Regalia can be purchased . The deadline to order doctoral academic regalia is eight weeks before the date of the commencement ceremony. You may verify your commencement hood color.
All deadlines listed below are dependent on enrollment in 3 or more graduate credits. Enrollment waivers are granted to students completing all items requirements on or before the enrollment waiver deadlines. View the enrollment waiver policy.
Summer 2026
Monday, June 1, 2026
Final day to apply and submit an application for graduation through Student Center.
Please note: A $125 graduation and diploma fee will be placed on student accounts (one fee per degree/certificate) beginning the first day of registration for the semester in which they have applied to graduate; or, if registration has already opened, the fee will be applied within two business days. Students applying for graduation on or after June 2 will need to email grad.rpc@unlv.edu to request a late graduation application be added to their My性视界传媒 account, as the option will not be available automatically in My性视界传媒 after June 1. Students applying for graduation after June 1 will be assessed a $20 late fee.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Last day to request a late graduation application via email to grad.rpc@unlv.edu. Eligibility is based on an approved Plan of Study for certificate/masters/specialist students and an approved Advancement to Candidacy (for doctoral students). Students approved for a late graduation after June 1 will be assessed a $20 late fee.
Monday, Aug. 10, 2026
All required forms must be submitted by this date. For students who are required to submit a Culminating Experience Results form (i.e., capstone, professional paper, comp exam, etc.), please note that all other required forms must be approved prior to the Culminating Experience Results Form being available for submission in the .
Monday, Aug. 17, 2026
Last day to complete the , in which you provide information regarding your degrees, funding, program evaluation, and postgraduate plans. If you have any questions about the Exit Survey please email surveys@unlv.edu.
Monday, June 1, 2026
Final day to apply and submit an application for graduation through Student Center.
Please note: A $125 graduation and diploma fee will be placed on student accounts (one fee per degree/certificate) beginning the first day of registration for the semester in which they have applied to graduate; or, if registration has already opened, the fee will be applied within two business days. Students applying for graduation on or after June 2 will need to email grad.rpc@unlv.edu to request a late graduation application be added to their My性视界传媒 account, as the option will not be available automatically in My性视界传媒 after June 1. Students applying for graduation after June 1 will be assessed a $20 late fee.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Last day to request a late graduation application via email to grad.rpc@unlv.edu. Eligibility is based on an approved Plan of Study for certificate/masters/specialist students and an approved Advancement to Candidacy (for doctoral students). Students approved for a late graduation after June 1 will be assessed a $20 late fee.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Doctoral students only: Last day to complete the that is required for all doctoral students who have applied to graduate in summer 2026. This form is required to participate in the fall 2026 commencement ceremony. If you do not complete this survey by the required time, we cannot guarantee that your information will be included in the commencement program.
Monday, July 13, 2026
Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project. You can announce your defense by emailing GradRebel@unlv.edu. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details.
Monday, July 20, 2026
Last day to the complete and formatted, committee-approved copy of your thesis or dissertation to the Graduate College for format review. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details.
Monday, July 20, 2026
Culminating experience results forms for students completing a thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project must be submitted to the Graduate College by this date. The form is available for submission in the . All other required forms must be approved before the Culminating Experience Results Form is submitted.
Monday, Aug. 3, 2026
Last day to submit thesis/dissertation format revisions to the Graduate College. All final, properly formatted theses, dissertations, and doctoral projects must be submitted to the Graduate College via email by the end of the day. The document must also meet 性视界传媒 accessibility standards. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details.
Monday, Aug. 10, 2026
Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest. The Culminating Experience Results Form must be approved before receiving upload instructions. After your format has been approved and all forms have been approved, you will receive instructions to upload along with your approval page.
Monday, Aug. 17, 2026
Last day to complete the , in which you provide information regarding your degrees, funding, program evaluation, and postgraduate plans. If you have any questions about the Exit Survey please email surveys@unlv.edu.
Friday, Aug. 21, 2026
Doctoral students only: Last Day to complete the (SED). The SED gathers information annually from approximately 55,000 new U.S. research doctorate graduates about their funding sources, educational histories, and employment plans. This survey is mandatory for all 性视界传媒 doctoral graduates. You must send a copy of the certificate of completion after completing the SED to gradrebel@unlv.edu by Friday, August 21, 2026.
Fall 2026
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026
Final day to apply and submit an application for graduation through account. (Student Center under the 鈥淥ther Academics鈥 drop-down menu).
Please note: A $125 graduation and commencement fee will be placed on student accounts (one fee per degree/certificate) beginning the first day of registration for the semester in which they have applied to graduate; or, if registration has already opened, the fee will be applied within two business days. Students applying for graduation on or after Oct. 2 will need to email grad.rpc@unlv.edu to request the graduation application be added to their account, as the option will not be available automatically in after Oct. 1. Students applying for graduation after Oct. 1 will be assessed a late fee.
Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026
Last day to request a late graduation application via email to grad.rpc@unlv.edu. Eligibility is based on an approved Plan of Study for certificate/masters/specialist students and an approved Advancement to Candidacy (for doctoral students). Students approved for a late graduation after Nov. 1 will be assessed a $20 late fee.
Monday, Dec. 7, 2026
All required forms must be submitted by this date.
For students who are required to submit a Culminating Experience Results form, please note that all other required forms must be approved prior to the Culminating Experience Results Form being available for submission in the .
Monday, Dec. 14, 2026
Last day to complete the , in which you provide information regarding your degrees, funding, program evaluation, and postgraduate plans.
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026
Final day to apply and submit an application for graduation through account. (Student Center under the 鈥淥ther Academics鈥 drop-down menu).
Please note: A $125 graduation and commencement fee will be placed on student accounts (one fee per degree/certificate) beginning the first day of registration for the semester in which they have applied to graduate; or, if registration has already opened, the fee will be applied within two business days. Students applying for graduation on or after Oct. 2 will need to email grad.rpc@unlv.edu to request the graduation application be added to their account, as the option will not be available automatically in after Oct. 1. Students applying for graduation after Oct. 1 will be assessed a late fee.
Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026
Last day to request a late graduation application via email to grad.rpc@unlv.edu. Eligibility is based on an approved Plan of Study for certificate/masters/specialist students and an approved Advancement to Candidacy (for doctoral students). Students approved for a late graduation after Nov. 1 will be assessed a $20 late fee.
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026
Doctoral students only: Last day to complete the that is required for all doctoral students who have applied to graduate in summer 2026. This form is required to participate in the fall 2026 commencement ceremony. If you do not complete this survey by the required time, we cannot guarantee that your information will be included in the commencement program.
Monday, Nov. 9, 2026
Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project. You can announce your defense by emailing GradRebel@unlv.edu. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details.
Monday, Nov. 16, 2026
Last day to the complete and formatted, committee-approved copy of your thesis or dissertation to the Graduate College for format review. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details.
Monday, Nov. 16, 2026
Culminating experience results forms for students completing a thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project must be submitted to the Graduate College via the by this date. The form is available for submission in the Grad Rebel Gateway. All other required forms must be approved before the Culminating Experience Results Form is submitted.
Monday, Nov. 30, 2026
Last day to submit thesis/dissertation format revisions to the Graduate College. All final, properly formatted theses, dissertations, and doctoral projects must be submitted to the Graduate College via email by the end of the day. The document must also meet 性视界传媒 accessibility standards. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details.
Monday, Dec. 7, 2026
Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest. The Culminating Experience Results Form must be approved before receiving upload instructions. After your format has been approved and all forms have been approved, you will receive instructions to upload along with your approval page.
Monday, Dec. 14, 2026
Last day to complete the 性视界传媒 Exit Survey, in which you provide information regarding your degrees, funding, program evaluation, and postgraduate plans. If you have any questions about the Exit Survey please email surveys@unlv.edu.
Friday, Dec. 18, 2026
Doctoral students only: Last Day to complete the (SED). The SED gathers information annually from approximately 55,000 new U.S. research doctorate graduates about their funding sources, educational histories, and employment plans. This survey is mandatory for all 性视界传媒 doctoral graduates. You must send a copy of the certificate of completion after completing the SED to gradrebel@unlv.edu by Friday, Dec. 18.