Office of the Registrar  

Application For Graduation

The university does not automatically grant a cademic degrees upon completion of degree requirements. Students must apply for graduation, which initiates a degree check. Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree may apply for graduation any time after they have reached junior standing (60 units), and it is strongly recommended they apply AT LEAST two semesters prior to their expected term of graduation. Early application ensures that students receive their degree checks in time for adequate planning and advising for the final semester(s) of enrollment. It is recommended that students pursuing master’s degrees apply for graduation at the time they advance to candidacy. Please refer to the Calendar of Activities and Deadlines for application for graduation deadlines.

Bachelor’s degree Applications For Graduation are available at the Academic Information & Referral (AIR) Center, SBS 133, and online at www.humboldt.edu/~reg/forms. The Application For Graduation for master's students is available from the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, SH 129.

Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must accompany their Application For Graduation with a major contract approved by their major advisor and department chair (unless an approved major contract has already been sent to the Office of the Registrar). Students should make arrangements with their major advisor to obtain this contract.

Once the major contract is approved and the Application For Graduation form is filled out, students need to pay the $53 graduation fee ($28.00 for commencement and $25.00 for the diploma) at Student Financial Services, SBS 285, and return the receipted Application For Graduation and the major contract to the AIR Center.

Once the Application For Graduation is received, a degree check is prepared and sent to both student and advisor. The degree check summarizes how degree requirements have been satisfied and lists remaining requirements. Students are encouraged to come to the AIR Center if they have any questions about their degree check or, if they wish, to receive an update on their progress towards their degree objective.

Once the student has applied for graduation his/her name is included as a candidate for graduation on lists for faculty approval, diploma ordering, and commencement booklet publication for the expected term of graduation. Details regarding the May commencement ceremony are available on the web at http://www.humboldt.edu/~grad/.

Once an undergraduate student has applied for graduation, he/she is not eligible to register for the term following the expected graduation date without first re-applying to the university as a post-baccalaureate student or deferring the expected date of graduation.

After semester grades are processed, degree checks are reviewed for all candidates for graduation for that term. If all degree requirements are satisfied, the degree is posted to the student’s academic record and a diploma is sent shortly thereafter. If any requirements remain unsatisfied, a letter outlining the deficiency is sent to the student. Should the student need to postpone graduation after the expected date of graduation has passed, a $25 re-application fee is required. To change a graduation date, download the printable Degree Check Update Request.