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School of Business Administration
Applying for Graduation
Catalog of Graduation
In order to graduate, a student must fulfill catalog requirements in effect at matriculation or any subsequent cataolg during the enrollment. A catalog over six years old may be used to determine requirements for a degree only if the student has been enrolled continuously in fall and spring semesters. If a student has not enrolled at UT Tyler in the past year, the student is required to complete a readmission application. Students who complete a readmission application are admitted under the catalog in effect at the time of readmission.
Filing for Graduation
Priority Filing deadlines:
December graduation - June 15
May graduation - October 15
Summer graduation - March 15
The following guidelines must be completed to file for graduation:
- Pay the non-refundable $10 diploma fee in the cashier's office.
- Take the receipt to the Registrar's Office.
- Complete the application for graduation.
Graduation with Honors
Candidates for the Baccalaureate degree may graduate with academic honors if they complete a minimum of 45 semester hours of undergraduate credit at UT Tyler. In addition, only students pursuing their first bachelors degree are eligible for honors. Only semester hours which earn grade point credit may be used to satisfy the 45-semester hour requirement. Honors will be awarded to the following final grade point averages:
Summa Cum Laude - 3.90 to 4.0
Magna Cum Laude - 3.70 to 3.89
Cum Laude - 3.50 to 3.69
This recoginition will be noted on the student's transcript and diploma after official verification of final grades. Honor Cords will be presented at the Graduation Ceremony. Post baccalaureate students are not eligible for undergraduate honors.
Verification of Degree
A degree will not be granted until all requirements have been verified. Incomplete grades listed on the graduation form, required transcripts from other institutions, and other evidence of outstanding requirements must be verified within 30 days following the commencement ceremony. If the requirements have not been verified by this date, the student must re-file for graduation subject to the filing for graduation guidelines.
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