Once you have completed 100 percent of your degree requirements, your Nova Southeastern University degree will automatically be conferred. As long as your student account is free from any academic or financial holds, you will be invited to participate in your college’s Commencement ceremonies, and your diploma, along with a complimentary academic transcript will be mailed to your address on file.
Degree Conferral Process
- Once you have completed 90 percent of your degree requirements, the Office of the
University Registrar will send a Diploma Name and Address Verification email to your
NSU email. If you need to make changes to your name to be printed on your NSU Diploma
or the address to which your diploma will be mailed, follow the prompts in the email.
- If you wish to postpone the anticipated date of your degree conferral, you may follow
the instructions in the email to submit your request to your program office. Please
note that approvals for a deferral of your degree conferral are granted by your program
office, not the Office of the University Registrar.
- Unless a deferment of degree conferral is approved, your academic record will automatically be presented to your program office for review and approval once you have completed 100 percent of your degree requirements. You will be notified by email from daqc@nova.edu that your degree has been conferred and you should receive your diploma along with a complimentary copy of your transcript within a few weeks.
Degree Conferral Date
All degrees are conferred on the last day of the month in which the adviser approves the degree application, but note that posting degrees may take several weeks due to the fact that they must have the approval of the academic department first. Contact your program office regarding the status of your degree.
Even though a student may have completed all graduation requirements and received grades prior to the end of a term, it is the end date of the term and not the last day of class that determines the month a degree is conferred.
Commencement
If you’re eligible to participate in commencement, you’ll receive an email invitation to your NSU student account about two months before commencement. For more details visit the Commencement page.

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Office of the University Registrar
3300 S. University Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328-2004
Phone: (954) 262-7200
Fax: (954) 262-3256
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