Dates & Deadlines

Checklist of Dates for December 2024 Graduation

September 1

Deadline to submit application for December graduation. Application is available in OnePort. There is a $100 late application fee if not submitted by September 1

November 1

Grade changes for Incomplete (I) grades from Fall are due from the faculty by 5 p.m. If this pertains to you, please remind your instructors to submit any required grade changes to the Registrar’s Office by the deadline. Be sure to submit your remaining work to the instructor in time for them to grade the assignments before the deadline.

November 7

Cap & Gown Day for December Commencement (10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Student Life Porch in Highsmith). This is a drop-in event at which you’ll pick-up your cap and gown (free of charge), purchase announcements and/or class rings, and verify name pronunciation.

December 4

Demonstration of Competency (Comps) results due to Registrar’s Office from department chairs. The Registrar’s Office will request this information from the departments.

December 12

Final grades for graduating seniors are due by 10 a.m.

December 13

Commencement -4 p.m.
Please see the commencement website for detailed information on location and tickets.


If you are a prospective graduate and have not been receiving e-mails concerning graduation, please notify Alicia Shope,
ashope@unca.edu. Reminders of the dates and deadlines presented here will be sent through email.

If you are graduating and do not plan to participate in commencement, please notify Alicia Shope, ashope@unca.edu.