Graduation Packet

Most forms can be filled out on-line then printed to obtain signatures.

Kalen Ritz, SMTC

Graduation Process Outline
Graduation Deadlines
As you work through the following steps, please be aware of the information given in the Thesis/Dissertation Format Guide.
Step 1: Complete the Graduation/Title Form by mid-semester of the semester you intend to graduate. Submit the form to the Graduate School. You MUST have your program of study, committee, and prelims (doctoral students) approved and on file in the Graduate School before the Graduation/Title Form can be processed.
This form puts you on the list for graduation. Please type the appropriate information then either:
1) e-mail the file to your major professor and ask him/her to print the form out and sign it before forwarding it to your department head and Graduate School, or
2) print the form yourself and have your major professor and department head sign the form before it is submitted to the Graduate School.
Step 2: After receiving e-mail confirmation that your Graduation/Title Form has been processed, enter needed information on the top of the Completion of Requirements Form. This can be done online. Then print the form and take it with you to the Cashier's Office to pay your fees. Keep your receipts!
Step 3: Visit the Office of the Registrar to obtain your degree check from a degree analyst. Be sure you take your Completion of Requirements Form (and receipts) to the degree check.
Step 4: Schedule your defense. Send the Graduate School notification of your time, date, title, location, name, and major by e-mail (uwgrad@uwyo.edu).
Step 5: On the day of your defense, take the Certificate of Approval and Completion of Requirements forms to your defense for signatures.
Step 6: After your defense and submission of Certificate of Approval to the Graduate School, you can then proceed with Electronic Submission for Dissertations and Theses for your format check. Be sure you submit your thesis or dissertation by the published deadline. However, format checks can occur after that deadline.
Step 7: Complete the online Exit Interview
Step 8: Submit the Completion of Requirements form to the Graduate School. If you are a doctoral student, you must also submit the Survey of Earned Doctorates to the Graduate School. If you'd like more information about the Survey of Earned Doctorates, please view: Purpose and Use and Confidentiality.
You are now ready for Commencement Information !!
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