Graduation Application Process

There are six steps in graduation application process.

  1. Run your Degree Evaluation on Patriot Web.
  2. Apply to graduate on Patriot Web.
  3. Confirm or update your Expected Graduation Date.
  4. Complete the Student Exit Survey.
  5. Final Review by Office of the University Registrar.
  6. 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 -
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.