Graduation

2025 Graduation

Commencement for the 2024-2025 Academic Year will occur on May 17, 2025. Dress Rehearsal will be on May 16, 2025.

Early in the spring semester, graduation status information will be emailed to the students who have applied for graduation. Additionally, information on clearance for graduation, regalia, rehearsal, and the commencement ceremony will be emailed by the registrar as it is made available.

Graduation Application

Students desiring to graduate in May 2025 must submit a Graduation Application and Fee by December 12, 2024, to the Student Accounts Office. Students must submit completed graduation application forms to the Registrar Assistant after making payment. Graduation Applications submitted after the due date will be assessed an $100 Late Fee. No Graduation Applications will be accepted after January 31, 2025.

Graduation applications are available in the Registrar’s Office or can be downloaded on the Student Forms page.

Federal Student Loans Exit Counseling

If you have ever received a federal student loan, you are required to complete Exit Counseling on the NSLDS website. After completing the exit counseling, please schedule an appointment with the Director of Financial Aid.

Final Grades

Instructors are required to submit final grades for graduating students by May 2, 2025. Please touch base with your instructors at the beginning of the semester concerning due dates for your coursework.

Important Due Dates During Spring Semester

Item to Complete Due Date Contact
Mission Practicum Account Paid in Full April 28 Martha Batts
Federal Student Loan Exit Counseling April 28 Jimmy Criswell
Housing Account Paid in Full April 28 Abel Hagos
Library Account Paid in Full April 28 Valeri Knighten
Return Criswell, DTS, & TexShare Library Books April 28 Valeri Knighten
Student Account Paid in Full April 28 Donna Ward
NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
Criswell College admits students who are Christians of good character, without regard or reference to race, national or ethnic origin, color, age, disability, or sex (except where regard to sex is required by the College’s religious tenets regarding gender and sexuality) to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of these classifications in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.