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title: "Deadline: Planning to Graduate in December 2025?"
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Deadline: Planning to Graduate in December 2025?

| View in browser This e-mail is sent each semester as a courtesy reminder. ATTN: All Students Planning to Graduate in December 2025 (or May 2025) As noted in the Fall 2025 Academic Calendar, the deadline to apply for graduation this Fall (for December 2025) is TODAY, Friday, September 26th. Apply to Graduate (Application for Degree) - December 2025 If you plan to graduate in December 2025, and if you have not already done so, please follow the online application for degree instructions and submit the Application for Degree form via ESTHER. The deadline is TODAY. As noted above, this is a courtesy reminder, and previous reminders of this (apply for graduation) deadline were sent two weeks ago.)   Regalia Orders for the December 2025 Commencement Ceremony Degree candidates should order their regalia for December Commencement at the following website: https://www.buildagrad.com/rice. - Review your Hood color guide at: A Guide to Regalia   PLANNING AHEAD? Apply to Graduate in May 2025 There is no need to wait. If you plan to graduate in May 2025, please follow the online application for degree instructions and begin the process. More information on Graduation and/or Preparing for Graduation can be found on the Office of the Registrar website. Thank you . . . Website E-mail Policy Feedback Questions? Contact the Office of the Registrar at registrar@rice.edu  Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005-1827 |
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