Degree Conferral

Saint Louis University will award a degree if all requirements are met prior to the published semester/term conferral dates.

The awarding of a degree will be deferred to the next published conferral date if any requirements are fulfilled by a course that either begins or ends after the published conferral date.

The one exception is, per the Incomplete Course policy, courses with approved course extensions for a graduating student must be completed and graded within 30 calendar days of the published conferral date.

The official conferral dates for 2022-23 are the following:

Conferral Dates
Fall 2022
Fall Degree Conferral #1 Saturday, October 15, 2022
Fall Degree Conferral #2 Saturday, December 17, 2022
Winter 2022-2023
Winter Degree Conferral Saturday, January 14, 2023
Spring 2023
Spring Degree Conferral #1 Friday, March 18, 2023
Spring Degree Conferral #2 Saturday, May 20, 2023
Summer 2023
Summer Degree Conferral #1 Wednesday, June 17, 2023
Summer Degree Conferral #2 Wednesday, July 8, 2023
Summer Degree Conferral #3 Wednesday, July 29, 2023
Summer Degree Conferral #4 Wednesday, August 19, 2023

Note: Per the Graduation Requirements policy, students must file an application to graduate before the end of the add/drop period of the semester in which graduation is intended.