Office of the Registrar

Summer 2009 Graduates

The University of Texas at Dallas does not hold a summer commencement ceremony at the completion of the summer term.  Degrees are awarded at the end of the summer term to students who have filed for graduation by the deadline and met all degree requirements.   The official summer 2009 graduation date will be August 22, 2009. Diplomas will be mailed to students with no holds on their accounts about 6-8 weeks after this date. 

Summer 2009 graduates who have not previously participated in a prior ceremony for their degree may participate in the Fall 2009 Commencement Ceremony. 

PARTICIPATION IN THE DECEMBER 18-19, 2009 FALL 2009 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY Summer 2009 graduates who have not previously participated in a commencement ceremony for their degree will be eligible to participate in the Fall 2009 Commencement Ceremony. 

• The deadline to apply for summer 2009 graduation is June 8, 2009.  Please note--summer 2009 graduation applications received between June 9, 2009 and August 3, 2009 will be accessed a $100 late fee.  NO applications for summer 2009 graduation will be accepted after August 3, 2009.
• In order for a summer applicant to participate in the Fall 2009 Commencement Ceremony, all degree requirements must have been completed by the end of the summer 2009 term. Please note--if you do not complete all degree requirements by the end of the summer 2009 term, you must re-apply for graduation. Your eligibility to participate in a commencement ceremony will then fall under the guidelines of the semester for which you re-apply for graduation.
• Students who wish to participate in the Fall 2009 Commencement Ceremony are required to submit an on-line graduation RSVP to the Fall 2009 Ceremony by November 11, 2009. 

Please see the Summer 2009 Graduation Checklist for the RSVP link.

Please email questions to graduation@utdallas.edu.