CS Undergraduate Advising
Preparing to Graduate
Use the information on this page to help you prepare for graduation.
Graduation Application Deadline
**Note - To receive priority scheduling for your two last quarters, applications are due 2 quarters before the graduating quarter. (i.e., Applications are due the first Friday of AU quarter if you are graduating SP quarter and want priority scheduling for WI and SP.)
- Summer Quarter: by the end of the first Friday of Spring Quarter
- Autumn Quarter: by the end of the first Friday of Summer Quarter
- Winter Quarter: by the end of the first Friday of Autumn Quarter
- Spring Quarter: by the end of the first Friday of Winter Quarter
Graduation Checklist
- Update your student folder - You have a folder in Undergraduate Student Services (CM 201). To update the program sheet in the front of your scheduling folder, list the quarter and year and grade received by each course you have completed. For the courses you have left to take the last two quarters, list the quarter and year you plan to take each course. This aids your auditor in accurately evaluating your eligibility for graduation.
- Submit application to graduate - Submit your application to the Undergraduate Student Services office (CM 201) 2 quarters prior to planned quarter of graduation. Provide the current mailing address to ensure receipt of important notices regarding graduation.
- Notification of Approval Status - If your application was submitted by the deadline, you will be notified of your approval status by e-mail by the middle of the quarter prior to graduation. IF NOT APPROVED, SEE YOUR ADVISOR ASAP TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS AND INFORM AUDITOR in 201 CM.
- Check the Graduation List posted in CM 201 - Check the list of potential graduating seniors posted in Undergraduate Student Services (CM 201) during 3rd week of graduation quarter.
- 7th week of graduation quarter - You will receive an email notifying you that you can pick up your graduation line number from CM 201. The packet with your graduation line number will also include details about the graduation ceremony and rehearsal date and time information. You can also visit www.commencement.osu.edu to review this information.
- Notification of problems with graduation - If there are problems with your grades that will prevent you from graduating, you will be called at your local phone number during the week before graduation. If you are aware of a problem before then, please notify Undergraduate Student Services in CM 201 (292-6612). If grade problems are not resolved by Monday of graduation week your name will be removed from the list of graduates. Check carefully if you have grade problems such as incompletes, failing, missing grades, or a CPHR below 2.0.
- Graduation day - CELEBRATE! You worked hard to get to this day.
Other Reminders
- Petitions - Do not wait for approval of petitions to apply for graduation, however you must submit petitions to your adviser prior to submitting your graduation application. Resolve all transfer credit issues prior to submitting your graduation application. ONLY STUDENTS TAKING COURSES AT COLUMBUS STATE AND COMPLETING COURSES BEFORE OUR QUARTER IS OVER MAY GRADUATE THE SAME QUARTER.
- Dropping/Adding course after applying to graduate - If you drop or add courses after your application has been submitted, inform the auditor in 201 CM and also make the change(s) on your program sheet in the front of your scheduling folder located in 201 CM only AFTER you have made the actual course changes on your schedule. CHANGING QUARTERS OF GRADUATION - Notify CM 201 immediately - complete new quarter's graduation application and write on the top-- please remove from qtr/yr previously applied for.
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