To be added to the degree candidate list after the deadline for the current term, you must petition your college dean’s office by the last day of classes. Please follow the instructions below, and retain them for future reference.

Graduate Students

• Complete the Late Application for Degree (PDF - pages 1 and 3 only)). The Graduate School dean’s office (106 Grinter Hall) will approve the application. Graduate students do not have to fill out a petition form. Graduate students who apply after the mid-point of the term must apply to graduate the following term. Check with the Graduate School for the late degree application deadline.
• Please return the approved application to 222 Criser Hall.

All Other Students

• Complete the Late Application for Degree (PDF - all three pages) and a petition form, which is on the back of the late degree application, and submit the forms to your college dean’s office for approval.
• Please return the approved application to 222 Criser Hall.

Important Information for all Applicants

• If you have been approved by your dean’s office as a degree candidate and you plan to participate in the commencement ceremony, allow twenty-four (24) hours for your application to be processed. Your degree information must be available electronically on the bookstore file before they can process your regalia information. Please contact the customer service desk at the UF Bookstore at the Reitz Union for additional information regarding regalia.
• Because you are applying after the deadline, there is a possibility that your name will not appear in the commencement program.
• Diplomas are ordered after the term is over and are sent to the permanent home address on file approximately 8-10 weeks after graduation. Please verify your permanent home mailing address.