Graduate Academic Policies & Procedures
Graduation Policies
Graduation/Diploma

A student may not request a diploma any earlier than the scheduled date of graduation. For purposes of graduation verification, the university will provide a letter (stamped) to the student until their diploma is ready. An Diploma Request Form must be completed and turned into the Registrar prior the end of the student’s final semester. Failure to complete the Diploma Request Form by the specified date may result in either a delay in receiving the diploma or an additional charge.
Participation in Annual Graduation Ceremony (Eligibility)

The American University in Dubai holds its Commencement Exercises once a year following the Spring semester. In order to be eligible to participate, graduate degree candidates:

  1. must be in good academic standing i.e. cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher as of the end of the Spring semester;
  2. must have not more than one course (3 credits, including Thesis or Internship) remaining for completion of their degree requirements by the end of the Spring semester preceding the graduation ceremony; and
  3. must complete the remaining course not later than the Fall semester of the same academic year; OR (in the case of a Thesis) must have an approved Thesis Proposal with a completion timeline and an assigned Thesis Advisor; OR (in the case of an Internship) must have written confirmation of an approved Internship to be completed not later than the Fall semester of the same calendar year); and
  4. must complete and sign an application form for participation in the graduation ceremony (available in the Registrar’s Office), which includes a commitment to take their remaining course and complete their degree requirements as soon as that remaining course is offered (not later than the Fall semester of the same calendar year, including Internships), OR, in the case of Theses, within the time limit for completion as published on this page.

Graduate students who are approved for participation in the graduation ceremony before completing all degree requirements, as described above, are not eligible for the Graduate Award.