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Graduation verification process

Academic Advisors review records for all seniors at the start of every term to determine who is eligible for graduation. Once your advisor determines you are eligible, the Graduation Coordinator will review your degree evaluation and begin the verification process. You will receive an email from lagrad@utep.edu before the first graduation deadline to attend a graduation workshop. The graduation workshop will cover important information about the degree conferral process, the associated fees, and how to RSVP for Commencement.

Once the first graduation deadline has passed, you should expect to see a $35 fee posted on your account (in the same place where you pay tuition). If there are issues with your record that are not addressed in a timely manner, your name may be submitted to Records after the first deadline which will incur a late-add charge.

Deadlines for the submission of eligible graduate names are posted on the Academic Calendar every academic year. You can find the calendar on the Registration and Records Office website.

$35.00 Diploma Fee

$50.00 Late Diploma Fee

Graduation Confirmation process

After final grades are submitted, the Coordinator will begin the Confirmation process which includes a final audit of your records to ensure you have met the requirements for your degree. The Registration and Records Office will receive confirmation of graduates from the Coordinator in approximately six weeks. Diplomas are ordered once the Registration and Records office has posted all degrees. After diplomas are received, they will be mailed to the address you have listed in Goldmine.

If you have any outstanding financial debts with the university, you will need to clear them before a diploma or transcript can be released. To check on your balance, please contact the Student Business Services Office at (915) 747-5166 or (915) 747-5105.

For further information about the degree conferral process, diplomas, or commencement ceremonies, please contact the Registration and Records Office, located in the Mike Loya Academic Services Building. The office telephone is (915) 747-5544, or email: graduation@utep.edu

Additional commencement information is provided by the .

Diplomas

• Degrees are conferred approximately two months following the end of each long semester (December and May) and at the end of the long summer session (August). The degree will be posted to the transcript with the commencement date for each long semester and the last day of finals for the long summer session.
• The name appears on the diploma as it appears on the official university record. Only legal names can appear on the diploma.
• The degree title will appear in the center of the diploma below the student’s name. The student’s major(s) will appear on the diploma only if it is not included in the official degree title. Institutional academic honors awarded will appear below the major(s).
• Certificates, concentrations, endorsements, minors, honors earned in the department or the University Honors Program will only appear on the student’s academic transcript and NOT on the diploma.
• Diplomas are mailed to the address provided by the student
• A graduating student who has an outstanding financial obligation with the university will not receive a diploma or transcript until such obligation is satisfied in full. To clear the financial debt, contact the Student Business Services Office at (915) 747-5116.

commencement

For information about Commencement please contact them at:

E: commencement@utep.edu
P: (915) 747-8244

Please RSVP by going to the following site: