January 19, 2009: Graduation Intent Form (GIF) becomes available on Patriot Web.
Late February 2009 : The office of Events Management will be mailing information to all graduating students information concerning the May Commencement/Convocation ceremonies. For more information contact Events Management (993-2853 or visit their website http://events.gmu.edu/.
March 14, 2009 : Graduation Intent Form (GIF) must be submitted on Patriot Web.
April 7, 2009 : Graduate and Certificate students must submit Graduation Applications to their academic departments.
Departments submit approved and denied applications to the Registrar's Office.
May 16, 2009 : Commencement Ceremony at Patriot Center. All students who will graduate in 2009 (January 2009, May 2009, and August 2009) may participate except for Ph.D. students who will earn their degree in August 2009. These students participate in the following May 2010 ceremony.
August TBA, 2009
: Thesis and Dissertation Submission Deadline.
The Registrar's Office Graduation Section will begin to pre-confer students for "Graduation Pending."
August 15, 2009: Degree Conferral.
The Registrar's Office Graduation Section will begin to review and award degrees after August 15th. Degrees will not be officially awarded prior to this date.
The 6-Week "Grace Period" is given to students to resolve any conflicts delaying degree conferral.
September 25, 2009 : Marks the end of the 6-week grace period. All incomplete coursework, even if not being applied to the degree, must be resolved and grades posted.
- NOTE: All courses, projects, theses, dissertations, comps, credit-by-exam and scholarly papers must be completed by their deadline prior to the conferral date.
End of September: Approximate mailing date of August diplomas.
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