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Graduate Degree Application and Conferral

Graduate students preparing to graduate follow procedures specific to their school. If you are a student in the Schools of Education, Information & Library Studies, Management, Social Work, or Physical Therapy, follow the instructions below.

If you are affiliated with a school other than those listed above, your degree application begins with the Graduate School's "Application to Candidacy". Check here for the deadline dates which apply to you as you prepare to graduate.

All graduate students in the 4 schools noted above must formally notify the Student Response Center of their intention to graduate at the beginning of their final semester of enrollment at UB.

When to Apply

Deadlines

How to Apply

Complete the Application for Degree Form and return it to the Student Response Center in 232 Capen. (Forms are also available in the Student Response Center)

What Happens When You Apply for Degree Conferral

• Your degree status can be viewed in My Grades on MyUB.
• Degree audit mails to your local address a letter which says one of two things:
• acknowledges receipt of your application and declares that your general (non-program) university requirements are o.k. or
• describes which of your general (non-program) university requirements have not been met [e.g. minimum graduate QPA below 3.0, non-UB bachelor's degree transcript missing, etc.]
• Degree Audit will notify your graduate department of your intention to graduate for the conferral date which you indicated to us.
• Your graduate school or department will inform us if you have met all program requirements for your degree
• If you have met both the university requirements and your graduate program requirements, your degree will be conferred on or after the conferral date (June 1, September 1, or February 1). Your diploma will be mailed to you within 6 weeks to the address you specified on your degree application
• If you have not met either the university requirements or some part of your graduate program requirements, you will be notified that you did not graduate and we will ask you to tell us your new future conferral date.

Who to Contact with Your Concerns

Speak with your graduate advisor during your final two semesters specifically about your program completion. If you have applied for degree evaluation and have any questions at all about the status of your evaluation, call the Student Response Center at (716) 645-2450.