Graduation Checklist
- Apply for graduation – Schedule an appointment with a UGSS advisor prior to the 10th Friday of semester
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- Book an appointment online
- Call us at 614-292-9261
- Use Express Advising
- Regional campus students must contact their assigned advisor to apply for graduation.
- Enroll in any remaining coursework, needed to graduate:
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- All curricular requirements need to be successfully completed – run a degree audit
- Complete a minimum of 120 total credit hours
- Minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA
- Complete Student Loan Exit Interview, if applicable
- Check Buckeye Link for holds on account (transcripts, financial hold, etc.)
- Check Buckeye Link for spelling of your name on diploma and permanent address listed
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- Under the “Academics” header click “My Academics” then “View My Graduation Status” Need changes? Submit Change of Record form at least one month prior to commencement.
- Under the “Academics” header click “My Academics” then “View My Graduation Status” Need changes? Submit Change of Record form at least one month prior to commencement.
- Send transfer credits, if applicable
- Complete Commencement Ceremony Excused Form, if applicable
- Declare minor, if applicable (email advisor for next steps if not yet declared)
- Complete Honors/Non-Honors Thesis paperwork, if applicable
- Please consider completing Ohio State’s Graduation Survey to provide your valuable input. This survey opens approximately one month prior to commencement.
- Order Cap and Gown
- Tassel colors:
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Light Blue
- Child and Youth Studies
- Early and Middle Childhood Studies
- Early Childhood Education
- Exercise Science
- Foreign Language Education
- Integrated Language Arts/English Education
- Middle Childhood Education
- Physical Education Teacher Education
- Physical Activity and Coaching Specialist
- Special Education
- Sport Industry
- STEM Education
- Technical Education and Training (Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Business Education, Career and Technical Education)
- TESOL Education
Maroon
- Consumer and Family Financial Services
- Fashion and Retail Studies
- Health Promotion, Nutrition and Exercise Science (HPNES)
- Hospitality Management
- Human Development and Family Science
- Human Nutrition (Dietetics, Nutrition in Industry, Nutrition Sciences)