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Graduation Checklist

  • Distinguish between graduation and commencement.

    • Graduation is the official confirmation that you have met all the requirements for your degree by adding it to your official transcript and issuing your diploma. 

    • Commencement is the ceremony that celebrates the completion of your coursework and degree requirements.

    • While commencement and graduation are related, they are separate points on the academic timeline. Every student must apply to graduate, but participation in the commencement ceremony is optional.

  • Contact your advisor. Review and verify completion of all degree requirements with your advisor.

  • Submit any external transcripts. If you have completed courses at other institutions, One-Stop Student Services must receive cp official transcripts. If you were enrolled at another institution while also enrolled at UNF, a Concurrent Enrollment form must be on file with One-Stop Student Services.

  • Update your personal and contact information.To ensure the receipt of time-sensitive degree information and an accurate diploma, check the "Personal Information" tab in "Banner Self-Service" within myWings to view your legal name and address(es) on file.

    • Mailing and email address updates can be made in-person at One-Stop Student Services or by sending a completed personal information update form with a picture of a government-issued photo ID to records@unf.edu.

    • The legal name on file is your default diploma name. Diploma names may only vary from your legal name on file in these ways:

      Diploma Name Options

      Option

      Legal Name on File

      Acceptable Variants

      First name or initial

      Francis Scott Fitzgerald

      Francis Scott Fitzgerald
      F. Scott Fitzgerald   

      Including or omitting the middle name or initial

      Zora Neale Hurston 

      Zora Hurston 
      Zora N. Hurston 
      Z.N. Hurston 

      Including proper capitalization or spelling

      Antoine De saint exupery

      Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  • Apply for graduation in MyWings (required).

How to apply for graduation:

1. Log into your myWings account.

2. Under My Resources, select Student and then Banner Self Service.

3. Under the Student Services tab, select Student Records and then Graduation Application.

4. Use this link to access a video of the process: How to Apply for Graduation. 

5. Tell us about your UNF experiences and future plans by completing the brief "Graduating Student Survey" section of your Graduation Application. 

Late applications: If you are applying after the deadline, please contact your academic advisor to complete a graduation application on your behalf. Failure to apply for graduation may delay the conferral of your degree and the receipt of your diploma. It may also affect your number of commencement tickets and prevent your name from appearing in the ceremony program.

Canceling an application: To cancel a previously submitted application, contact your academic advisor.

  • Clear your academic record. Previous incomplete or non-reported grades must be converted to satisfactory letter grades before you can graduate. Incomplete or non-reported grades received in your final term will prevent you from graduating. Contact One-Stop Student Services for guidance.

  • Satisfy all financial obligations. Pay any university fines, tickets, fees, etc. Outstanding debt may delay release of your diploma and/or any official transcript.

  • Complete any exit loan counseling. If you have an RL hold (Loan Exit Counseling) on your record, make sure to complete an online exit interview. For additional help, contact One-Stop Student Services. Failure to complete this requirement will delay the release of your academic records.

  • Plan your next move. Contact Career Services for help writing your résumé and other career-related resources.

  •  Log in to Tassel and claim your tickets. If you are participating in commencement, you will receive an email approximately one month prior to your ceremony date with login information to create an account in Tassel. Once logged in, claim your commencement tickets and verify the information that will be read and displayed at commencement.  

    • Submit a phonetic spelling  and recording of your name in Tassel for the reader to pronounce during your stage-crossing. Here are some examples of how to spell names phonetically: 

      Standard vs. Phonetic Spelling
      Standard Spelling Phonetic Spelling 
      Wolfgang Mozart VOOLF-gahng  MOT-sart
      Rihanna  ree-AH-nah
      Mikhail Baryshnikov mi-KYL buh-RISH-ni-koff

       

  • Order your academic regalia. UNF academic regalia from Herff Jones is required to participate in commencement. 

  • Stay connected with fellow Ospreys. Join the UNF Alumni Association.

  • Stay tuned. Refer to the Commencement webpage for questions about commencement, including how to check in and line up for the processional. Monitor your UNF inbox for regular communications from UNF Commencement.