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Deadlines to Petition to Graduate
Graduation Petitions must be paid and submitted to the Registrar’s Office by this
date:
| Term |
Spring 2012 |
Summer 2012 |
Fall 2012 |
| Deadline |
March 23, 2012 |
June 14, 2012 |
October 18, 2012 |
How to Petition to Graduate 1. Pick up a form called “Admission to Candidacy for a Degree” in the Registrar’s
Office or your major department. This is also known as a graduation petition.
2. Complete the graduation petition by including your name, address, student id number,
email address, etc. Check the semester you plan to graduate. Include your signature.
Provide your current schedule and the schedule you plan to use to compete your degree.
3. Pay $40 graduation fee by check or money order at the Registrar’s Office.
4. We will send your graduation petition to your major department. They will attach
additional paperwork. They will send it to Brenda Farrell through campus mail.
You will receive an email from Brenda Farrell in the Registrar’s Office once your
audit has been completed. This email will go to your SPSU email account.
History 2911 Most students will not need to take History 2911. However, if your US History/American
Government credit was transferred in from a school that is not a University System
of Georgia school or was awarded due to AP credit, you will need this course. It is
a one-hour course designed to help these students meet the State of Georgia’s legislative
requirement that all students have knowledge of the US Constitution and of Georgia
history.
Holds You will need to check BannerWeb to see if there have been any holds placed on your
record. These holds may be for any number of reasons, some of which are parking tickets,
library fines, monies owed the university, etc. These holds need to be cleared by
graduation time.
Other Petitions You will need to make sure that no other petitions are required for you to graduate
i.e. Course Substitution Petitions, Petitions to the Faculty, etc. These petitions,
if required, must be submitted in plenty of time for them to clear before you graduate.
Taking a Class at Another University During Your Final Semester If you are taking a class at another university during your final semester, you need
to have your grade submitted ASAP. If we do not have your final grade from the other
university, we cannot award your diploma. If possible, submit an official transcript
to us before noon on the day that final grades are due. Since that is not always possible,
you may have your professor or the school’s administration office fax us your final
grade on their school letterhead and follow up with an official transcript as soon
as it is possible. Our fax number is 678-915-7292. We need your final grade no later
than 5 pm on the Thursday preceding commencement.
Senior Grades Senior grades are due to the Registrar’s Office by noon on the Thursday before the
ceremony. Do not call or come by the Registrar’s Office to check on your grades. We
are very busy processing grades. You will be able to check your grades online typically
by Thursday evening.
Honors Honors are awarded as follows:
Cum Laude: 3.50—3.69 GPA
Magna Cum Laude: 3.70—3.89 GPA
Summa Cum Laude: 3.90—4.0 GPA
President’s Distinguished Honor Graduate The President’s Distinguished Honor Graduate is the person who is graduating in a
given semester who has the highest GPA and the most hours in residency at SPSU.
Walking But Not Graduating Due to varying circumstances, we sometimes have students who are not actually completing
their degree requirements, but would like to participate in the graduation ceremony.
If you would like to do this, please contact the Registrar’s Office.
