Who is eligible to attend Commencement?

Students who graduated in Summer 2024, Fall 2024 or Winter 2025 (MBA and MSTL programs) with an associate’s degree or higher can attend one of the Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies.

• If you’ve applied for graduation and are due to complete your program in Spring 2025, you can also participate. 
• If your graduation date is outside of the above dates and you wish to participate in one of this year’s commencement ceremonies, please contact commencement-asia@umgc.edu.

All 2024-25 graduates (undergraduate and graduate) and eligible graduate candidates will receive an invitation to attend commencement in mid January, 2025, including a direct link to RSVP and order regalia. If you think that you are eligible for commencement but have not received an e-mail by March 1, 2025 from UMGC Asia inviting you to RSVP, please contact our commencement team at commencement-asia@umgc.edu.

When do I need to apply for graduation?

You must apply for gradation in order to have your degree conferred. You can apply for graduation from your MyUMGC portal. Deadlines for Spring 2025:

• February 15, 2025: Undergraduate students (associate and bachelor's degrees)
• March 1, 2025: Graduate students (master's degrees)

Applying by the deadline ensures that you will receive an invitation to the commencement ceremony and will be included in the commencement program. If you miss the deadline to apply for graduation or don’t get an invitation to attend commencement, please contact us at commencement-asia@umgc.edu.

Graduate Students: If you are in a Stateside graduate program (UMGC Asia only offers the MBA or Master of Science in Transformational Leadership [MSTL]), you are a member of our stateside division. You may join our Asia commencement ceremony by emailing us at commencement-asia@umgc.edu. If you live stateside but want to join the Asia Commencement ceremony, please contact us at commencement-asia@umgc.edu.

Please be sure to apply for graduation no later than March 1, 2025.

Find the information you need to prepare for graduation from UMGC.

Please see the links below to prepare for graduation:

• Graduation Checklist
• Commencement Checklist
• Commencement Ceremonies Frequently Asked Questions
• Graduation and Degree Conferral Frequently Asked Questions