Petition to Graduate

Petition to Graduate

Planning to complete your degree or certificate requirements within the next academic year? Then you must file a Petition to Graduate (PTG) application by the published deadline!

Petition to Graduate (PTG) Submission Policy

To have your degree or certificate conferred, you must submit a Petition to Graduate (PTG) by the published deadline. This is a degree or certificate conferral requirement even if you do not plan to participate in the Graduation Ceremony.

  • Deadline for Spring or Summer Degree Conferral: If you are completing your degree or certificate by the end of Spring (May) or Summer (August) semester, your PTG is due by the previous September.
  • Deadline for Fall or Winter Degree Conferral: If you are completing your degree or certificate by the end of Fall (December) or Winter (January), your PTG is due by the previous February.

It is important that you submit your PTG for the semester in which you will complete all degree or certificate requirements, not the semester in which you plan to participate in the Graduation Ceremony.

Failure to meet the PTG submission deadline will result in a late fee and/or non-conferral of your degree or certificate. In extreme extenuating cirumstances, a PTG may be accepted after the PTG portal has closed, but a $100 fee will be assessed in addition to the $50 PTG fee and the $25 late fee.

 

Graduation Ceremony Information

  • Spring (May) Ceremony: The default graduation ceremony for Spring PTGs for degree conferral
  • Fall (December) Ceremony: The default graduation ceremony for Summer, Fall, and Winter PTGs for degree conferral

If you are completing your degree requirements in one semester but wish to attend a different ceremony, you must still submit your PTG for the semester in which you complete your degree requirements. You can then email ptg@hpu.edu to request participation in a different ceremony.

Example: If you complete your degree requirements at the end of Fall (December) but wish to attend the Spring (May) ceremony, submit your PTG for Fall and email ptg@hpu.edu to request participation in the Spring ceremony.

 

Important Deadlines and Fees

  • Spring or Summer 2025 Degree Conferral:
    • The deadline to submit your PTG was September 27, 2024.
    • Please submit your PTG for Spring or Summer 2026.
  • Fall or Winter 2025 Degree Conferral:
    • The deadline to submit your PTG was February 28, 2025.
    • Please submit your PTG for Spring or Summer 2026.
  • Spring or Summer 2026 Degree Conferral:
    • The PTG portal is open for Spring or Summer 2026 degree conferral PTG submission.
    • A non-refundable $50 PTG fee applies to all submissions.
    • The deadline to submit your PTG without a late fee is September 5, 2025.
    • After September 5, a $25 late fee will be added to the $50 PTG fee.
    • The final deadline to submit a late PTG is September 26, 2025.

 

How to SUBMIT Your PTG

Step One:  Submit the electronic PTG via your student portal by the published deadline. Failure to submit by the deadline will delay your degree or certificate conferral.

Complete your PTG online through the MyHPU Portal and clicking “My Student Profile." Click here for step-by-step instructions.

This step ensures that you receive vital information related to degree or certificate completion.  Please check your HPU email frequently for all degree or certificate conferral-related communication.

Failure to meet PTG submission deadline will result in a late fee and/or non-conferral of your degree or certificate.

 

Step TWO:  PTG staff will review your application and will create a Graduation Audit. The Grad Audit will be sent to your Faculty Advisor for their review and completion. You will also receive a copy of the Grad Audit to your HPU email.

 

Step THREE:  Meet with your Faculty Advisor.

Schedule a meeting with your Faculty Advisor to review the Grad Audit together. This is a helpful final step to be certain that you meet all degree or certificate conferral requirements and are in the correct courses that will lead to an on-time degree or certificate completion. This is also an opportunity to ensure any required General Petitions for course substitutions have been submitted and your Degree Works has been updated to reflect the substitutions. Your Faculty Advisor will then return the Grad Audit to the Registrar's Office for your file. You will receive a copy of the Faculty Advisor-approved Grad Audit to your HPU email.

 

Step FOUR:  Once the semester is over and final grades have been reported, PTG staff will review your PTG for degree conferral. All eligible degrees will be conferred within 50 days of the last day of the semester. You will receive an email to your HPU email either informing you of degree conferral or information on missing requirements that prevented degree conferral.  

Questions?  Please contact your Faculty Advisor or ptg@hpu.edu