Current Students
Graduation Requirements 
Students must apply to graduate through The University of Utah Graduate School.To be eligible for graduation, students are required to submit an application for candidacy. The application is due two semesters before graduation and no earlier than one year before graduation.
Deadlines for application are:
To graduate end of Spring, submit application for candidacy by November 1.
To graduate end of Summer, submit application for candidacy by February 1.
To graduate end of Fall, submit application for candidacy by June 1.
Failure to submit your application for candidacy prior to the deadline may delay your graduation. Please complete your candidacy form carefully, then return it to Angie for processing.
Students will graduate when all degree requirements are met and all grades are submitted. Diplomas are mailed at the end of the semester in which the work was completed and the appropriate paperwork has been processed. A diploma will be mailed within 90 days to the last address The University of Utah has for the student. If you would like to verify or change your address (and we strongly encourage you to do so), please go to secured student access of student information systems at https://gate.acs.utah.edu/ or call the registrars office at 581-8968.
Commencement and convocation ceremonies are only held in the Spring, usually in May. If a student is within a year of graduation they may walk in the convocation ceremony. To order graduation regalia, please contact the bookstore in January to find out when they will be processing orders. Their phone number is 581-6325. FYI: The MPP program is in the College of Social and Behavioral Science.
Helpful Links
Application for Admission to Candidacyfor the Master's Program
MPP Student Handbook (pdf)
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