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- Review your Degree Works page to check that you have completed your degree requirements.
- Meet with your academic advisor to confirm that you are eligible for graduation. You will sign up to meet with your advisor through Orange Success.
- File for your diploma request no later than Feb. 14. Filing for your diploma ensures that you will be included in the convocation booklet, included in the degree certification process, receive commencement information, and be eligible to pick up your cap, gown, and tassel.
- Navigate to MySlice – Student Home – Academics – Diploma Request.
- Read the information provided and click on the blue link next to Program (this should be your major).
- You will be redirected to Select Graduation Term where you will choose Spring/May if you plan to finish at the end of the spring semester or Summer/June or August if you know you will need summer class(es) to complete your degree.
- From here, you should be redirected to select where you want your diploma sent. Please make sure you are selecting an address where you expect to receive mail through August.
- You must use your legal name for your diploma!
- If you have a preferred name that has not been legally recognized, it cannot be used. Legal names are the names that appear on passports, drivers licenses, ect.
- If you have multiple last names, you are eligible to include them.
- You can, but are not required to, use your middle name. For example, you can elect to be James Earl Jones, James E. Jones, or James Jones.
- Bookmark the commencement website. This is where the schedule for graduation events, information on the commencement speaker, parking information, FAQs, and more will be posted. This is a great tool for you and your loved ones who will be joining us.
- Save the Date! VPA’s convocation is historically in the Dome on the Saturday night before Syracuse University’s Commencement (Mother’s Day). We recommend students arrive no later than 7 p.m. as our event starts at 7:30 p.m.
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