Registration assistance

Office of Admissions and the Registrar

102 Signers' Hall
P.O. Box 757480
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7480

Phone: 907-474-7500
Toll free: 800-478-1823

Fax: 907-474-7097
Email: registrar@uaf.edu

Hours:
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Graduation Services

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Fees

  • There is a $50 fee associated with each application
  • We accept late applications up to one month after initial deadline for the Spring and Fall terms only. There is an additional $30 late fee for late applications.

Graduation Services at a Glance


 

Graduation Documentation Deadlines: Summer 2013

**Other offices will post deadlines for the general student populace. However, if you are a student who is currently up for graduation, these are the deadlines to which you must adhere.**

Undergraduate Degree/Certificate Candidates:

  • December 10, 2013 – Petitions, Memos, & Advisor Approvals
  • December 10, 2013 – All Test Scores (i.e. CLEP, Library Skills Competency, etc.) are due
  • December 13, 2013 – All UAF Correspondence Coursework (including the final) MUST be completed
    (This applies to Year and Semester Based Correspondence Study courses)

All Degree Candidates:

  • October 15, 2013 – Application of Graduation are due
  • December 10, 2013 – Change of Grade Forms for any Incomplete/Deferred grades are due
  • December 17, 2013 – Official transcripts from other institutions, and any changes that would have an affect on UAF transcripts, are due
    (Including coursework that you recently completed or are currently enrolled in that has not been transferred to UAF)

Graduate Degree Candidates:

  • July 15, 2013 (the semester before you graduate ) – Advancement to Candidacy is due to the Graduate School
  • December 3, 2013 – Thesis (Post-Defense Copy) is due with the Graduate School
  • December 20, 2013 – Graduate Reports are due with the Graduate School
    (These include, but are not limited to: Report on Comprehensive Exams, Research Tool or Language, Project Defense, Thesis Defense, Graduate Petition Form)
  • Other Graduate School Dates and Deadlines

 

Graduation forms

Graduate students please visit the Graduate School's Forms web page


 

Policies, procedures and information


 

Applying for Graduation

Students must apply by appropriate deadlines and pay associated fees

Application deadlines

  • February 15th:
    Spring
    applications for graduation deadline
  • June 15th:
    Summer
    applications for graduation deadline
  • October 15:
    Fall applications for graduation deadline

Stay on Track!  How to finish your degree on time


 

Graduation Services does not provide advising

Please work with your advisor, and use DegreeWorks, to determine if you are ready for graduation.

DegreeWorks is UAF's online undergraduate graduation tool and degree audit. It provides information on your undergraduate degree requirements and helps you plan your remaining semesters at UAF. Work closely with your advisor to discuss graduation requirements and course selection.

Questions or discrepancies regarding your remaining degree requirements listed in DegreeWorks should be addressed with your advisor.


Other information

For more information concerning:

  • DegreeWorks
    (accessing and uses):

    Please visit the DegreeWorks website
     
  • Spring Commencement and Webcast:  
    Please visit the Commencement website. The commencement ceremony may be webcast. Information will be posted on the Commencement website once available.
  • Ordering graduation cap, gown & invitations:
    Please visit the UAF Bookstore website

 

Contact Graduation

Meet the Team:

Holly Sherouse
Manager, Curriculum & Graduation Services

 

Megan Blanchard
Graduation Coordinator for:

Graduate Students

College of Engineering and Mines  

College of Liberal Arts

 School of Education

School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences

Nicki Stewart
Interim Graduation Coordinator for:

College of Rural and Community Development (Associate/Certificate Programs)


 

 

Ellarae Miner
Interim Graduation Coordinator for:

College of Rural and Community Development (Bachelor Programs)

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Interdisciplinary General Studies

School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

School of Management

 

 
  

Phone or email

Call the Graduation Services in the Office of Admissions and the Registrar at: 907-474-7500

Or email us at: graduation@uaf.edu

All questions regarding remaining requirements should be discussed with your academic advisor or your department.