07. Steps for Graduation

The time is approaching! All your hard work is about to culminate with your capstone project followed by graduation from this program. If you need to prepare for graduation in advance, we'd like you to see these instructions early.

Important Instructions for Graduation

In order to obtain your verified certificate, we have a few final steps. Please follow the directions below to help us verify your identity:

  • Email graduation-support@udacity.com to initiate the graduation process after you have successfully completed the capstone project and all required work.
  • Have an acceptable form of ID. Acceptable forms of ID include Driver's Licenses, Passports, or a Government-issued ID. Note: Student or Work IDs are not accepted.
  • Ensure you have access to a web camera and are in a well-lit area.
  • You may upload a photocopied image of your ID, or you may take a picture of your ID with your web camera in the verification process. If you choose to use a web camera to take a photo of your ID, please be sure not to obstruct your ID with your fingers. You may take as many photos of your ID as you want. Please make sure there is no blur or glare in your ID photo.
  • Go through the Net Verification link we send you. The verification session will be available for the 2 days afterward. Please be sure to verify as soon as possible! If you encounter any difficulties while trying to validate your ID, please reach out to us.

After you've completed the identity verification, we ask that you complete a Final Reflection to think back over your experience in the Nanodegree, tell us what you found most helpful, what we can improve for future students' experience. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to do this. As soon as you complete the Final Reflection and your ID is verified by our staff, you will graduate from the program!

Please let us know if you have any questions. We can't wait to celebrate your graduation very soon!