Faculty advisors and the Office of the Registrar make every effort to assist and advise the student so that he or she may successfully complete university work in a reasonable time period. The ultimate responsibility for meeting graduation requirements rests with the individual student The University will not assume responsibility for ensuring that the right courses are taken at the right time.
Each student is responsible for following the guidelines in the Academic Catalog in force at the time of initial enrollment and for being aware of information pertaining to his or her course of study. It is also the student’s responsibility to check the Academic Calendar for important deadlines that apply to drop/add periods, withdrawal from classes, and graduation application.
Application for Degree
A student who has achieved 85 earned semester hours may request a graduation audit from the Office of the Registrar by submitting an Application for Graduation.
A prospective graduate must submit the completed application for degree, along with a completed advisement grid from the advisor, to the Office of the Registrar no later than the deadline posted in the Academic Calendar for the anticipated graduation date. The processing fee of $100 is due upon submission of the application.
Forms submitted after this date are subject to a late graduation fee of $125. The early application timeframe enables the Office of the Registrar to compare the prospective graduate’s transcript to the requirements of his or her degree program. Any problems noted during this transcript audit are brought to the student’s attention. It is the student’s responsibility to correct irregularities and deficiencies by providing missing transcripts, obtaining course substitutions, and making schedule changes needed to successfully complete the course of study.