Senior Year Advising & Graduation

Students should:

• Add themselves to the Pending Degree List (PDL) via UI Integrate Self-Service by the 10th day of classes if they have not in the previous semester.
  • Engineering will then start sending information about the Graduation Convocation Ceremonies.
  • Degrees cannot be certified for students who are not on the PDL.
• Register for the Graduation Convocation Ceremonies if wanting to attend.
• Run a Degree Audit by the 10th day of classes. Ensure all requirements are complete.
• Address shortages with their departmental advisor as soon as possible.  Waiting to address issues may delay graduation. 
• Ensure all test scores and transfer credit has been sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions if not already.
• Visit Records staff at the Advising Center on the 4th floor of Grainger Library for any questions or concerns about degree requirements. 
• Adjust their schedules to address shortages, by the 10th day of classes.
  
  • Engineering will start reviewing students' degree requirements by mid-semester, if they are on the PDL.  Students will receive emails if there are any issues or incomplete degree requirements.  
• Missed Deadline: Students will not be certified to graduate if they are not on the Pending Degree List.  Students who missed the deadline need to complete the Late Addition to the Degree List Form as soon as possible.

All seniors are strongly encouraged to start planning for graduation when they are planning classes for their entire senior year.  

Students should:

• Run a Degree Audit and make sure to double check all missing requirements.
• Address shortages with their departmental advisor as soon as possible.  Waiting to address issues may delay graduation. 
• Ensure all test scores and transfer credit has been sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions if not already.
• Visit Records staff at the Advising Center on the 4th floor of  Grainger Library for any questions or concerns about degree requirements. 
• Plan classes for their final year accordingly (for both current and graduating semester).
• When registering for final semester classes:
  • Ensure the classes will fulfill all remaining degree requirements.   
  • Add themselves to the Pending Degree List (PDL) via UI Integrate Self-Service.
  • If an underload is needed/desired for their final semester, apply for underload by the deadline in the previous semester. See Overloads and Underloads Page for more information.
    • Students must be on the PDL for Engineering to review underload requests.
    • Underloads cannot be approved for students missing 12 hours or more to graduate, per the Degree Audit.

Students should:

• NOT Add themselves to the Pending Degree List (PDL) for Spring.
• Students will be able to attend the May Graduation Convocation ceremony, even if they are not on the Spring PDL.
  • Check information about the Graduation Convocation Ceremonies early spring.
  • Register for the May Graduation Convocation Ceremonies if they wish to attend in May.
• Add themselves to the Summer PDL in April when they register for Summer classes via UI Integrate Self-Service.
  
  • Engineering cannot certify degrees at the end of the summer semester for students who are not on the PDL.
• Run a Degree Audit by the 10th day of classes in spring, and make sure to double check that all requirements are complete.
• Address shortages with their departmental advisor as soon as possible. Waiting to address issues may delay graduation.  
• Visit Records staff at the Advising Center on the 4th floor of  Grainger Library for any questions or concerns about degree requirements. 
• Adjust their schedule to address shortages, by the 10th day of classes in spring.
• Not apply for spring underload if they plan to graduate in summer.

The Grainger College of Engineering hosts two convocation ceremonies each spring and one ceremony each fall semester.  All graduating students on the Pending Degree List are invited.

Please visit the Graduation webpage for information regarding our upcoming ceremony and instructions to participate.https://grainger.illinois.edu/academics/graduation

If you have questions, feel free to contact the Engineering Graduation Convocation Coordinator at engineering-convocation@illinois.edu