The Graduation division of Records is responsible for working with UNT’s Colleges and Schools to verify, approve, and post all student degree awards. In addition, they coordinate UNT’s commencement ceremony and program. They also process applications for graduation with honors and provide information concerning diplomas.
For information about Undergraduate graduation call (940) 565-4625.
Graduation applications for masters and doctoral degrees are processed through The Robert B. Toulouse School of Graduate Studies. For further information regarding Graduate graduation applications and processes call (940) 565-2383 or visit www.tsgs.unt.edu.
During the semester that you intend to graduate please complete the following steps before the graduation application deadline (listed below). Please note that if you are enrolled at another institution, your application will not be accepted.
Step 1: Complete Degree Application Card:
Fill out the degree application card. Any changes to your schedule must be reported to your Academic Dean’s Advising Office.
Step 2: Complete Registrar’s Office Card:
Please note that all correspondence and diploma will be mailed to your UNT official mailing address.
Step 3: Order Transcripts:
Students in the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, and School of Visual Arts must order and include a complete set of evaluated transcripts from the UNT Registrar’s Office.
Step 4: Complete UNT Graduating Student Survey Online
Graduating Student Survey:
https://institutionalresearch.unt.edu/graduating-undergraduate-student-survey
Step 5: Complete NT Exes GRADitude invitation: Complete your response to the invitation to join the NT Exes. This is your first opportunity to become a member of the NT Exes as an alum of UNT.
Step 6: Submit Completed Forms to your Academic Dean’s Advising Office. Submit all material indicated above (Steps 1-6) to your Academic Dean’s Advising Office by the graduation deadline (listed below).
If you have previously requested that the Registrar’s Office “Withhold Directory Information” concerning your academic records we will not be able to verify your degree to potential employers. Please contact the Registrar’s Office if you no longer want directory information withheld.
The following chart shows the graduation application deadlines.
Spring Commencement 2012 | Summer Commencement 2012 | Fall Commencement 2012 |
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Graduate Students: May 11, 2012 Deadline with a late fee: |
Graduate Students:August 10, 2012 Deadline to apply: |
Graduate Students: December 14, 2012 Deadline to apply: |
Spring Commencement 2013 | Summer Commencement 2013 | Fall Commencement 2013 |
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Graduate Students: TBA, May 2013 Deadline to apply:
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Graduate Students: TBA August 2013 |
Graduate Students:TBA, December 2013 Deadline with a late fee: |
Information on ceremony times, guest speaker and other Commencement information is provided by the Office of Public Affairs and can be found at: http://www.unt.edu/commencement/
Contact the University Bookstore (940-565-2592) for regalia and announcements for the commencement ceremony.
Duplicate diplomas can be ordered through our office. All Bachelor's and Master's diploma reorders will be in 11 x 14 format and Doctoral diplomas will be in 14 x 17 format. All diplomas, regardless of the year of graduation, will read University of North Texas and have current administrator's signatures. To place your order visit the Registrar's Office or print the duplicate diploma order form and send to:
Registrar’s Office - Graduation
Attn: Carla Clark
1155 Union Circle #311400
Denton, TX 76203-1400
(940) 565-4603
Duplicate Diploma Order Form in Adobe Acrobat format
Students whose overall grade point average, based on both grades earned in University of North Texas courses and transferred courses, is 3.500 or better can graduate with one of the following distinctions:
cum laude | magna cum laude | summa cum laude |
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3.5 to 3.699 | 3.7 to 3.899 | 3.9 to 4.00 |
Hours earned through correspondence and extension courses, or pass/no pass courses, may not be counted in calculating the GPA for determination of eligibility for graduation with honors. Honors are awarded on the first bachelor's degree only.
Graduation statistics are available online from the office of University Planning.If you cannot find what you need on their site, please call Graduation at (940) 565-4625, or email us.
In compliance with the federal Student Right to Know Act, effective July 1992, information on graduation rates among students of the University of North Texas is available through the Admissions Office, the Financial Aid Office, the Public Affairs and Information Services Office, the Registrar's Office, the Sullivant Visitor Center and the information desk in the lobby of the Eagle Student Services Center.