Graduation/Completion
- Application for Graduation/Completion (Deadline for summer 2008 applications is Friday, June 20, 2008.)
- Application Information
- Graduation/Completion Check
- Degree Time Limits
- Graduation/Completion List - Spring 2008
- Graduation/Completion List - Summer
2008 (Eligible to walk in spring or fall commencement)
These are unofficial lists; they are NOT final. These lists should be used ONLY for reference. If this information is not accurate or your name does not appear and you believe it should, please contact the Office of Graduate Studies (920-424-1223, gradschool@uwosh.edu) in Dempsey Hall 337. - Commencement Information | Commencement website
- Commencement Recognition - Apply for commencement speaker or Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges
- Diploma Processing (DIPLOMAS FOR FALL 2007 WERE MAILED MONDAY,
APRIL 7, 2008.)
Application Information
Complete the on-line application
for graduation/completion form. Submit the application
no later than the end of the first week of a summer session or the end
of the fourth week of a spring/fall semester in the semester of graduation.
This application is for master's degrees, Graduate Achievement
Programs (GAP) programs and certificates. Applying to graduate/complete
is required regardless is a student participates in the commencement ceremonies.
GAP and Certificate recipients do not take part in commencement.
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Graduation Check
A graduation/completion check for students who've applied will be done
in the Graduate Studies office when all grades for the semester of intended
graduation/completion have been submitted. Students whose records are incomplete
(e.g., required courses still incomplete, official transcripts for transfer
courses not on file, grades not recorded, etc.) or who fail to meet degree
requirements will be considered for graduation in the next semester. These
deferred applications for graduation/completion will be automatically moved
to subsequent semesters for a short period of time. Afterward the application
will be inactivated.
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Degree Time Limits
All academic requirements applying to a degree (including work transferred)
must be completed within a seven-year time period. Nursing has a five-year
limit. The time limit is four-years for GAP's and Certificates. The time
period begins with the beginning date of the first term in which course(s)
were taken that apply to the degree/GAP/certificate. The time period ends
with the semester the final degree requirement is completed.
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Commencement
Commencement ceremonies are held at the end of the 14-week term of each semester. A student's official graduation/completion date will be the final day of classes of the 17-week fall or spring semester, or the final day of the 8-week summer session in which he or she completes the program requirements. Graduate students whose graduation date is at the end of the summer session (August) have two commencement ceremony options:
- Participate the following December:
Applications for graduation/completion are due by the end of the first week of the summer session - Participate the preceding May:
Applications for graduation/completion are due by the end of the fourth week of the spring semester.
GAP and Certificate recipients do not take part in commencement.
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Diploma Processing
Diplomas and a complementary official transcript are mailed to the student approximately six to eight weeks after the official end of the 17-week semester or 8-week summer semester.