When is sfsu graduation

Please email cad sfsu. If your DPR does not list an exception that your advisor has approved. If your DPR lists any missing requirement s e. If your student center does not list the option to apply for graduation but you believe that you will be able to meet all of your requirements for the graduation term you wish to apply for.

If you are unsure if you are meeting all university graduation requirements e. If you need to declare a minor or remove a minor that you are no longer pursuing, please use the Online Change of Minor system. By completing the CAD Department Exit Survey, you will not only help in improving the CAD major, but you will also notify the department to review your Degree Progress Report to also check that you are on track to graduate. If you need support mapping out your remaining requirements to graduate, please email cad sfsu.

Consult the Submission Dates table to determine when we will begin accepting applications for your intended term of graduation. If you are not a matriculated student please contact the Advising Center to review your degree progress.

Graduation Term. Priority Application Period Closes. First Friday in March. First Friday in April. Third Friday in October. Charges are posted after you submit your online intent. Graduation Fee Payment Guides. You can submit your application until the end of the term for which you are applying. In addition, to attend the yearly commencement, your application needs to be submitted by April 1 of the commencement year. Once you apply to graduate, you cannot enroll in classes after your expected graduation term.

If you want to continue to take classes after your degree is awarded, you will need to apply for readmission to the University as a graduate or post-baccalaureate student see Graduate Admissions for more information or take classes through Open University offered by the College Extended Learning.

Any major or minor program plan listed on the Degree Progress Report DPR at the time of applying to graduate will be the basis for the DPR graduation review and must have their program requirements met by the end of the expected graduation term. Note: baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate degrees can only be pursued concurrently by students in the SF State Scholars Program.

If the issue remains unresolved, or your application is not moved or withdrawn, additional notices will be emailed. At the end of finals, emails notify students of graduation review timeframes, and final decision emails will be sent. Please always check your SF State Student Email for emails from our office or your assigned graduation evaluator.

We will conduct a final review of your academic record after grades are available for your intended semester of graduation. Once grades have posted for your final term, we conduct a final review to ensure all degree requirements have been met. Resolve unmet requirements and outstanding grades by the end of your expected graduation term no later than two weeks after the date of graduation.

Use your Degree Progress Report to identify items listed in the table below red box. Because grade changes are not permitted after the award of your degree, it is very important to review your transcripts.

The translation of study abroad coursework is complex, and processing time can vary by the host institution. In some cases, it can take up to two semesters for coursework to be translated. Spring and Summer degree candidates are still eligible to attend the May commencement ceremony despite the anticipated delay in transcript processing.

Send by Mail:. San Francisco, CA If the transfer institution offers electronic transcripts, please follow their online instructions. If you won't meet graduation requirements by the end of your expected graduaton term, or if you find that you need to postpone your graduation then it is important to keep us posted, once you apply to graduate, we won't assign a registration appointment for terms following your intended graduation.

If your plans change, email us at regweb sfsu. You will be notified via email from Parchment once your digital diploma is available. Once you have received that email, you are able view your digital diploma online at any time with permanent access and download your digital diploma and save it as a PDF.

Diplomas are ordered after an application goes through final processing. If students do not complete a course or earn a satisfactory grade or have unmet degree requirements in the final semester, they still need to complete all courses and requirements required for the degree.

This university's general policy is to consider courses taken prior to the award of the baccalaureate degree as undergraduate courses. It is preferred that such courses taken at this time be upper-division courses, leaving graduate coursework to be taken after the baccalaureate degree has been officially completed.

Seniors may enroll in graduate courses only with special permission of the instructor. If such a request is filed, the total unit load taken, in all institutions and for all purposes, by the student during that final semester must not exceed the maximum unit load in effect for graduate-level students as outlined in the section Maximum Unit Load.

Any exceptions must have the approval of the dean of the Division of Graduate Studies in advance of registration for the final term. If the baccalaureate degree is not completed at the end of the term in question, all the work taken is subject to being counted as undergraduate work, and the provisional post-baccalaureate status for specified courses voided.

Candidates for degrees must file an application for graduation in accordance with the University calendar. The student must pay the graduation fee and complete the application for award of degree the semester of graduation.

Applications will not be approved for a specified term unless all requirements have been met as of the final day of the semester.

If the student is required to be enrolled the semester of graduation, this requirement must be noted on the ATC. Students should consult with their department to determine whether or not enrollment in an additional course is required once the student has enrolled in the Culminating Experience course.