Now that you are in the process of finishing your degree requirements, you will need to:
Note for Certificate Students: The process above is all that is required for the graduation application. Master’s candidates must submit the additional documentation provided below.
*After the deadlines, students must submit a Late Application Form. Contact Mrs. Sue Tully at stully@uakron.edu to request this form.
Once our office receives notification that you have applied online for graduation, you will receive a link to your Zips email account directing you to complete our required Exit Interview Forms including a page to submit your 2-3 "Reflective Essay".
The essay should reflect upon the impact of your graduate studies in business in regards to your professional and/or personal development. Once your forms and essay have been received, the Graduate School will remove the hold for this requirement from your DPR (Degree Progress Report).
Deadline for receipt of all forms is Friday, May 3, 2019.
Enrollment Verification Letters can be requested through My Akron and will be completed by the University Registrar Office.
Graduation Candidacy Letters can be requested by contacting the University Registrar office at graduation@uakron.edu. Please use your University of Akron student email account to submit the request and remember to indicate on the email that you are requesting a Graduation Candidacy Letter.
https://www.uakron.edu/international/forms/docs/LetterRequestForm.pdf
https://www.uakron.edu/international/forms
There will not be a Summer ceremony. Summer degrees will be conferred at the end of the semester. If you participate in the Fall ceremony, your degree will be presented to you at this time.
Questions about caps and gowns should be directed to the Bookstore.
Contact the Graduation Services Office at 330-972-8300 or via email at uakron.edu/graduation for all questions about the graduation ceremony and tickets.
