Graduation Requirements & Diplomas

Why Must a Student Apply to Graduate?

All students must initiate the graduation clearance process by submitting an application to graduate on LeopardWeb. The graduation application must be submitted by the respective deadline to ensure that your academic record is reviewed for degree conferral. The graduation application also provides the Registrar’s Office with critical information needed to serve you, such as diploma name spelling and preferred diploma mailing address. Please read the instructions carefully as you fill out your graduation application.

Log into LeopardWeb
Select the STUDENT tab
Select STUDENT RECORDS
Select APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION
Select Curriculum Term (Fall: 202610, Spring: 202620, Summer: 202630)
Select Current Program
Select Graduation Date (Fall: 11-DECEMBER-2025, Spring: 14-APRIL-2026, Summer: 11-AUGUST-2026)

For questions related to graduation, please contact the Registrar's Office at graduation@wit.edu.

Graduation Application Requirements

In order to submit a graduation application, the following requirements must be met.

Students who are eligible to submit a graduation application for their undergraduate degree must have:

A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0
Earned at least 90 credits

Students who are eligible to submit a graduation application for their graduate degree must have:

A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0

Dates and Deadlines for December 11, 2025 Graduation

November 07 - December 12, 2025	The Registrar’s Office will publish an updated list of students who are cleared to graduate on Friday of each week until the deadline. The initial list of WIT ID numbers pre-cleared for graduation will appear here.
December 01, 2025	Last Day to apply for December Graduation via LeopardWeb.
November 21, 2025	Last Day to submit all program adjustments (e.g., course substitution forms, etc.) to the Registrar’s Office.
December 12, 2025	List of WIT ID numbers posted will be the names included in the April 2026 Commencement Program.
January 09, 2026	Last Day to submit official transcripts for outstanding transfer credits to be processed.
April 16, 2026	All successful December graduates (who did not Petition to Walk in August) are invited to take part in the following spring semester commencement ceremony.

Dates and Deadlines for April 14, 2026 Graduation

Starting January 30, 2026	The Registrar’s Office will publish an updated list of students who are cleared to graduate on Friday of each week until the deadline.
To be determined	Last Day to submit a Petition to Walk at Commencement form to the Registrar's Office.
To be determined	Last Day to apply for April Graduation via LeopardWeb.
April 07, 2026	Last Day to submit all program adjustments (e.g., course substitution forms, etc.) to the Registrar’s Office.
To be determined	List of WIT ID numbers posted will be the names included in the April 2026 Commencement Program.
April 16, 2026	Spring Commencement - See commencement webpage for additional details.
May 08, 2026	Last Day to submit official transcripts for outstanding transfer credits to be processed.

Dates and Deadlines for August 11, 2026 Graduation

Starting May 29, 2026	The Registrar’s Office will publish an updated list of students who are cleared to graduate on Friday of each week until the deadline.
To be determined	Last Day to submit a Petition to Walk at Commencement form to the Registrar's Office.
To be determined	Last Day to apply for August Graduation via LeopardWeb.
August 04, 2026	Last Day to submit all program adjustments (e.g., course substitution forms, etc.) to the Registrar’s Office.
To be determined	List of WIT ID numbers posted will be the names included in the August 2026 Commencement Program.
August 13, 2026	Summer Commencement - See commencement webpage for additional details.
September 04, 2026	Last Day to submit official transcripts for outstanding transfer credits to be processed.

Degree Conferral

Degree(s) awarded will reflect the graduation date that follows the student’s successful completion of all degree requirements. Degrees are conferred in April, August, and December, with campus-wide Commencement celebrations in April (spring) and August (summer).

Transfer Credit Guidelines

To transfer credit as a graduate, you must:

Notify the Registrar's Office if completing the final degree requirement(s) at another institution.
Arrange to have an official transcript sent directly to the WIT Registrar's Office, showing the final grade. Please be advised that transcripts that arrive after the assigned deadlines will delay degree conferral until the next official graduation date!

Clear Degree Holds

Students with pending disciplinary actions with the Dean of Students and/or outstanding financial obligations will not be permitted to receive their diploma. If your diploma was previously withheld because of outstanding financial obligations or pending disciplinary actions and you have since been cleared, you must email the Registrar's Office at graduation@wit.edu to release your diploma.

Please contact your Student Accounts counselor with any billing-related questions at 617-989-5043 or via studentaccounts@wit.edu.

Complete an Exit Interview

All graduating students who received loans from the Perkins, WIT loan, or Stafford (Subsidized and Unsubsidized) loan programs are required to complete an online exit interview at www.studentloans.gov. More information can be found at the Billing and Financial Aid Perkins Loans page.

Your Diploma

The Registrar's Office staff requires 5-7 weeks from the official graduation date to verify that all degree requirements have been met. Diplomas will then be printed and mailed courtesy of Parchment to the preferred shipping address provided in your graduation application. Students can expect to receive both their digital credential and their paper diploma from Parchment within the following timeframes:

If your graduation date is in:

April, your diploma will be mailed no later than May.
August, your diploma will be mailed no later than September.
December, your diploma will be mailed no later than January.

Commencement Information

Please note that all December graduates' names and honors will be included in the following April commencement program, and any student who is cleared to graduate after the commencement program deadline will have their name included in the commencement program for the next scheduled ceremony.

For all event information related to the Commencement ceremony, please visit our website at wit.edu/commencement.