Graduation FAQ

No. Students must meet all requirements that are outlined in their catalog year in order to graduate.

Please email gradapp@aims.edu letting them know your graduation plans have changed. This way, your graduation application can either be moved to a new term or can be removed from the system and you can reapply for graduation once you have registered for your remaining course(s). 

Please download and complete the Information Change Form, then scan it and email it back to Registration and Records at records@aims.edu to be processed. If you are unable to complete this form and get it scanned and emailed, please send an email from your Aims email to records@aims.edu with the information you need updated. It must come from your Aims email for security purposes (do not use your d2L or personal email to send this information). 

Please download and complete the Major Change Form, then scan it and email it back to Registration and Records at records@aims.edu to be processed. If you are unable to complete this form and get it scanned and emailed, please send an email from your Aims email to records@aims.edu with the information you need updated. It must come from your Aims email for security purposes (do not use your d2L or personal email to send this information). 

Please make sure to include if you need to add this program to an existing program you are already declared in or if you would like to replace the existing program with this new one. 

Please visit the Graduation page for each term’s graduation deadlines. If you have questions about graduation, please email gradapp@aims.edu. If you have questions regarding courses you would like to transfer back to Aims, please speak with your advisor or email transfer@aims.edu. 
 

Graduation is not dependent on the ceremony. In order to graduate and have your degree and/or certificate conferred, all requirements must be completed by the graduation deadline. Please email gradapp@aims.edu letting them know your graduation plans have changed if you are unable to meet these deadlines.
 

All graduates will receive an electronic diploma to their Aims email account and a paper diploma via mail after degrees have been conferred. For more information on when diplomas will be mailed, visit the Graduation page. If you need to update your mailing address, please download and fill out an Information Change Form. If you can scan and email this form back, send it to records@aims.edu to be processed. If you are unable to complete this form and get it scanned and emailed, please send an email from your Aims email to records@aims.edu with the information you need updated. It must come from your Aims email for security purposes  (do not use your d2L or personal email to send this information).

You can start by visiting the Graduation page to see if your question is answered there. Further graduation questions can be emailed to gradapp@aims.edu.