Graduation

Students eligible to apply must meet one of the following criteria before the option to apply appears in UAConnect under Degree Audit:

• Undergraduate student with 90 or more earned hours. Note: Walton College of Business undergraduates must contact the Undergraduate Programs Office at 575-4622, WCOB 328, prior to applying to graduate.
• Graduate student with one completed semester.
• Law student with 60 or more earned hours.

Learn more about applying to graduate.

The University of Arkansas regalia policy can be viewed here.

Your diploma will be mailed to the address you provided when you applied for graduation unless there is a hold on your account. If your address has changed since you applied for graduation, please submit the Diploma Mailing Form to the Office of the Registrar to have your diploma mailing address updated. If you have a hold on your account when you graduate, you will need to notify the Office of the Registrar after the hold has been removed to have your diploma mailed.

Clearing students for graduation during any term is a very detailed process with the cooperation of the schools and colleges and the Office of the Registrar. After final clearances are determined, the Office of the Registrar approves the issuance of diplomas and e-diplomas by Parchment, Inc.  Fall graduates should receive diplomas in late February, Spring graduates should receive it by late July and Summer graduates by late October.

Your diploma has your name, graduation date, the degree awarded to you (along with Latin honors, if appropriate), the university’s seal and official signatures. The diploma shows the full name of the degree awarded, such as Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration or Doctor of Philosophy. Majors and minors are not shown on the diploma but are listed on your official transcript.

Details regarding upcoming commencement ceremonies will be posted on the appropriate ceremony page, Spring or Fall as the details develop. For general information regarding the ceremony, please visit the Commencement page.

Participation in the Spring Commencement or a recognition ceremony does not mean you have graduated. Graduation occurs the term in which all degree requirements have been satisfied. If you finish your requirements over the summer, you will need to apply for the summer graduation date. Providing clearance is granted by your school or college, you may expect to receive your diploma in late October.

Contact your school or college to determine your outstanding requirements. You may then reapply for graduation during the term in which you plan to complete your remaining requirements. To reapply for graduation, submit Reapplication to Graduate form, with signature, by fax to 479-575-4651 or scan and email as an attachment from your UARK email account to registra@uark.edu. You may also mail or deliver in person your completed form to:

As part of the application process, you were asked to enter a diploma address. If this address becomes invalid, please submit the Diploma Mailing Address Update form to the Office of the Registrar. You may drop it off Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., or mail to the Office of the Registrar, 141 Uptown East, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 72701, or fax it to 479-575-4651. We will also accept a scanned and emailed Diploma Mailing Address Update form that has your hand written signature on it sent from your UARK email address to registra@uark.edu.

The University of Arkansas honors policy can be viewed here.

Graduate students are not eligible for honors.

You will be required to provide the term in which you intend to complete your degree. If you need to change that term you will need to do so before the graduation application deadline for that term. To change your graduation term please submit a completed Reapplication to Graduate form to our office. Please also note you may only apply late if you have been granted permission by your dean’s office.

To have your name inscribed on Senior Walk and included in the Commencement program you must submit your consent in writing. This consent should be completed on your graduation application.