Graduation Requirements

Graduation Application

Graduation intent notices will be sent out by the Registrar’s office to all students each spring for the following academic year. Students planning to graduate in December, May, or Summer of the following academic year are required to fill out the graduation intent form. It is the responsibility of the student to complete the graduation intent form in a timely manner. Failure to do so may result in the student missing important graduation notices and being omitted from graduation ceremony. If a student fills out the form and later chooses to change their intended graduation date, it is their responsibility to inform the Registrar’s office. The link can be found on the uj.edu website by searching “Graduation Intent Form” or here: https://www.uj.edu/academics/graduation-intent-form/.

Commencement

The May commencement ceremonies recognize those students who graduate during that academic year. The academic year consists of a fall, spring, and summer term and begins in August. Graduating students are expected to attend and fully participate in graduation activities including baccalaureate and commencement ceremonies. Mid-year or other graduates unable to return for commencement may request their degrees in absentia in writing by contacting the Registrar’s office. 

In order to participate in commencement exercises, students must apply for graduation and meet one of the criteria below:

1. Student has completed, or will complete by the date of commencement, all requirements necessary for graduation.
2. Student has completed all requirements necessary for graduation except student teaching. The student must be registered for student teaching for the following fall term.
3. Student has 12 or fewer credits remaining to complete all requirements necessary for graduation, and the student has enrolled for those credits in the summer term following commencement at the University of Jamestown.