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graduation date

A graduation date is the officially recorded date on which a student completed a course of study and, if applicable, was awarded the related degree or qualification.

In plain English

This is the formal date kept in a student's record to mark when their studies were finished. It refers to completion of the course of study, and it can also be the date the related degree or qualification was awarded.

In context

Here, "graduation date" labels the field for the officially recorded date when a student completed the course of study and, if applicable, was awarded the related degree or qualification.

Situation
Requesting transcripts, certificates, credentials, verification, and graduation records
What it communicates
labels the field for the recorded completion date.

Meaning limits

The term itself does not identify any other detail of the course of study or qualification beyond that official completion date.

Examples

“Her graduation date was in May, even though the ceremony took place in July.”

Core meaning

“The form asks for the graduation date in day-month-year order.”

In context

  • completion date Broader Term

    A graduation date is a kind of completion date for a course of study.

  • ceremony date Contrast

    A ceremony date is the date of the graduation event, which can differ from the official completion date.