Dear Prospective Graduate,

We have received your application to graduate on Friday, May 16, 2008. This newsletter will answer questions you have about awarding of degrees and Commencement, and provide important information about your graduation. Please read the information to avoid any problems with the awarding of your degree. You should also refer to pages 258-259 in the 2006-08 Undergraduate Catalog or pages 201-205 in the 2005-07 Graduate Catalog for information about graduation requirements.

FAQs:

For complete information, click here.

When is Commencement?

Commencement ceremonies will be held in Roosevelt's Auditorium Theatre on Friday, May 16, 2008. In order to allow graduates to invite more guests to Commencement, there will be two ceremonies. The ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences and Evelyn T. Stone College of Professional Studes will be at noon. The ceremony for the College of Education, Chicago College of Performing Arts and the Walter E. Heller College of Business Administration will be held at 3:30 p.m..

How do I get my cap and gown?

Click on the link to Traditions USA to place your order. You may also order rings, diploma frames and announcements. You must order by Monday, March 24, 2008 in order to receive your cap and gown for the commencement ceremony. You will pick up your cap and gown at the Salute to Graduates Reception. Details about this reception are found in this newsletter.

When will I hear about my graduation status?

In March we will compile a list of all graduation applicants. A list will be sent to each department requesting approval for each prospective graduate. Once this process is completed, we will inform you, by letter, of your graduation status. Expect to receive this letter this month.

Commencement information and Salute to Graduates Receptions

These receptions are designed to prepare you with all the materials and information needed to participate in the commencement ceremony in May 2008.

Chicago
Tuesday, April 8: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Michigan Lounge - 2nd Floor

Schaumburg
Thursday, April 10: 1 - 6:30 p.m.
Alumni Hall - Room 155

Each student who wishes to participate in the May ceremony must attend one of the above receptions. You may attend either reception, but you must make sure to attend the location to which you have your cap and gown sent. If you don't plan to participate in the ceremony, you may come to socialize with fellow graduates and celebrate your graduation.

Participants need not stay the entire time on either day, but should be there long enough to:

Pick up your commencement information booklet.
Pick up your cap and gown. (They are yours to keep.)

Cost: Bachelor's $33
Master's $57
Doctorate $67
No caps and gowns may be purchased after the Salute to Graduates Reception.

Caps and gowns not picked up at the Salute to Graduates Reception will be returned to Traditions USA. If this happens, you will need to contact them and make arrangements to receive your cap and gown. You will incur shipping charges.

You will also be able to do the following:

Order graduation announcements and class rings.
Have your graduation portrait taken by a professional photographer from Chappell Studios (dress accordingly).
Visit with representatives from Alumni, Admission, Career Services and Student Activities.

If you are unable to attend a Salute to Graduates Reception, you will need to send a representative in your place to pick up your Commencement information booklet, and your cap and gown. Your representative must have your Roosevelt ID or your ID number and birth date.

Deadlines

April 1 - Thesis or Dissertation: If a thesis or dissertation is a part of your program, it must be in the Office of the Vice Provost and Graduate Dean, AUD 852, by this date. Please check with your thesis advisor for his/her deadline.

May 21 * - Completion of all external courses: Grades for all external courses needed to fulfill graduation requirements are due in the Office of the Registrar by this date. All work and exams must be complete and turned in to instructors by May 1, 2008, regardless of which semester you registered for the course.

Grades for previous term courses: In order to receive credit for "incomplete" or "in progress" courses that are needed to fulfill graduation requirements, instructors must submit grades for these courses to the Office of the Registrar by this date. Please contact your instructor to complete any unfinished course work.

May 23 - Transfer credit: Please notify the Graduation Office by May 1, 2008, if you are having transcripts sent to us that are needed to fulfill graduation requirements. All official transcripts from other institutions that have not been sent to us previously must be received by May 23, 2008. Transcripts should be sent to Roosevelt by the institution at the following address: Roosevelt University, Graduation Services-Room 843, 430 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL 60605-1394.

* Cancellation of graduation will occur after this date if grades or course work are still outstanding.

For complete information, click here or email us at graduation@roosevelt.edu.