Graduation
www.registrar.unco.edu
Degrees and majors are approved through the Colorado Department of Higher Education. Students may not pursue both an undergraduate and a graduate degree program simultaneously without prior approval from both the Office of the Registrar and the Graduate School.
Questions regarding multiple majors and concurrent degrees should be directed to the Office of the Registrar.
Graduation Application Procedures
Students who intend to graduate must apply for graduation through the Office of the Registrar. A graduation application fee will only be charged one time per degree.
Applications are only accepted:
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After April 1st for Fall graduates
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After October 1st for Spring/Summer graduates and
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The student must have 90 completed hours
To Apply:
Student's name
Last four digits of the student's Bear Number
Phone number
Major
Anticipated Graduation Date
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Once we receive the student's intent to graduate, we will respond to the student's Bear email to confirm we have received the student's application.
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The student and their advisor will receive a detailed email within 5 to 10 business days showing any outstanding graduation requirements.
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All course adjustments must be submitted to the Office the Registrar no later than 10 weeks after the start of the term in which the student plans to graduate
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It is highly recommended that the student generate a new Degree Evaluation each time the student registers or when changes are made to the student's record (i.e. course substitutions, transfer work, major/minor changes, etc.).
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Generate a current Degree Evaluation in your URSA account. For additional information on how to access the degree evaluation, please visit
http://www.unco.edu/regrec/.
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If the student makes any of the changes listed above or if the student requests to change their graduation date, the student must notify the Office of the Registrar at 970-351-2231, option 3.
To graduate in any given semester, all graduation requirements must be completed (with relevant documentation submitted to the Office of the Registrar, as necessary) two weeks before the release of official transcripts. (Refer to the Registrar’s Calendar online at http://www.registrar.unco.edu/Registrarscalendar.htm for respective term for diploma release date).
Degrees are not awarded during the Interim term; students who complete their graduation requirements in an Interim term are considered graduates of the subsequent Spring semester.
See "Graduation Requirements”.
Participating in the Commencement Ceremony
In order to participate in a Fall or Spring commencement ceremony, a student must be on the tentative graduation list prior to the date of the respective commencement ceremony. If a student has not applied for graduation they will not appear on any graduation list.
All Summer graduates are invited to participate in the Spring ceremony; there is no Summer ceremony. Students completing an interim course are considered Spring graduates and will participate in the Spring ceremony.
Exceptions can be made for students who will be doing their student teaching or internship out-of-state their last semester. An exception form to Petition to Participate in Commencement can be found at http://www.unco.edu/regrec/Current%20Students/Forms/Index.html. Documentation is required from the advisor stating that they have approved the student’s internship/student teaching out of state. Documentation is also required from the facility hosting the student stating that they are allowing that student to do his/her internship/student teaching at their facility.
Diploma Release
Diplomas will be released two weeks after the release of official transcripts.
Diploma mailing addresses must be updated/provided at least three weeks before the release of diplomas. If the student does not provide a diploma mailing address by that time, the student's diploma will be mailed to his or her permanent address. In the event there is no permanent address on file, the parent address will be used instead. If the student does not have an active mailing address on file, his or her diploma will be held for one year. After one year, a fee will be required to re-issue the student's diploma.
The student may change their Diploma Mailing address through the Update Addresses and Phones link up to three weeks before the diploma release date.
The student's diploma will not be released if the student has a hold on his or her account. If the student's hold is released after the release date of diplomas, please contact the Office of the Registrar at graduation@unco.edu or 970-351-2231, option 3.
For exact deadlines, please visit the Registrar’s website: http://www.unco.edu/regrec/Current%20Students/Graduation/ReleaseDates.html.