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.
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.