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 cumulative credit total via their unofficial transcript in Campus Connection. 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 twice a year, at the end of the fall and spring terms. Students who have satisfied graduation requirements during the prior fall semester may participate in fall or the upcoming spring commencement. Spring graduates or students who need 12 or fewer credits to complete their degree during summer session, are eligible to participate in spring commencement exercises.