Graduation Information
Application for Graduate Degrees
Students who are candidates for graduate degrees must file an application with the Office of the Registrar. Application deadlines are posted at grad.kean.edu/current-students.
Each application must be accompanied by a paid receipt of the graduation fee noted on the application. A student’s academic record will not be evaluated for graduation unless the application has been filed prior to the deadline. Applications are available online at grad.kean.edu.
Awarding of Degrees
Formal commencement exercises are held each year at the close of the spring semester. Diplomas also are available in January and August for students who complete degree requirements during the fall semester or the summer session.
January graduates and May and August candidates will be invited to participate in the formal May commencement ceremony. To participate in the May commencement ceremony, all required coursework must be completed by the end of Summer II session of the same year.
Graduation with Distinction
Graduate students who have completed their degree requirements with a cumulative grade point average of 4.0 and a commendation on their Graduate Comprehensive Exam (when required) are recognized as graduating with distinction.
The grades from all graduate level courses, including those transferred in from another institution and those that appear on an undergraduate transcript, are included in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average.
Graduation with Distinction will be recognized through a letter from the Dean of the Nathan Weiss Graduate College and such a notation will appear on the student’s transcript and diploma.