Graduate Graduation (Graduate School)
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TOP 10 REASONS STUDENTS DO NOT GRADUATE
(Based on Graduate Applications during the 2008 to 2009 Academic Year)
- Had an I, N, or X grade on Academic Record:
All coursework must be completed no later than the date of graduation
I = Incomplete - Must be completed by ten weeks into the first spring or fall semester after the "I" was earned or it converts to an "E."
Complete the contract you signed with your Instructor.
N = Grade delayed - Contact your instructor.
X = Grade NOT submitted - See your instructor.
- Missing a course required in the major.
You must complete all required courses in their major. You should be meeting with your adviser each semester - Fewer than 120 hours completed. 120 is the minimum required for a degree. Some Majors require more.
- Lacking a GEC /GE2K/ IF "core" requirements
Appropriate GEC /GE2K/IF courses are listed in the college catalog http://www.buffalostate.edu/registrar/documents/gec.htm GE2K: http://www.buffalostate.edu/registrar/documents/ge2000.htm http://www.buffalostate.edu/registrar/documents/IF.htm - Lacking a writing intensive course.
To fulfill the writing intensive requirement, the section of the course you register for must have a "W" designation as part of the course number, (example: ENG300W.) - Foreign Language Requirement has not been satisfied.
All students are required to complete a 102 course or two years (units) of one foreign language in high school.
If you are a transfer student with high school foreign language credits, request that your high school transcript be sent to the "Admissions Office, ATTN: Foreign Language Review." - Major average below 2.0
Courses in your major must have average 2.0 or higher. - Math Requirement has not been satisfied.
- Buffalo State overall average below a 2.0
A 2.00 GPA is the minimum required to earn a degree. - Lacking credits in the upper division requirement
At least 33 credit hours must be completed in upper division courses. Upper dvision =300 and 400 level courses and foreign language 201, 201 & 210.
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COMPLETION INFORMATION:
(From Buffalo State Undergraduate Catalog 2005-06, page 27. See your catalog for more details)
All students expecting to qualify for an undergraduate degree from Buffalo State must fulfill the following requirements:
File application with the Registrar's Office, Moot Hall 210, by the specified date. Failure to make application before the date may eliminate you from the commencement Bulletin.
Undergraduate degree applications are available in the Registrar's Office, Moot Hall 210, or may be downloaded here. This form is in pdf format and thus requires Adobe Reader. If downloading the application online, you must print it out and fill in all the requested information; submit the printed form to:
Registrar's Office, Moot 210
Buffalo State College
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo NY 14222.
Graduate Students (contact the Graduate Office).
You must meet all financial obligations to the college and return all college property.
You must meet all curricular requirements. You must have completed the prescribed curriculum for your major. If requirements have changed since you were admitted to a program, you may choose to graduate under the old or new requirements.
You must maintain a 2.0 cumulative average for all coursework taken at the college. The cumulative average for the courses taken in the major field must also be at least 2.0. The college requires all matriculated students to demonstrate college level skills in English composition and basic mathematics. You should refer to the college catalog under which you entered.
You must have taken 42 to 66 credits in the general education area.
All candidates must have completed a minimum of 33 credits of upper-division coursework courses generally considered advanced and numbered 300-499 (Foreign Language 201, 202, and 210 courses are also considered upper division).
A minimum of 32 credits including the last 16 must be completed at the college.
Foreign language requirements, where appropriate, must be fulfilled.
A minimum of 120 academic credits must be completed
Two "writing intensive" courses with the designation "W" following the course number are required.
Three Credits of Diversity.
Three credits of Global Issues are required for GEC students. You should refer to the college catalog under which you entered.
Elementary Education majors must fulfill a drug education requirement and should file a certification application with the Teacher Certification Office, Caudell Hall 110.
You will not be cleared for graduation until all symbols of "I", "N", or "X" have been replaced with an appropriate grade.
DEADLINES:
December 2009 by September 11th
May 2010 by February 5th.
August 2010 by June 4th (Actual Date), or by February 19th (for inclusion of you name in the May Commencement program)
COMMENCEMENT
Commencement is held each year at the end of the spring semester. The 2010 Commencement honors December 2009 graduates, May 2010 and August 2010 potential degree candidates.
Commencement information is mailed during spring break to the permanent mailing address of each student who applies for graduation by the appropriate deadlines.
Commencement 2010 will be held on Saturday, May 15 in the Sports Arena.
