Guide to Graduation

Your graduation depends on the work and services of several people at UCR: our office, your college, your academic advisor and those planning Commencement.

Plan ahead with our graduation timeline and see the role we play in the process. Continually monitor your progress with regular degree audits and, as you near graduation, make sure you apply by the appropriate deadline. After you graduate, let us help you get your diploma.

Important:

• This timeline is a general guideline only and pertains mostly to the way you interact with our office on the way to graduation. Work with your college and advisors to ensure success.
• Graduate students have their own timeline and should consult the Graduate Division.
• Use the unofficial transcript to confirm when your degree has been posted.
• Other graduation timelines can be found on the Commencement website.

Graduation Timeline

• Run regular degree audits throughout your academic career. It will help you keep track of both your completed and remaining degree requirements.

• Pay tuition and fees on time and pay attention to advising requirements and holds. This will help you register for the classes you need at the right time.

• Check your academic record frequently to make sure all the information is up-to-date and accurate.

• Meet with your academic advisor three quarters before your expected graduation date to ensure that you are going to complete all of your degree requirements on time.

• Submit your application via R'Web by the appropriate deadline and per your college's instructions. For undergraduates not in the Schools of Education or Public Policy, the application process is a two-step process with an initial submission via R'Web and a secondary submission with the College per the instructions provided at the end of your R'Web application.

• At the end of your graduating quarter, your academic advisor and college will review your coursework to see if you've met all of your major and/or minor requirements. Then, our office will review it to double-check and to verify you've met all university requirements.

• If you are missing requirements, you will receive a notification from the university in the mail and by R'mail. You must meet all requirements before you can graduate.

• If you have completed all requirements you will graduate!

• Make sure you have paid all fees on your student account. Your diploma will be held for any outstanding fees.