Graduating

 

What requirements are necessary to graduate?

Here are all the graduation requirements:

• 120 units are required for the BA/BS degree
• General Education (51 units)
• Major (units vary – widely!)
• Second semester composition requirement (English 20)
• Foreign language requirement
• Writing Proficiency Exam
• Writing Intensive
• Upper division unit requirement (40 units)
• Residence requirements (30 units)

 

Semester of Graduation	Application Deadline
Fall	November 1 of the previous year
Spring or Summer	May 1 of the previous year

How do I apply to graduate?

Refer to the Student's Registration and Advising Handbook for additional information on filing the graduation application.

Major	Pick Up Graduation Application In
Business Administration	Tahoe 1030 or online at http://cbaweb.cba.csus.edu/UBAC/forms/Undergrad_Grad_App.pdf
Child Development, Plan B	Lassen 2008
Civil Engineering	Riverside 4024
Computer Engineering	Riverside 3018
Computer Science	Riverside 3018 or online at http://www.ecs.csus.edu/csc/pdf/bs_app.pdf
Construction Management	Riverside 4024
Criminal Justice	Alpine 137
Electrical & Electronic Engr.	Riverside 3018
Gerontology	El Dorado 1030
Liberal Studies	Lassen 2008 or online at http://www.csus.edu/libs/sinfo.htm
Mechanical Engineering	Riverside 4024
Mechanical Engineering Tech.	Riverside 4024
Music	Capistrano 107 or online at http://www.csus.edu/music/admissions/gradpetitions.html
Nursing	El Dorado 1016 or online at http://www.hhs.csus.edu/nrs/Forms/bachelors_degree_application_%2010-15-07.pdf
All other majors	On the Web at  http://webapps1.csus.edu/admr/content/evaluation/graduation_application.asp

 

What if I need help applying to graduate?

Read the instructions that come with your graduation application. Here’s where you can go for more help:

• Your major - see an advisor in your department.
• GE or general requirements - see an advisor in Academic Advising, Lassen 1012.
• Your Graduation Evaluation - see a degree evaluator in Evaluations, Lassen Hall Admissions Counter.

If I miss the deadline can I still graduate?

Yes, you can go through the commencement ceremony and, when you have fulfilled all the degree requirements, graduate.  If you miss the deadline, discuss your options with Degree Evaluations.

What if I don't complete all my requirements as planned?

If you need to change something on your graduation application, you can do that by contacting Degree Evaluations. If you need more time to complete your requirements, you'll need to file a Request for Change of Graduation Date.

I have one more course to take – can I still graduate?

People often confuse graduating with the commencement ceremony.  You can go through commencement, but you don't actually graduate until you complete all your requirements. You will have to change your date of graduation.

When do I get my diploma?

Your diploma is mailed to you after grades are recorded and we verify that you have completed all your requirements.  This is usually about two months after the end of your final semester.  Be sure Admissions and Records has your current address .

What will be on my diploma?

Your diploma will proclaim that you have been awarded a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in your major and, if your major includes concentrations, it will list the one (or more) that you completed.  Graduation with honors is also included.  Minors are not included on the diploma.  Here's an example – and let’s hope yours has a bottom line like this!