Graduation

Degree List

There are four degree conferral periods in an academic year––May, August, October, and December. (Undergraduate degree conferral in October is limited to include only those students who have special circumstances.) Students are responsible for announcing their candidacy for a degree by entering this information through the Student Self-Service registration system when they register for their final term. Students may place their names on a degree list up to the tenth day of class. After this deadline has passed, students must contact the College Admissions/Records Officer to be added to the degree list.

On occasion, students complete their remaining requirements through Guided Individual Study or another institution. Students who are not registered but intend to graduate must contact the College Admissions/Records Officer in writing, indicating how they intend to complete their remaining requirements. The College Admissions/Records Officer will add the candidate's name to the degree list after an official transcript is received or after a final grade is assigned in a Guided Individual Study course.

Students are encouraged to finish their degree programs in a timely manner due to the changing nature of certification requirements. Certification requirements may change at any time, thereby jeopardizing a student's eligibility to graduate and qualify for certification.

Honors at Graduation

Eligibility for honors at graduation is calculated after grades are recorded following a student's final semester. The minimum grade point averages in all coursework presented for graduation are as follows: Honors, cumulative grade point average of 3.75; High Honors, cumulative grade point average of 3.85; Highest Honors, cumulative grade point average of 3.90.

Ceremony

University and College of Education commencement ceremonies are conducted once a year in May. Undergraduate students who graduated the previous August, October or December as well as prospective May degree candidates will be invited to attend the May ceremonies. Prospective August degree candidates may be granted permission to attend the ceremony by contacting the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs of the College of Education. Students intending to graduate the following December are not eligible to attend the May commencement ceremonies. Information concerning both ceremonies is mailed to eligible students in April.

Transcript Ordering/Enrollment Certification

Currently enrolled students may order transcripts or enrollment certifications in person at the Records Service Center, 901 West Illinois Street, Urbana, or by accessing the Office of the Registrar web site. Orders for transcripts and enrollment certifications will be billed to the student's account and may be mailed or picked up at the Records Service Center, 901 West Illinois Street, Urbana.