Regalia can be purchased online. The deadline to order doctoral academic regalia is eight weeks before the date of the commencement ceremony.
Spring 2023
For Students NOT Completing a Thesis, Dissertation, or Doctoral Project
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Final day to apply and submit an application for graduation through MyUNLV Student Center.
Please note: A $125 graduation and diploma fee will be placed on student accounts (one fee per degree/certificate) beginning the first day of registration for the semester in which they have applied to graduate; or, if registration has already opened, the fee will be applied within two business days. Students applying for graduation on or after March 2 will need to email grad.rpc@unlv.edu to request a late graduation application be added to their MyUNLV account, as the option will not be available automatically in MyUNLV after March 1. Students applying for graduation after March 1 will be assessed a $20 late fee.
Monday, May 8, 2023
All required forms must be submitted via the Grad Rebel Gateway by this date.
For students who are required to submit a Culminating Experience Results form, please note that all other required forms must be approved before the Culminating Experience Results Form is available for submission in the Grad Rebel Gateway.
For Students Completing a Thesis, Dissertation, or Doctoral Project
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Final day to apply and submit an application for graduation through MyUNLV Student Center.
Please note: A $125 graduation and diploma fee will be placed on student accounts (one fee per degree/certificate) beginning the first day of registration for the semester in which they have applied to graduate; or, if registration has already opened, the fee will be applied within two business days. Students applying for graduation on or after March 2 will need to email grad.rpc@unlv.edu to request a late graduation application be added to their MyUNLV account, as the option will not be available automatically in MyUNLV after March 1. Students applying for graduation after March 1 will be assessed a $20 late fee.
Monday, April 10, 2023
Last day to defend your thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project. You can announce your defense by emailing GradRebel@unlv.edu. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details.
Monday, April 17, 2023
Last day to submit the complete and formatted, committee-approved copy of your thesis or dissertation to the Graduate College for format review. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details.
Monday, April 17, 2023
Culminating experience results forms for students completing a thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project must be submitted to the Graduate College by this date.
Monday, May 1, 2023
Last day to submit thesis/dissertation format revisions to the Graduate College. All final, properly formatted theses, dissertations, and doctoral projects must be submitted to the Graduate College via email by the end of the day. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest. After your format has been approved, you will receive instructions to upload along with your approval page.
Fall 2022
For Students NOT Completing a Thesis, Dissertation, or Doctoral Project
Saturday, October 1, 2022
Final day to apply and submit an application for graduation through MyUNLV account.
Please note: A $125 graduation and commencement fee will be placed on student accounts (one fee per degree/certificate) beginning the first day of registration for the semester in which they have applied to graduate; or, if registration has already opened, the fee will be applied within two business days. Students applying for graduation on or after Oct. 2 will need to email grad.rpc@unlv.edu to request the graduation application be added to their MyUNLV account, as the option will not be available automatically in MyUNLV after Oct. 1. Students applying for graduation after Oct. 1 will be assessed a late fee.
Monday, December 5, 2022
All required forms must be submitted by this date.
For students who are required to submit a Culminating Experience Results form, please note that all other required forms must be approved prior to the Culminating Experience Results Form being available for submission in the Grad Rebel Gateway.
For Students Completing a Thesis, Dissertation, or Doctoral Project
Saturday October 1, 2022
Final day to apply and submit an application for graduation through MyUNLV account.
Please note: A $125 graduation and commencement fee will be placed on student accounts (one fee per degree/certificate) beginning the first day of registration for the semester in which they have applied to graduate; or, if registration has already opened, the fee will be applied within two business days. Students applying for graduation on or after Oct. 2 will need to email grad.rpc@unlv.eduto request the graduation application be added to their MyUNLV account, as the option will not be available automatically in MyUNLV after Oct. 1. Students applying for graduation after Oct. 1 will be assessed a late fee.
Monday, November 14, 2022
Last day to defend a thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project.
Monday, November 21, 2022
Last day to submit the complete and formatted, committee-approved copy of your thesis or dissertation to the Graduate College for format review. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details.
Monday, November 21, 2022
Culminating experience results forms for students completing a thesis, dissertation, or doctoral project must be submitted to the Graduate College by this date.
Monday, December 5, 2022
Last day to submit thesis/dissertation format revisions to the Graduate College. All final, properly formatted theses, dissertations, and doctoral projects must be submitted to the Graduate College via email by the end of the day. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details.
Monday, December 12, 2022
Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation/doctoral project (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest.