Graduation Date Change

A graduation date change (GDC) only applies to students who have officially applied to graduate through the Office of the Registrar.

Students who will complete graduation requirements before or later than their graduation term (as listed in a student's MyProgress) will proceed to submit a Undergraduate Graduation Date Change to your  through the Office of the Registrar.

On this page:

  1. GDC Instructions
  2. Tips for submitting your GDC
  3. What's Next? (After submitting your GDC)

GDC Instructions:  

1. Check with your CoS-SSC advisor to verify requirements and confirm eligibility for a graduation date change.

2. Fill out the COS-Graduation Date Change form [pdf] and be sure to complete the "Term" and "Reasons" based on your conversation with your advisor.

3. Complete and upload your "COS-Graduation Date Change form [pdf]" to DocuSign and obtain required signatures.

4. Email the signed petition directly to your Graduation Evaluator.

Note: For additional questions about your graduation status, contact your Graduation Evaluator.

Avoid GDC Denial

  1. Collaborate with your advisor to confirm a GDC is necessary (ie: email your advisor, meet with an advisor during drop in, or schedule an appointment)
  2. Be specific in your "Reasons" section of the GDC form (ie: list the specific courses or units you are enrolling in or missing that requires the graduation date change)
  3. Route the appropriate signatures to accurate signers (Your advisor is listed on the CoS-SSC Staff website, your department chair is listed on your department's webpage, your College of Science Associate Dean is listed on your College's webpage)
  4. Use DocuSign correctly by following DocuSign's Instructions on how to upload your PDF to DocuSign
  5. If you are in the process of requesting a Change of Major, share this information with your advisor. Your GDC request may be put on hold instead of denied until the Change of Major has been reviewed.

What is next?

After submitting your approved GDC to your Graduation Evaluator, your Graduation Evaluator will contact you with any additional steps necessary to finalize this process. Once your GDC is officially processed an enrollment appointment to register for your final courses will also be assigned, if necessary.