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Apply for Graduation
Overview:
Students who plan to graduate must apply for graduation in Self Service Banner under Student, then Academic Information, then Apply to Graduate in the semester prior to their planned graduation date.
The upcoming deadlines to apply are:
Spring/Summer 2026: February 6TH, 2026
Fall 2026: September 21ST, 2026
*Check back for final deadline dates - we encourage early applications!
Each candidate for graduation, including students completing coursework off-campus, must formally notify the institution of their intent to graduate by the deadline specified in the academic calendar. Failure to meet the required deadline results in the degree confirmation at a later graduation date.
*IF YOU HAVE ALREADY APPLIED FOR GRADUATION OR AREN'T SURE, please check for an active application(s) here: Graduation Application - View
Once you have submitted your application, the Registrar will review your program to make sure you will meet all of the requirements by the end of the semester.
Undergraduate students expecting to complete their degree requirements during the summer 2026 term will be invited to participate in the spring 2026 commencement ceremony preceding completion of their degree, if they have applied for summer graduation by the February 6th deadline.
(*All students completing a formal certificate program of study, associate degree program, or baccalaureate degree program must apply for graduation. Only those students completing an associate or baccalaureate degree participate in the graduation ceremony. Students with a previous degree who are completing the teaching certification block of courses do not need to apply for or participate in graduation.)
Graduate Students:
Verification of degree requirements is completed by the Registrar's Office. Graduate students completing their degree requirements during the summer term will be invited to participate in the spring commencement preceding completion of their degree.
(*All students completing a formal graduate certificate program of study, masters degree program, or doctoral degree program must apply for graduation. Only those students completing a masters or PhD degree participate in the Fall or Spring graduation ceremony.)
Link to Apply for Graduation:
LOGIN STUDENT SELF SERVICE
Utilize the Graduation Application links found on you Student Service Landing Page
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Open the 4-square Menu Bar (top-left corner, next to the South Dakota Board of Regents logo)
Select the following: Banner > Student Links > My Academic Information > Graduation Application
Select the Curriculum Term (this is not your term of graduation, select the most recent term in the drop down menu, current program information will populate)
Select your Current Program (will need to repeat the process for each program if graduating w/ more than one program, continue)
Select the your Term of Graduation
Select a Name for your Diploma in the drop down menu (to add a diploma name not available in the drop down, select New)
Select your Diploma Mailing Address in the drop down menu (to add a new address not available in the drop down, select New)
Review your graduation application request.
Select Submit Request and a Acknowledgement will display notifying you of a successfully submitted graduation application