Graduation 2025

Instructions for Candidates  Essential information for all candidates is included in the "Instructions for Candidates" and should be reviewed in advance of the date of the commencement program.

Further information for the December 13th ceremony will appear here later this semester.

Congratulations to those of you who have completed this milestone in your formal education! All commencement ceremonies are held in the Benson Auditorium, and each ceremony will be live streamed at streaming.harding.edu and on Harding University's Facebook page. We look forward to seeing you and your families!

Replacement diplomas and transcripts

Center for Professional Excellence

Graduate Programs

Please review your catalog for specific degree requirements. University graduation requirements are also posted in the catalog and may be found at www.harding.edu/catalog. Students are also encouraged to check uAchieve for a quick view of their progress toward degree completion. This can be done by searching "Degree Evaluation" on Pipeline.

By University policy, to be approved to walk in the commencement ceremony, candidates must have all degree requirements completed by the date of commencement. As the only exception, candidates who will complete degree requirements by enrolling at Harding in their final class during the Harding Intersession term are allowed to participate. Students who complete their degree during Intersession, while they may participate in the May commencement ceremony, their degrees will be awarded after Intersession and they are considered summer graduates.

Students who complete degree requirements after May degrees are verified will participate in the December ceremony, with the exception of pharmacy students who complete degree requirements after May degrees are awarded, and they will participate in the next May ceremony. Similarly, students who complete degree requirements after the December degrees are checked and verified will participate in the upcoming May commencement ceremony.

Get Cleared: Students will have the opportunity to complete their final degree check to ensure all academic requirements are met prior to graduation.

Get Robed: This central location will also serve as the place for students to pick up their academic regalia for the commencement ceremony.

Get Prepared: In one convenient location, representatives from key offices, including the Registrar’s Office, Graduate Admissions, the Center for Professional Excellence, the Financial Office, and the Alumni Office will be available to assist you in finalizing graduation tasks and preparing for your next steps.

• All students, who the degree audit identifies as being complete, will receive an email inviting them to order their academic regalia for Commencement.
  • The cost of your cap and gown is included in your graduation fee; there is no extra charge.
  • Please verify you are on track by running your degree audit (Pipeline > Student > Degree Evaluation).
• All undergraduate and graduate students will receive a black and gold tassel with a Harding medallion attached. Doctoral students who receive a tam as part of their regalia receive a gold tassel.
• If you did not pick up your cap and gown at Grad Fest but already placed an order, please contact the Alumni Office at 501-279-4276 or alumni@harding.edu. For those who did not order before the deadline, you should contact the Alumni Office who will have a limited amount of regalia on hand, and these gowns will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis through commencement.
• If you have any questions, please email commencement@harding.edu.

There are no honor cords for cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude. These honors are designated in the program, on the diploma and on the transcript.

Harding uses an external vendor, Parchment, to provide access to your electronic diploma. Within two weeks of the awarding of your degree, you will receive an email from Parchment containing a link for viewing, downloading and/or printing your electronic diploma. Receipt of this electronic diploma is the confirmation that your degree has been awarded. Your paper diploma will arrive a few weeks after the electronic version.

For students who are awarded a Bachelor's or Master's degree, the paper diploma size is 8.5" x 11".

For those who are awarded a Doctoral degree, the paper diploma size is 11" x 14".