Important Graduation Dates
Additional information can be found on the Registrar’s Academic Calendars.
August 2022 Graduation
| 03/21/2022 | August Applications Open – Applications for graduation open to eligible students for degrees to be awarded in August. |
| 07/21/2022 | Online Application Deadline for Undergraduate students for degrees to be awarded in August. |
| 08/02/2022 | Diploma Name Changes – Deadline for all name and/or name changes to reflect on August diplomas. *** |
| 08/02/2022 | August 2022 Degree Award Date. |
| 08/02/2022 | Diploma Address – Deadline for all August degree recipients to update the home address listed in ConnectCarolina and/or make special handling arrangements (FedEx, pick-up, etc.) for diploma mailing. |
| Mid-September | Mailing begins for all August diplomas. |
May 2023 Graduation
| 10/21/2022 | Degree Applications Open – Application for graduation open to eligible students for degrees to be awarded in May. |
| 1/23/2023 | Online Application Deadline for Undergraduate students for degrees to be awarded in May. |
| 2/17/2023 | Online Application Deadline for Graduate and Professional students for degrees to be awarded in May. |
| 3/17/2023 | Commencement Program Name Changes – Deadline for all names and/or name changes to appear in the May Commencement Program. |
| 5/14/2023 | Spring 2022 Degree Award Date |
| 5/14/2023 | Diploma Name Changes – Deadline for all name and/or name changes to reflect on May diplomas. *** |
| 5/14/2023 | Diploma Address – Deadline for all May degree recipients to update the home address listed in ConnectCarolina and/or make special handling arrangements (FedEx, pick-up, etc.) for diploma mailing. |
| Early August | Mailing begins for all May diplomas. |
December 2022 Graduation
| 03/25/2022 | December Applications Open – Applications for graduation open to eligible students for degrees to be awarded in December. |
| 08/25/2022 | Online Application Deadline for undergraduate students for degrees to be awarded in December. |
| 09/30/2022 | Online Application Deadline for Graduate and Professional students for degrees to be awarded in December. |
| 10/14/2022 | Commencement Program Name Changes – Deadline for all name and/or name changes to reflect in the December Commencement Program. |
| 12/11/2022 | December 2021 Degree Award Date |
| 12/11/2022 | Diploma Name Changes – Deadline for all name and/or name changes to reflect on December diplomas. *** |
| 12/11/2022 | Diploma Address – Deadline for December graduates to update the home address listed in ConnectCarolina and/or make special handling arrangements (FedEx, pick-up, etc.) for diploma mailing. |
| Mid-February | Mailing begins for all December diplomas. |
Note: December degree candidates are invited to participate in the May or December Commencement ceremony. However, the names of December degree candidates are included in the December Commencement Program; only May degree candidate names are included in the May Commencement Program.
Note: August degree candidates are invited to participate in the May or December Commencement ceremony. However, only May degree candidate names are included in the May Commencement Program; the names of August graduates are included in the December Commencement Program.