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:

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:

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 (BCOE)

Students should review their remaining requirements on Growl each quarter. They should also contact their assigned academic advisor three quarters before expected graduation to confirm the course plan for their remaining requirements. Applications for graduation must be submitted to the Office of Student Academic Affairs by 4 p.m. of the deadline date listed above.

College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS)

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 website and must be submitted by 4 p.m. of the deadline date listed above.

College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS)

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.

School of Business Administration (SoBA)

Students should review their remaining requirements on Growl each quarter. They should also contact their academic advisor in the Undergraduate Business Programs Office in Olmsted 2340 two quarters before expected graduation to confirm remaining requirements. Please note that SoBA only accepts paper applications. Applications must be turned in no later than 4 p.m. of the deadline at the Undergraduate Business Programs Office.

Diplomas

Diplomas can be picked up at the Highlander One Stop Shop (HOSS) on the first floor of the Student Services Building 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 $6.25 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.