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Graduating? Here's What You Need to Do

If you are planning to graduate this semester, please carefully read the information below.

Degree audit check

After you have registered for your final semester, you will need to conduct a final degree audit to verify that you have enrolled in everything you need to fulfill degree requirements.  Conducting a final degree audit means merely reviewing it at http://myrecord.tamu.edu and confirming what follows.

If Section 1 of your degree audit is entitled Academic Requirements Remaining, your record is NOT cleared for graduation.  The information you see in this section of your audit indicates your remaining degree requirements, and generally means one or more of the following:

  1. You are not enrolled in everything you need to graduate
  2. One or more of your courses are not appearing in the correct category
  3. You are currently deficient in your major or CBK GPR (both must be at or above 2.0 by the end of your graduating semester). 

If your degree audit Section 1 is entitled Academic Requirements Completed or In Progress, this means you are enrolled in everything you need to graduate and your degree audit is clear for graduation.  Congratulations!

If you need assistance interpreting the degree audit, contact a marketing advisor as soon as possible to ensure you can graduate as planned.

Degree application deadline

You must apply for graduation at http://degreeapp.tamu.edu. This website will also tell you the timelines/deadlines for applying. Applying for graduation will automatically add the $40 diploma fee option to your fee statement, if you haven't already done so via the registration system.

A late fee of $50 will be assessed for applications received after the deadline.  In addition, students who file after the deadline will not receive their diplomas on graduation day due to the length of time needed for printing.

NOTE: Adding the diploma/graduation fee option to your fees does not automatically make you a degree candidate.

For more information about graduation, visit http://graduation.tamu.edu.  The specific date for Mays Business School graduation will be announced four to five weeks after the start of your graduating semester.  The date will be posted on the graduation web site, and if you are subscribed to the marketing listserv, you will also be notified via that method.

Transfer coursework

Business students are instructed to have all transfer course credit (including correspondence, dual enrollment, and credit-by-exam) posted to their Texas A&M University transcript before the first class day of the graduating semester.

Tuition rebate

You may be eligible for a tuition rebate.  Details, eligibility requirements, and the application are available at http://www.tamu.edu/admissions/records/rebate.htm.  Questions about eligibility should be directed to the degree audit office at (979) 845-1089. 

Certificate programs

If you will fulfill the requirements for one or more of the certificate programs, you must submit your certificate application during your graduating semester.