Graduation steps

You should apply for graduation at least one term/semester prior to your last term/semester to guarantee your name is in the Commencement Booklet.

1. Enroll in your remaining courses completing your degree requirements.
2. Check your Academic Advisement Report (AAR) in LOUIE:
   • If fully collapsed and all requirements are satisfied move to step 3.
   • If it is not fully collapsed, requirements remain unsatisfied, and/or you would like to participate in the upcoming Commencement Ceremony and have your name printed in the Commencement Booklet, check the Commencement Booklet deadline and move to step 3 and schedule an appointment with your academic advisor.
3. Apply for Graduation:
   • Choose the Graduation Term that reflects the last term of your enrollment that completes your NAU degree requirements.  Check here for Graduation deadlines.
   • Verify the name that prints on your diploma.
     • If you change your name within the online application this does not change your legal name or the name listed on your official transcripts.
     • If you need to make a legal name change and/or need the name on your official transcript and diploma to be an exact match, you will need to file a name change formwith the Office of the Registrar before your degree conferral date.
     • Changes submitted by the application deadline will be reflected in the commencement program. If submitted after the deadline, changes will only be reflected on your diploma.
   • You will receive an email confirming you have applied for graduation.
   • Verify the diploma address after you apply for graduation.
     • If your diploma address is incorrect please update the Diploma address in LOUIE to a residence that is permanent and valid for 6 months after graduation.
   • A $35.00 graduation fee will be charged for each degree and/or certificate.  Graduation fees are charged to your LOUIE Student Center once you have applied.
4. Check your email and Monitor your Academic Advisement Report (AAR) to ensure you are meeting the requirements to graduate:
   • The first Monday of every month an email is sent to all students without a fulfilled AAR. Please check for this email and check your AAR accordingly.
   • All degree requirements must be met with completed coursework and reflected in your AAR by graduation term close.
   • You should monitor your Academic Advisement Report and NAU email account until your degree is posted to your transcript in LOUIE and your diploma has been received in the mail.
   • If you have any outstanding transfer coursework or degrees:
     • Send your official transcripts to NAU Admissions as soon as your grades post to your transfer institution’s transcript.
     • NAU only accepts courses in which grades of a “C” or better are earned.
5. Check your NAU email account until your degree posts to your Unofficial Transcripts in LOUIE and you receive your diploma in the mail:
   • Your degree must post with an award date to your Unofficial Transcript in LOUIE.  If this does not occur a degree has not posted.
   • If you do not receive a diploma in the mail, you may have entered the incorrect address for your diploma mailing address.
   • Your Academic Advisor may communicate with you about missing graduation requirements.
   • If the Registrar’s Office is not able to award a degree you will receive an email from us in the following intervals:
     • About 2 weeks after Commencement.
     • After graduation term close.
6. Your MyNau.edu student portal has a graduation tab that will also display the following information about your graduation status:
   • Graduation status.
   • Diploma name.
   • Diploma address.
   • Instructions on how to make changes to the above bullets.