Filing your Graduation Application


Complete the following steps to file your graduation application.These steps are listed in order of convenience. You may alter the order BUT you must complete all steps. Statewide or distance learning students please note separate instructions under "DistanceFiling" link in the previous page.

Incomplete or inaccurate applications will be returned to you to complete or correct. Graduation Applications must be completed using BLACK INK or typewriting only.


1.Graduation Fee- Pay graduation fee of $10 to the Bursar's office. You will need to enter the receipt number on the graduation application. Note: you may pay your Graduation Fee by phone at 928.523.1122 or by going to the Bursar's Web site.. Scroll to the section marked E-CHECK.

Graduation Applications submitted without proof of payment will be returned to you.

2. Advising Check Sheet- Pull your advising checksheet from your student folder (Student files for Applied Indigenous Studies, Criminal Justice, Psychology and Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies are located in the SBS Academic Services and Advising Office. All other student files are located in the School of Communication Academic Services and Advising Office or the Department of your major.) and update to include all remaining classes required to complete your degree. Include classes for Fall 2006, Winter 2006 and Spring 2007 and Summer 2007 if applicable. Also enter any classes taken elsewhere and not transfered to NAU yet. Attach a completed advising check sheet for your major, minor and liberal studies to your Graduation Application Packet. This may be one form or 3 separate forms.


3.Degree Audit Report- Log in to your LOUIE Student Center Account. Under Academic History is the link to Degree Progress. Click on that link and print your degree progress report. This entire report is required to be attached to your Graduation Application Packet.


4. Grad Check Transcripts-No Longer required for SBS majors.If you are doing a dual degree or dual major in a major outside the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences check with that department for their requirements.


5.Graduation Application- Complete your Graduation Application using Instructions in this tutorial titled Complete the Application . This is also where you will download the graduation application.


6.Assemble Graduation Application Packet- Put completed Graduation Application, Advising Check Sheet(s) and Degree Audit Report together and fasten with a paperclip. Please do not staple.

7.Graduation Application Review- Submit completed Graduation Application Packet to the Office of Academic Services and Advising in SBS WEST, Bldg 70, Room 114, or for School of Communications majors to the Office of Academic Services and Advising in Bldg 16, Room 370A to be checked for general accuracy and completeness. NOTE: Your Graduation Application will be checked by the SBS Academic Services and Advising Office or the School of Communication Academic Services and Advising Office BEFORE you meet with your Faculty Advisor. Some faculty, however, may want to meet with you before you complete your Graduation Application. In this case, once you have met with your Faculty Advisor please drop your application to be checked.


8.Pick-Up your Application Packet-You may get an email or phone call when your application packet is ready to be picked up.

9.Obtain Signatures- Obtain signatures in the following order: Honors advisor (if you are in the honors program), Minor advisor (if you have a minor), Major Advisor and Department Chair. After obtaining all of these signatures drop your graduation packet in the Director's Office for School of Communication and in the SBS Office of Academic Services and Advising for SBS majors. Once the application is signed by the Asssociate Dean, the application packet is hand-delivered to the graduation office for processing.
NOTE:
You will receive an email notice to your NAU email account once the application is processed by the Graduation Office. You may check with the Dean's or Director's Office at any time after you have submitted your application for final signatures to check the status. Congratulations, you have filed your Graduation Application!!!