October 1: Master's and doctoral students must apply online to graduate through buff portal on the “apply for graduation” card in order to have the degree awarded in December. This is required even though there is no university-wide ceremony. PhD students must enter their dissertation title as part of the online graduation application. This title will appear on your transcript. You may update the title through your portal until the deadline to cancel/update.
October 1: Master's students must submit to the Graduate School a Candidacy Application for an Advanced Degree. Applications must be approved by the academic department before submission and should be sent to the Graduate School by the department via email.
View future deadlines for December 2020 graduation.