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GRADUATION

Graduation Dates

Degrees are conferred at the end of each long semester and at the end of the Summer Semester. Public commencement ceremonies are held at the end of the Fall and Spring Semesters. Students who are summer candidates for graduation may participate in commencement ceremonies of the prior Spring Semester or the following Fall Semester. Information on the procedures to be followed is available in the Office of the Registrar or the Registrar Web page at www.utsa.edu/registrar.

Applying for the Degree

It is advisable that students apply for graduation as soon as possible after completing 90 semester credit hours or at least one semester prior to the graduation term.

A degree candidate waiting until the final semester of enrollment to apply for graduation must apply no later than October 1 for the Fall Semester, February 15 for the Spring Semester, or June 1 for the Summer Semester. The application for graduation of any student submitted after the established deadlines for that semester is processed for graduation for the following semester.

Degree Verification

The College Advising Center in which the student is enrolled is responsible for auditing the student’s degree plan to see that uniform requirements for each degree are met.

Graduation verification is a two-step process. The College Advising Center of the student’s degree/major does a preliminary verification in order to clear the student to participate in a commencement ceremony. The student is responsible for completing all coursework and providing any adjustments to the College Advising Center by the end of the semester in which graduation is expected. A final verification occurs once all grades are posted for the graduation semester; the degree plan is reviewed again, and the college dean authorizes the certification for graduation. At the completion of this process, a diploma is printed and mailed to the eligible graduate within 45 days of commencement ceremonies.

Students who apply for the degree in a given semester but do not fulfill all requirements must submit a new application for graduation before the deadline for the semester in which they intend to graduate.

Graduation with University Honors

See the current issue of UTSA Information for Graduation with University Honors criteria.

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