Application for Graduation
Graduation is NOT automatic. As students approach their final semester, they must submit the application for Graduation by the deadlines to the Registrar's Office. Once degree audit is conducted students will be notified only if there is a problem via Baruch webmail account. If the student has been denied for the requested graduation, he/she must file a new graduation application.
Click here for Graduation Application
Degrees are conferred three times a year:
- February (Finishing in Fall semester)
- June (Finishing in Spring semester)
- September (Finishing in Summer Semester)
'Graduation' or 'Conferral of Degree' are synonymous which refers to the date that the degree was awarded. 'Commencement' is the ceremony which is held once a year in early June. For information about commencement please check with Student Life (Newman Vertical Campus, Room 2-210) or visit Commencement @ Baruch. The 42nd Commencement Ceremony will be on May 28, 2008.
Graduation Application Deadlines:
- February 2008: November 5, 2007
- June 2008: March 3, 2008
- September 2008: March 3, 2008
Please note:
- Students
who file their June and September 2007 graduation application by March
3rd will find their names in the commencement book. Please
check this list posted on the Registrar's website during
the week of March 3, 2008. This list does not constitute
approval of graduation. All errors, omission, etc. need
to be reported to the Registrar's Office as soon as possible.
Note: Your name will appear in the commencement book and your diploma as it is in the list. - Student who missed the March 3rd deadline may still file for June 2008 graduation until May 9, 2008 and September 2008 graduation until August 7, 2008.
- For information about commencement please check with Student Life (Newman Vertical Campus, Room 2-210) or visit Commencement @ Baruch.
Graduate students must be enrolled or maintain matriculated status for the semester intended to graduate.
Graduate students may not be on leave of absence during the semester they intend to graduate. Students must either be registered for courses being used towards the degree at Baruch College or pay the Maintenance of Matriculation fee.
Maintenance of Matriculation Fee (for Graduate students only):
NYS
Residents
$750.00 per semester
Non-Residents
$1250.00 per semester
No changes will be made to students academic record after the degree has been awarded.
All requirements must be met before the date the degree is conferred. This includes:
- Resolution of incomplete/temporary grades (INC, ABS, PEN, WA)
- Grade change (Grades will not be changed after the degree is conferred)
- Submission of major project, thesis or comprehensive exams
- Permit and study abroad course grades (Official transcript from the host college must be submitted to the Baruch College, Registrar's Office. It is not recommended to go on permit or study abroad during your final semester; it may jeopardize your graduation.)
Cancellation of Graduation:
Students who file for graduation during their final semester are not allowed to take any courses for the subsequent semester. If students wish to take courses in the subsequent semester or wish to cancel their graduation application, they must come to the Registrar's Office and cancel their graduation application in person with the appropriate degree audit unit(undergraduate or graduate). At this point students record will be reactivated and will be permitted to to register for the subsequent semester only if degree has not been awarded. Once the graduation application has been cancelled students must reapply for the graduation.
