GRADUATION
APPLICATION
UNDERGRADUATE
OR LAW STUDENTS
Instruction Sheet for Completing the Graduation
Application
PLEASE READ
THIS ENTIRE SHEET AND KEEP FOR YOUR OWN RECORDS
1. The deadline to return the Graduation Application
to the Office of Admissions and Records is the Friday of the first week of the semester in which you plan to
complete the degree requirements.
2. If the Graduation Application is sent by
mail, please mail it to: Office of
Admissions and Records, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Mail Code:
4701,
3. A $25 graduation fee will appear on a future
Bursar Statement unless you indicate that you have one of the Financial Aid
Awards listed on the Graduation Application.
Please do not send a check
with this application.
4. The $25 Graduation Application Fee does not
cover the cost of the cap and gown rental or the cost of invitations. Degree candidates planning to attend
commencement should contact the Student Center Bookstore about ordering their
cap, gown, and invitations. This should
be done by April 1 for the May commencement, by July 1 for the August
commencement, or by November 1 for the December commencement. Prices for these items can be obtained from
the Student Center Bookstore at (618) 536-3321.
5. Commencement attendance is not compulsory;
however, if you do plan to attend, the wearing of a cap and gown is
compulsory. Military attire is not
acceptable.
6. If you indicate on the Graduation Application
that you plan to attend the commencement ceremony on the
7. Graduates planning to teach in the state of
8. If you do not meet degree requirements, your
application will automatically be moved once to the next commencement. Should you subsequently not meet the degree
requirements by the deadline for that commencement date, your name will be
removed from the pending graduation list. It
will then be your responsibility to submit a new Graduation Application form by
the end of the first week of the semester in which you plan to graduate. The new application will result in the
assessment of a $25 graduation application fee.
9. Please complete one Graduation Application
for each degree you are applying for.
10. Please complete the entire Graduation
Application.
11. Any/all financial obligation(s) with the
university must be cleared by the Bursar’s Office at least two weeks before the
date of Commencement in order to assure the release of your diploma and
transcript. Diplomas are mailed eight to ten
weeks after Commencement.
12. Undergraduate students may not apply for or
attend a commencement prior to the completion of all degree requirements unless
they have written approval from their Academic Dean, and the approval is on
file at the Office of Admissions and Records prior to the commencement ceremony.
13. Please call the Office of Admissions and
Records at (618) 453-2999 if you have any questions about completing the
Graduation Application or about the Commencement Ceremony.
Please
read the attached Instruction Sheet before completing this Graduation
Application. The completed Graduation
Application is to be returned to the Records Office in Woody Hall A103. The deadline to return the Graduation
Application is the Friday of the first week of the semester in which you plan
to complete the degree requirements.
A
$25 graduation fee is assessed for each completed Graduation Application and
may be covered by one of the Financial Aid Awards listed below or will appear
on a future bursar statement. Please
indicate the type of fee payment in the appropriate box.
General
Assembly Scholarship c MIA/POW c
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If
you are receiving two degrees, please complete two separate Graduation
Applications. Graduate degree students
should not use this form, but should obtain their form from the
Your
name exactly as you wish it to appear on your diploma (please
print clearly or type):
_____________________________________________________________________________________
First Middle Last
ID#: ___________-_______-____________ Academic Unit (please check one):
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Agricultural
Sciences
Degree
Sought: Bachelor of Science Applied Sciences & Arts
(AAS, BA, BFA, BM, BS, JD) Business
& Administration
Education
& Human Services
Major(s)
Industrial
Technology - Engineering
X
Liberal
Arts
Manufacturing
Technology Mass Communication
& Media Arts
Science
Minor(s) _____________________________
_______________________________
Month/Year
you’re applying to graduate:
May Yr _____
August Yr _____
December Yr _____
Address
to use for the mailing of your diploma:
Street
_____________________________________
Is this address the same as your permanent/home address?
Yes
No
City _____________________________________
Do you plan to attend the commencement
ceremony?
State
& Zip ________________________________
Yes
No
Commencement related information will be sent
via e-mail. It is important that you
provide us with a current and valid e-mail address in order to receive this
information.
E-mail address: ____________________________________________________
Signature:
_______________________________________________ Date: _______________________