Graduation

Application for Graduation

One quarter prior to graduation, students must complete the online Graduation Application. Students in a joint-degree program must submit two graduation applications, one through Booth and one through their other program.

Students are required to graduate in the quarter they complete their degree requirements. If a student fails to submit an application for graduation in the quarter the degree requirements are met, Chicago Booth will graduate the student in the following quarter.

If, after applying to graduate, a student must delay graduation, the student must reapply for graduation and pay a reapplication fee to the university.

All graduating students must:

  1. Successfully complete 2,000 units of coursework with a grade of D (or P) or higher.
  2. Complete all outstanding Incompletes by Friday of Week 8 of the quarter of graduation (Week 8 in a 10-week quarter);
  3. Satisfy all financial obligations to the university by Friday of Week 8 of the quarter of graduation (Week 8 in a 10-week quarter).
  4. Maintain a minimum 2.33 GPA in courses counting toward the degree and concentration requirements.
  5. Joint-degree program students may need early and/or provisional grades for their final quarter courses. Individual communications will be sent.
  6. Joint-degree program students must graduate from their other program in the same quarter as Booth.

Concentration Ranking

Chicago Booth recognizes all concentrations earned. Students may order these concentrations for official documentation by Friday, Week 9 of the quarter of graduation through the online Graduation Application. Concentrations that students earn, but which were not ranked, will be ranked last and in alphabetical order.

Non-Booth (UChicago) Courses

Students taking non-Booth (UChicago) classes should familiarize themselves with the professors’ grading policy. Most divisions require current quarter graduates to complete their coursework early to ensure that a final grade will post the week before graduation.

Graduation Ceremony (Convocation)

Every quarter, Chicago Booth confers degrees. Each Spring Quarter, the University of Chicago holds a ceremony for the graduates of all academic units officiated by the president of the university. Also in Spring Quarter, Chicago Booth will host a ceremony for all graduates officiated by the dean of Chicago Booth.

Diploma Mailing

During the graduation application process, students supply a valid address to which diplomas will be mailed following receipt of final quarter grades and confirmation of GPA compliance. Students should expect to receive their diplomas via US standard mail approximately six weeks after the end of the quarter.