If you are in the last term of your program and expect to graduate, you must apply to graduate. You must apply to graduate even if you do not plan to attend your convocation ceremony. Once you apply, the Degree Audit Office will evaluate your eligibility to graduate based on the academic calendar for your year of entry. Applications are processed in the order that they are received, please check your graduation status.
Applying to graduate does not confirm attendance at convocation. Invitations to the Convocation Ceremony will be sent separately closer to the ceremony date. For more information about Convocation, please visit the Convocation webpage.
If you are unsure of your eligibility and would like to verify your graduation status prior to applying, make an appointment with your Faculty or program advising office to find out if you have met the requirements to graduate. If you change your courses after applying to graduate, please see an academic advisor in your Faculty at the earliest. This may change your eligibility to graduate.
Once you apply to graduate, ensure your personal information is up to date.
Apply to Graduate
The application to apply to graduate in October 2025 for undergraduate students is now open, and the deadline to apply is July 31, 2025.
The deadline for Masters and Doctoral students (graduate students) to apply to graduate in October 2025 is August 31, 2025.
| Convocation Ceremony Dates | When must your courses be completed by? [1] | When can you start applying? | When is your application due? | When must all undergraduate program requirements be met? [2] | What is the last date for you to cancel/withdraw your application to graduate? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Winter 2025 (April 30, 2025) | November 1, 2024 | March 1, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
| October 2025 | Summer 2025 (August 31, 2025) | May 1, 2025 | July 31, 2025 | September 18, 2025 | September 18, 2025 |
| February 2026 | Fall 2025 (December 31, 2025) | August 1, 2025 | October 31, 2025 | February 11, 2026 | February 11, 2026 |
Table Footnotes
[1] To apply for convocation, you must have completed the required classes before the beginning of the term that the convocation date takes place. For example, if convocation takes place in October (during the fall term), courses must be completed by the summer term.
[2] Check the Degree Progress Report to confirm that you have met all requirements needed to graduate in your degree program. This includes ensuring that all academic issues are resolved by the deadline, including any missing grades, deferrals (alternate dates for final exams or coursework), pending petitions, pending waivers, or missing program requirements, etc.
Students from the following Faculties, must apply to graduate online:
- School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design
- Faculty of Education (Bachelor of Arts, Educational Studies and concurrent only)
- Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
- Faculty of Health
- Lassonde School of Engineering
- Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
- Faculty of Science
Note: Faculty of Education students in the full-time consecutive program do not need to apply to graduate. Students in the concurrent program are reminded that they must apply to graduate from both their BEd degree and their academic Faculty's degree.
Students from the following Faculties are strongly encouraged to apply online. For a contact list of these Faculties, click here.
- Glendon
- Faculty of Graduate Studies
- Schulich School of Business
Applications will only be accepted within the dates in the table above. If you miss the deadline, you will need to Apply to Graduate for a future convocation.
If you are registered in an Honours program but wish to graduate with a bachelor (90-credit) degree you must indicate this when you apply to graduate.
Students who expect to receive a certificate must complete and submit an Application to Graduate with a Certificate. Please note that this form is to be submitted to the academic unit that offers the certificate.
Once you apply to graduate, your eligibility to graduate will be confirmed following an audit of your final grades, your status will be reflected on your grade report and transcript and your name will appear on YU Verify as having graduated.
Your diploma will be available for pick up at your graduation ceremony. If you do not plan to attend your graduation ceremony, you may pick up your diploma from Student Support and Advising. For more information on when your diploma will be available, please visit the Diplomas webpage for more information.
Ensure there are no outstanding balances on your student account. You cannot receive your diploma until the outstanding balance is cleared. Please visit Money Matters for Graduating Students for more information.
The name you provided when you applied to York University is the legal name that appears in your student record and official documents from York such as your transcripts and your diploma.
Please visit the Student Personal Information webpage to verify your legal name on record.
Need to update your name? Name changes must be submitted to the Registrar's Office by May 1 for the June convocation, September 15 for the October convocation, and January 10 for the February convocation. If you submit a name change after these deadline dates, you will have to order and pay for a replacement copy of your diploma.
Please visit the Photography & Videography webpage for more information on graduation photography.
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