional degree, they must submit a change of major request to the Registrar's Office before the end of the semester they are wishing to graduate from to ensure they are admitted in good standing to the new program. 
• Applications must be submitted by the deadline for the term you are completing: 

Fall completion deadline October 1
Spring completion deadline February 1
Summer completion deadline July 1

Applications submitted after the deadline will have a $25 late fee.

*Minors must be declared before the application deadline and must be awarded at the same time as a bachelor's degree. Minors are only available with bachelor programs, check with your advisor as not all minors are available with every degree. 

Diplomas and Commencement

UAS issues diplomas three times per year: in late September following the summer session, in February following the fall semester, and in June following the spring semester. Commencement ceremonies are only held once a year, in May. Students who complete degree requirements during the academic year are invited to participate in the May ceremony. Degree candidates must be within six credits or two courses of degree completion by the end of the spring semester to be eligible to attend that spring's May commencement ceremony.

Graduation with Honors

UAS recognizes outstanding academic achievement in associate and bachelor’s degree graduates by granting Latin Honors based on the following criteria:

• Have at least a 3.5 cumulative UAS GPA
• UAS* resident credit of 15 semester hours for an associate's degree
• UAS* resident credit of 30 semester hours for a bachelor’s degree

GPA calculations for graduation with honors do not include:

• Credits that were excluded due to retaking a course or through the Academic Fresh Start or Academic Renewal programs
• Transfer credits,** non-credit courses, and credit by examination or other forms of nontraditional credit

Honors are awarded to associate and baccalaureate degree graduates with cumulative GPAs as follows:

*Includes courses taken from Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka.

**Transfer courses include courses taken from UAA or UAF.

Occupational Endorsement Completion

Occupational Endorsement candidates must formally apply for completion by filling out the application for graduation the term they are planning on completing.