Graduation

Graduation Procedures
Recognition ceremonies are held three times yearly at the end of the fall and spring semesters and at the end of summer. Candidates are urged to attend the recognition ceremony sponsored by their college or school; however, attendance at a ceremony is not mandatory for graduation.

A resident student must apply for the degree by filing an application with the Office of the Registrar, preferably prior to registration for the final semester. A student who is eligible to graduate at the end of the fall or spring semester must make application no later than two months before the end of the semester. A summer candidate must make application no later than six weeks prior to the end of the final summer semester.

Students who complete degree requirements at another institution must file an application for graduation no later than two months prior to the graduation date of the semester in which they plan to graduate. An official transcript listing the courses completed must be received by the Registrar’s Office by a date designated by the office. Failure to comply with these conditions may require the student to register in the following semester to be certified for graduation.

A graduation fee is charged.

Graduation With Honors
Graduating seniors who meet the following conditions will be awarded the appropriate honors designation:

• A student must complete at least 60 semester hours at U.T. Arlington.
• The last 60 hours of resident credit will be used in the grade point average calculation (will include all hours completed in first and final semester that contain the last 60 hours).
• A student in an approved combined bachelor’s/master’s degree program is required to count the graduate course work used for the bachelor’s degree in the grade point calculation. (Other graduate course work will not be counted.)
• One of the following grade point average categories for honors must be obtained:
          Cum Laude: 3.50-3.69 GPA
          Magna Cum Laude: 3.70-3.89 GPA
          Summa Cum Laude: 3.90-4.00 GPA

Graduation Under a Particular Catalog
Students may obtain a degree or certification according to the course requirements for a degree or certification stated in the catalog under which they first entered the University, provided the courses are being offered. Or, students may choose to graduate under the course requirements in effect during any subsequent year in which they are registered, provided the courses are offered. A student entering for the first time in the summer session may obtain a degree or certification according to the course requirements of the catalog of the previous long session or the next long session. The above provisions, however, are subject to the restriction that all requirements for a degree or certification must be completed in eight years from the date of the catalog chosen and that the courses are still offered.

A student may graduate under the current catalog. The above provisions are also subject to the University’s authority to modify degree, certification, or graduation requirements as necessary.

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