Graduation Application
Graduation Application Checklist
All Students
Please read the following steps first and then complete them by initiating the Apply for Graduation process in LOCUS:
1. Enter your expected graduation term and verify your Major(s) and Minor(s). If your Major or Minor is not correctly identified, please go to your College or School office to complete the Change of Major or Minor form. If your expected graduation term does not appear in LOCUS, please go to your College's or School's Dean's office. Change of Expected Graduation Term. If your expected term of graduation changes, contact your College's or School's Dean's office as soon as possible to insure that this change is reflected in LOCUS.
2. Verify your Permanent Address as recorded in LOCUS. Your diploma will be mailed to your Permanent Address in LOCUS. Please verify that your Permanent Address in LOCUS is accurate. If you wish to have your diploma mailed to another address, please complete the Temporary Diploma Mailing Address form (PDF) and email if to diploma@luc.edu.
3. Verify your Diploma Name. The name that will appear on your diploma will be your Primary Name recorded in LOCUS. If any changes are required, you are asked to enter those changes in LOCUS. If your Diploma Name differs significantly from your Primary Name, a notarized Name Change Request must be filed in the Office of Registration and Records. (For example, if you are adding or changing a Name - First, Middle, Last - or if you are adding a suffix such as Jr., Sr., I, II, III, etc., A Name Change Request must be completed.)
4. Check LOCUS for any Holds that would delay the release of your diploma.
5. Multiple Degrees. Students seeking multiple degrees must apply separately for each degree anticipated.
Remember: In preparation for the Final Degree Audit, go to LOCUS to verify that all transfer credits have been posted to your academic record.
Graduate Students
If applicable, Graduate Students are asked to enter the following information in the Apply for Graduation process in LOCUS:
1. Prior Education
2. Thesis/Dissertation Title
3. Director
You will be charged once per degree application. Your School's Office will accept a check or direct you to the Bursar's Office. Take to the Bursar's Office a copy of your Graduation Confirmation Page from LOCUS and a check. The Bursar will stamp your Confirmation Page and provide you with a receipt to take to your School. Graduate graduation fees are not posted to your student account.
Law Students
If you wish to pick up your diploma in the Law Registrar Office, or have your diploma sent to an alternate mailing address, please contact the Law Registrar Office at: Law-Registrar@luc.edu by June 15.
You may complete the Temporary Diploma Mailing Address form (PDF) and e-mail it to: Law-Registrar@luc.edu. You will be notified by e-mail when diplomas are available for pickup at 25 E. Pearson, Room 1430, Water Tower Campus.
Graduation Application Deadlines
Undergraduate Students
- Fall graduation: March 1
- Spring graduation: October 1
- Summer graduation: October 1
Graduate Students
- Fall graduation: August 1
- Spring graduation: December 1
- Summer graduation: December 1
Graduate School of Business Students
- Fall or Winter graduation: July 1
- Spring graduation: December 1
- Summer graduation: December 1
Law School Students
- Spring graduation: November 1
- Summer graduation: March 1
- Fall graduation: March 1