Degree Conferral

Once you have completed 100 percent of your degree requirements, your NSU degree will automatically be conferred. As long as your student account is free from any academic or financial holds, you will be invited to participate in your college’s Commencement ceremonies, and your diploma, along with a complimentary academic transcript will be mailed to your address on file.

Degree Conferral Process

Once you have completed 90% of your degree requirements, the Office of the University Registrar will send a Diploma Name and Address Verification email to your NSU email. If you need to make changes to your name to be printed on your NSU Diploma or the address to which your diploma will be mailed, follow the prompts in the email.
If you wish to postpone the anticipated date of your degree conferral, you may follow the instructions in the email to submit your request to your program office. Please note that approvals for a deferral of your degree conferral are granted by your program office, not the Office of the University Registrar.
Unless a deferment of degree conferral is approved, your academic record will automatically be presented to your program office for review and approval once you have completed 100 percent of your degree requirements. You will be notified by email from daqc@nova.edu that your degree has been conferred and you should receive your diploma along with a complimentary copy of your transcript within a few weeks.

Degree Conferral Date

All degrees are conferred on the last day of the month in which the advisor approves the degree application, but note that posting degrees may take several weeks due to the fact that they must have the approval of the academic department first. Contact your program office regarding the status of your degree.

Even though a student may have completed all graduation requirements and received grades prior to the end of a term, it is the end date of the term and not the last day of class that determines the month a degree is conferred.