Graduate School
Specific questions for the Graduate School? Contact the Graduate
School at ndsu.grad.school@ndsu.edu.
Before Commencement
- See your adviser about degree completion.
- Submit the Commencement
Participation Form to the Graduate School by the appropriate deadline (March 15
for Spring Commencement or October 31 for Winter Commencement) to participate in
Commencement. (If you have submitted a Request to Schedule Form with the commencement section completed to the Graduate School, you do not need to submit a Participation Form.)
- Make sure your plan of study has been filed with the Graduate School (Old Main 201).
- All graduate students are assessed a $25 graduation processing fee. This fee is
included in the completion package for students completing a master's thesis or
paper or a doctoral dissertation.
- All students who have completed coursework and are not required to submit a
disquisition need to complete the
Application for Graduate Degree.
To Participate in Commencement
Additional information
- To graduate with a December 2008 graduation date, submit at least five final
Graduate School approved copies of your disquisition to the Graduate School no
later than December 19, 2008. Final copies submitted after this date will be
eligible for a May degree date.
- You may only participate once in Commencement for a given degree. If you
participate this year and do not finish your degree, you may not participate next
year.
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Questions or comments regarding Commencement? …contact Rhonda Kitch in the Office of Registration and Records at 701-231-7987, 1-800-608-NDSU, or rhonda.k.kitch@ndsu.edu