Graduation Requirements

Daytona Beach

Application Requirements

All students must meet the general graduation requirements prescribed by the University and the specific requirements of their degree program. These requirements are not subject to petition or waiver. Students must apply for graduation online through Campus Solutions by selecting “Academic Advising” → “Apply for Graduation.” Applications expire after one year if requirements are not met; fees are non-refundable. 

Students must apply for graduation and order regalia by published deadlines. Regalia costs are the responsibility of the student and are separate from the graduation fee. 

The following summary of graduation requirements is provided for all students. An Embry-Riddle doctoral degree will be conferred upon the successful completion of the general requirements of the University and the specific requirements of the degree sought.

  1. All course, dissertation, and other academic requirements, as appropriate, must be met.
  2. The student will have registered, presented and successfully defended a doctoral dissertation as determined by the doctoral department.
  3. All degree requirements must be complete at least four weeks prior to the requested commencement ceremony.
  4. All debts and obligations to the University are satisfied.
  5. The student is not under University investigation for misconduct or other disciplinary matters.
  6. A student must be enrolled in the term in which he/she graduates.
  7. The student is expected to complete the degree within seven years of matriculating into a doctoral program unless a specific extension has been granted by the department chair and approved by the University Dean of Research and Graduate Studies.
  8. An application for graduation and the request to participate in commencement exercises must be initiated by the student and received within the time limit specified by the Office of the Registrar.
  9. Participation in graduation exercises will not be permitted, a diploma will not be awarded, and a transcript will not be complete until all the degree requirements have been satisfied.

Doctoral students earning Master's degree

  • Doctoral students admitted straight from a Bachelor’s degree will earn the Master’s degree and the doctoral upon completion of all requirements for the doctoral program.
  • The Master’s degree will be conferred once all Master’s requirements are fulfilled if utilizing the Master’s degree for teaching credentials in the department.
  • Courses utilized toward the Master’s degree will be designated by the department on a Plan of Study.  These courses will be moved to the Master’s transcript prior to degree conferral.

Graduation Regalia

For information regarding Academic Ceremony attire and regalia, please visit our Graduation website (https://erau.edu/student-experience/campus-community/graduation-ceremonies/daytona-beach).