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were disapproved for graduation in any past semester, or comments about your data.
must re-file for graduation. 5. On the same page, attach a copy of your Passport,
Students filing for graduation prior to the deadline may Emirates ID and your updated CV.
submit a graduation application request online through 6. Click Submit to initiate your request. On successful
their PeopleSoft Student Center. submission of request, you will receive an auto-
Applying for graduation on time will help to include your generated email notification with request number.
name in the commencement program; if you plan to
participate in the ceremony, apply on time! Awarding Degrees and Diplomas
Deadline to file for graduation:
1. Abu Dhabi University will award Postgraduate degrees
Deadline for applying for graduation is published in the upon the recommendation of Abu Dhabi University’s
student calendar available in the Abu Dhabi University Academic Council and University Council to students
website. who have fulfilled the requirements of an approved
For any clarifications needed please contact the Office of program of study.
the Registrar. 2. Abu Dhabi University will award Master’s Degrees when
How to apply for graduation online? a candidate has successfully completed a program
• Go to www.adu.ac.ae to apply. approved by his/her College.
• Login in PeopleSoft using your username and 3. Given that the official language of Abu Dhabi University
password. is English, the diploma certificates for an academic
• Click on self-service. award will generally be in English. The documents show
the full name of the recipient, the title of the award, and
• Click on degree progress/graduation. the title of the study program concerned.
• Click on apply for graduation. 4. The diploma certificate bears the official seal of Abu
• Click on the program for which you want to apply for Dhabi University, as well as the signatures of the
graduation. Chairman and the Chancellor of the University.
• Select the expected graduation term from the drop 5. Abu Dhabi University may withhold the conferral of
down list. an academic degree or diploma to a student who has
• Read carefully any comments in the Graduation. outstanding payments due to Abu Dhabi University,
Instruction section. Any information to be conveyed who has unreturned materials on loan from the
to the expected graduates from the Office of the Abu Dhabi University Library, or who has any other
Registrar would be displayed on the graduation outstanding obligations to Abu Dhabi University.
instruction section.

Graduation Clearance
Graduating students will be required to get clearance
from certain departments of the University. Below is the
guideline to initiate the online graduation clearance:
1. Login to PeopleSoft-SIS and navigate to Self-Service—
Degree Progress/Graduation—Graduation Clearance
Requests.
2. Select career and graduation term on following page
and click Submit a New Request.
3. A Request page will appear with your personal
and academic details. In this page, you can do the
following: edit your UAE Emirates ID, Marital status
and Passport Number; verify or update your contact
4. number and email address; select your current
Emirate of residence; select appropriate response to
questions about employment and give any feedbacks

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