Prepare for graduation

• All course substitutions and requirement waivers must be submitted in writing to the Office of Admissions & Records on the appropriate substitution/exception form by an academic advisor or designated individuals. Admissions & Records will update your student records or AAR in MyNevada to reflect the approved substitution/waiver.
• Substitutions/Waivers for requirements in liberal arts majors or minors must be approved by the appropriate faculty advisor.
• If you were approved for a substitution/waiver, but this is not currently reflected on your AAR, contact your academic advisor immediately for review.

• If your AAR or Transfer Credit Report shows previous enrollment from another institution where the courses have “IP” (in-progress) grades, you must send an updated official transcript to the University of Nevada, Reno showing the final grades for the coursework or that the courses were dropped. A degree cannot be conferred with IP transfer work on your student record.
• If you are taking relevant courses at another institution during the semester you intend to graduate, you must submit an official transcript to the University of Nevada, Reno showing enrollment in the course as soon as possible — this is necessary to allow your AAR to show requirements as satisfied. A second official transcript will be needed immediately after final grades are available for the transfer courses.

• Students who were given an “I” (incomplete) in a previous course must resolve the unfinished coursework with their instructor. The instructor must submit a final grade report for the incomplete to Admissions & Records.
• Warning: An “I” will automatically convert to an “F” grade if the course is not successfully completed by the end of the next regular semester.

• If you plan to study abroad during your final term/year of study, you are highly encouraged to meet with a college advisor in the CLA Student Center to discuss the process. You may also need to meet with a major/minor advisor to discuss major/minor substitutions.
• Studying abroad in your final year of study, especially during your graduation term, is not recommended. Transcripts from some international institutions take a long time to reach the University of Nevada, Reno, which may delay graduation.

The top section of the traditional AAR will note your graduation application status. Graduation status is updated weekly.

• Eligible: Students with 99 units completed or in progress and have at least 2.00 cumulative and University of Nevada, Reno GPAs. Eligible status does not necessarily mean that you are ready to graduate — review your AAR before applying.
• Applied: You have applied for graduation and your application has been received, but the application has not yet been reviewed.
• Needs to finish pending work: This is “the good status.” Upon successful completion of in-progress coursework, your degree will be conferred at the end of the expected graduation term.
• Program in review: Your AAR has at least one discrepancy, meaning not all degree requirements are satisfied. See a college advisor immediately.

If you have applied for graduation and your graduation status shows “program in review,” there is a discrepancy on your AAR. This means at least one of the degree requirements is not showing as satisfied and your graduation application cannot proceed forward to pending.

College advisors will attempt to contact you and/or faculty advisors multiple times to help resolve discrepancies in advance of deadlines. However, it is your responsibility to ensure that all requirements on the AAR are satisfied, and you may need to take the initiative to ensure any issues are resolved. All discrepancies on the AAR must be cleared by the reconciliation deadline for the graduation term. If a discrepancy cannot be resolved and you will not be eligible to graduate during the term listed on your application, it is your responsibility to change your graduation application date prior to the deadline.

Students who are within 12 units of completing graduation requirements and in good academic standing may apply to participate in a commencement ceremony prior to their official graduation term. Some examples of walking early include:

• Participating in the May commencement ceremony while finishing degree requirements in the summer immediately following. This results in a summer graduation.
• Participating in the December commencement ceremony and taking a final class during the Wintermester. This results in a spring graduation, since Wintermester enrollment is part of the spring semester.

If you wish to walk early, you must submit an “application to participate in a commencement ceremony prior to your official graduation term” form to Admissions & Records. If you exercise this option, do not apply to graduate for the semester you are walking early — you will submit a graduation application for the future term in which you will complete the remaining degree requirements.

Note: The event program distributed at commencement ceremonies will not include the names of students who are walking early.

Additional forms related to graduation can be found on the Admissions & Records forms page. Be sure to read the forms carefully for more information and check with a college advisor before submitting.

• Undergraduate graduation application deadline appeal (DocuSign PowerForm):  Submit if you missed the deadline to apply for graduation on MyNevada, and only if all degree requirements will be complete on your AAR at the end of the current term.
• Application to participate in a commencement ceremony outside the official graduation term:  If you wish to walk early and finish the remaining coursework in a later term.
• Request to cancel graduation application: If you wish to cancel your graduation application, especially if you are unable to complete degree requirements in the term in which you applied for graduation.
• Graduation application fee appeal: Students should only pay the graduation application fee one time for each degree. If you have applied for graduation in a previous term and paid the fee but your graduation application was canceled/denied, you will be assessed another fee when you apply for graduation again. Complete this form after submitting the new graduation application and the new fee has been applied to your account (do not pay the fee) to request the new fee be removed.

• Contact the CLA Student Center to schedule a graduation evaluation or discuss your degree requirements.
• For general graduation questions, please contact the graduation office at graduation@unr.edu.
• Review the frequently asked commencement questions or email the commencement office at commencement@unr.edu.