Students who wish to graduate (i.e. receive a diploma) must complete step 1.
Students who wish to graduate and participate in a graduation ceremony must complete steps 1–5.
- Submit an Intent to Graduate (view due dates)
- Register to Participate in your ceremony (beginning March 17, 2025)
- Order and download tickets (March 17 - April 13, 2025)
- Record your ceremony name pronunciation (beginning March 17, 2025)
- Purchase Regalia (online in September, in-person beginning April 2025)
When you submit an Intent to Graduate you are asking the Registrar’s Office to validate your plan to complete your academic requirements and receive a diploma. The review process takes 5-7 business days after which you will receive an email from the Registrar’s Office confirming your plan or alerting you to issues.
If your Intent to Graduate is confirmed, 8 weeks before your ceremony you will receive an email from the Commencement Office inviting you to Register to Participate in your ceremony; if you select no when you register your participation, automated reminders will end.
If you select yes when you register your participation, you will receive a second email with a link to order and download your electronic guest tickets. Note: it can take as long as fifteen minutes for your tickets to become available once you have registered.
Additional Information
Graduate Student Speaker
Applications for Graduate Student Speaker at the May SOA Graduate Hooding Ceremony are now being accepted. The deadline for applications with an outline is March 3, 2024.
Diplomas
Diplomas will be mailed to the address you provided on your Intent to Graduate form according to the schedule on the Registrar's Graduation page. Once ceremony registration opens, you may review and update your diploma address or your diploma name by using the form below. Note: if you change your legal name with the Registrar's Office, it will not automatically update your diploma name.
Review and Change Diploma Information
If you need to change your graduation term, you must submit a new Intent to Graduate form because your plan to graduate will have changed.
Please email registrar [at] emerson.edu with all diploma related questions.
Visa Letters
If your family requires a visa support letter to attend your graduation ceremony, please contact the Office of International Student Affairs (OISA).
Tickets must be ordered 4 weeks before the ceremony. Learn more information about tickets.