Graduation Application Information
Graduation Information & Checklist
Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! Please be sure to read the important information below regarding your final semester at Leeds and how to prepare for graduation and the commencement ceremonies.
- “Graduation” refers to the award of a degree upon confirmation that all major and minor requirements are complete. “Graduation” is always associated with the completion of a spring, summer or fall term.
- "Degree certification” refers to the process of confirming that all requirements for a required degree have been successfully completed. Degree requirements are not reviewed or confirmed until grades are official for the term.
- "Graduation ceremony” refers to the event that celebrates graduation. Participating in the graduation ceremony does not indicate completion of degree requirements.
Regardless of whether you participate in the graduation ceremony or not, you must apply for graduation to receive your diploma.
Checklist for a Successful Graduation
Do you have an "I" in your degree audit?
This means you have an incomplete. You must complete your coursework before the end of the semester so your professor has a couple of weeks to process and post your final grade before the degree certification deadline.
Are you transferring credits from another institution to fulfill missing degree requirements?
As soon as your official grade is posted, please submit your official electronic transcript to the University of Colorado Boulder Office of Admissions (or transcripts@colorado.edu). On the following day, please email TCHELP@colorado.edu with your 9 digit student ID number to confirm your official transcript has been received and respectfully ask the TCHELP staff to process your transfer credits in a timely manner so you can meet the degree certification deadline. It is dzܰ rDzԲٲ to follow up and confirm those credits are reflected in your degree audit.
The deadlines to submit your transfer credits via official transcripts are the following:
- May 15 for Spring Graduation
- August 15 for Summer Graduation
- December 15 for Fall Graduation
Is your academic plan correct in your degree audit?
Please confirm your business emphasis area(s), major(s) and minor(s) are correct in your degree audit. If you are pursuing a major or minor outside of Leeds, please make sure it is reflected in your degree audit and contact the appropriate department to confirm you are on track with the requirements.
If you are no longer pursuing another major, emphasis area, or minor that you have previously declared, please contact the appropriate department and take the responsibility to confirm the program is removed from your academic plan.
Even though certificate completion will not impact your graduation, please confirm you have completed all the certificate requirements with the certificate manager.
Please refer to the Registrar’s website for details on applying for graduation.
Applying for graduation in Buff Portal by the published deadline notifies the university that you wish to be considered for degree certification and add your name to the Leeds and campus-wide commencement programs. The deadlines to apply for graduation are:
- November 1 of the same year for Fall graduation
- April 1 of the same year for Spring and Summer graduation (Please note: If you are finishing your last degree requirement during Maymester, you will need to apply for Summer graduation.)
BAM Students Only: The deadlines for BAM students to apply to graduate with the bachelor’s degree are much earlier. Please refer to the BAM website.
Be sure to check in with your career coach in the Career Development Office. You can report your existing job offer or they can provide support and guidance if you are still looking for one.
Accepted an offer?! to tell us about your plans.
There are two graduation ceremonies. You may choose to participate in either one or both.
Leeds Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony:
Leeds holds a ceremony where each student is individually recognized in May only. Spring, summer and fall graduates will celebrate together in the Spring Graduation Ceremony. Summer graduates are automatically included in the spring graduation program. Fall graduates are automatically included in the following Spring graduation program.
*If you are a fall graduate but would like to participate in the previous spring graduation ceremony (the semester before you graduate), please let your academic advisor know.
Refer to the Leeds Undergraduate Graduation Ceremony website for further details.
Ҵýƽ Commencement Ceremony:
Ҵýƽ hosts a campus-wide commencement ceremony in May. Please refer to the Ҵýƽ Commencement website for details. Fall graduates are automatically included in the Spring Ceremony for the following term.
FAQs:
A: Please apply for the term in which you will complete your final credits. For example, if you are taking any summer class – including Maymester - to complete your degree requirements, you need to apply for Summer graduation. Summer graduates are automatically included in the Spring commencement ceremonies.
A: This notifies the Leeds School of Business that you wish to be considered for degree certification once grades are official. It does not mean you have finished your degree and graduated.
A: No. If you have completed two business emphasis areas, such as Finance & Accounting, or Marketing & Business Analytics, you only need to apply for graduation once for your business degree.
A: Yes. If you have completed another major in addition to your business major, such as Economics, Computer Science or Psychology, you will need to apply for graduation for each major. You must complete all the requirements for both majors to have your degrees certified.
A: No, but you must have your minor declared and reflected in your degree audit.
A: As soon as the official grade is posted, please immediately submit your official transcript to Ҵýƽ Admissions (transcripts@colorado.edu) and email TCHELP@colorado.edu with your nine-digit student ID number to respectfully confirm that your transcript has been received.
A: You must complete all your courses to graduate. Degrees cannot be certified if coursework is incomplete.
A: Please follow the instructions on the Registrar’s website and let your academic advisor know that your graduation plans have changed.
A: There is no December commencement ceremony on campus or at the Leeds School of Business.
A: Your diploma will read “Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.” Diplomas do not list areas of emphasis, tracks, minors, or certificates.Those declarations will be displayed on your transcript.
A: The diplomas are mailed approximately two months after degree certification.A calendar with approximate mailing dates can be found on the Registrar’s website.
A: Please view the graduation processing calendar on the Registrar’s website.
A: To graduate with Distinction your GPA must be between a 3.75 and 3.899 cumulative GPA. To graduate with High Distinction, you need a GPA between 3.90 and 4.00.
A: No. Students must complete all the requirements for the declared second major or minor to graduate.If you do not intend to complete any additional programs, please make sure you drop them prior to applying for graduation.