Graduation Requirements

Fulfilling all of your academic requirements is only part of what is necessary to graduate from the Pitt School of Education. You must also complete all of the required applications and forms outlined on this site.

To submit a graduation application, you will need to log into my.pitt.edu and follow these instructions.

Please read all of these materials carefully to ensure that you are in full compliance with all rules and regulations. Please contact SOEgrad@pitt.edu with any questions.

Graduation Instructions

  • Graduation is not an automatic process. You must complete the graduation application. View instructions (PDF)
  • Upon review and final approval by the Office of Student Services and your advisor, your graduation is authorized and your diploma is ordered. You must be in good financial standing with the University to receive your diploma.
  • Diplomas are mailed by the Office of the Registrar about six to eight weeks after the end of the term of graduation.
  • You will receive information about the commencement ceremonies via mail and/or email approximately one month before the ceremony.
  • The name you indicate on your graduation application must match exactly the way it appears in the University’s student information system (PeopleSoft).
  • If for any reason you are unable to graduate in the term for which you applied, you must submit a new graduation application for a future term. Students are not automatically rolled over onto future graduation rosters.
  • Late graduation applications may incur a fee.
  • Individuals who submit graduation applications after the deadline are not guaranteed to have their name included in the event program.

Graduation Dates and Deadlines

August 2024 Graduates

Information

Ceremony Details

  • No ceremony is held for summer graduation. However, those who are on track to graduate in August 2024 will be invited to participate in the University-wide Winter 2024 ceremony in December and the School of Education’s Spring 2025 commencement ceremony in April .

December 2024 Graduates

Information

Ceremony Details

  • Graduates will be invited to a University-wide commencement ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 3 p.m. at the Petersen Events Center
  • Invitations will be sent directly from Pitt’s Office of Special Events and additional information is available at the Pitt Commencement Website
  • Graduates will also be invited to participate in the School of Education Spring 2025 commencement ceremony

April 2025 Graduates

Information

Ceremony Details

  • The School of Education’s spring commencement ceremony date is TBD

June 2025 Graduates

Information

  • Only EdD students are eligible to apply for June graduation.
  • Application deadline TBD

Ceremony Details

  • No ceremony is held for summer graduation.
  • However, those who are on track to graduate in June 2025 will be invited to participate in the the School of Education’s Spring 2025 commencement ceremony and University-wide Winter 2025 ceremony

August 2025 Graduates

Information

Ceremony Details

  • No ceremony is held for summer graduation. However, those who are on track to graduate in August 2025 will be invited to participate in the University-wide Winter 2025 ceremony in December and the School of Education’s Spring 2026 commencement ceremony in April.
Graduates

Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD)

You will receive information about this process and additional publication requirements from the Office of Student Services after you apply for graduation. 

If your program requires a thesis or dissertation, you must format your final, approved document to align with the formatting guidelines found in the University-approved Microsoft Word ETD Template, which can be found here. If you have questions about ETD formatting, please refer to the University of Pittsburgh ETD Site.

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