Courtesy Policy for Meeting Graduation Requirements

University regulations require that the student must be enrolled and complete a minimum of three credit hours of dissertation in the term the student completes degree requirements. Should the student miss the graduation deadline (July 15 for summer graduation, November 15 for fall graduation, April 15 for spring graduation), but completes all degree requirements on or before the last day of that term, the student is not required to register for the next (graduation) term. The degree program must submit the student’s name on the proposed graduation list for actual term of graduation. (See UNM Catalog)

For example, if a student misses the April 15 graduate deadline for spring they are removed from the spring graduation list. The student must be added to the summer graduation list by the department who selects yes for the courtesy policy. The student then completes all the degree requirements on or before the last day of the spring term. Their graduation date will be transcribed for the summer term. 

Please check the ten year term dates for the official academic calendar.

If the student does not complete all the degree requirements on or before the last day of the semester this negates the courtesy policy. 

If the student plans to graduate in the next term, they will need to be enrolled for graduate credit in the term they complete their degree requirements.