In order to ensure that you graduate on time smoothly, please make sure to review the Office of Registrar’s graduation webpage for more information on the graduation process. You can find helpful information on the page including Diplomas, University Honors, FAQs, and Graduation Application Withdrawal.
Graduation Application Process
There are six steps in graduation application process.
- Run your Degree Evaluation on Patriot Web.
- Apply to graduate on Patriot Web.
- Confirm or update your Expected Graduation Date.
- Complete the Student Exit Survey.
- Final Review by Office of the University Registrar.
- Degree Conferral.
Please check out the details of each step above here carefully to apply for graduation.
Timeline
You can find the graduation application timeline here. Students who graduate on the Korea campus will also follow the same timeline. However, as the academic calendar of Mason Korea is different from that of the Fairfax campus, dates including degree conferral, grade period, mailing date, and commencement may be different. Please see below for Mason Korea dates.
Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 | Summer 2025 | |
Graduation Application Available | April 12, 2024 | November 1, 2024 | January 29, 2025 |
Graduation Application Inactivated | September 30, 2024 | February 22, 2025 | June 29, 2025 |
Late Graduation Application Required |
October 1, 2024-January 31, 2025 |
Feb 23, 2025- June 26, 2025 |
June 30, 2025 - October 3, 2025 |
Thesis and Dissertation Submission Deadline | December 6, 2024 | May 2, 2025 | August 1, 2025 |
Degree Conferral | December 21, 2024 | May 16, 2025 | August 23, 2025 |
End of 6-week Grace Period | February 1, 2025 | June 27, 2025 | October 4, 2025 |
Approximate Mailing Date of Diplomas | Early February | Late June | Early October |
Graduation | - | June 21, 2025 | - |