Graduation Information

• Application for graduation must be made on a form provided by the Office of the Registrar at least one semester prior to completing the requirements of the degree as stated by the Graduate Catalog.  Click here for the Graduate Application for Graduation.  Print, complete and return to the Office of the Registrar in person, via mail or fax.
• Students are advised to consult with their departmental advisor for the processing of the graduate summary form.
• Obtain a form from the Registrar's Office or the above links.
  
• Submit both parts of the graduation application to the Graduation Services office in the Office of the Registrar.
• Graduate graduation application should be taken to Whichard 108
• Graduate graduation application may be faxed to (252) 328-4232
• Graduate  graduation application may be mailed to:  Office of the Registrar, East Carolina University, Whichard Building, Greenville, NC  27858

• Complete exit survey on OneStop.
• For more information regarding graduation services, please e-mail shepardn@ecu.edu.

Policy on Completion of Degree Requirements and Graduation

East Carolina University graduate students are required to be registered the semester they graduate. Students that have completed their degree requirements (dissertation/thesis received in the library, incomplete grades removed) by the published commencement date will be certified for graduation in that semester. Students finishing degree requirements after the commencement date will not be allowed to graduate retroactively.

Students completing degree requirements before the end of the 10th class day of the following semester will be eligible for the exemption from the registration requirement using the following guidelines:

• Registration for the semester will be waived upon the approval by the Graduate School of a request for the waiver from the graduate program director. The departmental request must provide a justification for the registration exemption. Requests based on lack of performance by the student will not be approved. 
• Students without an approved exemption or completing degree requirements after the 10th class day will be required to register that semester.

Rules for registration for summer graduation will follow the guidelines in the catalog.

For Academic Calendar Dates download the pdf or go to the Graduate School Homepage.