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Graduation is the official confirmation of the completion of all degree requirements, as maintained on your degree audit report, and is recorded on your official transcript, both of which are administered by the Registrar's Office. Degrees are posted for the term in which the student registers for the Graduation Workshop and successfully completes all coursework. Degrees are posted once per term, based upon the official academic calendar date assigned per university policy.
Commencement is a formal event, held twice annually (spring and fall), to celebrate and recognize the milestone of completing (or the anticipated completion of) a program or degree for a respective group of students. Participation in commencement is optional and does not confirm completion of degree requirements. Commencement activities (Commencement Expo, President’s Outstanding Student Awards, and Commencement) are facilitated by Student Life & Leadership Development. For information related to Commencement, see the Commencement page.
In short, a student graduates when they complete all of their degree requirements, and can choose to participate in a commencement ceremony to celebrate that!
In order to apply for graduation, you must register in eServices for the Graduation Requirements Workshop, WKSP GRAD, along with your final courses before the beginning of the semester in which you intend to graduate. You must register by that semester’s course add/drop deadline. Please carefully review your degree audit and connect with your academic advisor to ensure eligibility before registering for the graduation workshop.
WKSP GRAD is an online workshop through D2L Brightspace. It contains all the information concerning graduation and a quiz where you can select your intention to participate in a commencement ceremony.
Once you are enrolled in the workshop, your student account will be billed a $20 graduation fee, payable through eServices, which covers the cost of your original diploma.
Failure to enroll in and/or complete the Graduation Requirements Workshop may delay or prohibit you from graduating.
Throughout the semester you are registered for the Graduation Requirements Workshop, your academic advisor and the graduation office will review your academic record to ensure you are eligible to graduate. Please monitor your Metro State email closely this semester as your advisor or the graduation office may reach out with any questions. If it is determined that you are not eligible to graduate that semester, you will be dropped from the Graduation Requirements Workshop and will need to re-register for the Graduation Requirements Workshop in the future semester you plan to graduate.
If at any point in the semester you determine you will no longer complete all requirements and graduate that semester, please contact the Graduation Office at graduation@metrostate.edu so we can remove you from the Graduation Requirements Workshop. You will need to re-register for the Graduation Requirements Workshop the future semester you plan to graduate.
If you missed the deadline to self-register for the Graduation Requirements Workshop, please complete the Appeal to Graduate Past Deadline form below. Please note that this appeal is only for students who are not registered for the Graduation Requirements Workshop. If you missed the deadline for the workshop quizzes, please contact graduation@metrostate.edu.
Once you are enrolled in the workshop, your student account will be billed a $20 graduation fee, payable through eServices, which covers the cost of your original diploma.
If you are having difficulty accessing the Graduation Requirements workshop please contact the Graduation Office at graduation@metrostate.edu.
During the semester you are registered for the Graduation Requirements Workshop, your academic advisor will provide the graduation office tentative approval for you to graduate, given that you successfully complete any in-progress degree requirements.
Once final semester grades are posted in accordance with the official academic calendar, the graduation office will again review your student record to ensure that all requirements have been successfully completed.
If you have successfully completed all requirements, your degree will be conferred (or awarded) and posted to your Metro State transcript. This will appear at the top left of your transcript (example below). You can view your transcript in eServices. Degrees are posted once per term, based upon the official academic calendar date assigned per university policy. You can generally expect your degree to be posted 1-2 weeks after official grades are due.
If you do not see this designation on your Metro State transcript, your degree has not yet been awarded and you have not officially graduated.
Common Reasons Degree Posting May Be Delayed
If your degree is not reflected on your transcript as anticipated, please first check your Metro State email for any communication from the graduation office or your academic advisor. Contact your academic advisor and the graduation office at graduation@metrostate.edu with any questions or concerns.
The honors designations for undergraduate degrees and the respective cumulative GPA required for each are as follows:
To qualify for an honors designation, undergraduate students must have completed a minimum of 30 upper division credits in graded (A–F courses) at Metro State University. The cumulative GPA is calculated on the basis of all graded courses taken at Metro State University.
For more information on graduation with honors, please view the University Procedure #252.
Diplomas are mailed to graduates’ permanent mailing addresses approximately 8–10 weeks after degrees are posted. While your diploma and other documents will not be withheld due to late or overdue payments, other holds may impact timely delivery.
As a reminder, your diploma is mailed to the permanent address listed in eServices at the time your degree is posted. Students should notify graduation@metrostate.edu within three months from their graduation term if they have questions or issues.
Updates to your permanent mailing address can be made through eServices.
Important Diploma Notes:
Two (2) separate packages are mailed to graduated students: one package is shipped directly from our diploma vendor containing your diploma, and another package is sent from Metro State University with an official (stamped and sealed) and an unofficial (unsealed) copy of your transcripts.
Students will be financially responsible to have a diploma reprinted and mailed to a subsequent address if they did not have the accurate permanent address listed in eServices at the time of degree posting. Students are asked to verify this address in the Graduation Workshop prior to graduation. Students will also be financially responsible if they request a new diploma be ordered with a name different from what was entered as Diploma Name in the Graduation Workshop.
If you have questions about your permanent address, contact gateway@metrostate.edu. If you have questions about your diploma name, contact graduation@metrostate.edu.
To request a duplicate diploma, complete the Duplicate Diploma Request Form.
If you have questions regarding your eligibility for graduation, please contact your advisor.
If you have questions about the Graduation Requirements Workshop, diplomas, or degree posting, please contact the Graduation Office at graduation@metrostate.edu.