INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING STUDENT APPLICATION FOR CANDIDACY TO GRADUATE
Students must file an Application for Candidacy to Graduate with their schools of record before their diploma will be issued and before they can participate in the ceremony. The Academic Deans/Directors of each school of record will provide the ACG form for each individual student.
Students will be assessed a $40 Apply to Graduate fee approximately six weeks prior to the graduation date. Students will be notified when the fee is added to their miscellaneous student account. Students may pay online by MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or check. They may also pay in person by cash or check at the Registrars Office in the Blanton Building. Fees not paid by the due date will result in a hold placed on the students account.
~~~ SCHOOL CONTACTS ~~~
Dedman College
Undergraduate Jennifer Haden
214 Dallas Hall
Graduate Barbara Phillips
336 Dallas Hall
Edwin L. Cox School of Business
Undergraduate Kimberly Bright
252 Maguire
Graduate
MSA/FT MBA Barbara Stockton
PTMBA/MGMT Manana Argvliani
125 Fincher
EMBA-Ellen Lee, Delania Teems
208 Collins Center
School of Engineering
Undergraduate Betsy Willis, Karen Coleman
101 Caruth
Graduate Jim Dees
101 Caruth
Meadows School of the Arts
Undergraduate Chuck Donaldson, Janet Stephens
202 Umphrey Lee
Graduate Jean Cherry
1150 Owen Art Center
Dedman School of Law
Laura Amberson
125 Storey Hall
Perkins School of Theology
Janelle Hampton
215 Kirby Hall
School of Education and Human Development
Master of Liberal Studies Sang Yim
6410 N. Ownby Dr.
Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution Kay Barclay (Legacy)
Certificate in Dispute Resolution Kay Barclay (Legacy)
5228 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 118
Master of Education Josie Acosta
415 Clements Hall
Master of Bilingual Education Ruth Lozano
419 Heroy Hall
Learning Therapy Amanda Beaini
5236 Tennyson Parkway, Building 4
The Guildhall at SMU
Hart eCenter Diane Urquhart
5232 Tennyson Parkway, Building 2
~~~ Instructions for completing ACGs ~~~
- To complete section 2, click on the link below for a list of academic programs and plans.
- To complete section 5, refer to the list of Commencement and Graduation Ceremonies Below.
~May University Commencement
~May University Commencement & Law Hooding
~Law Hooding Only
~May Commencement & Theology Diploma Presentation Ceremony
~Theology Diploma Presentation Only
~December Graduation Ceremony (August or December Candidates only).
--August Candidates, except those who participated in previous May, may attend the December or the May ceremony.
--December Candidates may attend the December ceremony or the May ceremony.
~In Absentia
- If attending and earning more than one major, indicate in which school Diploma Presentation Ceremony you will participate in by referring to the Academic Programs link above.


