Graduation Dates
- December 2023 Graduation
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Now through September 30, 2023: December 2023 graduation applications due online without a late fee
October 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023: Applications due with a $25 late fee (no later than 5:00pm Friday, December 1, 2023)
December 16, 2023: Official degree date for December 2023 graduates
December 21, 2023: Final certification deadline. All ETDs and paperwork due
January 11, 2024: Transcripts with degrees posted for December 2023 available through the Transcript Office (G-3 Thackeray Hall)
January 30, 2024: Begin mailing diplomas for the December 2023 graduates
- April 2024 Graduation
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Now through April 1, 2024: Graduation applications due online
April 27, 2024: Official degree date for April 2024 graduates
May 6, 2024: Final certification deadline. All ETDs and paperwork due
May 31, 2024: Transcripts with degrees posted for April 2024 available through the Transcript Office (G-3 Thackeray Hall)
June 13, 2024: Begin mailing diplomas for the April 2024 graduates
- August 2024 Graduation
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Feb 1, 2024 through May 31, 2024: August 2024 graduation applications due online without a late fee
June 1, 2024 - August 1, 2024: Applications due with a $25 late fee (no later than 5:00pm Thursday, August 1, 2024)
August 10, 2024: Official degree date for August 2024 graduates
August 14, 2024: Final certification deadline. All ETDs and paperwork due
September 5, 2024: Transcripts with degrees posted for August 2024 available through the Transcript Office (G-3 Thackeray Hall)
September 23, 2024: Begin mailing diplomas for the August 2024 graduates
All documents required for graduation can be downloaded from this site using the links below. Please read all of these materials carefully. If you have any questions about graduation or ETDs, please contact Lauren Zielinski at lez26@pitt.edu or 412-383-7866.
Graduation Applications must be submitted through PeopleSoft:
ONLINE GRADUATION APPLICATION USER GUIDE
MS with Thesis
If you are an MS student, graduating with a Master's Thesis, review the checklist of things you need to submit to graduate:
- Submitted ETD Acceptable Approved
- Submitted ETD Revisions Needed
- 2 Defense Milestone Forms (MS Thesis approval and defense report)
- ETD Approval Form (all original signature required)
- Processing Receipt ($50 fee)
- 3 Copies of Title Page
- 3 Copies of Abstract with Initials
- 1 Copy of Committee Page
- Submitted Alumni Form
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
For more information, please contact your Program Coordinator, or the Graduate Studies Office.
MS (without Thesis)
Your program coordinator will give you information on paperwork that needs to be filled out. Once you have that ready, you just have to drop it off at our office, and please fill out the online Alumni Form.