GRADUATION CHECK: Students should complete the grad check THE SEMESTER prior to anticipated graduation (i.e., Grad Check in Fall Semester for a Spring Graduation; Grad Check in Spring Semester for a Summer or Fall Graduation). See deadlines below.
FOLLOW THESE STEPS FOR A GRADUATION CHECK
Contact Dr. Kravitz the semester before your planned graduation to complete your graduation check.
Dr. Kravitz will guide your through the graduation check process and, when complete, will submit your graduation check to COEHS Graduation Check Supervisor.
GRADUATION CHECK DEADLINES
To Graduate in the FALL Semester (December) your check must be complete by May 1
To Graduate in the SPRING Semester (May) your check must be complete by October 1
To Graduate in SUMMER Semester (August) your check must be complete by March 1
GRADUATION INFORMATION FOR YOUR LAST SEMESTER (STUDENTS GRADUATING)
In the semester you are graduating, the College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) sends you a confirmation communication during the fourth, fifth or sixth week of the semester acknowledging your graduation that semester. If you do not receive acknowledgement of this please contact the COEHS Certification Officer (coehsco@unm.edu), to verify your graduation status. The UNM home page has a GRADUATION link for students to sign up for either or both the 1) UNM commencement ceremony and/or 2) the COEHS convocation (if you are planning on attending).
WALKING IN COMMENCEMENT AND/OR CONVOCATION WITH INCOMPLETE DEGREE
Commencement (University) and convocation (COEHS) ceremonies are only held in Spring and Fall (not in summer). A student can walk with 6 hours NOT completed. However, your name will not be printed in the graduation convocation program.
For Graduation Ceremonies, Exercise Science students wear Sage Green Tassels. Those graduating with 'honors' may wear Cherry and Silver cords. To see if you are graduating with honors CLICK HERE to see what honor you have earned!
GRADUATING IN AUGUST AND WISHING TO WALK IN DECEMBER
When graduating in August and walking in December students just need to sign up at the graduation WEB LINK:  http://graduation.unm.edu   for the Ceremony you will be attending and rent the graduation regalia from the Book Store.