Registrar's Office -- Graduation Information

Undergraduate - Students expecting to graduate at the end of the term should apply for graduation no later than the date specified in academic calendar.

Applications received after the deadline date might be held and the student will not be permitted to graduate until the following term. Students apply on-line through their E-hive account by clicking the Apply for Graduation link. The $25 graduation fee (increasing to $35 Fall 2008) must be paid at the Cashier's Window, Main 208. This fee does not cover the cost of academic apparel for the commencement ceremony.

A senior will not be placed on the list of candidates for a degree if the student begins the last term in residence with a cumulative grade point average lower than the minimum required for graduation (2.00). The last term must be spent in residence. Students who attempt to complete the baccalaureate degree in absentia must have the approval of the University Credits Committee and complete the degree within one year. All transfer credits to be applied toward the degree must be recorded in this University at the time the degree application is presented.

Candidates for a degree enrolled in courses at other colleges will not be graduated until the term following the term in which this course work was taken. This does not include cross-registered courses at UMD, CSS. All course work must be completed, and all grades that apply toward a degree must be received in the Registrar's Office within four (4) weeks after the end of a student's last term of attendance. If this deadline is not met, the student's name will be removed from the term's graduation list, and the student will be required to reapply for graduation. The Registrar's Office will not place a student's name on any future graduation lists unless a new degree application is received from the student. Students reapplying for graduation will be required to pay the $25 (increasing to $35 Fall 2008) fee again.

Graduate Students-graduate students expecting to graduate at the end of the term should apply for graduation no later than the date specified in the academic calendar. Application for Graduate Degree forms are available in Office of Graduate Studies. A non-refundable graduation fee is to be paid at the Cashier's Window, Main 208. This fee does not cover the cost of academic apparel for the commencement ceremony.

Final grades are due from the instructors the early part of the week following the end of the term. Computer processing of grades requires an additional week. The degree clearance process takes place two to six weeks after the end of the term.

Commencement Ceremony-UW-Superior conducts two formal commencements each year in December and May. Individuals completing their studies in August are invited to participate in the commencement ceremony the following December. Caps and gowns must be worn by all graduates at commencement and may be purchased through the University Bookstore. To participate in the commencement ceremony, a student must have completed or be currently enrolled in courses which complete all graduation requirements.

Effective with the 2000/2002 catalog academic honors eligibility is based on both the Resident GPA and the Total GPA with the student having a minimum of 30 Resident credits. (Total GPA is determined based on all transfer and resident work.) A student must earn the minimum GPA at each of the levels of distinction listed below in both computations (Resident and Total GPAs). Academic honors will be recorded on the final transcript for those bachelor's degree students who have earned a minimum of 30 semester credits in residence, with at least 27 of these credits graded with letter grades, and who have earned the GPA listed below:

At commencement ceremonies, student graduating with honors will wear honor cords with academic gowns and will be recognized in the program. If a student has graduated prior to the term in which commencement is held, the commencement honors will be the same as those recorded on the final transcript.

Students enrolled in their last semester during the term when commencement is held must have earned a minimum of 15 semester credits in residence prior to commencement and must be enrolled in a sufficient number of credits to total a minimum of 30 resident semester credits by the end of the commencement term. A minimum of 27 of those credits must be graded with letter grades. The honors categories for commencement are based on the GPAs listed above.

Academic honors in a major are granted for students who have earned overall transcript honors and who have earned the above specified GPA in both the Resident and Total GPAs in the major.

Diplomas will not be released if the student owes money to the university.