Graduation

Application for Graduation 

Deadline to apply for graduation: Winter Quarter 2026 is Friday, December 19, 2025.

Apply for Program Completion – ALL Students

1. You must complete the “Apply for Program Completion” in Workday. This initiates the degree audit process and begins the records preparation and diploma ordering process to prepare for your graduation. Your academic record will be reviewed along with your degree plan (plan of study). If there is a problem, your academic department or dean’s office will contact you. Please see the University Catalog under which you are graduating to review academic and residency requirements for associate, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The catalog also contains the criteria for conferral of the baccalaureate degree with Latin honors. If you miss the deadline, see your academic dean for their determination as to whether you can be added late to the degree-candidate list. Their deadline is no later than Friday of the fifth week of the quarter.
2. Complete the “Graduation Application Task” in Workday. This will be in your Workday task box after you complete the “Apply for Program Completion”.

Please visit canvas.latech.edu and navigate to the Workday Student course, then select Student Training Tools module.  Within this space, you’ll find a collection of job aids and training documents created to support the integration and enhance the user experience in Workday.

Commencement Ceremony – in Absentia

All degree candidates are expected to attend the ceremony. If circumstances make this impossible, you must indicate so on the "Required Questionnaire" Task generated in Workday when submitting your Application for Program Completion. If you wish to have your diploma mailed, there is a $10 mailing fee (covers items sent within the United States only). Please remit payment to the Comptroller's Office within 60 days of commencement. Any requests for mailing diplomas after 60 days of commencement will require ordering a replacement diploma at an additional cost through Parchment. 

• To pay the mailing fee by credit card, call the Comptroller’s Office at 318.257.4325 or mail a check to the Registrar’s Office, P.O Box 3155, Ruston, LA 71272.

Undergraduate/Graduate Certificate Program Completion

If you are completing an Undergraduate or Graduate Certificate program, you must complete the “Apply for Program Completion” in Workday. This initiates the certificate program audit process leading to the production of the Undergraduate/Graduate Certificate and award of the certification. If you miss the deadline, see your academic dean for their determination as to whether you can be added late to the certificate-candidate list. Their deadline is no later than Friday of the fifth week of the quarter.

Please visit canvas.latech.edu and navigate to the Workday Student course, then select the Student Training Tools module. Within this space, you’ll find a collection of job aids and training documents created to support the integration and enhance the user experience in Workday.

Transfer Credit

If you will be taking a course at another school during your final quarter, we will need to have verification from that school of your final grade in the course before you will be allowed to participate in commencement ceremonies. You will be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremony ONLY if your dean’s office certifies you as eligible to graduate. Further, we must receive the official transcript from the other school before you can obtain your diploma.

• To sign electronic documents, you can download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Email graduation@latech.edu with any additional questions on the graduation processes.

International Credentials Verification

Diplomas and transcripts requiring U.S. Department of State international credentials verification for employment can be accomplished through the University Registrar after graduation. Contact the University Registrar for further details and associated costs.

Federal Stafford or Perkins Loan Exit Interviews (Mandatory)

If you borrowed money through the Federal Stafford or Perkins loan programs at any time during your education, you must complete an “EXIT” interview BEFORE graduation. The Stafford Exit Interview and the Federal Perkins Loan Exit Counseling may be done online.

Failure to complete these actions could affect your eligibility to graduate.