If you are nearing the completing of your certificate, please access this table for instructions.
What constitutes "graduation"?
The word “graduation” can have many meanings. You will not find the word used in the flow of certificate completion procedures. Instead, we talk about:
Commencement
- Commencement is the ceremony held in May that celebrates your certificate completion. It is not actually when you get your certificate!
- People can go through the ceremony but not complete all necessary requirements to get their certificate, so they think they have “graduated,” but they do not have a certificate.
- .You can complete all your requirements and obtain a certificate without walking in the commencement ceremony.
Certificate Completion
- When you complete your certificate, your transcript will read “[name of certificate] conferred on [date].”
- This happens when all certificate requirements have been met, including:
- all coursework approved for your Plan of Study has been completed with a passing grade;
- all necessary Humphrey School and Graduate School documents have been submitted and approved;
- your University account balance is zero.
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