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The undergraduate graduation
application should be filed during the first semester
of your senior year. Return the form to the Graduation Section
of the Records Office for processing. [ Top of Page ] ATTENDANCE AT GRADUATION CEREMONY You must be present at graduation unless you notify the Graduation Section of the Office of Records that your degree is to be conferred in absentia. Your written request listing the address to which your diploma is to be mailed should be submitted to the Graduation Section of the Records Office, Derryberry Hall, Room 102, no later than three weeks before graduation. If you enroll in a Regent's On-Line Course during the semester you are graduating, your grades will NOT be reported to our campus prior to graduation. You may participate in the ceremony, however, you will not receive your diploma at that time. You must contact the Graduation Section of the Office of Records (prior to commencement) to let us know if you want the diploma mailed or if you will pick it up. Any graduate requiring special facilities at convocation due to a physical disability should call Debbie Combs, Coordinator of Special Projects, no later than three weeks before graduation. The phone number is 931-372-3301. Seats will not be reserved for guests since there will be ample seating for everyone. [ Top of Page ] All students must complete the general requirements as prescribed by the University and the specific requirements set forth for the degree sought. A minimum of 120/132 hours is required. In order to meet the residence requirements, a student must complete at least 25 percent of the credit for the degree requirements including a minimum of 24 of the last 30 hours of 300 and 400 level requirements at Tennessee Technological University. A student must have a 2.00 GPA overall and a 2.00 average in the major. Transfer students must also have a 2.00 GPA in their TTU overall average and a 2.00 GPA in the TTU major average. All requirements for undergraduate degrees must be met by 10:00 a.m. the Friday before graduation. All incomplete grades must be removed in the Records Office by 4:30 p.m. one week before graduation. Any or all undergraduate students may be required, as a prerequisite to graduation, to take one or more tests designed to measure general education achievement and achievement in the major areas for the purpose of evaluating academic programs. Graduate degree candidates will be given a comprehensive examination. Contact major advisors concerning exam dates. [ Top of Page ] Caps, gowns and invitations are available every semester at the Graduation Fair in the Roaden University Center. Please see Graduation Schedule of Events for the term you plan to graduate for dates of the Graduation Fair. If you participate in the graduation exercises, you must follow directions for appropriate dress and regalia. You should wear dark colored shoes (black, if possible). If you are a member of the armed services or are receiving a commission, you may wear your military uniform under the academic gown. However, you must wear the mortar board. [ Top of Page ] DEADLINES FOR UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATION FORMS [ Top of Page ] A degree analysis that lists all remaining requirements needed for completion of your academic program will be sent to you and to your major department as soon as possible after receipt of your application for graduation. If you enroll in a Regent's On-Line Course during the semester you are graduating, your grades will NOT be reported to our campus prior to graduation. You may participate in the ceremony, however, you will not receive your diploma at that time. You must contact the Graduation Section of the Office of Records (prior to commencement) to let us know if you want the diploma mailed or if you will pick it up. [ Top of Page ] For Spring, if all requirements for graduation have been completed, your diploma will be mailed by May 29, 2009 unless:
If you have not already provided mailing information regarding your diploma, please do so immediately. [ Top of Page ]
[ Top of Page ] Graduation fees are now included in the general access fee. [ Top of Page ] For listing in the graduation program, honors for undergraduates (cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laude) are determined by the cumulative grade point average on degree-credit courses at the beginning of the final semester of enrollment. The honors notation on the diploma and on the transcript is determined by the cumulative average on all degree-credit courses at the end of the final semester.
[ Top of Page ] GRADUATION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR SPRING 2009
[ Top of Page ] GRADUATION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR SUMMER 2009
If you have any questions regarding the proper academic regalia, contact Debbie Combs, Coordinator of Special Projects, at 931-372-3301. [ Top of Page ] GRADUATION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR FALL 2009
If you have any questions regarding the proper academic regalia, contact Debbie Combs, Coordinator of Special Projects, at 931-372-3301. [ Top of Page ] MISREPRESENTATION OF ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS It is a Class A misdemeanor to misrepresent academic credentials. A person commits the offense of misrepresentation of academic credentials who, knowing that the statement is false and with the intent to secure employment at or admission to an institution of higher education in Tennessee, represents, orally or in writing that such person: (1) Has successfully completed
the required course work for and has been awarded one (1) or
more degrees or diplomas from an accredited institution of higher
education;
(2) Has successfully completed the required course work for and has been awarded one (1) or more degrees for diplomas from a particular institution of higher education; or (3) Has successfully completed the required course work for and has been awarded one (1) or more degrees or diplomas in a particular field or specialty from an accredited institution of higher education. [ Top of Page ] If you have questions please contact one of the following, according to your last name:
[ Top of Page ] Course substitutions must be approved by the department chairperson and the dean of the college. The form can be downloaded or can be picked up at the Records Office, Derryberry Hall, Room 102. [ Top of Page ] |
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