Planning to graduate? The application to graduate is an important step in the degree completion process and helps the Degree Evaluation Office verify that you have met all requirements for your degree. It also serves as your official notification to the University regarding your intended graduation term and the degree you plan to complete.
Your application allows us to:
Evaluate your academic record for degree completion
Confirm your degree, major(s), minor(s), and concentration(s)
Determine your anticipated graduation term
Begin the process that leads to degree conferral and diploma mailing
All students must submit an application to graduate, even if they do not plan to participate in commencement.
A degree evaluation is an advising tool in ZagWeb that compares your completed coursework to your catalog-year requirements and helps you monitor your progress toward degree completion. Students are encouraged to run a new degree evaluation whenever they:
After submitting your application, it can be found in the Student Profile page of ZagWeb, next to 'Graduation Applications'. Review it carefully to ensure:
Your degree program is correct
All concentrations are listed
Your anticipated graduation term is accurate
Applying gives you, your advisor, and the Degree Evaluation Office time to:
Review your degree progress
Identify any missing requirements
Correct curriculum information if needed
Plan any remaining coursework
Applying does not mean you are graduating immediately. It lets us know when you expect to complete your degree requirements. You must submit an application for each degree you are pursuing.
Select the term in which you expect to complete all academic requirements for your degree.
For example:
Finishing requirements in May → select May
Finishing requirements during Summer I → select June
Finishing requirements during Summer II or full summer → select August
Finishing requirements in December → select December
Your graduation date should reflect when your academic requirements will be completed, not when you plan to attend commencement.
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 your catalog year. Once it has been determined that you have met your requirements to graduate, your degree will be posted for the appropriate semester.
The graduation application fee is $80.00. Applications submitted after the posted deadlines are subject to an additional $25.00 late fee. Fees are assessed to your Student Account upon application processing.
Contact the Degree Evaluation Office as soon as possible.
We do not automatically update your graduation date. If any of the following change after you submit your application, please notify us:
Your anticipated graduation term / degree completion timeline
You add or remove a concentration
Any other academic plans that affect your degree completion
You do not need to submit a new application to graduate if your graduation date changes. Instead, contact the Degree Evaluation Office so your application can be updated.
Your application should always reflect the curriculum you intend to complete.
Forgetting to change your graduation date can create confusion during the degree evaluation process and may delay communication regarding your degree status. Students are responsible for notifying the Degree Evaluation Office when their anticipated graduation term changes.
Remember that all curriculum changes should be made before your degree is conferred. Once a degree has been awarded, no additional changes can be made to your academic record.
During the term for which you applied to graduate, the Office of Degree Evaluation will review your academic record and send email confirmation of your degree status. An email will be sent if there are requirements for your degree that are not being met, and all deficiencies must be resolved before the degree will be conferred.
If it is determined that you will not fulfill all degree requirements by the date for which you applied to graduate, please contact the Academic Degree Evaluation Office 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.
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.
A minimum grade of a B (P grades must be defined as B or better) must be earned.
The subject matter of courses transferred must be relevant to the degree or requirement in question, which is determined by your Program Director.
Courses previously applied to a degree are not transferable to the students’ current program.
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.
Graduation and Commencement
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.
No. Submitting an application to graduate makes you eligible for degree evaluation and degree conferral. Students expected to complete their degree requirements during a calendar year are invited to participate in that year's commencement ceremony.
No. Commencement is the celebration of your academic accomplishments. Graduation occurs only after all degree requirements have been completed and officially certified by the University.
Participation in the commencement ceremony is not a guarantee or indication of degree completion, and students may graduate without attending commencement. You need to receive the email notification from the Office of Degree Evaluation to confirm your degree has been conferred.
Diplomas are not distributed at the commencement ceremony. After your degree has been certified and all degree requirements have been verified, a complimentary diploma will be issued by the Office of the University Registrar.
Diplomas are mailed to the permanent mailing address on file in ZagWeb approximately six weeks after the end of your graduation term. To avoid delays, please verify that your permanent mailing address is accurate before leaving campus. Diplomas can also be mailed internationally.
Please note that University policy requires all financial obligations to be resolved before a diploma can be released. If you have questions about a financial hold, please contact Student Accounts.
A diploma reflects the name in which your records are recorded in the Registrar’s Office. Utilize the Registrar Forms if you need to make changes to your record.
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