Graduation Procedures and Deadlines

	Fall 2020	Winter 2021	Spring 2021	Summer 2021
Final Folder Check This is your application for graduation or to earn a certificate. If for any reason you do not finish the quarter that you have requested the folder check for you must complete another folder check for the quarter that you will graduate or complete your certificate program. Results & required forms are emailed to your CWU EMAIL ADDRESS On line Form	Sept. 15, 2020	Jan. 11, 2021	April 5, 2021	June 25, 2021
Permit to Schedule Orals/Portfolio review/Final exam	Oct. 23, 2020	Feb. 19, 2021	May 21, 2021	July 23, 2020
Thesis Option Students Download Guidelines Download Thesis Submission Flow Chart - Final "Turn It In" version will be due and all fees paid by these dates	Nov. 6, 2020	Mar.5, 2021	June 04, 2021	Aug. 6, 2021
ALL degree requirements completed	Nov. 20, 2020	Mar. 19, 2021	June 11, 2021	Aug. 20, 2021

Final Folder Check Requests - must be done on line - click Here for the web form.
Fees: The following fees must be paid: $50 Graduate degree fee for all students. Students completing a thesis will be charged an additional $25 Master's Thesis processing fee.
Projects are submitted directly to your department.
Thesis are submitted through Canvas. You must have access to Canvas (indicated on your final folder request).
All degree candidates must complete the Exit Survey.
ALL degree and certificate requirements including clearance of "incompletes" must be cleared by the ALL degree requirements completed deadline (Above).
Graduate Hooding and Commecement Ceremony information will be found here once it is current for 2021 graduation. Students earning a certificate (and not a master's degree) are not eligible to partipate.

Master's degree recipients wear hoods as part of their regalia, you can find what color hood you need here.

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