Steps to Graduation
Graduation Requirements
- A student under academic probation is not eligible to take a comprehensive examination, final examination (see the MU Policy Library), or graduate.
- A student's cumulative Miami graduate-level grade point average must be at least 3.00, and a student may not have grades of incomplete, to take a comprehensive examination, to take a final examination (see the MU Policy Library) for any graduate degree, or graduate.
- All Miami University academic integrity charges against a student must be resolved and sanctions completed before a student is eligible to graduate.
Graduation Procedures
- You must apply for graduation and pay a commencement fee by the application deadline dates in order to graduate (see Important Dates).
- Application fee for a certificate is $10.00
- Application fee for Masters and Specialists degrees is $35.00.
- Application fee for the Doctoral degrees is $200.00. The doctoral fee covers the cost of the diploma and the hood.
- You must apply online through BannerWeb and information about graduation can be found on the OneStop website.
- You must follow the formatting guidelines for submitting your thesis or dissertation. More information can be found in the Policy Library.
- If you are completing a thesis or dissertation as part of your degree, you must comply with the format check and upload deadline dates (see Important Deadlines and Dates tab).
- Questions regarding academic attire should be directed to the Miami University Bookstore.
Graduation Forms
Graduate School Doctoral Forms
- Request for Appointment of Doctoral Comprehensive Examination Committee - Form D-1
- Results of Comprehensive Examination for the Doctoral Degree and Application for Candidacy - Form D-2
- Request for Appointment of Doctoral Final Examination (Dissertation) Committee - Form D-3
- Results of Final Examination for the Doctoral Degree -Form D-4
- Certificate to Award the Doctoral Degree - Form D-5
Graduate School Master's Forms
- Results of the Final Examination for the Master's Degree - Form M-1
- Certificate to Award the Master's Degree - Form M-2
Important Dates and Deadlines
Before you can upload your thesis or dissertation to OhioLINK, you must have the format of your manuscript checked to be sure it conforms to the Graduate School's requirements.
When you believe your document has been formatted correctly, please email your PDF to ETDS@miamioh.edu to begin the format check process. You must be aware of the format check and OhioLINK deadlines below. All forms must be turned in to the Graduate School no later than 10 working dates before the date of commencement.
| Graduation Deadlines | Summer 2022 | Fall 2022 | Winter 2023 | Spring 2023 | Summer 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply to Graduate Deadline | Feb. 28 | Apr. 30 | Apr. 30 | Oct. 31 | Feb. 28 |
| Ed.D./Ph.D. Dissertation Format Check | Jul. 1 | Oct. 28 | Dec. 16 | Apr. 1 | Jun. 30 |
| MA/MS Thesis Format Check | Jul. 8 | Nov. 4 | Dec. 16 | Apr. 7 | Jul. 7 |
| EdD/PhD Dissertation Upload to OhioLINK | Jul. 15 | Nov. 11 | Jan. 6 | Apr. 14 | Jul. 14 |
| MA/MS Thesis Upload to OhioLINK | Jul. 22 | Nov. 18 | Jan. 6 | Apr. 21 | Jul. 21 |
| Degree Conferral Date | Aug. 12 | Dec. 9 | Jan. 21 | May 13 | Aug. 11 |