Submit a Graduation Application now if you need to update your graduation date
 
After you submit your application, BU Wheelock staff and your academic advisor will:

• Review your grades and courses on the StudentLink to ensure that all Incomplete or Ungraded courses have been resolved.
• Check that an official transcript has been received by BU Wheelock for any approved transfer credit petitions.
• Consult with your Degree Advice Report or the Academic Bulletin for the year you matriculated into your program to be sure all program requirements have been satisfied.

 
Tentative graduates, verify your application by checking your StudentLink’s Diploma and Graduation Summary. All other students, to check on the status of your graduation application, contact the Data & Enrollment Management Office at wherec@bu.edu.

Diplomas for all graduating students will be mailed. The Diploma Order/Mailing Schedule will be posted to the Registrar site.

We ask all degree candidates to update and verify your diploma and graduation information through the Student Link.

To Update Your Graduation Information:

• In the Student Link, select Academics.
• Choose Diploma and Graduation.
• Review/update your diploma information (degree, major, school/college, how your name will appear).
  Please update your information so we can accurately create your diploma.
• Provide your diploma mailing address. The Registrar will begin mailing diplomas in June.

Order your caps, gowns, and announcements through the Boston University Commencement website as soon as possible. Orders placed before April 1 will receive free domestic standard shipping.

If extra support is needed, fill out this Graduation Regalia Lending Form: Graduate Regalia Lending Form

Among graduating undergraduate seniors in each school or college, Latin Honors are awarded to the top 30%. Graduate students are ineligible for Latin Honors.  More information about how this distinction is calculated can be found on the Office of the Registrar’s website.

The “break points” (GPA ranges corresponding to each of the honors categories) are not released by the University.

Each year, members of BU’s graduating class band together to support future BU students and to give thanks for the many opportunities their BU education has provided for them. Learn more about making your Senior Class Gift.

If you plan to seek licensure, please reach out to the Office of Professional Preparation (OPP) for more information. You can also contact the Licensure Officer directly at edlic@bu.edu.

Please note that candidates seeking licensure in Massachusetts cannot be endorsed by Boston University before their graduation date. OPP will submit your endorsement to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education within two weeks after your graduation date. If you need a letter of verification to secure employment or have a question about this process, please reach out to the Office of Professional Preparation at edlic@bu.edu.

In addition to submitting a Graduation Application, doctoral students must submit an approved dissertation to Mugar Library no later than two weeks before their graduation date to be eligible for graduation.

Students who have not settled their student account will not receive their diploma until the bill has been paid in full. Please contact Student Accounts at 617-353-2264 to resolve any issues or visit the Student Accounting Services website. You can also check your student account on Student Link.

Check your graduation date to see which ceremony you can participate in.

Submit a Graduation Application now if you need to update your graduation date.

BU Commencement is scheduled for Sunday, May 22, 2022. See the Boston University Commencement website for the most up-to-date information on day-of activities.

Join us for the BU Wheelock 2023 Convocation, our traditional graduation event for undergraduates and graduate and doctoral students.

Saturday, May 20, 3-5 pm (90-minute ceremony followed by a reception)
Walter Brown Arena
285 Babcock Street, Boston
Map.

Watch the live stream.

To attend this year’s convocation, RSVP here.

If you are planning on attending your BU Wheelock Convocation this May, we want to ensure that your name will be pronounced perfectly at the event. By following the steps below, you’ll be able to voice-record your name so that faculty and staff can learn how to pronounce it correctly. It’s easy and takes under a minute. Please complete this as soon as possible.

Add your name pronunciation to your account

To see name pronunciation documentation

Information about disability services and accommodations is available on BU’s Commencement website.

August graduates should check Boston University Commencement for more information on how to indicate your participation in the ceremony.

All August graduates must submit a Graduation Application.