Graduation

Important Actions for Graduation Process

• Preparing for College Graduation
  1. Resolve your incomplete grades (I) and/or grade delays (GD) directly with the course instructor. Alert your Academic Advisor(s) when your instructor submits a grade change to help expedite the process.

  2. Update your official name and personal information with the Registrar.

  3. Find the UCR commencement checklist here to help you review the steps to participate in this year's commencement activities. 

  4. If you have submitted your college graduation application(s), please do not enroll in terms after your graduation term. Doing so will void your graduation application. Contact your Advisor(s) if you need to cancel your graduation application and extend your expected graduation term
• Community Engaged Learning- 40 Hours of Fieldwork
  40 Hours of Fieldwork may take two quarters to fulfill hours.

   

  At least three quarters prior to graduating, meet with our Community Learning Coordinator, to identify and verify your fieldwork experience, and to clear your fieldwork in your degree audit. For most students, it is taking two quarters to complete their 40 hours of fieldwork (i.e.: one hour of fieldwork per week).
• Apply for College Graduation
  All undergraduate students must submit a College Graduation Application through their R’Web portal. This application not only alerts the university of your planned graduation term, but it also prompts your Academic Advisors to review your final degree requirements during their evaluation window. To ensure a timely review, please submit your application immediately after registering for your final quarter courses during your first enrollment pass.

  Access the Graduation Application Deadlines.

   

  Submit your College Graduation application (per major only) via R’web by 4:00 pm of the identified deadline. Please contact your Advisor(s) immediately if you miss your deadline.

   

  1. Using your R’web portal, open the “Graduation Application" app. 
  2. Select your graduating term
  3. Select the first major you wish to submit a graduation application. Click on the radio button next to the program. You will be repeating this application process per major.
  4. Select your graduating term, again
  5. Confirm your official name
  6. Please do not close the window with additional college graduation application information. Follow the instructions on this window for your assigned college.

   

  Double/Triple majors will need to repeat the above instructions and submit a College graduation application for each major. You may need to complete additional graduation applications for your additional Colleges. Please contact your Academic Advisor if the term and/or curriculum programs are missing or incorrect.  
• Final Degree Audit
  Confirm that your concentration, double major, and minor (if any) are correct in your Student Profile and Degree Audit. Please contact your Academic Advisor if your programs are missing or incorrect. Satisfying remaining units: It is important to meet UCR Residency (completing 35 of final 45 units at UCR during final year) and satisfying 180-216 degree units. Your degree audit will update about 24 hours after any enrollment change. If the degree audit continues to alert you about missing units to meet these requirements, then you must add those units.

   

  Degree % completion

  1.    Students enrolled in their final courses will remain at a steady 98%-degree completion until final grades are released, achieving 100%-degree completion.

  2.    Students with 99% or 97% or below degree completion have either:
          a.    Holds to clear
          b.    Grade Delay or Incomplete
          c.    Pending transfer work
          d.    Degree requirements to satisfy

  Your Academic Advisor(s) will be working with you to resolve the issues throughout your final quarter.

   

  Contact Your Instructor for Grade Delays (GD) and Incompletes (I)

  Immediately contact your instructor if you have any grade delays (GD) and incompletes (I) and copy your Academic Advisor in all communications. You can still submit your college graduation application, but your instructor’s grade change will need to be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by the end of the quarter.

   
• Deadline to Transfer Units to UCR
  Transition your off-campus coursework back to UCR, by completing a quick two-step process involving approvals and official transcripts.
  First, submit a formal petition along with proof of your non-UCR enrollment directly to your major Advisor, who will review it before forwarding it to the SOE Associate Dean for approval. Once you complete the transfer work, you must immediately send your official transcripts to Undergraduate Admissions at admissions@ucr.edu, ensuring they arrive before the Registrar’s transfer work transcript deadline so you can stay on track for graduation.

  Throughout this entire process, make sure to keep your Academic Advisor in the loop regarding the status of your transcripts.
• Eligibility to Participate in Commencement Ceremony
  To walk in the Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremony, you must apply for graduation and complete your degree requirements in Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, or Summer 2026. Alumni who missed their original ceremony are also welcome to participate. Please note that students finishing their degrees in Fall 2026 are not eligible for this spring's ceremony but may participate the following year.

   

  The Commencement Office will share deadlines and event details by the end of Winter 2026, and you can always visit the commencement website for the latest updates.
• Ordering UCR Regalia
  The UCR Commencement Office will officially announce the upcoming Grad Fair on their website. In the meantime, you can purchase your official UCR regalia, sashes, and other graduation memorabilia directly through this ordering link. Please keep in mind that each color featured on the tassels, hoods, velvet, and satin trimmings represents a specific educational discipline; for example, the School of Education is designated by a light blue tassel.

  If you are curious about the graduation colors for other colleges or want to check UCR’s long-standing campus traditions, you can visit the UCR Commencement Traditions & Symbols website. 
• Degree Conferral Transcripts and Diploma
  Degree Conferral Timeline 
  Degree conferral is finalized approximately 6–8 weeks after final grades are officially released. You will receive an email from your college as soon as your degree has been successfully conferred.
  •    Request an official transcript with your degree posted
  •    View Diploma Information
• Honors and Awards

  Standard for the Award of Latin Honors & College Awards

  Latin Honors Eligibility & Guidelines

  As determined by the Academic Senate, Latin Honors categories are calculated based on the performance of the Spring graduating class. Only students who have completed 60 or more UC units with letter grades will be considered.

  The top percentages are awarded as follows:

  • Summa Cum Laude (With Highest Honor): Top 2% of the class
  • Magna Cum Laude (With Great Honor): Next 4% of the class
  • Cum Laude (With Honor): Next 10% of the class

   

  Primary College Policy
  This SOE Latin Honors GPA cut-offs PDF applies strictly to students whose primary college is the School of Education (SOE).

  
  •    Multi-Majors: If you are a double or triple major and have identified a different primary college, please visit that specific college/school’s website for their respective graduation and GPA cutoff information.
  •    Other Colleges/Schools: Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) | School of Business | College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS) | College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) | School of Public Policy (SPP

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  School of Education College Awards
  Recipients of school awards are celebrated at the SOE Commencement Celebration every Spring. Awardees are selected via the Undergraduate Education Committee—based on faculty nominations, and notified during the Spring quarter.

  1. Outstanding Achievement Award
  This award recognizes one student from the School of Education who demonstrates exemplary achievement in academic and research/creative activity, broad involvement within the college, a strong commitment to service and citizenship, and a dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  •    Requirement: Minimum overall GPA of 3.5 for nomination.

  
  2. Academic Excellence Award
  This award recognizes one student from each Education major concentration for achieving excellence in their academics and research, or creative activities.
  •    Requirement: Minimum overall GPA of 3.5 for nomination.