Ensure timely graduation!
You are so close to earning your UMBC degree! Keep up the momentum!
Once you’ve earned 90 academic credits, you will have access to a Graduation Card on your myUMBC Profile page, which you will use to apply for graduation. The Graduation Card is a personalized, step-by-step guide that will ensure a smooth process forward until you cross the finish line with your UMBC degree. However, eligibility is only the start of the graduation application process.
How to Apply for Graduation
You should check your Graduation Card periodically to ensure that you are staying on track with all degree requirements as this will be the only way to access the application for graduation when the time comes. Please note that students may only participate in one commencement ceremony based on the semester in which all degree requirements will be complete.
If you intend to complete all degree requirements by the end of the Fall 2022 semester, please note that Thursday, September 15th is the last day undergraduates can apply for December Graduation by logging into the Graduation Card on the myUMBC profile page.
As you finalize your graduation plan, below are some steps you can take now to ensure that you’ll soon be celebrating the completion of your UMBC degree!
Review your Degree Audit
- Make sure all your degree information is up-to-date and that you are aware of all remaining graduation requirements
- Submit a declaration of major form to update your major, minor, or any other programs
- Make sure that you have a plan to finish not only all 120 credits but also that your degree includes all 45 upper-level credits
- Check to see that you have finished all GEP requirements or make sure your remaining semesters include plans to finish these requirements. If you still have a language 201 class, science with lab or last culture class, or any missing upper-level credits, now is the time to plan to get them done!
- Use UMBC’s Winter session to get GEP course or major elective done – the winter schedule will be available for viewing starting on Sept. 12th
Review your test and transfer credit
- Re-check any transferred courses or AP/CLEP test credit, especially if you are using them to fulfill GEP or major electives. You can view your Transfer Credit Report in your myUMBC profile.
- Submit a Course Review Form if you need to get any courses re-evaluated – to do this, be prepared to submit a syllabus of the transferred class.
- Submit any updated transcripts to the registrar’s office.
- Talk your courses over with your advisor If you have any questions about your transfer credit and how it can be used to fulfill degree requirements.
Go over your graduation plan with your advisor
- Get additional insights from your advisor about how to plan out your remaining requirements and brainstorm your post-graduation plans
- Revisit advising notes in your myUMBC profile for summaries of previous advising sessions to make sure you are keeping all advising recommendations in mind as you finish your degree.
Let the celebration begin!
Once you apply for graduation, participating in the commencement ceremony and other celebratory activities on campus is the culmination of all your hard work. Take time to recognize all it took to get you to this moment and be proud of your accomplishments!
Please be reminded that UMBC confers baccalaureate degrees to undergraduate students who successfully complete a course of study that meets the minimum university requirements outlined in the Undergraduate Baccalaureate Degree Completion Policy. Only those students who have every single requirement needed for degree completion (i.e., currently enrolled in all remaining courses and/or pending transfer credit to be sent to UMBC), will be eligible for graduation and to participate in the commencement ceremony.
If you have any questions about the graduation application or review process, please do not hesitate to contact the graduation team.
We look forward to seeing you cross that finish line!
Posted: September 2, 2022, 10:29 AM
