Students beginning their final semester should review the dates to file for graduation.  If you miss the deadline, apply as soon as possible.  Please send questions to [email protected]

Students should complete the online Application for Degree available directly within SSOL, under the Degree Application Status tab.  All students eligible to apply through this online Application will find a button on the bottom of the Degree Application Status page, marked “Apply for Degree or Certification.” Clicking the button will allow students to submit their Application for Degree directly to the Office of the Registrar.    

Please note that your SSOL may not be updated with your correct graduation date until a couple weeks before your graduation.  Please be patient.  If it is still not updated at that time, please email [email protected].  When your records have been updated, you’ll be able to go to SSOL and click on “Degree Application Status.”  Your correct graduation date should show in “Expected Graduation.”  The word “Submitted” should show in the Application Status Field.  

Students must complete program requirements to graduate. 

Students beginning their final semester should review the dates to file for graduation.  If you miss the deadline, apply as soon as possible. 

For more details on filing for graduation, please review the previous FAQ and send all questions to [email protected].  

Notification of graduation will be listed in SSOL:  SSOL > Academic Profile > Columbia Degrees and Specializations.  Students who complete their studies in December will have the following February as their official graduation date. 

Degrees are conferred on the:

• Second Wednesday in February
• Third Wednesday in May
• Third Wednesday in October

Once graduated, the “Degree Application Status” will read “There Are No Programs on File” and the newly conferred degree will appear near the bottom of the Academic Profile in the box headed “Columbia Degrees and Specializations”.

It is the student’s responsibility to stay on track with graduation requirements, and to make sure their Faculty Adviser approves course selections prior to registering for each semester.  Schedules should be reviewed again if changes are made.

The Office of the University Registrar provides an Electronic Diploma to graduates.   Students without any outstanding holds automatically receive their electronic diploma 1-2 weeks after their degree conferral. They receive an email from Parchment, our digital vendor, with download instructions. For questions, please contact the Diplomas Team at [email protected]. 

Paper diplomas for graduates will be mailed to the address on file in the “Diploma Address” section of the “Addresses:  View and Update” page in SSOL.  Diplomas are mailed within two months of the graduation date.  If there is no DP address on file, the diploma cannot be sent.  To pick up the diploma in 205 Kent Hall, the DP address should be:  “Hold for Pickup.”  An email is sent when the diplomas are ready for pick-up.  Questions should be sent to [email protected].