Advice from Weiss: 01/20
The CommuterWednesday, January 20, 2010
Question: I know I’m getting close to graduation, but what do I have to do to make it happen?
Answer: In the next few days you need to take the following steps…
Stop by Admissions and fill out a graduation request form. It just takes a couple of minutes.
Also from Admissions, pick up a Graduation Checklist (a list of all the classes required for the degree you want to earn). You will want to fill this out as best you can and then meet with a faculty advisor, usually a teacher in the department you want to get your degree from. All Graduation Checklists have to be signed off by a faculty member.
One step that all students should take, whether you are ready to graduate or not, is to go to Admissions and DECLARE YOUR MAJOR. No one will know what degree you want unless you declare your major. In addition, if your department wants to reach all of their students with important information, they can only find you if you have listed a major with admissions… It takes about a minute to do this.
Finally, it is very important to know that if you want to graduate in June, you must complete steps one through three by JAN. 29. That is the deadline to have all graduation materials filed with admissions. In order to meet that deadline, you should pick up your checklist, your graduation request form, and declare your major immediately. It takes a few days to get these steps completed, so get started well before JAN. 29. 
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