Graduation steps

1. Meet with your Academic Advisor:

2. Apply for Graduation:

Choose the Graduation Term that reflects the last term you will be completing coursework for your NAU degree requirements.
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 form with 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.
Verify the address your diploma will be sent to you.
- Choose an address you will be able to access at least 6 months from when you graduate.
If you have any outstanding transfer coursework or requirements for your degree:
- Please inform your Academic Advisor as soon as possible.
- Send your official transcripts to NAU Admissions as soon as your requirements post to your transfer institutions’ transcript.

3. Monitor your Academic Advisement Report (AAR) to ensure you are meeting the requirements to graduate:

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:
- Please inform your Academic Advisor as soon as possible.
- Send your official transcripts to NAU Admissions as soon as your requirements post to your transfer institution’s transcript.

4. 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.

5. Your MyNau student portal has a graduation tab that will also display the following information about your graduation status: