Application for Graduation (Declaration of Candidacy)
To graduate from UCR, undergraduate students must file an application for graduation as specified by their college.
Deadlines to file application:
| Summer Sessions 2005 candidates |
June 24, 2005 |
| Fall 2005 candidates |
October 21, 2005 |
| Winter 2006 candidates |
December 15, 2005 |
| Spring 2006 candidates |
March 15, 2006 |
Applications are not accepted after the deadline established for the quarter.
Deadlines for submitting transcripts showing transfer work required for graduation to the Office of Admissions:
| Summer Sessions 2005 graduates |
September 9, 2005 |
| Fall 2005 graduates |
January 20, 2006 |
| Winter 2006 graduates |
April 14, 2006 |
| Spring 2006 graduates |
July 14, 2006 |
If for any reason a student does not meet the requirements for graduation after filing the application, another application must be filed for the following quarter.
Students graduating in absentia after an absence of one or more quarters must apply for readmission to the university and file an application for graduation with their college Student Academic Affairs office.
The Bourns College of Engineering
Students should check with the Student Affairs Office before the third week of their final quarter to be certain they are on the appropriate degree list.
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Students should review their remaining requirements on GROWL each quarter. They should also contact their academic advisor in their major department or program two quarters before expected graduation to confirm remaining requirements. Please note that CHASS no longer accepts the paper application; the online Application for Graduation is available at the CHASS Student Affairs site and must be submitted by 4 p.m. of the deadline date listed above.
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Students should review their remaining requirements on GROWL each quarter. They should also contact their academic advisor in their major department or program three quarters before expected graduation to confirm remaining requirements. Applications for graduation must be submitted to the college office by 4 p.m. of the deadline date listed above.
Diplomas
Diplomas can be picked up at the Office of the Registrar approximately four months after the graduation date. When the diploma is available, a postcard is mailed to the permanent address on file. Diplomas can also be mailed for $3.50 to domestic locations and $9.25 to international destinations, upon receipt of a written request and a check for the appropriate amount, payable to Regents UC. |
