Undergraduate Students: During your final semester, apply to graduate by filling out the online Application for Graduation found in the MyAC Portal>Student Tab>Student Forms page. 

Workforce and Continuing Education Students: During your final semester, apply to graduate by filling out the online WCE Application for Graduation found in the MyAC Portal.

Application Submissions Periods

• Fall: September 15 – November 1
• Spring: February 1 – March 15
• Summer Early Approval (to have name in commencement program): February 1 – March 15
• Summer: May 15 – July 1

Graduation Applications Contact:

• For questions concerning graduation applications, students can email grad@angelina.edu.
• Workforce and Continuing Education students contact skeely@angelina.edu.

A student may meet the degree requirements as outlined in the current catalog at the time of first admission or as outlined in any subsequent catalog published before the date of graduation, provided the student meets the degree requirements not later than five years from the date of the catalog selected. The College confers degrees in December, May, and August of each academic year.

Degree evaluations can take 2 – 4 weeks to process. 

Undergrad Students: After a student’s degree evaluation is complete, they will receive an *email notification from the Registrar (scox@angelina.edu) regarding approval or denial. This email will be sent to the student’s AC email address.

Workforce/CE Students: They will receive their *email notification from skeely@angelina.edu, regarding approval or denial. This email will be sent to the email address on file.

*An invitation to participate in Commencement will be included in the approval email.

Diplomas and Certificates:

Graduates will receive a digital diploma/certificate to complement the printed copy that will be mailed.

An email and text notification (when applicable) with instructions on how to claim your digital diploma will be sent to the student within two weeks of the completion of the semester.

Students should follow these simple steps:

• Check personal email and text messages for the award notification.
• Follow the link to set up a Parchment digital credentials account.
• Share their digital diploma on social media.

The printed diploma/certificate will be mailed to the address provided on the graduation application within four weeks of the completion of the semester.

After a student has been approved for graduation, they must RSVP or decline to participate (walk the stage) in commencement and order regalia if participating. There are two forms to submit.

• RSVP form: Approved students will log in to their MyAC Portal and fill out the RSVP form labeled “Commencement RSVP.” This is only necessary if they choose to participate. Students will NOT be able to fill out this form until they have received an approval email to graduate.
  • RSVP Window for Fall: September 15 – November 5, 2026
• Regalia Orders: Student only need to order regalia if they answered “Yes” to participate in commencement. If not, this is not required.  
  • Regalia Order Window for Fall: September 15 – November 5, 2026 at 5 pm. Order your cap and gown by the deadline on the angelina.edu/commencement webpage. The regalia website will automatically close at that time, and you will not be able to order your cap and gown. Your package will be delivered to your home within about 3 weeks of your order date if the order was placed on a business day (Monday – Friday).
  • 🔗 Regalia Order Form 
• Contact: For questions concerning commencement contact gvalladares@angelina.edu.