Preparing for Graduation

To help you prepare for graduation, we share tasks and events to help you smoothly transition from a Campbell student to a Campbell Alumnus.

Important Dates

This is the information released by the Registrar’s Office for May 2025 Graduation cycle and ceremony.

  • Mid-June: Tentative opening date of August 2025 graduation application cycle by 5pm.
  • July 7: Initial application deadline, all applications after this date will be considered LATE. While there is no ceremony for August, all students expecting to receive a diploma must submit a graduation application to be properly processed. 
  • August 4: FINAL deadline to apply to eligible for August 2025 Graduation.
  • August : All external transcripts for transfer credit, any degree applicable paperwork, course substitution forms, waivers etc. must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office before this date for processing.
  • August 29: August 2025 graduation conferral date. While there is no ceremony in August, eligible students who have not participated in a previous graduation may participate in the December 2025 ceremony. 
  • September 3: Final official transcripts with degrees will be ready via Campbell University’s Parchment website. Official transcripts ordered before this date have no guarantee of showing final degree status. Parchment Diploma Services will be available with diplomas being processed to their CU email and the Validity Registry will be updated with the student’s degree information on our Degree Verification page. 

Communication

All official communication from our office will go to your official Campbell University issued email address. If you have not set this up or do not have it forwarded to the email account you check regularly, please contact the IT Services Help Desk for how-to instructions.

Questions?

If you have questions about graduation, contact the appropriate person.

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