Apply to Graduate

*Please note; the application for graduation is required for all students who wish to complete their degree and receive a diploma, regardless of whether or not a student participates in Commencement. The application and associated fee initiate the process of degree verification and conferral, and the printing and mailing of the diploma. Graduates do not need to wait for a Commencement ceremony in order to apply for graduation. 

Students should apply for graduation by logging into SalukiNet. The graduation application fee is non-refundable, and is applied to degree verification, printing and mailing your diploma, and other administrative expenses, in addition to the commencement ceremony. Graduation application fees do not include regalia rental. Graduation application deadlines are available on the Registrar web site.

Graduate students, please make sure you speak with your advisor before applying for graduation to ensure all your requirements will be fulfilled by the appropriate deadlines. 

If the on-line application does not work for you, you will need to submit the paper version of the graduation application form.

• Undergraduate students can and should apply to graduate through SalukiNet. Students may also obtain their application form from the Graduation Office within the Office of the Registrar or the Registrar's web site.  The completed application with a check or money order should be sent to: Graduation Office, Student Services Building, Room 0251, Mail Code 4701, Carbondale, IL 62901. 
• Master’s and doctoral degree candidates may visit the Graduate School's Graduation website for details on applying to graduate through SalukiNet. An application form can also be obtained from the Graduate School or click here to download. The completed application with a check or money order can be sent to: Graduate School, Student Services Building, Room 0310, Mail Code 4716, Carbondale, IL  62901. 
• Law students may obtain their application form from the Law School Registrar’s Office. The completed application with a check or money order should be sent to: Law School Registrar’s Office, 138 Lesar Law Building, SIU School of Law, Mail Code 6804, Carbondale, IL  62901.

When do I need to apply for graduation?

Spring Semester

Candidates intending to complete their degree requirements in May 2026 must submit graduation applications by Friday, February 6, 2026. Applications will be accepted until Friday, February 20, 2026 with an additional fee. 

The non-refundable fee to apply for graduation is $50.00. This fee does not include regalia rental. For future graduation application deadlines please refer to the Registrar webpage.

Summer Semester

Candidates intending to complete their degree requirements in August 2026 must submit graduation applications by Friday, June 19, 2026. Applications will be accepted until Monday, July 3, 2026 with an additional fee. "Early walk" graduation application deadline for August graduates is Friday, February 20, 2026. For more information on "early walk", please see below.

Summer graduation candidates will have their names included in both May and December programs as Summer graduates. Please note that Summer graduates’ Latin honors are based on coursework that will still be in progress and will not be finalized in the May Commencement program. Final honors will be confirmed and listed in the December commencement program. 

The non-refundable fee to apply for graduation is $50.00. This fee does not include regalia rental. For future graduation application deadlines please refer to the Registrar webpage.

August graduates

Because there is no August Commencement ceremony, Summer undergraduate candidates will be recognized in both the May and December commencement program booklets. Such graduates may choose to participate in the May ceremony or the December ceremony, subject to the Commencement Participation Policy and published deadlines, though they will have to have their applications submitted by the "early walk" deadline noted (effective 2024, this is now the Friday of Week 6 of the preceding Spring term). Summer graduates who will attend in December or who will not attend any ceremony only need to have their applications submitted by the regular deadline noted. Commencement programs can be requested online.