If you have earned 85+ hours as an undergraduate, 9+ hours as a graduate/master’s student, or 45+ hours as a doctoral candidate, you will be able to apply to graduate online.
Once you login to 巢, click on ‘Apply For Graduation’ page.
Select “Apply for Graduation.”
The next page will reflect your most recent term(s) of attendance, it is not the term in which you will graduate, click through this:
This next screen displays all of your current Academic Programs.
Please Note: If what you see is not correct, stop here! Visit your advisor to change your program before starting the application again.
If the information here is correct, click the radio button next to “Current Program” and hit “Continue”:
On this screen, using the drop down arrow next to “Graduation Date”, select the appropriate term and click “Continue”:
This next screen asks you what name you wish displayed on your diploma. You have the option here of changing or adding a middle name. Note that if you wish to add accents to your first or last name or to change your legal name in any way, you will need to contact us at Red Hawk Central to update a legal name. Once your name has appeared as you want it, select “Continue.”:
Select the address to which you would like your diploma mailed (approximately four to five weeks after your graduation date):
A summary of your graduation application will appear. If it looks correct, hit “Submit”. Your next contact will be in the form of an email sent to your Montclair State email account sometime during the term prior to your final term at Montclair State. You will not receive anything mailed to your home or campus address. You will see your “Graduation Status” updated on your Degree Works information bars (the red part at the top of your Degree Works audit). Select “Submit Request” if all the information is correct and you have applied!