Important Dates & Information
Senior Exit Exam
Before your diploma is released, you must complete a Senior Exit Exam. This is specific to your major. Some exits are completed with your department and others are exams administered in the Assessment Office. Contact the Assessment Office in Troutt Hall 318A, by phone at 405-574-1281 or email assessment@usao.edu for more information.
Holds
All debts to the university must be cleared, financial aid paperwork completed, and all library materials be returned in order for your diploma and final transcript to be released.
Transfer Credit
Official transcripts for courses taken off campus must be received by May 9, 2025 in order for you to meet graduation requirements for Spring 2025 or August 15, 2025 in order for you to meet graduation requirements for Summer 2025.
Incomplete Grades
If you have an incomplete grade, the grade change form from the instructor must be submitted to the Registrar's Office by May 9, 2025 in order for you to meet graduation requirements for Spring 2025 or August 15, 2025 in order for you to meet graduation requirements for Summer 2025.
Diplomas and Final Transcript
Spring 2025 graduates will be notified in early May and Summer 2025 graduates will be notified in late August when final transcripts and diplomas are ready to be picked up. Diplomas not picked up within the specified time frame will be mailed to the address indicated on your graduation application. USAO is not liable for diplomas once they are mailed.
Please notify the Registrar’s Office if your address has changed.
2024 commencement
Livestream
Commencement Photos
Ceremony Photos
Cap & Gown Photos
USAO Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate
Chelsea Fuston
Outstanding Graduates
School of Education & Speech-Language Pathology
Colton Ray Pennel and Jamie Rose Townley
School of Interdisciplinary Studies & Humanities
Chloey Desiray Orosco
School of Science & Physical Education
Jordan Sumi Bloomfield
School of Social Sciences & Business
Anastasia Dulle and Chandler Reese Leamon-Webb
School of Visual & Performing Arts
Alexys Thompson
Mentored research
The following students produced original research projects suitable for conference presentation and/or professional publication under the mentorship of USAO faculty:
Andrea Alvarez
Arissa Casey
Anastasia Dulle
Madison Wyant Fitch
Serena Green
Joshua Harrel
Halli Grace Humphrey
Ethan Korn
Michael Davis Perri
Lori Ross
Caleb Smith
Ashlin Tryczak
Photo Essay
2023 Graduates Photo Essay from University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma on Vimeo.
Outstanding Graduates
School of Visual & Performing Arts
Lacey Dutton
School of Science & Physical Education
Alexandra Delaney Medcalf
School of Social Sciences & Business
Robert Spurlin and Rachel Dennis
School of Education & Speech-Language Pathology
Macoy Ramsey
School of Humanities & Interdisciplinary Studies
Robert Spurlin and Rhiannon Quillin
Distinguished Graduates
Fall: Lacey Dutton
Spring: Alexandra Delaney Medcalf
Mentored Research Scholars
Learn more about the Mentored Research program and our graduates who completed it in 2022 and 2023: https://usao.edu/academics/visual-performing-arts/mentored-research-program.html