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How to Apply for a Degree

You should apply for your degree the first semester of your Junior year.

  1. Log onto Hokie SPA
  2. Click on "Degree Menu"
  3. Click on "Undergraduate Degree Menu" or "Associate Degree Menu"
  4. Click on "Application for Degree"
  5. Select your appropriate level and click "Submit"
  6. Click on the "Apply" button next to the appropriate major
  7. Review your name as it will appear on your diploma
  8. Indicate your expected term of completion (graduation term)
  9. Select "which degree is this"
  10. Indicate your hometown information
  11. Indicate which ceremony you will be attending (please note that choosing "I will not be attending" will excuse you from the departmental ceremony* in the Spring).
  12. Click "Submit"
  13. If prompted, enter an address for your diploma, click "Submit"

*Diplomas are distributed during the Spring departmental ceremonies.

Once you have completed your application, you can request a DARS report.

Deadlines

  • Fall 2009: Oct. 2, 2009
  • Spring 2010: March 5, 2010
  • There are no deadlines for Summer graduation.

Failure to apply for your degree by the publicized deadline will result in the nonpublishing of your name in any commencement program as well as delay in the receipt of your diploma.