Graduation Timeline
| July 13, 2025 | Deadline for graduate graduation applications to be submitted to the Registrar’s Office. Applications are available on MyBradley. |
| Mid-September 2025 | Degrees posted to student records and transcripts. |
| Late September 2025 | Diplomas mailed to student supplied mailing address via first-class mail. |
| December 20, 2025 | Commencement (August degree students + December degree students) |
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Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students may apply online via MyBradley. Online applications are accepted through the end of the third full week of the semester. After that MyBradley will not allow you to apply online for the current graduation date, and you must turn in a paper application to the Registrar’s Office, Swords Hall Room 11.
Use the graduation checklist to make sure you’re ready!
FAQs
All students must apply to graduate in order to receive a degree. Applications alert campus officials of your desire to graduate and initiate the process of checking your requirements. Applying to graduate also ensures that you receive notification of commencement activities. Applications are due at the beginning of the semester you wish to graduate. Students can apply to graduate via MyBradley under the “Other Info” tab or via a paper application that can be found on the Registrar’s Office website or at the Registrar’s Office located in Swords Hall 11.
Any questions regarding requirements or your approval status should be directed toward the Dean’s Office of your college. A list of approved graduates is posted on the Registrar’s Office website approximately 3 weeks before commencement.
Degrees are conferred in May, August, and December of each year. Degrees can only be conferred after all degree requirements are met. Degrees cannot be back dated for any reason. If you have outstanding requirements, your degree cannot be conferred until the next conferral date regardless of when the requirements are completed or when you walked in a ceremony.
Degrees post to transcripts approximately 6 weeks after commencement. Graduating students can order their transcript prior to commencement and specify “After Degree is Posted” when ordering to have their transcript sent after the degree is posted to their record. Students receive a complimentary copy of their official transcript with their diploma.
Diplomas are mailed to students approximately 6 weeks after Commencement. If you have a grade hold on your record for any reason, your diploma(s) will not be released until the hold is cleared. Holds do not inhibit the conferral of a degree, only the release of official documents (i.e. diplomas, transcripts).
Diplomas are sent first class mail in stay flat cardboard mailers. Diplomas are mailed to the diploma address supplied by the student when they apply to graduate. If you need to change your diploma address prior to commencement, you can change it through your MyBradley account. If you need to change your diploma address after commencement please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or [email protected].
Diplomas are standard letter size, 8 ½” X 11”, and landscape oriented.
There are several reasons your diploma may not have been received:
- You have a Grade Hold on your student record that restricted your diploma from being mailed. You can check for Holds on your record by logging onto your MyBradley or MyOnline account or contacting the Registrar’s Office at 309-677-3101 or [email protected].
- Your diploma address is incorrect/insufficient. You can verify your diploma address in MyBradley or MyOnline or by contacting the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or [email protected].
- You walked in the ceremony or were approved to walk in but have yet to complete one or more degree requirements. You can check your Program of Study for outstanding degree requirements or contact your Program Coordinator.
- Your diploma is being sent to an international address. If your diploma is being delivered to an international address, it will likely take longer to be delivered. We ask that you wait 8 weeks from the date that your diploma was mailed if your diploma was being sent to an international address. If you would like to arrange for your diploma mailer to be sent via an expedited delivery service (e.g. FedEx, DHL), you may do so in advance by contacting the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677 3098 or [email protected]. Be advised that you will be charged an additional shipping fee per the expedited delivery service.
- Your diploma was mailed to the correct, domestic address but has not been received yet. In this case we ask that you wait 6 weeks from the date that the diplomas were mailed. In the past, we have found that diplomas take longer to be delivered. Please check with your local post office to see if they have held your diploma mailer for any reason. If the post office is unable to locate your diploma mailer, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or [email protected].
If you received your diploma and it was damaged in the mail, please return the damaged diploma to the Registrar’s Office in a standard mailing envelope using the return address listed on the diploma mailer. Please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or [email protected] to explain the situation and request a new copy.
Your diploma name, degree earned, honors earned (if applicable) and degree date are all listed on your diploma. Majors and minors are not listed on the diploma, but are listed in detail on your official transcript. A limited number of programs with specific degree requirements list the academic discipline as part of the degree name (i.e. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)), but that is the actual degree name. A list of approved degree titles can be found in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs under Fields of Study.
Yes, applicable Latin Honors are printed on official diplomas and also official transcripts. Latin Honors that are officially recorded on your record are based on your final cumulative GPA. Latin Honors only apply to undergraduate students and the scale can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog under Graduation.
Students completing a double major use coursework from multiple programs to complete one degree (e.g. B.S.). Most students who complete two or more majors only receive one degree. Sometimes a student has earned enough hours while pursuing a double major to qualify them for a double degree (e.g. B.A. and B.S. or two B.S. degrees). The requirements for a double degree can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog under Majors, Concentrations, and Minors. Students must state their desire to earn two degrees when applying for graduation. You must apply via paper application for the second degree. Students who successfully complete the requirements for two degrees will receive a diploma for each degree.
Graduate Students
Graduate students may apply online via MyBradley or MyOnline. Online applications are accepted through the end of the third full week of the semester. After that, MyBradley/MyOnline will not allow you to apply online for the current graduation date, and you must turn in a paper graduation application to the Registrar’s Office, Swords Hall Room 11.
FAQs
All students must apply to graduate in order to receive a degree. Applications alert campus officials of your desire to graduate and initiate the process of checking your requirements. Applying to graduate also ensures that you receive notification of commencement activities. Applications are due at the beginning of the semester you wish to graduate. Students can apply to graduate via MyBradley under the “Other Info” tab or via a paper application that can be found on the Registrar’s Office website or at the Registrar’s Office located in Swords Hall 11.
Any questions regarding requirements or your approval status should be directed toward the Dean’s Office of your college. A list of approved graduates is posted on the Registrar’s Office website approximately 3 weeks before commencement.
Degrees are conferred in May, August, and December of each year. Degrees can only be conferred after all degree requirements are met. Degrees cannot be back dated for any reason. If you have outstanding requirements, your degree cannot be conferred until the next conferral date regardless of when the requirements are completed or when you walked in a ceremony.
Degrees post to transcripts approximately 6 weeks after commencement. Graduating students can order their transcript prior to commencement and specify “After Degree is Posted” when ordering to have their transcript sent after the degree is posted to their record. Students receive a complimentary copy of their official transcript with their diploma.
Diplomas are mailed to students approximately 6 weeks after Commencement. If you have a grade hold on your record for any reason, your diploma(s) will not be released until the hold is cleared. Holds do not inhibit the conferral of a degree, only the release of official documents (i.e. diplomas, transcripts).
Diplomas are sent first class mail in stay flat cardboard mailers. Diplomas are mailed to the diploma address supplied by the student when they apply to graduate. If you need to change your diploma address prior to commencement, you can change it through your MyBradley account. If you need to change your diploma address after commencement please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or [email protected].
Diplomas are standard letter size, 8 ½” X 11”, and landscape oriented.
There are several reasons your diploma may not have been received:
- You have a Grade Hold on your student record that restricted your diploma from being mailed. You can check for Holds on your record by logging onto your MyBradley or MyOnline account or contacting the Registrar’s Office at 309-677-3101 or [email protected].
- Your diploma address is incorrect/insufficient. You can verify your diploma address in MyBradley or MyOnline or by contacting the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or [email protected].
- You walked in the ceremony or were approved to walk in but have yet to complete one or more degree requirements. You can check your Program of Study for outstanding degree requirements or contact your Program Coordinator.
- Your diploma is being sent to an international address. If your diploma is being delivered to an international address, it will likely take longer to be delivered. We ask that you wait 8 weeks from the date that your diploma was mailed if your diploma was being sent to an international address. If you would like to arrange for your diploma mailer to be sent via an expedited delivery service (e.g. FedEx, DHL), you may do so in advance by contacting the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677 3098 or [email protected]. Be advised that you will be charged an additional shipping fee per the expedited delivery service.
- Your diploma was mailed to the correct, domestic address but has not been received yet. In this case we ask that you wait 6 weeks from the date that the diplomas were mailed. In the past, we have found that diplomas take longer to be delivered. Please check with your local post office to see if they have held your diploma mailer for any reason. If the post office is unable to locate your diploma mailer, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or [email protected].
If you received your diploma and it was damaged in the mail, please return the damaged diploma to the Registrar’s Office in a standard mailing envelope using the return address listed on the diploma mailer. Please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or [email protected] to explain the situation and request a new copy.
Your diploma name, degree earned, honors earned (if applicable) and degree date are all listed on your diploma. Majors and minors are not listed on the diploma, but are listed in detail on your official transcript. A limited number of programs with specific degree requirements list the academic discipline as part of the degree name (i.e. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)), but that is the actual degree name. A list of approved degree titles can be found in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs under Fields of Study.
Students completing a double major use coursework from multiple programs to complete one degree (e.g. B.S.). Most students who complete two or more majors only receive one degree. Sometimes a student has earned enough hours while pursuing a double major to qualify them for a double degree (e.g. B.A. and B.S. or two B.S. degrees). The requirements for a double degree can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog under Majors, Concentrations, and Minors. Students must state their desire to earn two degrees when applying for graduation. You must apply via paper application for the second degree. Students who successfully complete the requirements for two degrees will receive a diploma for each degree.
Certificate Students
Certificate students may apply online via MyOnline or MyBradley. Online applications are accepted through the end of the third full week of the semester. After that MyOnline will not allow you to apply online for the current graduation date, and you must turn in a paper application to the Registrar’s Office, Swords Hall Room 11.
FAQs
All students must apply to graduate in order to receive a certificate. Applications alert campus officials of your desire to graduate and initiate the process of checking your requirements. Applications are due at the beginning of the semester you wish to graduate. Students can apply to graduate via MyBradley under the “Other Info,” on MyOnline under the “Certificate Application” tab or via a paper application that can be found on the Registrar’s Office website or at the Registrar’s Office located in Swords Hall 11.
Any questions regarding requirements or your approval status should be directed to your Program Coordinator.
Certificates are conferred in May, August, and December of each year. Certificates can only be conferred after all requirements are met. Certificates cannot be back dated for any reason. If you have outstanding requirements, your certificate cannot be conferred until the next conferral date regardless of when the requirements are completed.
When will I receive my certificate?
Certificates are mailed to students approximately 6 weeks after the end of the respective May, August or December semester. If you have a grade hold on your record for any reason, your certificate will not be released until the hold is cleared. Holds do not inhibit the conferral of a certificate, only the release of official documents (i.e. certificates, transcripts).
Certificates are sent first class mail in stay flat cardboard mailers. Certificates are mailed to the certificate address supplied by the student when they apply to graduate. If you need to change your certificate address prior to the certificate conferral date, you can change it through your MyBradley or MyOnline account. If you need to change your certificate address after the certificate conferral date, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or [email protected].
Certificates are standard letter size, 8 ½” X 11”, and landscape oriented.
There are several reasons your certificate may not have been received:
- You have a Grade Hold on your student record that restricted your certificate from being mailed. You can check for Holds on your record by logging onto your MyBradley or MyOnline account or contacting the Registrar’s Office at 309-677-3101 or [email protected].
- Your certificate address is incorrect/insufficient. You can verify your certificate address in MyBradley or MyOnline or by contacting the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or [email protected].
- You have yet to complete one or more certificate requirements. You can check your Program of Study for outstanding certificate requirements or contact your Program Coordinator.
- Your certificate is being sent to an international address. If your certificate is being delivered to an international address, it will likely take longer to be delivered. We ask that you wait 8 weeks from the date that your certificate was mailed if it was being sent to an international address. If you would like to arrange for your certificate mailer to be sent via an expedited delivery service (e.g. FedEx, DHL), you may do so in advance by contacting the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or [email protected]. Be advised that you will be charged an additional shipping fee per the expedited delivery service.
- Your certificate was mailed to the correct, domestic address but has not been received yet. In this case we ask that you wait 6 weeks from the date that the certificates were mailed. In the past, we have found that diplomas and certificates take longer to be delivered. Please check with your local post office to see if they have held your certificate mailer for any reason. If the post office is unable to locate your certificate mailer, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or [email protected].
If you received your certificate and it was damaged in the mail, please return the damaged certificate to the Registrar’s Office in a standard mailing envelope using the return address listed on the certificate mailer. Please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or [email protected] to explain the situation and request a new copy.
Your certificate name, certificate earned, and certificate date are all listed on your certificate.
