 The
University of Pittsburgh, Office of the Registrar,
is responsible for the establishment of all rules and regulations
governing the Graduation Application procedures.
In accordance with University policy, all students must
be registered in the term of graduation (for exceptions
see below). A student can graduate in December, April, June
or August. June graduates must register for Summer I
not Summer II or the full Summer Term to count as the term of
graduation. Deadline dates for the submission of the Graduation
Application forms are determined by the Registrar's
Office. A $l5.00 late fee is assessed for applications
received after the initial due date (increased to $25.00
and $35.00 for later applications).
It is the student's responsibility to file
the Graduation Application form in the School
of Information Sciences Administrative Office - Room 505,
by the publicized due dates based upon the degree level.*
Undergraduate students must submit the Graduation
Application form before the end of the term preceding
the one during which they expect to complete all degree requirements.
For instance, an undergraduate student who expects to graduate
at the end of the Spring Term must apply by the required date
during the immediately preceding Fall Term. This will permit
a complete appraisal of the undergraduate student's record
before the student begins the work of the final term. Any
deficiency disclosed during this evaluation should be promptly
corrected either in conference with the student's faculty
advisor at registration or during the period in the final
term when changes are permitted.
Graduate students must submit the Graduation
Application form by the due date for the term in
which they expect to complete all degree requirements. For
example a graduate student who expects to graduate at the
end of the Spring Term must apply by the required date for
that Spring Term.
Students should be aware that according to University policy
they are responsible for the completion of their degree requirements.
Incomplete grades (G/I) for coursework required for degree
satisfaction should be completed before the week of final
exams of the term in which a student intends to graduate.
If an incomplete grade is received for a course needed for
degree satisfaction in the final term, the student will be
required to reapply for graduation for the next graduating
class and submit a waiver request not to be registered in
the term of graduation.
If this should occur, graduate students
must submit the waiver request prior to the start of the next
term to their advisor requesting approval by the Department
Chair which will then be submitted to the SIS Administrative
Office for the Dean's approval. The waiver request is only
valid for the term in which the initial Graduation Application
is submitted. The Registrar's Office will honor only one request.
(See Graduation Coordinator in the Dean's Administrative Office,
Rm. 505, for waiver request information.) Waiver requests
for undergraduate students must be submitted
to the Undergraduate Admissions and Evaluation Committee.
*NOTE: If degree requirements are not satisfied
in the term anticipated the student must complete another
Graduation Application form for the expected term in which
all degree requirements will be completed.
Revised December, 1997
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