How To: Apply for Graduation

First, you must submit your Application for Admission to Candidacy (AAC).

*Note: This step must be complete and approved before applying for graduation (step #2). Once your AAC has been submitted, it can take 2-3 weeks for approval.

To access your AAC, use this link. Your student name & student ID should pre-populate.

Enter the following information:

• Graduate program – Master of Business Administration, Online
• Area of concentration and/or cognate – General MBA, Management, Marketing Leadership, Healthcare Leadership, Construction Management, Finance, Business Analytics, or Cyber Operations
• Catalog year – This is indicated by the academic year in which you started your BUSMBA 500 course (e.g. If you started your BUSMBA 500 course in the fall of 2022, spring of 2023, or summer 2023, your academic year would be 2022-2023. The academic year always starts with the fall semester.)
• Anticipated completion term – the semester term and year you intend to graduate (e.g. Fall 2023)
• Compliance – leave blank (don’t select any options)
• Supervisory committee – not required
• Degree requirements section – click the “Add Another Entry” button to arrive at 13 separate lines (each line corresponds to one OMBA course).

• • • General MBA (no emphasis area) – all 13 courses are “Core Course” for Requirement Type.
    • MBA with a designated emphasis area – the 10 MBA core courses listed are “Core Course” for Requirement Type. The three emphasis area courses you take are “Emphasis Area” for Requirement Type.
    • *Note – You can copy and paste from the course table (it is easiest for the degree office if you list them in ascending order – not the order that you took them).
• BUSMBA = Course prefix
• ### = Course number
• Course Title = Name of course (e.g. Corporate Finance)
• BUSMBA 500 = 1 credit. All other courses = 4 credits 

MBA Core Courses:

• BUSMBA 500 – Business Foundations
• BUSMBA 501 – Design Thinking
• BUSMBA 505 – Marketing Strategy
• BUSMBA 510 – People & Organizations
• BUSMBA 515 – Corporate Finance
• BUSMBA 520 – Global Economy
• BUSMBA 525 – Managerial Accounting
• BUSMBA 545 – Legal Issues In Business
• BUSMBA 550 – Operations & Supply Chain Management
• BUSMBA 555 – Integrated Capstone

MBA Electives: view all electives for your area of emphasis on our OMBA Course Descriptions – Emphasis Areas & Core Classes web page.

• Fill in your actual grades and semester / year for each course as shown in your Student Center. Instructions on how to view your course history can be found here. For courses that have yet to be taken, or haven’t been completed yet, select the “In Progress”. You won’t be able submit the form without entering something in the text box. Your total credits should equal 49.
• Finally, you’ll need to click “Validate Request” then “Submit Request.” You can print for your records if desired.

Again, your AAC (step #1) must be complete and approved before you can apply for graduation. You may receive an email confirmation in as little as 1-2 weeks, but it could also take up to 3-4 weeks. If you don’t receive an email with approval and a link to apply for graduation within 3 weeks, please email your advisor so they can follow up.

You can find step-by-step instructions on how to apply for graduation in your Student Center here. A $25 fee is required to apply for graduation which must be paid before your application will be reviewed. If you apply for graduation passed the deadline, you will be charged an additional $25 late fee.

1. Financial Aid – If you plan on taking BUSMBA 555 – Integrated Capstone as your only course in your graduating semester, (e.g. BUSMBA 555 during the fall 1 session and nothing during fall 2), you are ineligible for student loans. Please talk with to Boise States Financial Aid office ASAP about your options.
2. Diplomas – Diplomas are sent via mail to the address listed in your Student Center and can take up to 6 weeks to arrive after the conclusion of each 16-week semester. For students finishing classes in the first session of the semester, please note that your official “graduation” will be the last day of the 16-week semester. Meaning it could take up to 14 weeks to get your diploma after your last class (given the semester timing). Please check your primary name and mailing address in your myBoiseState Student Center. This will be the name and address used when your diploma is printed and sent.
3. Graduation Ceremonies –

• • • All graduates are welcome to participate in-person at the University’s Commencement Ceremony. More information is available on the University’s commencement website.
    • Fall and summer graduates are invited to participate in the fall commencement ceremony (in December), while spring graduates are invited to participate in the spring commencement (in May). See future commencement dates.
    • Please review the commencement FAQ’s page if you plan to walk in commencement. The FAQ’s page will answer many questions about guest tickets, parking, special accommodations, etc.
    • If you’d like to appeal to participate in an earlier commencement ceremony, you can view the process and deadlines for doing so on the commencement FAQ’s page.