Meet with an advisor and review your Degree Audit to ensure you are on track to graduate.
Once you’ve met the following degree requirements, you’re ready to graduate:
How to Apply and view your Graduation Status
Eligible students who fail to apply for graduation by the deadline, or who apply late, run the risk of not having their names included in the commencement program. Eligible students who file their degree applications after the specified graduation filing date as specified in the Academic Calendar may have their degree awarded at the next conferral date.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
If you have a course exception for your major, your advisor will need to submit an official document (DARR) to the Registrar's Office before the end of the semester.
Our graduation auditing process begins once we receive the semester's final grades and the process takes approximately one month to complete. You will receive official communication via your preferred email account indicating our final decision.
If you are applying for any degree or major other than the one listed on your CUNYfirst account, you must submit a Graduation Application to Registrar@citytech.cuny.edu for further assistance.
If you are in the bachelor program and are applying for the associate degree, you do not have to do anything. If you are currently in an associate program and are taking classes towards another degree, you must submit a Change of Curriculum to Registrar@citytech.cuny.edu. Please see our Academic Calendar for our deadlines.
Our graduation auditing process begins once we receive the semester's final grades, and the process takes approximately one month to complete. Graduates will get an email and text notification with their digital diploma once the graduation auditing process is complete. Your paper diploma arrives typically 3-4 weeks after you receive your digital copy. May take longer due to delivery delays with USPS that our beyond our control.
Once you receive your congratulatory email, your degree is visible on your official transcript. You can order your transcript online here.
If you need to order a replacement degree, the form can be found here.
If there is an error in one of the following:
Please note, your degree will list your official name in CUNYfirst. Any updates/corrections needed must be submitted before the semester ends. Any request done after the awarding of your degree will result in a re-issuing fee of $30.