You've completed all the required courses for your certificate or associate's degree.
Congratulations! This is no small accomplishment, given the time and dedication you
have made to complete your career program or prepare yourself for further education.
Apply for graduation
To officially graduate and receive your diploma, you need to ask the registration
office to verify that you've completed all the requirements of your program. This
is called applying for graduation.
Any questions pertaining to the completion of the graduation application may be directed
to your student success advisor.
Complete the electronic graduation application. Incomplete or inaccurate applications
will be returned to you, resulting in possible delays in processing and in awarding
your degree.
The deadline to apply for graduation is three months prior to the month you intend
to graduate.
Upon graduation and receipt of final grades, your degree or certificate and date of
graduation will be posted on your transcript. You will receive a graduate copy of
your transcript and your diploma or certificate approximately two weeks after degree
completion. During peak times like April, August and December final processing may
take additional time to complete.
They are mailed to the address shown on record. If a change in address occurs, please
contact the Registration Office.
Frequently asked questions
Once we receive your graduation application our office will review it and check to
make sure you meet the program requirements. We will send you the results of this
first audit to your Delta email.
If your first audit indicates your application is pending, review the notes there
were provided. This may mean we simply need to wait for courses to be completed before
completing a final audit or you may have incomplete requirements. All Pending applications
will receive a second (and final) audit in the week or two following the month you
applied to graduate in.
Sometimes students have may not meet a graduation requirement but have taken similar
course work in the past, and will work with their Program Coordinator and Student
Success Advisor to have course substitutions or waivers requested for their record.
Once a formal request has been entered it is reviewed by all necessary parties before
a decision is made.
If your audit email indicates your application is denied, review the notes that were
provided. This may be an indication you applied for the wrong program or are missing
too many requirements and there is not enough time to complete them by the date you
requested to graduate. You will need to reapply for graduation. We recommend contacting
your Student Success Advisor if you have questions about course planning or program
details.
You can contact our office at registration@delta.edu to update your intended graduation date.
Delta hosts one commencement ceremony per year for all of our graduates. The ceremony
is held after the completion of the winter semester. Additional details are made available
on the Inside Delta Commencement page once finalized.
Diplomas are mailed out to students in the month following their official graduation.
We know sometimes students need a new or duplicate copy of their diploma though. Duplicate
copies are $15 each which is to be paid to the Cashier's office. To request a replacement
or duplicate copy of your diploma email Registration@delta.edu.