Degree Conferral

Saint Louis University will award a degree if all requirements are met prior to the published semester/term conferral dates.

The awarding of a degree will be deferred to the next published conferral date if any requirements are fulfilled by a course that either begins or ends after the published conferral date.

The one exception is, per the Incomplete Course policy, courses with approved course extensions for a graduating student must be completed and graded within 30 calendar days of the published conferral date.

The official conferral dates for 2025-26 are the following:

Note: Per the Graduation Requirements policy, students must file an application to graduate before the end of the add/drop period of the semester in which graduation is intended.