Graduation Application
Please read the following important information concerning graduation before submitting the form:
- This form should be completed once you have registered for your final program requirements.
- All candidates must have an overall minimum GPA of 2.00 at the time of degree completion. Please review your specific program requirements in the undergraduate catalog and your Degree Works audit worksheet.
- If your last course is being taken off campus, an official transcript documenting successful course completion must be evaluated and on file in the Registrar's Office before you will be cleared for graduation. When petitioning to take the course off campus, please note the deadline by which the transcript must be received for you to be considered for graduation. A delay in receiving this transcript or having other unmet academic obligations, such as incomplete grades, may result in your graduation application being inactivated.
- All potential graduates must be officially cleared by the Registrar's Office before they can actually be considered graduates. The clearing process involves the verification that all Liberal Arts, General Education, Program and Major requirements have been met. This process can take several weeks to complete. You will be notified of the results of the clearing process by mail if you fail to fulfill degree requirements, otherwise your diploma will be mailed.
- If your address changes, please advise the Registrar's Office immediately so that your diploma will be mailed to the correct address.
- Please notify the Registrar's Office immediately if any changes to your schedule/courses (ex: dropping a required course) results in a change in your graduation semester.
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Please be aware that if you have federal Direct Student Loans, they will go into repayment status six months from your graduation date, unless you have already used up your grace period. If you have already used the grace period, repayment will begin immediately. More information about how to understand what you owe, select a repayment plan, make payments, what happens if you miss a payment, and more is available on the Repaying Student Loans 101 page of the Federal Student Aid website or by contacting the Financial Aid office.
- Please note: HCCC holds one commencement ceremony in May of each academic year. Graduates of the prior Summer, Fall and Winter terms are invited to the May Commencement
Questions? Call the Registrar's Office at (315) 866-0300 ext. 8280, or e-mail at registrar@herkimer.edu.