Graduation

Graduation Ceremony Overview

CNM hosts one formal commencement ceremony each year after the Spring Term. We encourage all eligible students to participate. The Spring 2025 ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 3, at Tingley Coliseum, beginning at 12 p.m. Graduates should arrive by 10 a.m. (along with their guests) to allow time for seating and check-in.

Grad Fest 2025

Keep an eye on your CNM email (accessible through myCNM) for upcoming details on Grad Fest 2025. During Grad Fest (on April 25), you can pick up your complimentary parking pass (for graduates) and learn more about the ceremony.

How to Participate

• RSVP Through Marching Orders: If you’re eligible to graduate, look for an email from [email protected] with instructions on completing your RSVP.
• No Guest Tickets Required: Seating is first come, first served. There are no physical tickets for guests.
• Cap & Gown Required: You must wear regalia to walk in the ceremony. Purchase your cap and gown by April 4 through Jostens or at the CNM Bookstore (sizes subject to availability).

Step 1: Apply for Graduation

If you have done the work to complete your degree, you may apply to graduate during the term in which you are enrolled in your final courses. The graduation application opens on the second day of each term and closes on the last day of each term.

You will graduate in the term for which you have a graduation application on file and in which all graduation requirements are completed, even if there is no Graduation Ceremony scheduled that semester.

Once degrees and certificates have been awarded for a given term, any additional requests will be processed at the end of the next term.

Program Evaluation and How to Apply

Check to see how close you are to graduation and what you still need to complete.

1. Sign into your myCNM account.
2. Click on the "Graduation" tab.
3. Click the "CNM Degree Works" link located near the top center of the screen in the Graduation Quick Links portal. 
4. Review your online evaluation to insure all certificate/degree requirements are met.
5. Update your address and phone number via the "Students" tab in case we need to contact you.
6. Click the “Apply to Graduate” link under Graduation Process on the “Graduation” tab.
7. Upon successful completion of the application, print the confirmation page for your records.

Apply to Graduate From a Program Other Than Your Declared Major

In order to apply to graduate from a program other than your declared major you will need to run a successful “What-If” evaluation first.

1. Click on the “What-If” button on left of the Program Evaluation for your declared major (main audit).
2. In the Select your primary area of study: Enter the catalog year, degree, and, if applicable, concentration(s) for the program you want to apply to graduate from. For more than one concentration, go to the Select your additional areas of study and Enter the degree and next concentration and click on Add. You may have up to three concentrations per degree.
3. Click on “Process What-If”.  Note: Make sure the “Include Pre-registered Classes” box at the top of the audit is NOT checked when running your evaluation for a graduation application. Including Pre-registered courses may give you an inaccurate evaluation by counting them as In-Progress , and your application will be invalid. The “In-Progess” box, above the “Include Pre-Registered” box, should always be checked when running an evaluation for a graduation application.
4. If the "What-If" evaluation shows the program is 98% or 100% completed you can apply. Click on “Program Evaluation” to return to the main audit and gain access to the Graduation Application link.