Graduation Procedures & Honors

Candidates for graduation are responsible for submitting the University of Denver Graduation Intent Form:

• Please log on to MyDU
• Navigate to the Student tab
• Select “Click here to expand the MyWeb menu” in Banner Self Service
• Select “Student”
• Select “Student Records”
• Select “Apply to Graduate” (toward the bottom of the list)
• Follow the prompts to complete the form
   

Students need to submit this form by the last day of classes of the preceding term. For example, if you are graduating at the end of spring semester in May, you need to submit your graduation application by the last day of classes of the fall semester. Students are responsible for knowing about all JD requirements at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and for successfully completing those requirements prior to the date of graduation.

The College of Law holds commencement ceremonies in May; attendance is optional. Students who have met graduation requirements in December or are graduating in August are welcome to participate in the following May ceremonies. Under special circumstances, with the approval of the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, a JD candidate within 5 credit hours of completing the degree may walk in a commencement ceremony. Students who participate in commencement exercises are required to rent and wear the appropriate regalia available from the vendor.

We also organize an acknowledgment reception each December to celebrate our December graduates. December graduates are welcome to attend both the December acknowledgement reception and May commencement.

Order of the Coif

The Order of the Coif is an honorary scholastic society, the purpose of which is to encourage excellence in legal education by fostering a spirit of careful study, recognizing those who as law students attained a high grade of scholarship, and honoring those who as lawyers, judges, and teachers attained high distinction for their scholarly or professional accomplishments.

Students eligible for election must have attained a grade record ranking in the upper 10 percent of all students in their graduating class.

Order of the Coif recipients are notified of their admittance into Order of the Coif after final graduation rankings are released.