Finish Strong, Graduate with Confidence

Ready to cross the finish line? This page provides essential information and resources to help you navigate the final steps toward graduation from the College of Information. From applying to graduate to understanding degree requirements, we’re here to guide you every step of the way.

It is the responsibility of the student to stay abreast of progress toward the degree and to file an application for graduation, i.e. degree conferral using the MyUNT student portal.  

Information about graduation requirements and application dates is on TGS graduation information page.

Your grade point average on all graduate work attempted must be at least 3.0 for the graduation application to be accepted. 

Apply to graduate through the MyUNT student portal. See instructions.

For College of Information bachelors and masters graduates only. Doctoral graduates should work with their department and TGS regarding any questions about commencement participation. 

• Spring and fall graduates should plan to participate in a commencement ceremony in their graduating semester.
• Summer graduates are expected to participate in the following fall commencement in December. 
  • Summer graduates requesting to participate in commencement early (in Spring) will need to be 3 hours away from degree completion for masters students and 12 hours away from degree completion for bachelors students.
• Previous and graduating students can request to participate in a commencement up to one year after their graduating semester. However, there is no guarantee that these requests will be approved. The student will be notified if their request has been approved or denied in advance of the upcoming commencement's RSVP deadline.
• To request to participate in an upcoming commencement, complete this form. The deadline for former students and fall 2026 graduating students to submit for a decision regarding fall 2026 commencement is: Monday, November 9, 2026 at 5:00 pm (Central). 
• Find information about regalia.