Undergraduates can check their Tar Heel Tracker in ConnectCarolina and meet with their academic advisor to review their progress toward graduation. Graduate and professional students need to contact their programs for assistance.  

Please fill out the following form: Graduation Application Withdrawal Form 

Please visit commencement.unc.edu for questions about commencement. Department ceremonies are organized by the departments; contact your academic department for more information. The Registrar‘s office does not manage commencement or departmental ceremonies.

Undergraduates should contact the academic advising office for their school.  Students in the College of Arts and Sciences see advisors in the UNC Advising Office. Undergraduates in professional schools should contact the advisors in their school. Graduate and professional students should contact their program for assistance. 

Please review these important dates at the following link: https://registrar.unc.edu/important-graduation-dates/

Request your official transcript be sent to UNC admissions immediately after your final course grade is posted. Once you have requested that the transcripts be sent, email mygraduation@registrar.unc.edu and transfercredit@admissions.unc.edu to inform both departments of your expected transfer credit.  

No, all course grades must be permanent grades before you can be approved for graduation, even if those courses are not needed for graduation.  For additional details visit https://catalog.unc.edu/policies-procedures/transcripts/ 

No, all degree requirements must be satisfied to graduate, including meeting the minimum hours. There are no exceptions to these requirements. Undergraduate degree requirements can be found here.  

No, all Campus Life Experiences must be completed and posted to your Tar Heel Tracker before you can be approved for graduation.  

Please speak with your academic advisor for options.

Please contact your academic advisor to submit an updated request. 

No, senior underloads are only available to students graduating in their last semester. For medical and other circumstances that require an underload, contact your academic advisor.  

Please email mygraduation@registrar.unc.edu 

No, you can remain enrolled in your current courses. Underload approval only specifies the minimum number of hours in which you must enroll in that term.  You may enroll in up to 18 hours without any further permission. 

Please visit commencement.unc.edu for questions about commencement.  Department ceremonies are organized by the departments; contact your academic department for more information. The Registrar‘s office does not manage commencement or departmental ceremonies. 

Students and scholars who desire to invite family members to visit the U.S. as tourists may use the information below to assist those family members in applying for a visa.

• Learn how you can invite family members to the US for your commencement ceremony
• Request a graduation application confirmation letter from the Registrar’s office. Please email registrar@registrar.unc.edu requesting for a letter of confirmation for graduation for you family visa’s.

Please visit the Diploma Distribution webpage: https://registrar.unc.edu/diploma-distribution-guidelines/

Distinction

To graduate “with Distinction” or “with Highest Distinction” a student must have completed at least 45 academic hours at UNC-CH and have obtained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 and 3.8 respectively. 

Honors

Students who wish to graduate from UNC–Chapel Hill with honors or highest honors must complete a senior honors thesis project in their major field(s) of study. Such students need not have been members of Honors Carolina. 

University policy states that students who have completed all coursework by the degree conferral date will have sixty (60) days after that to have all credits and final grades posted and still graduate in that cycle. If the credits are posted more than 60 days after the degree conferral date, then the student will need to re-apply for the next graduation cycle.