Get Ready
- APPLY TO GRADUATE
If you plan to earn your degree this Fall, be sure to "Apply to Graduate" through Student Self-Service (formerly Student OASIS) by Friday, Oct. 3. Your name will appear in the online Commencement program for the term in which you earn your degree, not the term in which you participate in the Commencement ceremony. You are eligible to participate in the Commencement ceremony one semester before or up to one year after earning your degree. Note: the "Graduation Date" listed on Student Self-Service is the date listed on every graduate's diploma and not necessarily the day you participate in Commencement. Applying to graduate and registering to participate in Commencement are two different processes. - ATTEND Grad Stampede/Order Regalia
You may begin ordering your regalia (cap, gown, tassel), graduation announcements, invitations, and/or class rings the week of October 6.
St. Petersburg campus, October 6 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Tampa campus, October 7 - 9 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sarasota-Manatee campus, October 16 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - REGISTER FOR COMMENCEMENT
Students who applied to graduate for the Fall 2025 term through Student Self Service by October 3rd will be emailed a personalized Commencement registration link, the week of October 13. If you would like to participate in the Summer Commencement ceremony but are not earning your degree this Fall, please contact us at commencement@usf.edu.
Please note: Participation in Commencement is optional. All eligible graduates will receive their diplomas by mail approximately 6–8 weeks after the semester ends. - Check your account in Student Self-Service to ensure you have a $0 balance and no holds
- Attend SAILebration (Spring and Fall only)
- Check your email for ceremony updates
- Students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher, visit the USF Bookstore to purchase an honors
medallion 2 weeks prior to Commencement
- International Students: pick up your international sash from International Student
Services during the week of Commencement
- Join your USF Alumni Association!
- Be successful in your final exams, dissertation defense or thesis completion
- Enjoy your Commencement ceremony and Congratulations on your graduation from the University of South Florida!
APPLY TO GRADUATE.
Fall 2025 graduates must apply to graduate, via Student Self-Service, no later than October, 3 2025.
Spring 2026 graduates must apply to graduate, via Student Self-Service, no later than February, 20 2026.
On time application guarantees your name will appear in the online Commencement program.
COMMENCEMENT DETAILS
The information on this website pertains exclusively to registering to participate in commencement exercises only and is not related to your eligibility of degree conferral.