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Graduation Procedures

Application for Graduation
Graduation Audit
Diplomas

At least eight weeks before the end of the semester in which a student expects to graduate, he/she must send a completed Graduation Application form, along with a check or money order for $35.00, to the College of Graduate Studies. Deadline dates are published on the front inside cover of this Bulletin.

Application for Graduation
In order to graduate, the student must submit a Graduation Application form. The form must be submitted to the graduate studies office no later than the deadline specified on the inside front cover of this Bulletin. At the time of filing the graduation application, it is the responsibility of the student to determine whether his/her advisor will be available to approve the thesis or to sign any other papers necessary for graduation. In the event the student’s advisor will not be available on campus at such a time, the student assumes responsibility for making suitable arrangements for the approval of the thesis, field study, dissertation, or other papers with the advisor prior to the advisor’s departure.
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Graduation Audit
After a student submits a Graduation Application form, the student’s record is audited in the College of Graduate Studies to verify completion of program requirements. After the audit is complete, the student and advisor will each be mailed an audit form indicating either that all requirements are satisfied or that the student has requirements left to complete. If there are requirements left to complete, the audit form indicates what the student must do before graduating. Students who fail to complete requirements by the deadline will receive a Failure to Complete Requirements For Graduation form, indicating that they will not graduate at the upcoming graduation and advising them to apply for the next graduation period. Students must reapply to graduate in a subsequent semester, but there is no second fee for the next application.

To encourage students to monitor their own progress toward graduation, the College of Graduate Studies has developed a Self Audit form, available in the graduate studies office. Although it is not mandatory, students are urged to complete the Self Audit before submitting a Graduation Application.
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Diplomas
Diplomas are mailed to students about six weeks after commencement. If a student needs evidence of degree completion in less than six weeks, written verification is available through the College of Graduate Studies.
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