Graduation and Degree Application
All students are required to complete a degree application prior to graduation. You will receive an email notification when it is time to submit the application, based on your expected graduation date in the Student Information System.
Before You Apply for Graduation
Before submitting your degree application, you should:
- Review your degree progress in the student portal, and
- Confirm with your program coordinator that you have met—or are scheduled to meet—all degree requirements by the end of the term.
Once your program confirms your eligibility to graduate, you may proceed with the degree application in the student portal.
How to Submit the Degree Application
The graduation application is located in the Student Portal under:
My Documents → Document Center
Please note:
- You only need to submit the application once.
- If no error message appears and no changes are needed, do not resubmit the form.
- Removal of the graduation requirement in the portal is a manual process and may take time.
- You will be contacted if any issues are identified with your application.
Submission Deadline
Please complete your degree application within 7 days of this notice. Timely submission allows Enrollment Management staff adequate time to process requests and address any unexpected issues with regalia or diploma production.
Important Requirements
A degree application is required in order to receive your diploma.
The degree application is used to:
- Indicate which graduation events you plan to attend
- Specify how your name should appear on your diploma
- Purchase required academic regalia (cap, gown, and hood)
- Purchase souvenir copies of your diploma
- Provide post-graduation contact information in case your diploma must be mailed
Regalia Information
Academic regalia is required for participation in all MUSC ceremonies.
Borrowing regalia from past graduates is not recommended, as regalia styles may change from year to year.
Enrollment Management cannot supply missing components (such as tassels or hoods) from borrowed regalia.
All regalia purchases are non-refundable.
Diploma Delivery & Contact Information
Please provide a non-MUSC email address, as access to MUSC email ends approximately 60 days after graduation.
Diploma options include:
- In-person pickup for several days following the end of the semester (August or December), or
- Pickup following the May Commencement Ceremony, after which remaining diplomas will be mailed.
You will receive instructions regarding diploma pickup from the University Registrar or your Program Coordinator.
Spring diplomas are not mailed until after Memorial Day. Please consider this when providing a future mailing address.
