Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Log into Zagweb to access the application. See "How to Apply to Graduate" for detailed instructions.

Students who have a Financial Hold on their account will not be able to apply on Zagweb until the Hold has been resolved. If you are unable to apply due to a hold on your student account or have questions about the application process, please contact Molly Shumaker shumaker@gonzaga.edu or (509) 313-6594. Include your name, GU ID number, and date you plan to complete your degree requirements in your message.

All students who anticipate the completion of their degree or certificate requirements must apply to graduate in order to have the degree or certificate awarded.

All students who wish to participate in the Commencement Ceremony  in May must have all degree requirements complete between January and December of the same calendar year. When completing your graduation application, please apply for the term in which you will be completing your degree requirements: March, May, June, August, October or December. Please refer to the graduation deadlines. 

Once your application has been processed, a degree evaluation of all of your academic course work is run. This includes your Gonzaga courses and any transfer work you have completed against the requirements that are shown under the particular catalogue for which you entered. Once it has been determined that you have met your requirements to graduate, your degree will be posted for the appropriate semester.

A $80 application fee will be assessed to your student account if the application is received by the posted deadline. For any application received after the posted deadline, there is an additional $25 late fee. Information regarding all commencement related matters may be obtained at the Degree Evaluation Office website and at the Commencement website.

Your diploma will be mailed to your permanent mailing address approximately eight weeks after the last day of classes for the term in which your degree is granted.

If it is ascertained that you will not fulfill all degree requirements by the date for which you applied to graduate, please contact the Academic Degree Evaluation Office (degreeeval@gonzaga.edu) to change your degree date. Please include your GU ID number and the degree date you believe you will be complete. There is no fee involved in this process.

If you have not received a diploma eight weeks from your expected degree date, please review your academic record and degree evaluation on Zagweb. If you have deficiencies, run a degree evaluation and contact your program director. For additional assistance you may contact the Academic Degree Evaluation office.

Graduate programs may accept up to one-fifth of the total number of credits required for a degree from another accredited college or university; six credits for most degree programs. Course work must be of graduate level as shown on the official transcript and must have been taken within the last five years. The subject matter of courses transferred must be relevant to the degree or requirement in question, which is determined by your Program Director. A minimum grade of a B (P grades must be defined as B or better) must be earned. Courses previously applied to a degree are not transferable to the students’ current program. It is important to note that all credits converted to semester credits are not rounded up and are awarded only after the official approval for transfer of the course has been obtained on the Permission to Transfer Graduate Credits form, available from your Program Director. 

Your diploma reflects the name in which your records are recorded in the Registrar’s Office. If you wish to use an alternate name, a name change must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office, CG 229. You will need to provide a social security card and government issued picture identification reflecting this new name, along with a completed form, before a name change is processed.

Registrar's Office
College Hall Rm 229
502 E Boone Ave
Spokane, WA 99258
(509) 313-6592
registrar@gonzaga.edu

Additional diplomas may be ordered at the Duplicate Diploma Request page for a fee of $30.00.

Graduation Commencement ceremonies are held once a year in May. For all commencement ceremony information regarding caps, gowns, event details and announcements, please visit our commencement website or email Angela Ruff (ruff@gonzaga.edu).

Academic honors are not awarded to graduate students.

If your permanent mailing address has changed from the time your graduation application was submitted, to avoid unnecessary delays in the mailing of your diploma, make sure you change to your permanent address through Zagweb and/or send an email to degreeeval@gonzaga.edu. Or you may stop by CG 229 and change your address prior to leaving campus. Please provide your GU ID number. 

Per University policy, financial holds must be cleared before your diploma may be released to you. The University reserves the right to withhold student diplomas until said student’s account has been paid in full.