Graduation Information

Applications for Graduation

If you expect to complete your program requirements in the summer or fall of 2022, you are urged to fill out and submit the graduation application (select the one applicable to your expected term of graduation) starting April 10 to May 19, 2022, at the latest. Students must apply for graduation. Academic degrees are not granted automatically. 

Important Note: Failure to submit a timely graduation application will result in postponing your graduation to the following commencement (subject to eligibility).

June 2022 Ceremony for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Undergraduate Students

• If you do not attend the rehearsal, your diploma will be removed, and your name will not be called out during the event
• If you decide not to attend the distribution of diplomas, you should send an email to degreeaudit-ug@aucegypt.edu

Graduation Honors

• Summa cum laude = highest honors = cumulative GPA of 3.80
• Magna cum laude = high honors = cumulative GPA of 3.60
• Cum laude = honors = cumulative GPA of 3.40

Students who are granted 45 transfer credit hours or above (not in AUC residency) will follow different regulations for graduation honors:

• Summa cum laude = highest honors = cumulative GPA of 3.90
• Magna cum laude = high honors = cumulative GPA of 3.70
• Cum laude = honors = cumulative GPA of 3.50

Graduate Students

• If you do not attend the rehearsal, your diploma will be removed, and your name will not be called out during the event
• If you decide not to attend the distribution of diplomas, you should send a gradregis@aucegypt.edu 

Graduation Certificate Delivery (Free documents)

Graduating students are entitled to free documents which consist of two graduation certificates; one written in Arabic and one in English received in your graduation diploma folder.