Graduation Overview

Requirements

Students are encouraged to meet with their Academic Advisor before or during their first semester of study at MIU. Advisors are available in every Academic Department. They are trained to assist students in class selections and to create an efficient path to graduation. If you don’t know who your Academic Advisor is, please email registrar@miu.edu.

General education graduation, major, minor, and specialization requirements are published in the MIU Catalog in effect when a student begins studying at MIU.

MIU has two official graduation dates: one at the end of December and one at the end of June. The Graduation Ceremony (“Commencement”) takes place only once a year, for the June graduation.

Steps to Officially Graduate

• Complete all your Degree Program’s course and credit requirements.
• (For Undergraduates only) Complete all your General Education requirements including a minimum of 128 course credits.
• If any of your academic department’s courses have been waived, your Academic Advisor must send written authorization to the Graduation Coordinator (graduation@miu.edu).
• Submit a Graduation Application and a payment for graduation fees online (delays in payment may cause delays in processing of your graduation). NOTE: The deadlines for graduation application and fees is are November 1st for December’s graduation and April 15 for June’s graduation. (See the MIU Academic Calendar)
• The graduation/diploma fee is $35. The fee for attending Commencement is $65. So, if you’re not attending Commencement, you’ll pay only $35. If you ARE attending Commencement, you”ll pay $35 + $65 = $100. Upon completion of your graduation application, you’ll be redirected to a payment page. On this page, you can pay by credit card via Pay Pal (you don’t need a PayPal account to do this) using the Graduation Application. If this page is not working for you for any reason, you can make your payment at miu.edu/pay.
• IMPORTANT: Pay any outstanding student account balance, department fees, or library fees (your degree CANNOT be conferred until you do this).
• Review the Graduation FAQs.

As graduation nears

• Check the Student Ext/Departure Checklist for a complete list of possible items of business to take care of before graduation.
• Check your email for graduation notices.
• Give your suggestions for the traditional Class Gift.
• For International Students: if you are inviting guests living overseas to Commencement, you can request an official letter of invitation.
• Graduating students can receive up to 3 tickets for the Graduation Banquet (Friday) help the night before Commencement (Saturday). Tickets will be available at the Cap and Gown meeting in June, or after the meeting at the Enrollment Center. You can also email graduation@miu.edu to request an alternative pick-up day/time. See the Graduation Schedule for details.

Unsure If You Are Ready To Graduate?

• MS in Computer Science:
  Contact Biran Saine: ​csgraduation@miu.edu
• All other students:
  Contact the Graduation Coordinator, Harper Armstrong: graduation@miu.edu