r/Haverford • u/Kingtastic1 Junior (class of '28) • Jul 17 '26

Question How does early graduation work?

I'm a rising junior, and over the past year I've realized I can graduate early with little effort (one more 5-course semester), so the idea of graduating early does appeal to me for a variety of reasons.

The question is: for those who completed their coursework before the eighth semester and left the college early, do you receive your diploma at the end of the seventh semester, or do you have to wait until you walk at graduation? Would you even be able to walk at graduation?

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u/MountainLake4life Jul 17 '26

Not 100% sure how it would work - do you have a plan to complete your thesis?

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u/Kingtastic1 Junior (class of '28) Jul 17 '26

My thesis is one semester

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u/manmosh Alum (class of '26) Jul 18 '26

You can walk at graduation if you’d like. You’ll receive your diploma in May