Students who have graduated or who will not be enrolled for Fall 2004 will
be deleted automatically from this listserv after drop/add. You do not need
to notify the Graduate School.
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To:     Graduate Students
CC:     Administrative Staff, Graduate Coordinators

Subject: Students Attempting to Clear Prior for Fall 2004 Graduation
Check your Graduate Student Handbook for critical dates at
http://ufgradschool.premierplanner.org/daily/.

Students seeking to clear prior* so as not to register for their final term
in Fall 2004 must have all relevant materials submitted to the Graduate
School no later than 5:00 p.m., FRIDAY August 20, 2004. Students on a
fellowship or assistantship in their final term must maintain the
appropriate registration for the appointment regardless of the "need" for
credits.

*Cleared Prior
Students exempt from final term registration must meet all of the following
conditions before the start of the first day of classes [August 20, 2004]:
1. Correctly registered in the preceding term [Summer 2004].
2. Completed all degree requirements, including final submission of the
dissertation, thesis, or project and the final examination report.
3. Submitted the final examination form for the nonthesis degree
4. Cleared all incompletes or other unresolved grades.
5. Filed degree application with Office of the University Registrar
(http://www.reg.ufl.edu/pdf/degapp1.pdf).

A letter of Degree Status Verification stating that the degree will be
awarded pending the vote of the college faculty can be prepared by the
Graduate School, if requested by the student prior to the last two weeks of
the term. Verification request forms are available at
http://gradschool.rgp.ufl.edu/education/currentstudents.html and outside 106
Grinter Hall. A letter of verification is a courtesy to the student and must
be requested prior to the last two weeks of the term; it is not a
requirement for graduation.

Please note that although you may have fulfilled department requirements,
you have not been awarded your degree until the Graduate School certifies
the degree to the University Registrar. That is done at the end of Fall term
for all students who applied to graduate. The Graduate School can provide a
Letter of Degree Status Verification that many employers and licensure
boards will accept, but check with them first. Some employers and licensure
boards require the degree statement on the transcript and that will not be
available until about three days after certification in December.



Gann Enholm
Coordinator, Office of Graduate Student Records and Certifications
Research and Graduate Programs
University of Florida
103 Grinter Hall
Gainesville, Fl. 32611
(352)392-6625
(352)846-2756 FAX
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http://gradschool.rgp.ufl.edu