Graduation Timeline and Communication
Fall 2026
| September 17 | Deadline to apply for December 2026 graduation @ 11:59 pm |
| August 17-September 22 | INITIAL REVIEW Graduation Services emails students to confirm receipt of the graduation application and to review their DegreeWorks audits. Please note: — Action Required: Students with audits below 98% (unless only missing honors candidacy) require advisor review. — Submissions: Departments must submit all substitutions and waivers now to ensure degree clearance. |
| September 23 – October 16 | COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW Students who won’t clear must update their graduation application immediately to unlock course registration for Spring 2027. Registration for Spring 2027 begins October 26. |
| October 6 | Students not on track for graduation are emailed to consult with advisors and update their graduation application if they will not clear requirements at the conclusion of the fall term. |
| December 14 – January 25 | FINAL REVIEW & DEGREE AWARDING |
| December 14 | Grades Due by noon |
| December 14-16 | End of Term Processing |
| December 17 | Awarding period for students with audits at 100% begins |
| January 8 | Students with incomplete audits are emailed to consult with advisors. This allows them to register for Spring 2027 before the January 19 add/drop deadline. |
| January 15 | Deadline to submit all approved grades for incompletes, education abroad, and transient study official transcripts. |
| January 25 | Census Date for Spring 2027 – awarding period for Fall 2026 ends |
| January 26 | Deny Fall 2026 graduation to remaining students with audits not equal to 100%. |
Graduation Application Instructions and FAQs
— https://ninercentral.charlotte.edu/grades-transcripts-graduation/graduation/
Graduation Preclearance Report Instructions
This report may be run on demand via Report Central, under the DegreeWorks tab.
Log in to Report Central using your NinerNet Credentials (Need Access? Click here for instructions on requesting access to Report Central.)
- Select the Student (v9 Migrated Tabs) Portal
- Click on DegreeWorks in the navigation menu on the left
- Select the report, Undergraduate Preclearance
- Specify the Term, College, Major, and select Report Output = Excel
- Click the Submit button to run the report
- For minors, use the Undergraduate Preclearance for Term and Minor report.
Substitution/Waiver Academic Petitions
If a substitution or waiver is needed, please submit it as soon as possible by Academic Petition.
- DegreeWorks Exception (UG) – Substitution (Major, UCER)
- DegreeWorks Exception (UG) – Substitution (Minor)
- DegreeWorks Exception (UG) – Waiver (Major, UCER)
- DegreeWorks Exception (UG) – Waiver (Minor)
To request a substitution or waiver of a General Education requirement, use the General Education Requirements petition type.
To request a waiver of the Last 12 Credits Residency (Major) requirement, use the General (Non-Course Related) petition type.
Graduation Application Updates
Encourage students to update their graduation application to a future term if they are not on track for
graduation in the current term.
- 98%-Students are on track pending successful completion of registered courses.
- 99%-Students are either short overall or major/minor hours, below a 2.0 overall or major/minor GPA, have not met the residency requirement, or have incomplete grades.
- Less than 98%-Students are missing a requirement, please check the following areas: general education, college, major, minor, concentration or University Honors.
- University Honors or College/Department Honors – 97% or less may still be on track for honors students. Check the audit to confirm that the Honors Candidacy requirement is the ONLY outstanding requirement not ‘in-progress’.
Graduate Students: refer to https://graduateschool.charlotte.edu/current-students/graduation-clearance