Graduation Requirement
CANDIDATE MUST: Review your degree requirements with your advisor.
- Submit your degree application to the Office of the Registrar. ($362 graduation fee will be assessed for CAS graduates & masters, and a $388 fee will be assessed for COP/ Ed.D graduates).
- Make sure the application is complete and accurate.
- Students must satisfy all financial obligations to Xavier University (Student Accounts, Library Fines, Parking Tickets, Student Health Services) to participate in the May 2026 Commencement Ceremony, receive a diploma, and obtain an official academic transcript.
- The deadline for satisfying financial obligations in order to participate in the Commencement Ceremony is April 24, 2026. After this date, Fiscal Services will not accept personal checks.
- Complete an Exit Interview with Financial Aid.
- Students currently enrolled at another institution must submit an official transcript to the Office of the Registrar no later than April 29, 2026.
- If you plan to register for any CLEP exams, you must do so by March 31, 2026, and we must receive the scores by April 29, 2026.
- Update your current and permanent address and phone number in Registrar’s Office or Banner Web.
- If you are not participating in commencement, submit a “Letter of Absentia” to your College Dean’s Office immediately. You will be charged a fee of $35.00. In absentia, graduates are ineligible to receive Admission Tickets.
- Each graduate must complete a survey.
Schedule
Monday, May 4, 2026
- 9:00 AM Roll Call & Information Session - Undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences
- 11:00 AM Roll Call & Information Session - College of Pharmacy
- 6:00 PM Roll Call & Information Session - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Roll Call is the official public announcement of Graduates and review of Commencement line-up and procedures.
Admission Tickets – Each graduate for the College of Arts & Sciences will receive 6 tickets and College of Pharmacy & Graduate Programs will receive 8 tickets. All graduates must attend Baccalaureate Mass/Honors & Awards. Must present picture ID.
Graduates who attend Baccalaureate will receive an additional 4 tickets for their respective commencement ceremony.
Friday, May 8, 2026
4:00 PM Baccalaureate Mass & University Honors and Awards
Graduates are to assemble at 3:00 PM in the Convocation Center Annex Building.
- Prospective Bachelor of Science graduates should report to Room 111 of the Convocation Center Annex.
- Bachelor of Arts, Music, Graduate Programs and Pharm.D. graduates should report to the 2nd Floor of the Convocation Center Annex.
Graduates are to wear cap and gown.
The procession begins promptly at 4:00 PM from the Convocation Annex Building to the Convocation Center.
University Honors and Awards to Graduates will immediately follow Baccalaureate Mass.
Saturday, May 9, 2026
2025 Commencement
- 8:00 AM College of Pharmacy & Graduate Programs (processional starts promptly at 7:45 AM)
- 1:00 PM Undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences (processional starts promptly at 12:45 PM)
Once the processionals start, doors close and will not reopen until after the invocation for each ceremony.
Graduates are expected to assemble one hour prior to the beginning of each ceremony. Specific details and assembly locations will be shared shortly.