Students must apply to graduate by submitting an Application for Degree online. Students should apply to graduate for the term they will complete requirements.
Application deadlines are listed at right. An audit is conducted, approvals are obtained from the academic units, and a final graduation list is produced approximately eight weeks after the last day of final exams for that semester or session. Diplomas are mailed to the address the student provided on the Application for Degree.
Commencement is held twice each year. Students who graduate in April and June are invited to the April ceremony. Students who graduate in August and December are invited to the December ceremony. For commencement information, visit OU's Commencement website.
Diploma Reorder Information
To order a replacement diploma, please complete the Diploma Reorder Request Form and mail it to the Academic Records Office at 102 O'Dowd Hall, Rochester, MI 48309-4401.