Graduation

Upon submitting an Application for Degree Card for a bachelor's degree, each student will be charged a $30 graduation fee. This fee covers the diploma, the diploma cover, and commencement exercises. It does not cover the cost of the cap and gown.  Students completing the requirements for graduation are required to submit an Application for Degree Card at the beginning of the term in which they expect to graduate.

Students are required to complete the last 32 semester hours of credit for a bachelor's degree, in residence. Exceptions to these requirements may be granted by the program director or dean of the college.

Graduation Audit The Registration and Records Office prepares a graduation audit for seniors based on Application for Degree.

Students are provided a degree audit each registration period to guide them in selecting appropriate courses to meet graduation requirements. The degree audit received prior to registering for the final semester should be up to date and show all waivers/substitutions/approvals needed to graduate. If the audit is not complete, bring signed waiver/substitution/approval forms to the Registration and Records Office. Questions regarding your final degree audit should be referred to the Registration and Records Office. All documents should be identified with your name, ID number and anticipated graduation date. The Registration and Records Office prepares a graduation audit for seniors based on Application for Degree after the first two weeks of the final semester.

Graduate Students Please refer to the Graduation Information website to obtain forms, deadline dates for submission of materials, and other related information necessary for graduation. all paperwork needed for graduation is due in the Graduate School by the first two weeks of the term.

Graduation Date of Record
Academic terms are defined as being over on the last day of the Fall semester in December; the last day of the Spring semester in May; and the last day of Summer Session in August. Undergraduate and graduate degrees are dated the last day of the term in which they are completed.

Graduate students will be recorded as having graduated in the academic term in which all degree requirements are completed, including the filing of the signed and approved copy of the research report in the Graduate School Office. Graduate advisers who supervise reports will need adequate lead time for reading both prior to and after final typing of the report. Ask your adviser about appropriate lead time to permit adequate review prior to the planned completion date.

Ceremonies
A graduation ceremony is held at the end of each semester and the summer session. Only students completing all requirements for their degree by the end of the graduating term, and who have filed for graduation, will be permitted to participate in the graduation ceremony. Instructions for graduation are available from the Dean of Students Office.

Award of the Degree
About three weeks after the end of the graduating term, after all grades, credits and overall grade point average have been checked to determine that program requirements have been met, a transcript will be available from the Registration and Records Office upon written request by the student.

Graduating with Honors
Undergraduates Honors are based upon scholarship. The following designations are used: