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SERVICES AND RESOURCES
request from you and payment of the appropriate fee. Online
requests are authenticated through your log-in credentials. An
electronic release form is provided during the ordering process
and serves as an official signature.
Procedures and forms for requesting transcripts are provided
online at www.umuc.edu/transcripts. A fee is charged for each
UMUC transcript issued; additional fees are charged for rush
processing. You should allow at least two weeks for transcript
requests to be processed. All financial obligations to the university
must be satisfied before a transcript may be released.
Graduation Clearance and Services
Application Deadlines
You are responsible for filing a graduation application (available
online at https://my.umuc.edu) and paying the appropriate fee
(currently $50) if you expect to complete the requirements for a
degree or certificate program. Applications for diploma may be
submitted at the time you register for your final term or by the
following deadlines:
December graduation October 15
May graduation February 15
August graduation June 15
If you are a doctoral student or are enrolled in a program that
requires CBR, DCL, or PRO 600, you may submit your application
for graduation at the time you register for your final term
or up to the following deadlines:
December graduation October 15
March graduation February 15
June graduation April 1
September graduation July 15
Graduation applications that are received after the deadlines
will be evaluated for the next graduation term.
The application form must be completed through MyUMUC at
https://my.umuc.edu.
Clearance Process for Graduation
Once you have applied for graduation, the Degree Audit Team
reviews your academic requirements and determines whether
you are cleared for graduation. If you do not complete degree
requirements in the term in which you first applied for graduation,
you must complete a new graduation application and pay
the fee for the term in which you will graduate.
Transcripts are not updated to show program completion, nor
are diplomas mailed out, until the degree has been awarded.
Graduation Certification in the Office of the Registrar then certifies
degree completion, awards the degrees, and mails diplomas.
Graduation Certification also processes letters of completion
and embassy letters.
Advisors are available to answer any questions about requirements
for graduation and the application for diploma at 800-
888-UMUC, ext. 2-2100, or grad.advisor@umuc.edu.
For more information on graduation services and support, go to
www.umuc.edu/graduationservices.
Commencement
UMUC holds a graduation ceremony in Adelphi each year
in May. Students who completed degree requirements the
previous August and December (or in the previous September,
December, or March for doctoral students and those enrolled in
programs that require CBR, DCL, or PRO 600), as well as those
students who will complete their requirements by the end of
the spring term that begins in April and ends in July, are invited
to participate.
Graduating students who have commencement guests from
outside the United States may request up to 10 embassy letters
beginning in January.
MyUMUC
Through MyUMUC (available online at https://my.umuc.edu), you
may access many of your personal UMUC records. MyUMUC
enables you to change personal information (such as home
address, e-mail address, or phone numbers); register; pay bills;
check grades, financial aid, and student account status; apply
for graduation; request certification for VA educational benefits
and check the status of the request; and view and print
reports (such as your class schedule, grade report, statement
of account, and unofficial transcript).
To access services, you must enter your UMUC log-in
credentials.
Verification Services
Enrollment Verification
UMUC participates in the National Student Clearinghouse
which, in turn, supplies verification of enrollment to lending
agencies. UMUC reports student enrollment data to the clear-
More information about certificates, including gainful employment disclosures, is available at
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