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News Archive 2.0

  • 2022

  • 2021

    TBD

    Questions? Contact the UH Bookstore at campusstore@uh.edu or call 713.741.7095.

  • 2020

    Students who miss the deadline typically need to apply in the next term. Exceptions are considered for students who document job or program acceptance pending degree confirmation.

    • Required: Job offer letter, grad school acceptance letter, program acceptance letter
    • Letters should include a deadline for documentation of degree conferral and contact information for the employer or program (may be received via email).
    • Students with these circumstances should provide the documentation to their major advisor.
    • The major advisor will first verify the student is eligible for graduation for the current term.

    If eligible for current term graduation and documentation is provided of pending program/job, the student may submit a general petition to the major advisor requesting late application approval.

  • 2019

    Flash Photography is the official photographer for the University of Houston commencement ceremonies. After the ceremony, Flash Photography will send proofs to you so that you can decide if you want to order prints. The photographer will already have your mailing address. If you do not receive the proofs within 30 days of your commencement, please contact Flash Photography at 800-410-8070.

  • 2018

    When an application to graduate is submitted, your major advisor will receive notification. This advisor will begin to collect documents related to your degree progress and make a preliminary recommendation for degree conferral. If your graduation is contingent upon completing any coursework, you must first successfully complete those requirements before a decision can be made. If there are any other outstanding items that your major advisor is aware of and has already communicated with you about, these items will also need to be completed before a preliminary recommendation for degree conferral can be made.

    Your major advisor is your contact for questions related to the status of your application and the completion of your degree.

  • 2017

    If there are requirements for your degree completion that will not be met by currently enrolled courses, and your major advisor is not already aware of these outstanding items, your application could be disapproved before the end of the semester that you have applied to graduate. A notification of that decision will be sent by UH (not CLASS) to you at your email address listed on your record. You will then need to work with your major advisor to complete any remaining requirements and apply for graduation again in the next feasible semester.

    Your major advisor is your contact for questions related to the status of your application and the completion of your degree.

  • 2016

    Once the semester officially closes and all grades are posted, a final recommendation will be made by your major advisor and the college Dean’s Office for Academic Affairs will begin their final review for degree conferral.

    If you have successfully completed all requirements of your degree program, your application will be approved by CLASS and then sent to UH with final recommendation for degree conferral. After UH has completed their review and has determined that all degree requirements have been satisfied, a final approval decision will be made and posted to your record. A notification of that decision will be sent by UH (not CLASS) to you at your email address listed on your record.

  • 2015

    Once the semester officially closes and all grades are posted, a final recommendation will be made by your major advisor and the college Dean’s Office for Academic Affairs will begin their final review for degree conferral.

    If you have not successfully completed all pending requirements by that date, your application will be disapproved. A notification of that decision will be sent by UH (not CLASS) to you at your email address listed on your record. You will then need to work with your major advisor to complete any remaining requirements and apply for graduation again in the next feasible semester.

  • 2014

    We make every effort to ensure all graduating students who applied on time are listed in the commencement program. Only fall graduation candidates who apply to graduate by October 7, 2022 will have their names included in the program.

    Please also be aware of the following information:

    • If at any time you have requested privacy protection for your academic records, your name cannot be published in the program by law unless you have indicated on your application for graduation that you desire your name be included in the program.
    • Although your name might not be included in the printed program, you will still be individually recognized by name as you cross the stage.

  • 2013

    The Cougar Spirit Cord is a symbol of your pride and a way to help make more scholarships available to next year's students or show support for a program that has made a difference in your UH experience. Consider making a $22 donation (a gift in honor of your class, 2022) to any CLASS department or program of your choice and wear the cord at commencement to show your Cougar Pride!

  • 2012

    For the CLASS commencement ceremony, the final semester is not factored into the calculation because final semester grades are not completely posted until after the ceremony. Honors announced during the ceremony are calculated using the last 54 hours less the number of hours taken in the final semester.

    Once the current semester has officially closed and all grades have been posted, your honors status will be updated accordingly and will be engraved on your diploma. Undergraduate students who have completed the graduation requirements of the Honors College may graduate with special honors designations. See your advisor in the Honors College for more information.

    Undergraduate students who complete degree requirements will graduate with the stated academic honors if they achieve the following grade point averages earned in their last 54 hours (all of which must be A, B or C letter grade courses) completed at the University of Houston. Grades of S, U, I and W are not assigned grade point values and are not used in the computation of the grade point average. The honors calculation will include all hours completed in the semester in which the first of the final 54 hours was completed.

    Honors Designations:

    3.90 to 4.0 GPA Summa Cum Laude (with highest honors)
    3.70 to 3.89 GPA Magna Cum Laude (with high honors)
    3.50 to 3.69 GPA Cum Laude (with honors)

  • 2011

    It takes approximately 6–8 weeks from the close of the term for colleges to review graduation applications and submit their decisions to the registrar’s office for processing. Diplomas are ordered once students have been approved and degrees officially conferred and posted.

    Your diploma will be mailed directly to you at the most current address provided through your myUH student account. The diploma printing company also will send email notifications to you indicating when your diploma has been mailed. It’s important to keep contact information updated in myUH to avoid shipment delays.

  • 2010

    Undergraduate Students – Your major advisor is your contact for questions related to the status of your application and the completion of your degree. For all other event-related questions, please contact: CLASS Undergraduate Commencement.

    Graduate Students – Master and Ph.D. students who have questions about the ceremony and degree conferral process are asked to email Anna Marchese, CLASS Graduate Studies Program Director, amarchese@uh.edu.