IMPORTANT GRADUATION INFORMATION

COMPLETION OF COURSE WORK

All "Incomplete" credits, which are necessary for completion of degree requirements, must be completed with satisfactory grades and on file in the Office of Registration and Records on or before the close of the semester/session your degree is to be awarded.

Effective I Summer 2007:  As a part of the requirements for the undergraduate degree, all undergraduate degree-seeking students must complete any outstanding "IN" grades assigned in undergraduate courses from I Summer 2007 to the present.

All distance courses must be completed and final grades on file in the Office of Registration and Records on or before the close of the semester/session your degree is to be awarded.

Any work earned at another college must be on file in the Office of Admissions on or before the close of the semester/session your degree is to be awarded.  (Official transcripts are required.)

Baccalaureate candidates must have at least a 2.00 grade point average, 124.0 earned semester hours and meet all program requirements to be graduated.  Associate candidates must have at least a 2.00 grade point average, 62.0 earned semester hours and meet all program requirements to be graduated.

FEES AND DELINQUENCIES

All obligations to the University, such as library delinquencies, residence hall fees, breakage fees, etc., must be met by the close of the semester/session your degree is to be awarded. 

TRANSCRIPTS AND DIPLOMAS

Students will not receive their diplomas on the day of commencement.  They will simply receive a diploma cover.  Students who have completed requirements for graduation will receive their diploma as well as a free copy of their transcript within 90 days after the close of the term.  Therefore, students should make sure they have an active address on file at the Office of Registration and Records where they can be reached for up to 90 days after the close of the term.

COMPLETION OF REQUIREMENTS

An undergraduate application for graduation must be on file in the Office of Registration and Records in order to be eligible to graduate.  All degree requirements are to be completed prior to the close of the semester/session your degree is to be awarded.  If the degree is not awarded, the candidate must update their expected graduation term by logging onto their MyISU portal and updating their graduation date via the “Apply for Graduation-Undergraduates Only” link on the Student tab.