Step 1 (mandatory): Apply to Graduate

Due Date to Submit Application for Graduation:

• Fall Semester 2021 Friday, October 29, 2021
• Spring Semester 2022 Friday, February 25, 2022
• Summer Semester 2022 Friday, March 25, 2022

Information about the Application for Graduation can be found here: https://www.saintpaul.edu/studentservices/application-for-graduation

Step 2 (optional): Attend Graduate Salute to Register to Participate in the Graduation Ceremony.

Registration to participate in the graduation ceremony will take place in the spring of 2022. All graduates that would like to participate in the graduation ceremony must attend one of the Graduate Salute sessions on:

Thursday, March 24, 2022 from 9:00am - 6:00pm
OR
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 from 9:00am - 6:00pm
Location: Learning Commons (across from the Library)

Students that graduated in Fall 2021, and students that have applied and are on track to graduate in Spring 2022 and Summer 2022 and signed up to participate during the Graduate Salute events. If you did not register to participate prior to April 7th you are no longer eligible to participate in the ceremony.

Eligible graduates must attend a Graduate Salute session to register to participate in the graduation ceremony. Graduate Salute provides an opportunity for Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Summer 2022 graduates to verify their student record, complete their exit loan counseling if needed, meet with Career Services, and register for the graduation ceremony. Staff will be available to assist graduates in ordering their cap and gown for the graduation ceremony and provide important information about the ceremony. Please be sure to bring a valid ID with you.

2022 Graduate Salute Dates
Thursday, March 24, 2022 OR Wednesday, March 30, 2022
9:00am - 6:00pm
Location: Learning Commons (across from the Library)

Please note that at this time NO STUDENTS will be added to the graduation ceremony due to strict deadlines from our venue and other regalia vendor.

No, you are not required to participate in the ceremony to receive your award(degree/diploma/certificate).

• Fall 2021 Graduates – will be mailed in February
• Spring 2022 Graduates – will be mailed in July/August
• Summer 2022 Graduates – will be mailed in September

Please call or email the Help Desk if you need assistance accessing your email address.

All graduates that participate in Graduate Salute and register to participate in the graduation ceremony during one of the Graduate Salute events will receive the Saint Paul College graduation gown, cap, 2022 tassel, and any honors regalia they qualify for. Graduates will pick up these items at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium on the evening of the graduation ceremony.

* Graduates that choose not to participate in the graduation ceremony and are interested in purchasing these items separately can contact student.life@saintpaul.edu for additional information.

You will need to complete the exit loan counseling process if you are graduating and you have not done so already. Additional information about this process can be found here.

Please log into your eServices account to make a payment. Questions about tuition holds can be directed to tuition.office@saintpaul.edu.

Yes, this is okay to do. Please be sure to practice appropriate social distancing measures outlined by state and federal guidelines.

Graduates that would like to receive a letter must email the Student Records Office at student.records@saintpaul.edu and allow up to 3 business days for a response.

The email must include:

• Student/Graduate TechID or StarID
• Student/Graduate First and last name
• Full First and last name of the family member(s) and their relationship to the Student/Graduate (for example; mother, father, sister, brother, grandparent, etc.)