Students planning to graduate from the University of Houston-Victoria must file an application for graduation, whether they plan to participate in commencement or not. Applications should be filed either during the semester prior to, or during the semester in which the student plans to graduate. Application forms are available in the Office of Admissions/Records and at the UH System Centers in Sugar Land and Cinco Ranch. If you plan to graduate during the current semester and were disapproved for graduation in any previous semester, you must re-file an application for graduation.

Application deadlines:

Any application submitted after the deadline must be approved by formal appeal to the Registrar’s office. Appeal forms may be found on our website at  http://www.uhv.edu/oar/forms.asp

Students should submit: 1) appeal form; 2) a written letter of appeal; and 3) completed application forms. Note: For applications received after the stated deadlines, there is no guarantee that the student’s name will appear in the commencement bulletin.

Commencement

Students applying for graduation will be asked to indicate whether or not they will be participating in the commencement ceremony. Summer graduates participate in the Fall commencement ceremony since there is not a formal commencement ceremony in the summer. 

Note: Students must be on track to complete ALL requirements toward their degree in the semester in which they plan to participate in commencement.
Reminder: Students must still apply for graduation even if they do not participate in commencement.

Honors (undergraduate student only):

Spring Commencement

Because the current semester grades are not available at the time the commencement bulletins are printed, the honors designation in the commencement bulletin will be a “tentative” designation, with the UHV grade point average from the previous semester being used. A final determination for honors will be made after all current semester grades are available. This final grade point average will determine whether a student graduates with honors. See “Graduation with Honors” section of the UH-Victoria catalog for more information.

3-Hours Over Rebate (undergraduates only)

Tuition rebates to a maximum of $1,000 are available for qualified students who have attempted no more than three (3) hours in excess of the minimum number of semester credit hours required to complete the degree as defined by the catalog under which they were graduated. Restrictions:

• Students must have enrolled for the first time in an institution of higher education in the Fall of 1997 or later.

• Students must be requesting a rebate for work related to a first baccalaureate degree received from a Texas public university.

• Students must have attempted all course work in Texas resident status.

For more information, contact the Office of Admissions and Records at (361) 570-4110.  Qualified students must apply for the rebate at the time they apply for graduation. Tuition Rebate