Graduate Office

Graduation

Graduation for Academic Year 2007-2008

Commencement will be held Sunday, June 15th in BREN EVENTS CENTER! 

There are two ceremonies 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm.  Go to http://www.commencement.uci.edu/ for more information.

NOTE:  Only those graduating seniors from Fall 2007 to Summer 2008 may participate in the June ceremony. 

All students who plan to graduate during the 2007-2008 academic year MUST file a graduation application by the below deadlines.  Late applications will not be accepted.

  • Fall Quarter Deadline November 2, 2007
  • Winter Quarter Deadline February 8, 2008
  • Spring Quarter Deadline February 9, 2008
  • Summer Deadline March 14, 2008

To ensure that your name gets printed in the 2008 Commencement Program, you must file your application no later than March 14, 2008.  Summer graduates will be able to participate in the Commencement ceremony as well as have their names listed in the Commencement Program provided the application is turned in by March 14, 2008.

Although the dates above will allow you to graduate on time, we strongly urge you to plan ahead and file for graduation in advance as well as schedule an appointment for an official graduation check.  The application to graduate can be completed on-line at http://www.reg.uci.edu/gradapp/.  Remember that credit for the last 36 of 45 units of work immediately preceding graduation must be earned in residence at the UCI campus.  If you indicate a minor or a specialization and you decide not to complete it, you need to inform our office.  If you have not completed the required courses for the minor or specialization by the graduation date and have not informed our office, we will deny your application and you will have to reapply for a later date.  It is also your responsibility to make sure we have received all transcripts from other colleges and universities and that all corrections to your academic record have been processed by the deadlines.  Failure to do so will result in your application being denied. Retroactive degrees will not be awarded.

Graduating with Honors

Of the graduating seniors, no more than 12 percent will receive Latin honors:

  • 1 percent summa cum laude
  • 3 percent magna cum laude
  • 8 percent cum laude

The selection for these awards is based on winter quarter rank-ordered grade point averages. To be eligible for honors at graduation, you must file an application to graduate by February 8, 2008.  You must be able to verify completion of all course work by the end of spring 2008 and be officially declared as a School of Social Sciences major.  Seventy-two (72) quarter units in residence at a UC campus must be completed by the end of winter quarter 2008.  In addition, any corrections to your academic record must be processed by the Registrar's Office by March 21, 2008. 

NOTE:  Summer 2008 graduates are not eligible for honors for the 2007-2008 academic year but will be considered for the 2008-2009 year.

A list of those receiving Latin honors as well as other honors will be posted outside of the Undergraduate Counseling Office around late May.

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