{"id":114,"date":"2022-10-10T23:45:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T23:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/grad-s\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:26:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T21:26:31","slug":"steps-to-graduation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/grad\/steps-to-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to Graduation (Grad Students)"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":462,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-template-steps.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-114","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"background_image_type":"custom","background":false,"background_vertical_alignment":"center","title":"","bold_title":"","content":"","component_options_toggle":false,"component_options":{"component_options_toggle":false,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"","identifier":"","navigable":false}},"primary_content_copy":"","blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","module_background_color":"white","copy":"<h2 id=\"diploma-reorder-form\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diploma Reorder<\/h2>\n<p>EWU partners with Michael Sutter Company for diploma printing and reordering.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To request a replacement printed or e-diploma, please go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelsutter.com\/ewu\">https:\/\/www.michaelsutter.com\/ewu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You will need your EWU ID number and the Secure ID that was provided to you when you graduated. 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You're almost done - simply follow the steps to receive your degree.","apply_steps_steps":[{"apply_steps_step_title":"Check Your Degree Audit","apply_steps_copy":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check your degree audit with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/degree-works\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Degree Works<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to ensure you are on track to complete all necessary courses. Have all substitutions marked. <span class=\"ui-provider vy b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">If you have any X and Y grades, you will need to contact your instructor to get these changed before the end of your graduating term. Any X and Y grades remaining at the end of intended graduating term will result in the rejection of the graduation application for that term.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Students must have a 3.0 GPA in order to submit a graduation application.<\/p>\n","apply_steps_link":""},{"apply_steps_step_title":"Apply to Graduate","apply_steps_copy":"<p>This application is an indication by the student that all university requirements will be met by the graduation date of the selected term. <span class=\"ui-provider vy b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Applications are only rejected if all coursework and program requirements have not been met by the end of the indicated graduating term. <\/span>Once your graduation application has been submitted it will be viewable via <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eaglenet\/\">EagleNET<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/degree-works\/\">Degree Works<\/a>. Previously submitted graduation applications can be viewed on your EagleNET account. Click the &#8220;Student&#8221; tab, then click the &#8220;Student Records&#8221; tab, then see &#8220;View Previously Submitted Graduation Applications.&#8221; Your graduation status will also be viewable on your <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/degree-works\/\">Degree Works<\/a> audit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A) Apply to Graduate: Graduation Application Instructions*<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>If you are an online accelerated student, select the quarter in which your final session occurs. (Example: if final session is Spring I, then select &#8220;Spring Quarter.&#8221;)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Check the appropriate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Academic Calendar<\/a> for deadlines.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">If the term you would like to graduate in is not available on EagleNET due to the deadline having passed, submit your graduation application for the next available term and then fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/changegraduation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request to Move My Graduation form<\/a>. This form can only be used to change your graduation date after a graduation application has been submitted. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>In order to be eligible for your degree\/certificate, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">you will need to pay all outstanding fees and apply to graduate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To apply for graduation, follow these steps:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eaglenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EagleNET<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Select \u201cStudent Records\u201d and click \u201cApply to Graduate.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Read and follow all instructions.<\/li>\n<li>The first page (Curriculum Term Selection) will ask you to select a term. Select the most recent term showing in the menu and click Submit. This term does not reflect the term you intend to graduate. You will choose that term later in the application process.<\/li>\n<li>The second page will ask you to select your Graduation Date. (This is the date that will be printed as your degree award date on your transcript and on your diploma.)<\/li>\n<li>The graduation fee will be charged to your student account.<\/li>\n<li>Once submitted, be sure to check your Degree Works audit and contact your faculty for additional questions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>If you need to change your Graduation Date, please complete a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/records-and-registration\/changegraduation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Request to Move My Graduation<\/a> form. Graduation application must be on file in order to move your graduation date.<\/div>\n<div>*If you want your name in the 2025-2026 Commencement Bulletin, please read Step 4 below.<\/div>\n<div><strong>B) Pay your $56 Graduation Fee** and any outstanding account fees on <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eaglenet\/\">EagleNET<\/a><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nYou will not receive your diploma\/certificate until all account fees have been paid.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>**If you are an online accelerated student you should not be charged for this fee. I<span class=\"ui-provider vy b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">f you have already paid this fee, please contact Student Financial Services at <a class=\"fui-Link ___1qmgydl f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1hu3pq6 f11qmguv f19f4twv f1tyq0we f1g0x7ka fhxju0i f1qch9an f1cnd47f fqv5qza f1vmzxwi f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh ftqa4ok f2hkw1w fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1h8hb77 f1x7u7e9 f10aw75t fsle3fq\" title=\"mailto:sfsofc@ewu.edu\" href=\"mailto:sfsofc@ewu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link sfsofc@ewu.edu\">sfsofc@ewu.edu<\/a> for a refund.<\/span><\/p>\n","apply_steps_link":""},{"apply_steps_step_title":"Prepare Your Defense","apply_steps_copy":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are in a program with a comprehensive evaluation that requires a defense, you will need to fill out the Third Committee Member Request form found below. T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hird committee member assignments are only sent to you the quarter you defend, and after you have applied to graduate. Once you have your third member you will need to fill out and complete a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/grad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2022\/10\/TRA-updated-201718-update-1.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TRA (Terminal Research Approval) Form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">* and submit it via email to the Graduate Programs Office (<\/span><a href=\"mailto:gradprograms@ewu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">gradprograms@ewu.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*incomplete forms will be immediately sent back to the student. It is the student\u2019s responsibility to completely fill out the form and to acquire the proper signatures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/graduatestudiesforms\/third-committee-member-request-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Third Committee Member Request Form<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reasons Your Graduation May Be Delayed:<\/p>\n<p>If your expected program completion time is delayed until the next term, you must wait to take your final comprehensive examination until your final term.<\/p>\n<p>If you have passed your final comprehensive examination, but still have not satisfied outstanding degree requirements two weeks after the end of the term, you will be moved to the next term for graduation.<\/p>\n","apply_steps_link":""},{"apply_steps_step_title":"Commencement","apply_steps_copy":"<p>Congratulations! For dates of the ceremony, information on ordering caps and gowns, and diplomas watch for an email from the Commencement Team or check the <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/commencement\/\">EWU Commencement<\/a> page for updates. For more information about how to get your Cap and Gown, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/eaglestore.ewu.edu\/SiteText?id=64861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eagle Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">The deadline date to submit your name for the 2025-2026 Commencement Bulletin is TBD. 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