X. Graduation Information
Note: Defenses will be in the spring. Incompletes need to be resolved before the Graduate College can confer degrees. If an incomplete is not resolved, the student’s degree conferral will be moved to the summer semester. Contact the Felton Student Success Center to determine the last date an incomplete can be resolved and still have a spring degree conferral. After that date, a student would need to register and defend in the summer with a summer degree conferral. This is also dependent on a defense committee being able to be convened during the summer. Students must be registered in the semester they graduate.
The final examination will be evaluated as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Two unsatisfactory votes will make the committee report unsatisfactory. In case of a report of unsatisfactory in the final examination, the candidate may not attempt a reexamination until the next session. The examination may be repeated only once, at the option of the major department. Upon graduation you will need to complete a Project Close Form through HawkIRB. If you are employed by the University of Iowa and plan to continue using your data, keep your project open but remember to file the Project Close form when you are done.
To facilitate your graduation, we have listed the pertinent paperwork below. If you have any questions, please contact the Felton Student Success Center staff Kara Avis (kara-avis@uiowa.edu or 319-467-4405)
All forms must be completed by the deadlines posted each semester. Final responsibility for meeting graduation requirements resides with the student. If you have filed these forms previously, all must be refiled by the deadline listed except the Degree Audit. This form will be reviewed by the Felton Student Success Center.
More information regarding dates, commencement, and other pertinent information can be found at the Registrar and Graduate College websites.
Graduation Forms
APPLICATION FOR DEGREE – completed online via MyUI.
Registration for Commencement – completed online at the Graduate College Graduation Checklist.
Degree Audit – the Felton Student Success Center will review your degree audit the semester before you graduate. Note that the prerequisite(s) cannot be applied toward your degree. Any credit over 10 years old cannot be applied toward your degree without consent of the Graduate College; if needed, the Felton Student Success Center will prepare and submit.
REQUEST FOR FINAL EXAMINATION FORM (for defense of DNP Project) – the Graduate Programs Office will prepare this form and submit to the Graduate College.
REPORT OF FINAL EXAMINATION (report on Doctor of Nursing Practice Project defense) – this form will be sent electronically via DocuSign to the Chair by the Graduate College for committee signatures. The Graduate Programs office will verify whether the defense was satisfactory or unsatisfactory and will submit the final approval electronically via DocuSign.