Please contact Degree Audit at degree-audit@tamu.edu with any questions regarding these deadlines.
Spring 2025
December 16, 2024 | Graduation application opens for Spring 2025. |
January 16, 2025 | Online orders for Cap and Gown opens through Barnes & Noble at Texas A&M. Please contact the Barnes and Noble Bookstore at 979-845-8681 for questions on regalia orders. |
February 14, 2025 | 11:59 p.m. – Graduation applications submitted after this date will be assessed a late fee. |
March 26, 2025 | 11:59 p.m. – Online graduation application for degree programs closes – only paper applications accepted after this point. Starting March 27th, students must be enrolled in or have completed all degree requirements to apply to graduate with a degree. Any courses used for Spring 2025 degree clearance must be in-progress for the Spring 2025 term or completed in an earlier term. |
April 1, 2025 | Caps and Gowns available for purchase at Barnes & Noble at Texas A&M. Please contact the Barnes and Noble Bookstore at 979-845-8681 for questions on regalia orders. |
April 13, 2025 | Deadline to place online Cap and Gown orders through Barnes & Noble at Texas A&M. Please contact the Barnes and Noble Bookstore at 979-845-8681 for questions on regalia orders. |
April 14, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Degree Requirement Verification (DRV) deadline; Undergraduate students who fail to provide DRV or meet graduation requirements per Student Rule 14.2 will have their graduation application cancelled on the morning of April 15th. |
April 14, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Name change deadline for degree candidates; any name change completed after this deadline will not be reflected in the commencement program. Names can still be updated on the student’s diploma (May 7th Deadline). |
April 14, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Students that apply for graduation after this date will not be listed in the commencement program. |
April 29, 2025 | Final paper graduation application deadline. |
May 7, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Deadline to clear degree requirements to be included on the initial Spring 2025 diploma order. |
May 7, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Deadline for degree candidates to update their diploma mailing address with Degree Audit. |
May 7, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Name change deadline for degree candidates; any name change completed after this deadline will not be reflected on the student’s diploma. |
May 30, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Final deadline for Spring 2025 degree candidates to clear. |
*All dates subject to change
Summer 2025
May 12, 2025 | Graduation application opens for Summer 2025. |
July 11, 2025 | 11:59 p.m. – Graduation applications submitted after this date will be assessed a late fee. |
July 11, 2025 | 11:59 p.m. – Online graduation application for degree programs closes – only paper applications accepted after this point. Starting July 14th, students must be enrolled in or have completed all degree requirements to apply to graduate with a degree. Any courses used for Summer 2025 degree clearance must be in-progress for the Summer 2025 term or completed in an earlier term. |
July 23, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Degree Requirement Verification (DRV) deadline; Undergraduate students who fail to provide DRV or meet graduation requirements per Student Rule 14.2 will have their graduation application cancelled on the morning of July 24th. |
July 23, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Name change deadline for degree candidates; any name change completed after this deadline will not be reflected in the commencement program. Names can still be updated on the student’s diploma (August 8th Deadline). |
July 23, 2025 | 11:59 p.m. – Students that apply for graduation after this date will not be listed in the commencement program. |
August 5, 2025 | Final paper graduation application deadline. |
August 8, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Deadline to clear degree requirements to be included on the initial Summer 2025 diploma order. |
August 8, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Deadline for degree candidates to update their diploma mailing address with Degree Audit. |
August 8, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Name change deadline for degree candidates; any name change completed after this deadline will not be reflected on the student’s diploma. |
August 29, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Final deadline for Summer 2025 degree candidates to clear. |
*All dates subject to change
Fall 2025
August 11, 2025 | Graduation application opens for Fall 2025. |
September 26, 2025 | 11:59 p.m. – Graduation applications submitted after this date will be assessed a late fee. |
November 5, 2025 | 11:59 p.m. – Online graduation application for degree programs closes – only paper applications accepted after this point. Starting November 6th, students must be enrolled in or have completed all degree requirements to apply to graduate with a degree. Any courses used for Fall 2025 degree clearance must be in-progress for the Fall 2025 term or completed in an earlier term. |
November 19, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Degree Requirement Verification (DRV) deadline; Undergraduate students who fail to provide DRV or meet graduation requirements per Student Rule 14.2 will have their graduation application cancelled on the morning of November 20th. |
November 19, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Name change deadline for degree candidates; any name change completed after this deadline will not be reflected in the commencement program. Names can still be updated on the student’s diploma (December 17th Deadline). |
November 19, 2025 | 11:59 p.m. – Students that apply for graduation after this date will not be listed in the commencement program. |
December 8, 2025 | Final paper graduation application deadline. |
December 17, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Deadline to clear degree requirements to be included on the initial Fall 2025 diploma order. |
December 17, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Deadline for degree candidates to update their diploma mailing address with Degree Audit. |
December 17, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. – Name change deadline for degree candidates; any name change completed after this deadline will not be reflected on the student’s diploma. |
January 16, 2026 | 5:00 p.m. – Final deadline for Fall 2025 degree candidates to clear. |
*All dates subject to change