Graduation

To apply for graduation, students must be actively enrolled or eligible to return from inactive status to graduate at Thomas Edison State University. When all degree requirements have been satisfied, students are required to apply for graduation by submitting the Graduation Application in Online Student Services and paying the graduation audit fee. A student does not automatically become a candidate for a degree.

To be considered for graduation, students should apply for graduation when all degree and financial requirements have been met or will be completed at least one month before the date of graduation. The official graduation months are March, June, September, and December. Once the application and fee have been received and the Office of the Registrar has certified that all degree requirements have been met, the Office of the Registrar emails an official letter of degree certification to each graduate. The names of the students that have been certified for graduation are presented to the Thomas Edison State University Board of Trustees for formal approval. The degree will not appear as awarded on the transcript until after the official date of graduation. Any transcript released by the University before the date of graduation cannot be used as proof of degree conferral. No transcripts or diplomas will be released in the case of any outstanding financial obligations.

Diplomas are ordered for each individual graduate and are mailed to graduates within ten days of the graduation date. Undergraduate diplomas show the degree earned. Areas of study are not on the diploma but are identified on the TESU transcript.