Graduate students attempting to finish degree requirements, but who are not enrolled in courses and therefore do not hold a current student I.D., may obtain authorization to use the Library from the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. Application For a Degree Within the first two weeks of the semester or summer session in which the student expects to complete work for the degree, an application for graduation must be filed in the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. Degree applicants must submit all official transcripts before applying for a degree. Official transcripts to be used for transfer of credits into a degree program must be received before the application for a degree will be approved. Applications for degrees will not be approved without the prior approval of a final Program of Study form.
All graduate students are to complete a final examination.
Final examinations are scheduled by departments and reported to the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. All examinations must be completed at least two weeks before the end of a semester or summer session in which the student plans to graduate. All graduate requirements must be completed prior to or at the end of the semester or summer session during which final examinations are held. Students writing theses or dissertations are given final oral examinations. Others are usually given both written and oral examinations.