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Degree Check Process

Are you ready to graduate? A graduation application is required.

Students Seeking Undergraduate Degrees:

1. Requirements needed prior to your degree check:

• 72 minimum earned credits are required, and you must be admitted to your major (pre-majors cannot apply).
• Complete this process one year from when you plan to complete all of your coursework (i.e., if you want to graduate Fall 2026, fill out your application Fall 2025; if you want to graduate Spring 2026, fill out your application Spring 2025) 
• Do not wait until your last semester of enrollment to complete this process.  You risk not being able to graduate or participate in any Spring Commencement ceremony. 
• To participate in the ceremony, this process must be completed two months before the Spring Commencement Ceremony.

2. Fill out the .

3. Review your DARS and Grad Plan with your advisor(s).

4. After the submission of your degree application and meeting with your advisor:

• You will receive an email notification that your degree check was received by the Credential Evaluator.
• A graduation fee of $25 will be added to your account.
• After your application is processed, you will receive an email from your SMSU email account with more degree completion and commencement information.

*Degree checks are not done during the Summer term; if you fill out an application, expect a delay in processing. Advisors who are not teaching are not obligated to complete their part of the process until they return.

*If you have questions about this process and want to schedule a meeting with the Credential Evaluator, book an appointment through .

Graduate Students:

• Complete the above graduation application a semester before you plan on being done with all of your coursework.
• If you have not been sent any information concerning the Commencement ceremony, please contact the Credential Evaluator.