SEPTEMBER 2025 GRADUATION – APPLICATION INFORMATION

Application for the 2025 Graduation Ceremony begins on February 26, 2025. Students completing coursework by April and August 2025 are required to apply by close of business, Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Eligible students are required to contact the Registrar's office via graduation@usiu.ac.ke by sending their student ID number, Major, and Concentration/Minor details (if applicable).

The graduation application documents will be sent via the student's email address within 10 working days of signing up. Always include your student ID number when making inquiries.

NOTE: Only students who meet the following criteria should apply: -

1. Must be registered for their FINAL courses/units in April or August 2025.
2. Should NOT have any unresolved/pending grade changes among their course degree requirements (Incompletes (Is), Fs, or IPs).
3. Graduate and Doctorate students must be registered for project/Thesis/Dissertation continuously up to date.

Doctoral Students should apply for graduation by the end of May 2025 after successfully defending their dissertation.

SEPTEMBER 2025 GRADUATION – PAYMENT INFORMATION
Students intending to participate in the September 2025 Graduation Ceremony should pay graduation fees as follows:

Undergraduates
Coursework completed by April 2025: -

• Kshs. 17,000 – (Kshs. 8,500 graduation fees and a refundable gown deposit fee Kshs. 8,500)

Coursework completed by August 2025: -

• ONLY pay graduation fees of Kshs. 8,500 (no gown deposit), graduation gowns will be issued

Graduates
Coursework completed by April 2025: -

• Kshs. 23,000 – (Kshs. 11,500 graduation fees and a refundable gown deposit fee Kshs. 11,500)

Coursework completed by August 2025: -

• ONLY pay graduation fees of Kshs. 11,500 (no gown deposit), graduation gowns will be issued

Doctorates
Kshs. 15,500 - graduation fees. Graduation attire payment will be communicated at a later date.

All Undergraduate, Graduate and Doctorate students who are not planning to attend the graduation ceremony, will pay the respective graduation fees as indicated above.

Go to payment-options/ for information on the various payment options.

Note that the Payment deadline is Tuesday, July 1, 2025.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Dr. Ruth Njeri Mwai | University Registrar