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Apply to Graduate

Potential graduates (those meeting graduation requirements) must now apply for graduation online.

Promptly applying for graduation assures you will be included in the 2025 Paysonian yearbook and the Commencement program. Graduation application does not guarantee that graduation requirements have been completed.

May 2025 Graduates:  Apply to Graduate January 1, 2025 – March 15, 2025

To complete the online Application for Graduation:

1. Go to the SUNY Canton website
2. Go to Quick Links and choose UCanWeb
3. Log in to UCanWeb
4. Choose Student Menu
5. Choose Student Records
6. Choose Apply to Graduate
7. Complete the application, indicating whether or not you intend to participate in the Commencement ceremony, and Submit

APPLY TO GRADUATE - Late Fee

LATE Request to Walk form

After the Apply to Graduate deadline (March 15, 2025), a late fee of $20 will be imposed on students wishing to attend the Commencement ceremony. This fee must be paid before you can receive your grades, diploma, or transcripts.

Please note: This late fee is only for students wishing to participate in the Commencement ceremony and who have missed the Apply to Graduate deadline. This does not apply to students only receiving their diploma.

To request participation in Commencement after the Apply to Graduate deadline, please complete the LATE Request to Walk form by noon on May 2, 2025. After 12:00 p.m. on May 2, 2025, you will not have the option to participate in the Commencement ceremony.

For any questions, please contact Amber Baines, Special Events Coordinator, at (315) 386-7918 or specialevents@canton.edu.

COMMENCEMENT FEE

A $50.00 fee is assessed to all incoming matriculated freshman and transfers in their first attending term regardless of full-time or part-time status to support the costs of commencement.