Applying to Graduate

Graduate Students

• April 8, 2022 at 5:00pm: Deadline to apply to graduate in Axess for Spring Quarter.
• May 10, 2022: EE Walkthrough Petition. This petition is for students graduating after June 2022 (in Summer 2022 or later), who want to participate in this year's graduation celebration. 

• Walkthrough minimum requirements:
• PhD students must have completed their oral defense and have department approval;
• MS students must have completed at least 36 units and have department approval.
• Submit Walkthrough petition to Degree Progress Officer Rachel Pham at rcpham@stanford.edu. No late petitions will be accepted.
• May 27, 2022 at 5:00pm: Late application to graduate for Spring Quarter deadline. A $50 late fee applies. For more information, please visit: Applying to Graduate.

Undergraduate Students

If you expect to graduate in June 2022, please complete School of Engineering Undergraduate and Stanford Undergraduate Degree requirements. The following is a partial list of deadlines and requirements.

• April 8, 2022 at 5:00pm: Apply through Axess to graduate.
• April 15, 2022: Final Study List deadline; Multiple Major, Multiple Major-Minor, AP and transfer credit forms due. Coterm approval due.
• May 10, 2022: EE Walkthrough Petition. This is for students graduating after June last year (in Summer 2021 or later), who want to participate in this year's Commencement
• Walkthrough minimum requirements:
• Undergraduate students must have completed at least 160 units by the end of Spring Quarter 2021, have an updated approved Program Sheet on file and have department approval;
• Submit Walkthrough petition to Degree Progress Officer Rachel Pham at rcpham@stanford.edu. No late petitions will be accepted.
• May 27, 2022 at 5:00pm: Late application to graduate for Spring Quarter deadline. A $50 late fee applies. For more information, please visit: Applying to Graduate.

Additional resources:

• Stanford Registrar Undergraduate Graduation Checklist
• Read the "Tips on Preparing to Graduate" from the UGHB. 
• The following 'quick' checklist is from "Tips on Preparing to Graduate"
• General Education Requirements. Is Axess status complete? 
• AP Credit. Is it signed off on your Program Sheet?
• SoE Program Sheet. Is it up to date?
• Program Deviations. Are they approved by EE department or Dean's Office?
• Transfer Credits. Are they completely processed through Registrar and SoE?
• ABET. EE majors must check; based on program sheet year.
• Coterm Students. BS and MS courses appear in the correct careers?  Submit Coterminal Course Transfer Form to make any transfers between careers.
• Multiple Majors or Minors. Completed, approved, and turned in Major-Minor and Multiple Major Course Approval Form? 
• Walking before Graduating. Have you completed 160 units or more; have you submitted the EE Walkthrough Petition?

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