Graduation Information
Checklist for Graduation
- ALL graduation candidates must file an Application for Graduation with the Office of Registrar. The application can be found online at registrar.uindy.edu or you may pick one up in the Office of Registrar. Applications must be on file with the Office of Registrar for the current academic year. Your Key Advisor will be notified; however, it is your responsibility to set up an appointment to go over your degree audit.
- If your graduation time line changes after you have submitted your application, contact Roberta Hurst (rhurst@uindy.edu) or 317-788-3220.
- Baccalaureate Degree Requirements:
- Complete a minimum of 124 semester hours
- Earn the last 30 semester hours of coursework at UIndy
- Earn a grade point average of 1.7 or above in the general education core
- Attain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0
- Earn at least 1/3 of the required hours in the major at UIndy
- Satisfactorily complete one designated Spring
- Term course if enrolled full-time for two consecutive semesters in an academic year. Students who transfer 60 hours or more to UIndy and who
are full-time during only the final year of a program are exempt from this requirement.
- Satisfy all requirements, including grade requirements, for the specific degree program as outlined on the official major/program curriculum or requirement guide.
- Questions regarding any of the above need to be addressed with your Key Advisor.
- All potential candidates must settle outstanding financial obligations prior to the week of graduation.
Mark your Calendar
- December 15, 2007 End of Semester I
- February 6, 2008 1st Graduation Informational Letter
- February 12, 2008 Graduation Fair, Schwitzer Atrium
12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m.
- February 13, 2008 Graduation Fair, Schwitzer Atrium
12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m.
- March 5, 2008 2nd Graduation Informational Letter
- April 1, 2008 Begin pick up of cap/gown and
Commencement tickets from UIndy
Bookstore.
Request additional commencement
tickets from Office of Registrar
- April 2, 2008 Final Graduation Informational letter
with RSVP card
- April 18, 2008 Commencement RSVP card deadline
- May 2, 2008 Graduate Programs Commencement
Ceremony, 7:30 p.m. Nicoson Hall
- May 3, 2008 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony,
2:00 p.m., Nicoson Hall
Graduation Ceremonies
Doctoral/Master's Ceremony
Friday, May 2, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Nicoson Hall
- 6:30 p.m. Report to Ruth Lilly Health and Fitness Center
- 7:15 p.m. Processional Begins
- 7:30 p.m. Commencement Ceremony
Graduates will go to the stage to receive their
diplomas; two professional photographs will
be taken (when presented diploma and upon
exiting the stage area).
- 8:45 p.m. Reception for all graduates, family and friends
Schwitzer Center Atrium
Undergraduate Ceremony
Saturday, May 3, 2008
2:00 p.m.
Nicoson Hall
- 12:45 p.m. Report to area between Nicoson Hall and Esch
Hall. In case of inclement weather, report to
Ruth Lilly Fitness Center
- 1:40 p.m. Processional Begins
- 2:00 p.m. Commencement Ceremony
Undergraduates will go to the stage to receive
their diplomas; professional photographs will
be taken (when presented diploma and upon
exiting the stage area).
- 4:00 p.m. Reception for all graduates, family and friends
Smith Mall.
In case of inclement weather, reception will be in
Schwitzer Center Atrium.
Important Deadlines
All CLEP exam results and official transcripts of transfer credit MUST be received by the Office of Registrar prior to the end of each semester in order for a student to be eligible for graduation within the specified semester.
Students graduating in August may participate in the May Commencement ceremony, providing they will complete all necessary requirements within the summer term.
Students in absentia at the commencement ceremony will be contacted by phone regarding receipt of their diploma.
Questions
If you have questions, please contact one of the sources below.
-
Announcements – Gary Clark, Clark School Services, representative of Herff-Jones, (317) 467-4723 or GKC49@aol.com
- Regalia – UIndy Bookstore, (317) 788-3228
- Class Rings – Sue Goodson, Jostens Ring Division (317) 888-7078.
- Graduation requirements and degree audits – Key Advisor
- Ceremony, tickets and general information – Roberta Hurst, Graduation Coordinator, (317) 788-3220 or rhurst@uindy.edu