Degree Completion Eligibility & 检查表

• Students 必须 have all degree requirements 正在进行的 during the intended semester of graduation (includes transfer work from other institutions) to be eligible to participate in the commencement ceremony.
• 注册主任必须正式批准你作为学位完成候选人参加毕业典礼. 一旦学位审核显示所有要求都满足或正在进行中，就会获得批准.
• Students completing degree requirements in summer have the option to participate in the preceding spring or following fall ceremonies. Students who will complete requirements in the summer but wish to walk in the preceding spring commencement ceremony 必须 apply for summer graduation by 3月1日. Students who complete requirements in summer but wish to walk the following fall 必须 contact the Registrar’s Office by 10月. 1.
• Undergraduate students who meet the criteria and wish to participate in an early or late commencement ceremony 必须 petition the Committee on Academic Petitions.
  • Students given permission to participate in an early or late commencement ceremony will not have their name included in the printed commencement program nor will they officially graduate until the conclusion of the semester in which all graduation requirements are completed.
  • Students given permission to participate in an early commencement ceremony are not eligible to be recognized for scholastic honors during the commencement ceremony.

在每个学期结束后，一旦注册办公室最终确定了名单, the Office of University Marketing and Communication distributes the names of degree recipients to their hometown newspaper, based on the graduation application.

刊登该信息由当地报纸自行决定. 的 listing also is published online at Northwest's 媒体中心.

民政事务总署 Registrar's role in degree completion (graduation)

教务长办公室维护学位审核系统的准确性, 确保学位和课程要求正确并与目录相符. 办公室审查和处理本科学生的研究生申请, notifying students and advisors of issues, or approving the candidates to be added to the graduation list. 一次 grades are posted, the 民政事务总署 Registrar awards degrees based on the requirements listed on the degree audit and prints and mails diplomas accordingly. 毕业证书在正式毕业日期后大约六到八周寄出.

Academic advisor's role in degree completion (graduation)

学术顾问应该审查学生的学位审核，并帮助他们规划毕业之路. An advisor should look at a student’s degree audit to make sure the student is not missing any requirements for graduation. All items on the audit 必须 show complete or 正在进行的. 辅导员应提交学生需要的任何例外情况，以确保这些例外情况得到处理.

当学生完成90学时，指导老师必须与学生见面完成指导老师毕业检查. 检查的目的是确定在学位的最后两个学期需要完成的要求. 

Degree completion (graduation) process for undergraduate students

• Undergraduate students 必须 submit an application to graduate through CatPAWS 在计划毕业的学期前至少一个学期.
• 它是。 responsibility of the student to review the degree audit prior to the application and seek assistance from their academic advisor if they are unsure of degree completion (graduation) eligibility, 或者他们不知道如何解决学位审核中的缺陷.
• 当本科生申请研究生时，会发生以下步骤:
  • 在 计划完成学位(毕业)的前一个学期: 民政事务总署 注册主任检查学生记录，看看学生是否有顾问毕业检查文件. If one does not exist, it is sent to the advisor as soon as possible to expedite the process; approval to be added to the graduation list may be delayed as a result.
  • 在 term in which degree completion (graduation) is planned: 注册办公室会在开学第一周后审核学生记录(最后加/退课日期). If the degree audit is not completed with 正在进行的 courses, the student is notified and the advisor is copied on the message.
• 一次 final grades are posted at the end of the semester, students should complete the following steps:
  • 检查 degree audit 确保审核显示所有需求已完成(勾选)或正在进行中.
  • Ensure all cashiering holds have been cleared (these display on the audit). A hold does not prevent participation in the commencement ceremony, but will prevent the release of the diploma and transcript.
  • An email is sent toward the end of the semester, reminding students to be sure the diploma mailing address is accurate (and to contact the 民政事务总署 Registrar if it needs to be changed) and to check to see if there are holds that will prevent the release of the diploma and transcript.
  • 注意: A graduation hold is placed on each pending graduate’s record to ensure transcripts do not go out until the degree has been awarded.
• 的 最终学位完成(毕业)审查在成绩公布后进行. This happens the week after the posting of final grades. 检查每个学生的学位审核和成绩单，看是否满足所有要求. 如果满足所有要求，则公布学位和荣誉，并取消毕业典礼.
  • Students who are ineligible for graduation will receive emails notifying them that they have been removed from the graduation list and 必须 re-apply for a future semester. 不合格学生的例子包括但不限于上学期不及格的学生, 没有达到GPA要求和/或有各种其他问题阻碍他们毕业.
  • Students who have pending issues (e.g. 转学工作，不完整的成绩)收到通知截止日期的电子邮件 解决这个问题，并仍然被授予学位的预期学期毕业.

• Failure to have exceptions processed.
• 未修完40学时的本科高级课程(300级或更高). Note that substituting a lower division course to satisfy an upper division requirement does not mean that the lower division course counts toward meeting the 40-hour requirement.
• 未能达到120或124最低(取决于目录)本科学分要求.
• Failure to take into account enrollment in activity courses or coursework under the 100 level that do not count as academic credit.
• Failure to take into account the effect of repeated courses as repeat codes are added to the academic record once final grades are posted at the end of the semester. Make sure to deduct any repeated courses from the minimum credit hour counts as the audit will not deduct them until the repeat codes are applied during end of semester processing once final grades are posted.
• 未通知注册办公室增加或减少第二主修和/或辅修.
• Failure to have the required advisor graduation check on file.

• 学生在六个小时内完成学位或进入最后一个学期.
• Students 必须 be admitted to candidacy and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in graduate coursework or 3.25 in specialist coursework.
• Students completing degree requirements in summer have the option to participate in the preceding spring or following fall ceremonies. Students who will complete requirements in the summer but wish to walk in the preceding spring commencement ceremony 必须 apply for summer graduation by 3月1日. Students who complete requirements in summer but wish to walk the next fall 必须 contact the 民政事务总署 Registrar by 10月. 1.
• Graduate students who meet the criteria and wish to participate in an early or late commencement will not have their name included in the printed commencement program nor will they officially graduate until the conclusion of the semester in which all graduation requirements have been completed.

• 研究生办公室维护学位审核系统的准确性, 确保学位和课程要求正确并与目录相符. 办公室审查和处理研究生完成学位(研究生)的申请, notifying students and advisors of issues, or approving the candidates to be added to the graduation list. 一次 grades are posted, the 民政事务总署 Registrar grants degrees based on the requirements listed on the degree audit and mails diplomas accordingly.
• 顾问应该审查学生的学位审核，并帮助规划毕业之路. An advisor should look at a student’s degree audit to make sure the student is not missing any requirements for graduation. Advisors should submit information to complete any exceptions needed by the student and ensure that those exceptions are processed.