Graduation Information
Application for Degree Candidacy
All M.B.A., M.S. and certificate students planning to graduate must file an application by logging into Albert, selecting the Academics tab and clicking the 'Apply to Graduate' button.
Doctoral (M.Phil. and Ph.D.) candidates should file their Application for Degree Form with the Doctoral Office.
Application and Course Completion Deadlines
Candidates for January graduation must file the application by October 15 of the previous year. May candidates must file by February 15 and August candidates must file by June 15.
Grades for outstanding course work from previous semesters MUST be submitted to the Office of Records & Registration and all financial obligations must be satisfied by the first Friday of May for May degree candidates and by the third Monday of January or August for January and August degree candidates respectively.
Note: Students completing degree requirements over a Winter Intensive module cannot apply for January graduation. The Winter Intensive module is part of the Spring term.
Graduation with Distinction
The School awards the M.B.A. degree with distinction to Full-time and Langone students in the top 10 percent of their graduating class. Courses taken abroad in the IMP program, as well as courses accepted as transfer credits from other universities, are not included in the grade point average or in the calculation for distinction.
Beta Gamma Sigma
The highest national honor a graduate management student can achieve is to be inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the national honor society for business students. Full-Time and Langone M.B.A. students in the top 20 percent of their graduating class, as well as Ph.D. graduates, are eligible for induction and are sent a letter of invitation.
Notification
You will be e-mailed a notification of your graduation evaluation approximately 4-6 weeks after the application deadline. You will be emailed a confirmation of your degree conferral approximately 6-8 weeks after graduation.
Graduate Convocation and Commencement Ceremonies
The Graduation Convocation ceremony is the Stern School's own graduation ceremony held in May. Graduate Convocation activities include speakers, presentation of candidates for graduation and announcement of prizes and awards, with a reception following. Invitations for the Graduate Convocation are sent to those graduating in January, May and August of the same calendar year. Information regarding the Graduate Convocation ceremony will be sent by the Stern Office of Special Events in about mid-February.
The Commencement ceremony is the University's graduation ceremony which is also held in May. The ceremony includes a major address, a student valedictory, the awarding of honorary degrees to distinguished individuals and the conferring of degrees for all fifteen schools and colleges of New York University. One ceremony a year, in May, is held for January, May and August graduates. Relevant information will be sent by the Office of University Events.