Applying for Graduation
All students at UT Tyler must formally apply for graduation by completing the following guidelines:
- Pay the non-refundable Graduation App Access Fee via their myUTTyler or at the One-Stop Service Center (STE 230).
- Formally apply for graduation using the Apply for Graduation feature in myUTTyler between the application opening and closing dates for the semester in which they plan to graduate.
Graduation Application Dates:
| Graduation Term |
Opening Date |
Closing Date |
| Spring |
June 1 |
March 1 |
| Summer |
September 15 |
June 15 |
| Fall |
January 2 |
October 1 |
Students must apply for graduation no later than the Closing Date, as listed above, for the term in which they wish to graduate. All Closing Dates will be extended to the next available business day in the event they fall on a weekend or holiday. The Apply for Graduation feature will not allow students to apply for graduation in any term after the relevant Graduation Application Closing Date.
Summer graduates participate in the following Fall commencement ceremony, and are automatically included in the program. Early participation in the preceding Spring ceremony is not permitted.
Students will receive updates on the status of their Application for Graduation from the department of their major field of study. Updates about the commencement ceremonies will be distributed by the Office of the Registrar. Participation in the commencement ceremony does not guarantee conferring of any degree.
The Office of the Registrar reserves the right to post degrees and/or certificates for current or former students who have met degree completion requirements but have not formally applied for graduation.
Additional information regarding graduation processes and commencement exercises is available at www.uttyler.edu/registrar/graduation and https://www.uttyler.edu/commencement/.