CONGRATULATIONS on entering the final quarters of your undergraduate career at UCSD, Thurgood Marshall College! Many of you are planning to graduate sometime this fall, winter, or spring quarter or in the upcoming summer. To prepare for graduation, please review the "Steps" you need to complete to officially graduate from UCSD.
Please Note: Graduation from the university and commencement are two distinct terms.
Graduation is the term used to describe the completion of all requirements and official posting of a student's degree to his/her academic record. Commencement is the ceremony where students, who are eligible to graduate, participate in. Participation in the commencement ceremony DOES NOT constitute official graduation from the university.
The application period for 07-08 graduation is as follows:
Fall 2007: 6/25/07 - 10/12/07
Winter 2008: 9/27/07 - 11/23/07
Spring 2008: 1/5/08 – 2/29/08
Summer 2008: 3/24/08 – 9/25/08
When filing for graduation, you must file for the quarter in which you will complete ALL coursework that will satisfy ALL requirements for graduation (i.e., major, general education, and university). Filing for the wrong quarter will delay processing of your degree.
If you have passed the deadline to file for graduation, you must contact Marshall Academic Advising via the Virtual Advising Center (vac.ucsd.edu).
After you’ve filed to graduate, an academic counselor will review your degree in the forthcoming weeks to make sure you can graduate in that quarter. Upon review of your degree, a notice will be sent to you via the Virtual Advising Center detailing the results of the review. Continue to check your UCSD email account for notices from your academic counselor.
Step 2: MONITOR YOUR DEGREE AUDIT VIA TRITONLINK
As a reminder, your must complete the following in order to officially graduate from UCSD:
All coursework required for your major(s), minor(s), and general education. (minors are optional)
A minimum of 180 cumulative units.
Maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA.
Maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA in each of your major(s) and minor(s). (minors are optional)
No more than 25% of your UCSD units for P/NP.
A minimum of 60 upper division units.
Satisfy UC Writing (Subject A) and American History & Institution (AHI).
Satisfy Senior Residency (35 of last 45 units must be taken at UCSD).
If you find that you are missing requirements in your graduating quarter as per your degree audit (as indicated by any “red”), you must see an academic counselor to review any GE discrepancies.
Contact your department advisors for discrepancies in your major(s) or minor(s).
Failure to do so may result in the cancellation of your degree application and/or delay in processing your degree for graduation at the end of the quarter.
Continue to check your UCSD email for any notices sent to you in the Virtual Advising Center regarding your degree application.
Contact Academic Advising if you have any concerns regarding the graduation process and/or completion of your degree.
Step 3: CHECK THE UCSD COMMENCEMENT SITE FOR DETAILS
The Thurgood Marshall College Commencement will be held this year on Saturday, June 21, 2008 on RIMAC Field. Information on ordering your cap and gown is available on the bookstore website.
If I participate in the commencement ceremony, am I considered graduated?
NO. Participating in the commencement ceremony DOES NOT constitute official graduation from the university.
What is the difference between commencement and graduation?
Graduation is the term used to describe the completion of all requirements and official posting of a student's degree to his/her academic record. Commencement is the ceremony where students, who are eligible to graduate, participate in. Participation in the commencement ceremony DOES NOT constitute official graduation from the university.
How do I know when I’ve graduated?
When you have officially graduated from the university, evidence of degree completion will be listed on your Academic History (in TritonLink) and on your official final transcript. Your degree status will be listed as “Conferred” along with your official graduation date. You are not officially graduated from the university until your degree has been posted to your academic record.
How long will it take for me to receive my diploma?
Processing of your degree requires approval from your major department(s) and Thurgood Marshall College AFTER all grades have been posted to your record. Once both have approved your degree, it is sent to the Registrar for a final review. From that point, it will take the Registrar 30 to 90 days to post your degree to your record and mail out your diploma to the permanent address you have listed in TritonLink.
How do I change my quarter of graduation after I’ve filed to graduate?
Submit a Retraction of Degree and Diploma Request form to the Marshall Academic Advising Office and then you will receive instructions on how to refile for the correct quarter at that time.
My graduate/professional school requires a “Dean’s Statement” . Who do I contact for that?
Make an appointment with the Academic Advising office at least two months in advance of the deadline for filing this form. In many cases, the Dean of Student Affairs processes these forms as well. If you are already working with a member of the Dean of Student Affairs staff, you should contact that office in order to complete this form. In most cases you will need to submit a personal statement and resumé.
My graduate/professional school/employer needs verification that I’ve graduated from UCSD. How can I speed up the process?
Normal processing time to finalize a degree is 2 to 3 months after all course grades are posted. The Registrar's Office can provide priority posting of a degree for students who require faster processing of the degree for a valid reason.
You must file a priority posting form at the Academic Advising Office with proper documentation (employment letter, graduate school admissions offer, etc).
You may file a priority posting request within 7 working days after all grades and approvals have been received by the Academic Advising Office.
When all work required for your degree has been received by our office and your Major Department has approved the completion of your major requirements, the request for priority posting will be approved by the Advising Office and forwarded to the Registrar's Office for processing.
It will take the Registrar’s Office 2-3 weeks to review and post your degree on your transcript.
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