Graduation Information
Applications for Graduation
Suppose you expect to complete your program requirements in the winter or spring of 2023. In that case, you are urged to complete and submit the graduation application (select the one applicable to your expected graduation term) starting November 1 to December 1, 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 postpone your graduation to the following commencement (subject to eligibility).
February 2023 Ceremony for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
|
Ceremony Date and Time |
Rehearsal Date and Time |
Venue |
Masters and PhD Graduate Students |
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 7 - 9 pm |
Monday, February 13, 2023 11 am - 1 pm |
Bassily Auditorium |
Bachelor Undergraduate Students |
Saturday, February 18, 2023 12 - 2 pm |
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 10 am - 12 pm |
Joseph B. and Ruth J. Ward Field |
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 email 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 consisting of two graduation certificates, one written in Arabic and one in English, in your graduation diploma folder.