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Degree Check & Graduation

Getting ready to graduate? Apply for graduation and follow these steps for completing your degree audit.

Graduation Process

To graduate and receive your degree, two forms must be completed:

  1. Degree Candidacy Application - by you, the student, in UAccess.
  2. Degree Audit Worksheet (DAW) - by your academic advisor

Degree Candidacy Application

Undergraduate seniors with 90 or more earned units will be able to access the online application for Degree Candidacy in their UAccess Student Center. 

Applications will be accepted after the deadline, however an additional $50.00 Late Candidacy Application fee will be applied.
 

  • Spring and Summer graduates - February 1st of the intended semester ($50.00 application fee)
  • Fall and Winter graduates - September 1st of the intended semester ($50.00 application fee)

Degree Audit Worksheet

After submitting the application for degree candidacy in UAccess, your undergraduate academic advisor will be prompted through a separate report to complete your Degree Audit Worksheet (DAW). Once the DAW has been completed, your academic advisor will send you a copy for your own records. You do not need to meet with your academic advisor to complete this step. 

The DAW is a form required by Graduation Services, which will communicate your plan to complete your final degree requirements. This form must be completed by your advisors and returned to your Graduation Services Advisor. Dual degree students must complete the application for degree candidacy and the Degree Audit Worksheet per degree.

Delaying this process may also delay your graduation date.

Graduation Ceremony Information 

Our department does not hold a graduation ceremony for Journalism students, though we highly encourage graduating seniors to participate in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Convocation and the University of Arizona Commencement Ceremony.

Graduation Services Advisor

Graduation Services advisors audit each undergraduate student's coursework to ensure all degree requirements have been met. For questions regarding degree certification or diploma status, contact the Graduation Service Advisor for SBS, Sherrie Svedberg (svedberg@arizona.edu).