1. Completion of required coursework
2. Submission of Application for Graduation
3. Submission of Approved Program Form 
   • Please verify the timeline and submission procedure for this form with your department
4. Completion of departmental examination requirements
5. Completion of thesis/departmental writing requirement:
   • Thesis Student
     • Register for at least 1 credit at semester of graduation
     • Submission of Nomination of Thesis or Dissertation 
       • The nomination of the thesis/dissertation committee should be submitted at least six weeks before the date of the expected defense examination. Some departments require that the thesis/dissertation examining committee be nominated prior to the beginning of the thesis/dissertation. Please check with your department.
       • Before submitting this form, please verify with your department that all members of the committee are active and can serve on the committee.
     • Thesis oral examination defense
     • Submission of signed Report of Thesis Examination Committee form
       • Please verify the timeline and submission procedure for this form with your department
     • Submission of thesis electronically via ProQuest Learning Services
       • A processing and archiving fee will be charged to your student account.
     • Evaluation and approval of submitted thesis
     • Your department will submit your completed uAchieve audit showing program completion and completed Approved Program Form
     • Graduation
   • Non-Thesis Student
     • Register for at least 1 credit at semester of graduation
     • Your department will submit your completed uAchieve audit showing program completion and completed Approved Program Form
     • Graduation

The Master Degree Completion and Graduation Checklist can be downloaded to serve as a guide to your degree completion.

Also completing a graduate certificate? Master's degree candidates seeking to be awarded a graduate certificate should submit the Graduate Certificate Completion form.

1. Completion of required coursework
2. Completion of departmental examinations and requirements
3. Completion of departmental qualifying examinations
4. Submission of Application for Admission to Candidacy  
5. Beginning - Completion of dissertation
6. Submission of Application for Graduation
7. Submission of Nomination of Dissertation Committee  
   • The nomination of the thesis/dissertation committee should be submitted at least six weeks before the date of the expected defense examination. Some departments require that the thesis/dissertation examining committee be nominated prior to the beginning of the thesis/dissertation. Please check with your department.
   • Before submitting this form, please verify with your department that all members of the committee are active and can serve on the committee.
8. Dissertation Oral examination defense
9. Submission of signed Report of Dissertation Examination form
10. Submission of dissertation electronically via ProQuest Learning Services
    • A processing and archiving fee will be charged to your student account.
11. Evaluation and approval of submitted dissertation
12. Graduation

The Doctoral Degree Completion and Graduation Checklist  can be downloaded to serve as a guide to your degree completion.

Doctor of Audiology graduates should submit the Certification of Doctor of Audiology Degree form  to the Office of the University Registrar.

1. Completion of required coursework
2. Submission of Application for Graduation
   • If you submitted an application for graduation for your master's degree and are also completing a graduate certificate, please also submit the Graduate Certificate Completion form.
3. Verification of coursework completion
4. Graduation

You will have to drop the course and re-add the course with a different section number. When you select to drop the course, you will be shown a message about the current restriction on the course and required to confirm “Are you sure you want to drop?” As you make a decision, consider the following:

• If there is no restriction and seats are available, you will be able to re-add the course.
• If you meet the restriction and seats are available, you will be able to re-add the course.
• If you meet the restriction and seats are not available, you will be able to go on the hold file.
• If you do not meet the restriction and seats are available, you will not be able to re-add the course and instead will have to select to go on the hold file.

Once you make your decision:

• Select “NO” if you want to keep the current section
• Select “YES” if you want to drop the current section

You should review the Schedule of Classes first to see if there is a restriction and seats available.

• If there is no restriction and seats are available, you will be able to add the course. 
• If you meet the restriction and seats are available, you will be able to add the course. 
• If you meet the restriction and seats are not available, you will be able to go on the hold file.
• If you do not meet the restriction and seats are available, you will not be able to add the course and instead will have to select to go on the hold file.

Only a small number of general education courses are restricted. Go to the Schedule of Classes and select the "General Education Courses" tab. Choose the category and term you would like to review and then "Show All Sections" to scan for courses that do not have a red asterisk. 

Your Academic Advising College has the authority to examine your situation and make an exception if appropriate. Contact your Academic Advising College for further information.

If you do not meet the restrictions for the course, or all available seats are filled, you may place yourself on a hold file for the course. Waitlists are not initially offered for seat managed courses. On the first day of classes, seat management restrictions will end, and those students on the hold file will be eligible for any remaining seats in this course. Those students on the hold file for whom there are not open seats will be placed on a newly created waitlist. Students on the hold file must check-in on the first day of classes, and then daily, to remain on the waitlist. For more information, please see Waitlist & Hold file.

The grading method options available for each course can be viewed in the Schedule of Classes.

The department offering the course determines which options are available for each term. The options available are published in the Schedule of Classes.

Undergraduate students should see Pass-Fail Grading for additional information. Graduate students are not eligible for Pass-Fail grading method.

The waitlist is an option if you meet the established course requirements (specific majors, credit levels, special populations, etc.)

The hold file is a roster of students who wish to register for a course, but who do not meet the course restrictions. These students must be placed on the hold file even though the course may have seats available. At the beginning of the semester, students on the hold file will be placed at the end of the waitlist. Students must then follow the established procedure for waitlist check-in.

When you attempt to register for a course (either on Testudo Registration (Drop/Add) or in-person) and the course does not have an available seat, you will have the option to place yourself on the waitlist or hold file, if one is available. You must enter a course and section to add yourself to the waitlist/hold file.

For instructions on how to add yourself to the waitlist, follow this video tutorial.

Testudo Waitlist Check-in is available as soon as you are placed on the waitlist or hold file for a course. You may access it during Testudo's operating hours.

• You are encouraged to check-in when you receive notification that you have received a seat in the course and section.
• You are required to check-in daily during the mandatory waitlist check-in period, which can be found on the dates and deadlines page.

To remain on the waitlist you must check-in once a day, either through Testudo or in-person, during the mandatory waitlist check-in period available on the dates and deadlines page. Students that do not check-in will be removed from the waitlist. If a section has already been assigned, it will be given to the next eligible student.

It is strongly recommended that you attend all sessions held for a waitlisted course if space permits. By doing so, you are able to keep up with the course material. If you are in the top five (5) positions on a waitlist, you will be given access to the course content in ELMS.

Yes, if the course appears in the waitlist section of your course ELMS space, you must still check-in during the mandatory waitlist check-in period to remain on the waitlist.

Not all departments offer waitlists for their courses. It is the decision of the department whether or not to offer a waitlist.

No, being placed on a waitlist does not guarantee that you will receive a seat. It is recommended that you complete your schedule with alternative course choices.

No, to be eligible for the waitlist/hold file you cannot be registered for any other section of the desired course. If you are currently registered for any other section of the course, you must drop that section before you can be placed on the waitlist. If you register for an open section of the same course for which you are already waitlisted, you will be removed from the waitlists.

You may select up to six (6) sections of a course. The first section to become available will automatically be assigned to you. Since you will now be registered for a section, your name will be removed from the waitlist for any additional sections of that course. If you subsequently refuse the assigned section, it will be given to the next person on the waitlist. Then you may attempt to register again and be placed on the waitlist at the end of the list.

You are encouraged to select a section that fits your schedule unless you plan to drop any course that conflicts with the waitlisted section if it is received.

If you do not drop the course that conflicts, you will be notified to resolve the issue in a timely manner or you will be administratively dropped from the course you received from the waitlist.

You must contact your advising college for an exception to policy for a time conflict or credit overload.

The system identifies the issue when students receive the course, and the issue does not update based on any action. The message can only be removed when a waitlist balance is run, generally weekly. In some cases, if students are waitlisted for other courses and checking-in daily, this message will not go away. As long as a student has taken appropriate action to resolve the issue, the student will not be dropped from the course received from the waitlist.

If new sections are opened with exact meeting times of any of your waitlisted sections, you will be automatically confirmed into the new section. You can then process a Waitlist Check-in to officially confirm your registration.

Students are required to process a Waitlist Check-in once per day during the schedule adjustment period as outlined on the dates and deadlines page. If you receive a seat on the last day of the schedule adjustment period, you can check-in the day after the schedule adjustment period to officially confirm your registration.