Application for Graduation
Students pursuing a MASTERS degree may not submit an Application for Graduation until they have a minimum of 16 graduate semester hours of academic credit. Students pursuing a BACHELORS degree may not submit an Application for Graduation until they have a minimum of 80 semester hours of academic credit, students pursuing an ASSOCIATE degree may not submit an Application for Graduation until they have a minimum of 32 semester hours of academic credit, students pursuing a one-year CERTIFICATE or CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION program should submit their application during their first semester at DSU. Above totals INCLUDE in progress credits.
Students should check their earned-credit total via the student self-service module. Students are strongly encouraged to continue to meet regularly with their academic advisors until they are eligible to submit their Application for Graduation. If the credit values indicated above have not been met when we receive the application, it will be returned to the student with instructions to re-submit the application after the required minimum credit hours have been earned.
Dickinson State University holds commencement exercises two times each year, at the end of the fall and spring terms. Students who have satisfied graduation requirements during the previous term, or who would need only six credits or less to complete their degree and will be able to complete those credits during term immediately following commencement, are eligible to participate in graduation exercises.