Graduation Timeline
| Friday, February 13, 2026 | Deadline for graduation applications to be submitted to the Registrar’s Office. Applications are available on MyBradley/MyOnline. |
| Saturday, April 25, 2026 | List of Approved Graduates posts to the Registrar’s Office webpage. |
| Thursday, May 7, 2026 | Grad Fair – Approved students can pick up cap and gown. |
| May 16, 2026 | Commencement Ceremony |
| Mid-June 2026 | Degrees are posted to student records and transcripts. |
| Late June 2026 | Diplomas/Certificates mailed to student-supplied mailing address via first-class mail. |
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Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students may apply online via MyBradley or MyOnline. Online applications are accepted through the end of the third full week of the semester. After that, MyBradley/MyOnline will not accept online applications for the current semester. If applying past this point, you must turn in a ‘paper’ application to the Registrar’s Office either in-person at Swords Hall or via email to registrar@bradley.edu.
Use the graduation checklist to make sure you’re ready!
FAQs
All students must apply to graduate in order to receive a degree/certificate. Applications alert campus officials of your desire to graduate and initiate the process of checking your requirements. Applying to graduate also ensures that you receive notification of commencement activities. Applications are due at the beginning of the semester you wish to graduate in. Students can apply to graduate via MyBradley or via a manual application that can be found on the Registrar’s Office website and at the Registrar’s Office located in Swords Hall.
Any questions regarding requirements or your approval status should be directed toward the Dean’s Office of your college. A list of approved graduates is posted on the Registrar’s Office website approximately 3 weeks before commencement.
Degrees are conferred in May, August, and December of each year. Degrees can only be conferred after all degree requirements are met. Degrees cannot be back dated for any reason. If you have outstanding requirements, your degree cannot be conferred until the next conferral date regardless of when the requirements are completed or when you walked in a ceremony.
Degrees post to transcripts approximately 6 weeks after commencement. Graduating students can order their transcript prior to commencement and specify “After Degree is Posted” when ordering to have their transcript sent after the degree is posted to their record.
All students will receive a complimentary printed diploma after graduating. This document is standard letter size, 8.5” x 11”, and is landscape oriented. Students also have the option to order a digital copy of their diploma through our partner Paradigm. For more information, please visit this link.
Printed diplomas are mailed approximately 6 weeks after Commencement. Digital diplomas also become available for purchase approximately 6 weeks after Commencement, and graduates will receive an email when their digital diploma is available for purchase and download. If you have a grade hold on your record for any reason, your diploma(s) will not be released until the hold is cleared. Holds do not inhibit the conferral of a degree, only the release of official documents (i.e. diplomas, transcripts).
Printed diplomas are sent first class mail in stay flat cardboard mailers and are mailed to the diploma address supplied by the student when they applied to graduate. Digital diplomas are sent to the email address supplied by the student when they applied to graduate. Both diploma address and email address can be changed prior to commencement through the student’s MyBradley/MyOnline Personal Information tab. If you need to edit this information after commencement, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or registrar@bradley.edu.
Diplomas are standard letter size, 8 ½” X 11”, and landscape oriented.
There are several reasons your diploma may not have been received:
- You have a Grade Hold on your student record that restricted your diploma from being mailed. You can check for Holds on your record by logging onto your MyBradley or MyOnline account or contacting the Registrar’s Office at 309-677-3101 or registrar@bradley.edu.
- Your diploma address is incorrect/insufficient. You can verify your diploma address in MyBradley or MyOnline or by contacting the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or registrar@bradley.edu.
- You walked in the ceremony or were approved to walk in but have yet to complete one or more degree requirements. You can check your Program of Study for outstanding degree requirements or contact your Program Coordinator.
- Your diploma is being sent to an international address. If your diploma is being delivered to an international address, it will likely take longer to be delivered. We ask that you wait 8 weeks from the date that your diploma was mailed if your diploma was being sent to an international address. If you would like to arrange for your diploma mailer to be sent via an expedited delivery service (e.g. FedEx, DHL), you may do so in advance by contacting the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677 3098 or registrar@bradley.edu. Be advised that you will be charged an additional shipping fee per the expedited delivery service.
- Your diploma was mailed to the correct, domestic address but has not been received yet. In this case we ask that you wait 6 weeks from the date that the diplomas were mailed. In the past, we have found that diplomas take longer to be delivered. Please check with your local post office to see if they have held your diploma mailer for any reason. If the post office is unable to locate your diploma mailer, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or registrar@bradley.edu. Missing diplomas must be reported within 60 days of the ship date (supplied to students via email) in order for the student to be eligible for a free replacement.
If you received your diploma and it was damaged in the mail, please return the damaged diploma to the Registrar’s Office in a standard mailing envelope using the return address listed on the diploma mailer. Please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or registrar@bradley.edu to explain the situation and request a new copy.
Your diploma name, degree earned, honors earned (if applicable) and degree date are all listed on your diploma. Majors and minors are not listed on the diploma, but are listed in detail on your official transcript. A limited number of programs with specific degree requirements list the academic discipline as part of the degree name (i.e. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)), but that is the actual degree name. A list of approved degree titles can be found in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs under Fields of Study.
Yes, applicable Latin Honors are printed on official diplomas and also official transcripts. Latin Honors that are officially recorded on your record are based on your final cumulative GPA. Latin Honors only apply to undergraduate students and the scale can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog under Graduation.
Students completing a double major use coursework from multiple programs to complete one degree (e.g. B.S.). Most students who complete two or more majors only receive one degree. Sometimes a student has earned enough hours while pursuing a double major to qualify them for a double degree (e.g. B.A. and B.S. or two B.S. degrees). The requirements for a double degree can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog under Majors, Concentrations, and Minors. Students must state their desire to earn two degrees when applying for graduation. You must apply via paper application for the second degree. Students who successfully complete the requirements for two degrees will receive a diploma for each degree.
Graduate Students
Graduate students may apply online via MyBradley or MyOnline. Online applications are accepted through the end of the third full week of the semester. After that, MyBradley/MyOnline will not accept online applications for the current semester. If applying past this point, you must turn in a ‘paper’ graduation application to the Registrar’s office either in-person at Swords Hall or via email to registrar@bradley.edu.
FAQs
All students must apply to graduate in order to receive a degree/certificate. Applications alert campus officials of your desire to graduate and initiate the process of checking your requirements. Applying to graduate also ensures that you receive notification of commencement activities. Applications are due at the beginning of the semester you wish to graduate in. Students can apply to graduate via MyBradley/MyOnline or via a manual application. Manual applications that can be found on the Registrar’s Office website and at the Registrar’s Office located in Swords Hall.
Any questions regarding requirements or your approval status should be directed toward the Dean’s Office of your college. A list of approved graduates is posted on the Registrar’s Office website approximately 3 weeks before commencement.
Degrees are conferred in May, August, and December of each year. Degrees can only be conferred after all degree requirements are met. Degrees cannot be back dated for any reason. If you have outstanding requirements, your degree cannot be conferred until the next conferral date regardless of when the requirements are completed or when you walked in a ceremony.
Degrees post to transcripts approximately 6 weeks after commencement. Graduating students can order their transcript prior to commencement and specify “After Degree is Posted” when ordering to have their transcript sent after the degree is posted to their record.
All students will receive a complimentary printed diploma after graduating. This document is standard letter size, 8.5” x 11”, and is landscape oriented. Students also have the option to order a digital copy of their diploma through our partner Paradigm. For more information, please visit this link.
Printed diplomas are mailed approximately 6 weeks after Commencement. Digital diplomas also become available for purchase approximately 6 weeks after Commencement, and graduates will receive an email when their digital diploma is available for purchase and download. If you have a grade hold on your record for any reason, your diploma(s) will not be released until the hold is cleared. Holds do not inhibit the conferral of a degree, only the release of official documents (i.e. diplomas, transcripts).
Printed diplomas are sent first class mail in stay flat cardboard mailers and are mailed to the diploma address supplied by the student when they applied to graduate. Digital diplomas are sent to the email address supplied by the student when they applied to graduate. Both diploma address and email address can be changed prior to commencement through the student’s MyBradley/MyOnline Personal Information tab. If you need to edit this information after commencement, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or registrar@bradley.edu.
Diplomas are standard letter size, 8 ½” X 11”, and landscape oriented.
There are several reasons your diploma may not have been received:
- You have a Grade Hold on your student record that restricted your diploma from being mailed. You can check for Holds on your record by logging onto your MyBradley or MyOnline account or contacting the Registrar’s Office at 309-677-3101 or registrar@bradley.edu.
- Your diploma address is incorrect/insufficient. You can verify your diploma address in MyBradley or MyOnline or by contacting the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or registrar@bradley.edu.
- You walked in the ceremony or were approved to walk in but have yet to complete one or more degree requirements. You can check your Program of Study for outstanding degree requirements or contact your Program Coordinator.
- Your diploma is being sent to an international address. If your diploma is being delivered to an international address, it will likely take longer to be delivered. We ask that you wait 8 weeks from the date that your diploma was mailed if your diploma was being sent to an international address. If you would like to arrange for your diploma mailer to be sent via an expedited delivery service (e.g. FedEx, DHL), you may do so in advance by contacting the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677 3098 or registrar@bradley.edu. Be advised that you will be charged an additional shipping fee per the expedited delivery service.
- Your diploma was mailed to the correct, domestic address but has not been received yet. In this case we ask that you wait 6 weeks from the date that the diplomas were mailed. In the past, we have found that diplomas take longer to be delivered. Please check with your local post office to see if they have held your diploma mailer for any reason. If the post office is unable to locate your diploma mailer, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or registrar@bradley.edu. Missing diplomas must be reported within 60 days of the ship date (supplied to students via email) in order for the student to be eligible for a free replacement.
If you received your diploma and it was damaged in the mail, please return the damaged diploma to the Registrar’s Office in a standard mailing envelope using the return address listed on the diploma mailer. Please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or registrar@bradley.edu to explain the situation and request a new copy.
Your diploma name, degree earned, honors earned (if applicable) and degree date are all listed on your diploma. Majors and minors are not listed on the diploma, but are listed in detail on your official transcript. A limited number of programs with specific degree requirements list the academic discipline as part of the degree name (i.e. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)), but that is the actual degree name. A list of approved degree titles can be found in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs under Fields of Study.
Students completing a double major use coursework from multiple programs to complete one degree (e.g. B.S.). Most students who complete two or more majors only receive one degree. Sometimes a student has earned enough hours while pursuing a double major to qualify them for a double degree (e.g. B.A. and B.S. or two B.S. degrees). The requirements for a double degree can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog under Majors, Concentrations, and Minors. Students must state their desire to earn two degrees when applying for graduation. You must apply via paper application for the second degree. Students who successfully complete the requirements for two degrees will receive a diploma for each degree.
Certificate Students
Certificate students (in either undergraduate or graduate certificate programs) may apply online via MyBradley or MyOnline. Online applications are accepted through the end of the third full week of the semester. After that, MyBradley/MyOnline will not accept online applications for the current semester. If applying past this point, you must turn in a ‘paper’ graduation application to the Registrar’s office either in-person at Swords Hall or via email to registrar@bradley.edu. To submit a paper application, you can obtain one at Swords Hall or underneath the ‘Graduation Applications’ heading here.
FAQs
All students must apply to graduate in order to receive a degree/certificate. Applications alert campus officials of your desire to graduate and initiate the process of checking your requirements. Applying to graduate also ensures that you receive notification of commencement activities. Applications are due at the beginning of the semester you wish to graduate in. Students can apply to graduate via MyBradley or via a manual application that can be found on the Registrar’s Office website and at the Registrar’s Office located in Swords Hall.
Any questions regarding requirements or your approval status should be directed to your Program Coordinator.
Certificates are conferred in May, August, and December of each year. Certificates can only be conferred after all requirements are met. Certificates cannot be back dated for any reason. If you have outstanding requirements, your certificate cannot be conferred until the next conferral date regardless of when the requirements are completed.
Certificates are mailed to students approximately 6 weeks after Commencement. If you have a grade hold on your record for any reason, your certificate(s) will not be released until the hold is cleared. Holds do not inhibit the conferral of a degree, only the release of official documents (i.e. certificates, transcripts).
All students will receive a complimentary printed certificate after graduating. This document is standard letter size, 8.5” x 11”, and is landscape oriented. Students also have the option to order a digital copy of their certificate through our partner Paradigm. For more information, please visit this link.
Printed certificates are mailed approximately 6 weeks after Commencement. Digital certificates also become available for purchase approximately 6 weeks after Commencement, and graduates will receive an email when their digital certificate is available for purchase and download. If you have a grade hold on your record for any reason, your certificate(s) will not be released until the hold is cleared. Holds do not inhibit the conferral of a degree, only the release of official documents (i.e. certificates, transcripts).
Printed certificates are sent first class mail in stay flat cardboard mailers and are mailed to the diploma address supplied by the student when they applied to graduate. Digital certificates are sent to the email address supplied by the student when they applied to graduate. Both diploma address and email address can be changed prior to commencement through the student’s MyBradley/MyOnline Personal Information tab. If you need to edit this information after commencement, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or registrar@bradley.edu.
Certificates are standard letter size, 8 ½” X 11”, and landscape oriented.
There are several reasons your certificate may not have been received:
- You have a Grade Hold on your student record that restricted your certificate from being mailed. You can check for Holds on your record by logging onto your MyBradley or MyOnline account or contacting the Registrar’s Office at 309-677-3101 or registrar@bradley.edu.
- Your certificate address is incorrect/insufficient. You can verify your certificate address in MyBradley or MyOnline or by contacting the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or registrar@bradley.edu.
- You have yet to complete one or more certificate requirements. You can check your Program of Study for outstanding certificate requirements or contact your Program Coordinator.
- Your certificate is being sent to an international address. If your certificate is being delivered to an international address, it will likely take longer to be delivered. We ask that you wait 8 weeks from the date that your certificate was mailed if it was being sent to an international address. If you would like to arrange for your certificate mailer to be sent via an expedited delivery service (e.g. FedEx, DHL), you may do so in advance by contacting the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or registrar@bradley.edu. Be advised that you will be charged an additional shipping fee per the expedited delivery service.
- Your certificate was mailed to the correct, domestic address but has not been received yet. In this case we ask that you wait 6 weeks from the date that the certificates were mailed. In the past, we have found that diplomas and certificates take longer to be delivered. Please check with your local post office to see if they have held your certificate mailer for any reason. If the post office is unable to locate your certificate mailer, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or registrar@bradley.edu. Missing diplomas must be reported within 60 days of the ship date (supplied to students via email) in order for the student to be eligible for a free replacement.
If you received your certificate and it was damaged in the mail, please return the damaged certificate to the Registrar’s Office in a standard mailing envelope using the return address listed on the certificate mailer. Please contact the Registrar’s Office at (309) 677-3098 or registrar@bradley.edu to explain the situation and request a new copy.
Your certificate name, certificate earned, and certificate date are all listed on your certificate.