毕业 and 毕业典礼

毕业 is not the same thing as the 毕业典礼 Ceremony. 毕业 is the process by which 学位 completion is confirmed and certified. The 毕业典礼 Ceremony celebrates that academic achievement.

Degree Completion

Degree completion is not automatic. You must apply to have your 学位 conferred, even if you do not plan to attend a commencement ceremony. 

• Complete the 毕业 newbb电子程序 in your My Ohio Student Center. The application is available on the first day of the semester. If you do not see the correct program, 学位, or are missing a certificate, you need to update your record with the 研究生 College. Before proceeding with the application, contact your graduate program for help submitting an update of program form.
• You must meet all deadlines for filing your final project, 论文, 论文, or other capstone experience.
• Your cumulative graduate grade point average must be at least 3.00 (without rounding).
• You must have completed all requirements for your 学位 and removed any incompletes.
• You must be in unconditional and final admission status.
• You must fulfill all financial and other obligations to the university before your diploma will be released.
• 毕业 applications not completed by the deadline listed in the academic calendar will be assessed a late processing fine.

Certificate Completion

Certificate conferral is not automatic. You must complete the 毕业 newbb电子程序 in your My Ohio Student Center. If you do not see a certificate option in the application, you need to update your record with the 研究生 College by filling out an Update 研究生 Program form: 研究生 College 形式 | newbb电子平台. 

• Your cumulative grade point average must be at least 3.00 (without rounding).
• You must have completed all certificate requirements.
• You must be in unconditional and final admission status.
• You must fulfill all financial and other obligations to the university before your certificate will be released.
• 毕业 applications not completed by the deadline listed in the academic calendar will be assessed a late processing fine.

Still have Questions?

访问 the University's official 毕业典礼 website, which features Frequently Asked Questions, the schedule of events, event speakers and more.

毕业典礼 Website