Graduation Checklist and Forms

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AU CommencementGraduation Checklist

  • Submit your application for graduation, regalia order form and the appropriate fee to the Office of the Registrar
  • Pick up your regalia on April 20 or 21 in the atrium of the Institute for Collaboration
  • Seniors attend commencement rehearsal on Friday, May 7 on the Quad
  • Attend Commencement on Sunday, May 9 on the Quad
  • Return your academic regalia to Thornton Gymnasium after the ceremony

Graduation Forms

There are three separate applications for graduation, so please make certain you select the correct application to download and print:

Graduation application forms:

Graduation regalia order forms:

The filing deadlines are:

  • Feb. 1 for the standard fee.
  • After Feb. 1, an additional $15 late fee will be added.
  • Regalia orders will not be accepted after Feb. 15.
  • After March 1, applications for graduation will not be accepted.

Graduation Policies and Procedures

Participating prospective graduates should mail the application for graduation and regalia order form, along with the graduation fee payable to Aurora University, to:

The Registrar's Office
Aurora University
347 S. Gladstone Ave.
Aurora, IL 60506

If you do not plan to participate in the commencement ceremony, you must still submit the Application for Graduation and appropriate fee by the deadlines indicated above. This information is required in order for your name to be placed on the graduation lists that are approved by the faculty and Board of Trustees this spring.

Potential undergraduate degree candidates: If you have not yet received a degree check, please contact the Crouse Center at 630-844-6870.

Failure to submit the graduation application and fee by the above deadline will move your graduation date to December 2010.

Please feel free to contact the Office of the Registrar at 630-844-5460 if you have any questions regarding graduation or if you are unable to access the graduation application.

347 South Gladstone Avenue
Aurora, Illinois 60506-4892
630-892-6431
800-742-5281