Degree Completion Check List
Master's (coursework-only option/Plan C)

Master of Social Work
Professional Master's of Engineering (coursework-only option)

Degree Completion Checklist - print version (pdf)

The following Graduate School requirements are to be completed in the following order.  To help you keep track of your degree completion requirements, check off each step when completed, and retain this check list for your reference.  For additional information about Graduate School requirements, refer to the current Graduate School Catalog.  **Be sure to contact your graduate program office concerning additional, program-specific requirements.**

  Step 1:  Maintain active student status by registering in the Graduate School every
                     fall and spring term (including the term in which you complete all requirements and clear for your degree.)
  Step 2:  File your Degree Program form with the Graduate School (316 Johnston)

• The Degree Program form is available in 316 Johnston, and online.
• Check with your graduate office regarding program-specific deadlines for submission of the Degree Program form.
• The Graduate School must receive your Degree Program form at least one term prior to your anticipated term of degree clearance. 
• Your Degree Program must be approved by the Graduate School before you can  obtain your Graduation Packet.

  Step 3:  Obtain your Graduation Packet from the Graduate School (316 Johnston)

• About one term before your anticipated month of graduation, obtain the Graduation Packet in 316 Johnston, or request online.

  Step 4:  Submit the forms in the Graduation Packet per instructions

  Step 4a:  The Graduate Application for Degree form must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar by the first business day of the month you intend to graduate.
  Step 4b:  The Final Report Form signed by the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) must be submitted to the Graduate School (316 Johnston) by the last business
                    day of the month you intend to graduate.

Note:  MSW students are not required to submit a Final Examination Report form unless a minor and committee are designated on the Degree Program form.

  Step 5:  Follow instructions provided to you by the Graduate School regarding your degree clearance

• During the 2nd or 3rd week of the month you have applied to graduate, as indicated on the Graduate Application for Degree form (see Step 4a), you will receive an email communication from the Graduate School to your U of M email address. The email will either
• alert you to remaining degree requirements that must be completed in order for your degree to be awarded; or
• will confirm that you have completed all degree requirements, and inform you of the date upon which your degree will be awarded.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING COMMENCEMENT ATTENDANCE: 
Commencement attendance does not imply that you have completed all degree requirements and officially graduated.  For information specifically related to eligibility requirements and deadlines for attending the Graduate School commencement ceremony, please refer to the Graduate School’s Commencement Attendance Approval form, available in your graduation packet and online.