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Graduation Checklist
Graduation Requirements
The graduation requirements handout includes all the appropriate deadlines for each academic year and a checklist you can follow to ensure that you will complete all the necessary steps for graduation. For the most current dates, please download and print the attachment.
To File for Official Graduation:
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Make an appointment to see your major adviser to confirm that your will satisfy your major requirements.
- Make sure you have completed college and university requirements. This file is a PDF. Adobe Reader is required to view and print it. To convert the PDF file to HTML, use Adobe's conversion tool.
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File a graduation application online with the Office of the Registrar, http://registrar.ucdavis.edu during the filing period.
Quarter Filing Period Summer 2009 5/18/09-7/8/09 Fall 2009 6/1/09-10/7/09 Winter 2010 11/1/09-01/15/09 -
File a major certification form with your major adviser by the tenth day of the quarter in which you plan to graduate. If you have completed a minor, you also must file a minor petition form and submit it to the Dean's Office.
Register to Participate in Graduation Ceremonies:
- If you are eligible and would like to participate in the commencement ceremony, you must register by accessing the college website. Three colleges will be participating in the ceremony, College of Agricultural and Environmental Science, College of Engineering and College of Biological Sciences. You will be redirected to the College of Biological Sciences website as they are handling registration for all three colleges in the Fall ceremony: http://caes.ucdavis.edu/NewsEvents/Events/Commencement/registration. Please register between these dates:
December Ceremony: Monday, August 17, 2009 and Friday, October 23, 2009
Follow the registration instructions carefully and keep your confirmation receipt. You must register in order to receive guest tickets for the ceremony. - Be sure to follow the registration instructions carefully. Only students who register will be issued guest tickets for the ceremony. Commencement Ceremony will be held Saturday, December 12, 2009, 10:00AM.
- If you have filed a graduation application but cannot complete your requirements by the end of the quarter, drop yourself from the degree list by canceling your online graduation application. You must re-file during the filing period for the quarter in which you will satisfy graduation requirements.
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Commencement Coordinator
Gail Stroup
gastroup@ucdavis.edu
