Graduation Application

Approximately 1-2 semesters prior to your intended graduation date, and using your UNM email address, please email lais@unm.edu with the subject "graduation application" and a message that includes:

1. Your UNM ID#
2. Your desired graduation semester/year
3. Any minor(s) you may be pursuing (optional)
4. A short graduation essay

This graduation essay should be approximately 500 words and describe elements such as how you organized your Plan of Study, what you learned and accomplished pursuing this degree, plans for using your degree in the future, and/or anything else applicable you would like to include.  This essay can be an attachment, or in the body of your email message.  This graduation essay is a checklist item towards having a complete packet for pending degree status and eventual degree certification, but is not assigned a letter grade.   

If you have an apply to graduate hold it will be removed within approximately 1-2 business days upon acceptance of your graduation application.  

Please notify lais@unm.edu of any changes if you have already submitted an application.

If you have an apply to graduate hold and will not be graduating within the next registration term(s) [Summer/Fall term registration occurs yearly in April and Spring term registration happens in November], you may also email lais@unm.edu and let us know this and we will remove your hold usually within one business day.