Graduation

A student who plans to complete graduation requirements at the end of the current semester should file an Application for Degree for each degree he/she is to receive with his/her academic department during the first week of classes.
An application may be used only for the current graduation ceremony for which a candidate is applying to graduate.
If a candidate does not graduate during the enrollment period for which they applied, a new application must be submitted.

If a student is transferring hours from another university in order to complete degree requirements at McNeese, the grade(s) from the other university must be received in the McNeese Office of the Registrar no later than the deadline for graduation candidate grades to be submitted as published on the academic calendar on the McNeese website.
Questions may be directed to a student’s academic department or to Student Central at 337-475-5065.

A candidate who wishes to graduate in absentia must submit an online notification prior to the ceremony.
In absentia diplomas may be picked up in Student Central beginning at 10 am on the Monday following commencement until the end of the next semester, or mailed by certified mail for a fee the week after commencement.
Diplomas will not be mailed if the fee is not paid. For mailing to a continental U.S. address, the fee is $20.
Please note that the University is not responsible for damage sustained in the mailing of diplomas. If your diploma is damaged during the mailing process, you will have to pay the duplicate diploma fee and shipping charges again before another one will be mailed out.
If your diploma is returned to McNeese because the post office was unable to deliver it, you will need to pay the shipping charges again before it can be mailed.

For detailed information about Grad Fest, Rehearsal, and the Commencement Ceremonies, please visit commencement.