Commencement Ceremony

The current commencement ceremony calendar and general information about the University’s graduation process and ceremony schedule can be found at https://www.nu.edu/national-university-2023-commencement/.

Students may order their regalia from the University’s third-party regalia vendor. The third-party vendor’s website and contact information is published on www.nu.edu.

To participate in commencement activities:

• Bachelor’s degree students must be within 9 credits of program completion 45 calendar days prior to the commencement ceremony event date with a GPA of at least 2.0 and good financial standing with the University
• Master’s degree students must be within 9 credits of program completion 45 calendar days prior to the commencement ceremony event date with a GPA of at least 3.0 and good financial standing with the University
• Doctoral students must pass their dissertation defense 45 calendar days prior to the commencement ceremony event date and be in good financial standing with the University

Note: Eligible students must also complete the event registration process outlined on https://www.nu.edu/national-university-2023-commencement/ 45 calendar days prior to the commencement ceremony event date.