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Pathway towards Graduation Success
Our key responsibility in Records & Registration is to serve
our students the best possible way we can and to provide them with
a continuously
exceptional experience. This includes the process of preparing our
undergraduate students for
graduation. By educating and encouraging students to take the following steps,
we hope their pathway towards graduation is a success! (Graduate
students, please visit the Graduate School
website for graduation information.)
6 STEPS TOWARDS GRADUATION:
Students
should begin graduation process upon
earning
87 hours.
STEP 1:
CHECK YOUR INFORMATION USING WINGSPAN.
o
Major
o
Concentration/Option
o
Minor (if
any)
o
Catalog Year
Make
certain your information is correct. Verify your information
under "Registration Status" on Wingspan. The “Remaining Requirement
letters”
are based on this information. If the information is incorrect, visit your
Student Services office to update the information.
STEP 2:
SUBMIT A GRADUATION APPLICATION.
Students must complete an “Undergraduate
Application for Graduation” and submit the form to the Office of Records &
Registration, 126 Tillman.
APPLICATION
DEADLINES:
Completed forms must be received in the Office of Records & Registration,
126
Tillman, by:
o
February 1st
for August and December
graduates.
o
September 15th for
May graduates.
Please note that a $25.00 application fee is required and will automatically be
applied to your student account.
Failure to submit application by the established deadlines will result in a late
fee assessment of an additional $25.00 for applications received after
the deadline and an additional $50.00 for applications submitted during
the semester of anticipated graduation.
RECEIPT OF “Undergraduate Application for Graduation”:
Receipt of application and information is entered by the staff of
Records & Registration. Students may monitor their graduation checkout process
under "Graduation Information" on Wingspan,
selecting the term they are graduating in.
The following messages
indicate the status of the application:
| Not Applied |
| Filed an
Undergraduate Application for Graduation |
Remaining
Graduation Requirements
Reviewed.
Displayed on Wingspan and letter has been mailed out. |
| Degree
Requirements Complete |
| Degree
Requirements Not Completed |
Diploma orders are based on the information provided on your application.
Please make sure you list the “Name to appear on diploma” where listed.
“Remaining Requirements
LETTER” IS
GENERATED:
Records Office processes Remaining Requirements letters to all students who have
applied for graduation. This is a final notice of what requirements the
students must complete in order to graduate successfully.
****These letters are processed the semester before the student is
scheduled to graduate****.
STEP 3:
Remaining Graduation Requirements
Reviewed and
Displayed on Wingspan.
Once a
student has applied for graduation, the Office of Records and Registration will
review their academic record. An audit is prepared the semester before the
student is scheduled to graduate.
Once
an audit is completed a hard copy of the Remaining Graduation Requirements is
mailed to the student. The Remaining Graduation Requirements audit is also
available online on WINGSPAN.
*PLEASE NOTE: ONLY students who've applied for graduation and had an audit
completed will be able to view their Remaining Graduation Requirements on
WINGSPAN.
Please review carefully and
maintain letter for your records. This is a final notice of what requirements
the students must complete in order to graduate successfully. If you find our
records do not agree with yours, please visit with your Academic Advisor or
contact your Student Services office for additional assistance. Pay close
attention to the "
Requirements last updated
"
DATE
on the bottom of the
WINGSPAN audit screen.
If any additional
information is submitted to our office in between mailed hard copies, you may
see a change on the online audit.
STEP 4:
ATTEND GRAD EXPO.
Grad Expo and Career Fairs are held in
the Fall and Spring semesters. Students may attend these
events during the
semester in which they are preparing to graduate. Students are able to order
their cap, gown, announcements, and ring, as well as receive information about
the commencement ceremony. The Spring 2008
Fairs are scheduled for Tuesday,
February 26
(for Education majors) from 9:30 a.m. until noon, and Wednesday, February 27
from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in McBryde Hall.
STEP 5:
REVIEW COMMENCEMENT BULLETIN.
The Office of Records & Registration mails out a Commencement Bulletin to all
upcoming graduates during the middle of their last semester. Please be sure to
update your current address via Wingspan or through the Office of Records and
Registration.
STEP 6:
COMPLETE ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION.
The Office of Records & Registration clears students for graduation after final
exams have been concluded and grades have been submitted. Students will be
notified the Thursday or Friday prior to the Commencement Ceremony if they have
not been cleared to graduate. All requirements must be completed in order to
participate in the Commencement Ceremony.
***Students may also check the Graduation Information page on Wingspan to
determine their graduation status.***
Failure to Apply
Failing to apply for graduation on time
may result in the following:
- Taking the wrong classes, resulting in a later graduation date.
- Taking unneeded classes, resulting in added expenses.
- Not being cleared to graduate, resulting in a degree not being awarded.
- Late fees incurring with a late application for graduation.
- Not being admitted on a timely basis (or at all if lacking requirements)
to graduate programs.
- Not having a diploma available upon graduation because of late ordering.
- Not having your name in the Commencement Program due to applying
late.
- Having no reader card (used to announce your name) printed for the
ceremony.
- Not having your name printed in your town newspaper listing graduates.
- Risking difficulty in obtaining employment because confirmation of a degree being awarded can not be given.
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