December 2024 Graduation

• Graduation Applications Open: April 1, 2024 
• Deadline to submit graduation application for December: May 31, 2024
• Deadline to submit graduation applications to ensure inclusion in the Commencement program: October 2024.
• Scholarly Documents and Comprehensive Assessments due: November 15, 2024
• Coursework must be completed by: December 13, 2024
• The December 2024 University Commencement Ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, December 14, 2024, 10:00am, in the Atlantic Union Bank Center. For more details, visit www.jmu.edu/commencement.

May 2025 Graduation

• Graduation Applications Open: September 1, 2024
• Deadline to submit graduation application: November 1, 2024
• Deadline to submit graduation applications to ensure inclusion in the Commencement program: March 2025. 
• Scholarly Documents and Comprehensive Assessments due: April 16, 2025
• Coursework must be completed by: May 14, 2025
• The May 2025 Graduate School Commencement Ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1:00pm, in the Atlantic Union Bank Center. For more details, visit www.jmu.edu/commencement. 

August 2025 Graduation

• Graduation Applications Open: September 1, 2024
• Deadline to submit graduation application: November 1, 2024
• Deadline to submit graduation applications to ensure graduation in August: August 16, 2025
• Scholarly Documents and Comprehensive Assessments due: July 16, 2025
• Coursework must be completed by: August 16, 2025
• August graduates may participate in May 2025 or December 2025 Commencement. Check with your graduate program to see if there is a preference in which ceremony you participate.

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