Graduation Frequently Asked Questions

Run an Interactive Degree Audit. Once you log in with your UT EID, just hit SUBMIT and a degree audit based on your official catalog will be run. If your audit is at 100%, this means you are eligible to graduate this semester.   Your audit can also be used to identify any issues if it does not show 100% degree progress.  Please make sure to apply to graduate for our office to be able to certify your BBA degree.

Yes. If this is the only requirement you are lacking to complete your degree by the end of the semester, you can apply to graduate.  Your application will be listed as denied until the TX Government exam is taken and you claim credit for GOV 310L. Please read the Secure Academic Note that will be sent to you when your graduation application is denied to learn the deadline date by when the credit must be posted.

Yes. Your application will be listed as denied until the Study Abroad courses are posted. Please read the Secure Academic Note that will be sent to you when your graduation application is denied to learn the deadline date by when the credit must be posted.

Yes. If you are completing all other degree requirements, your graduation application will be conditionally accepted. Your degree will be certified if you meet the conditions outlined on the Secure Academic Note that will be sent to you as part of the conditional approval.

Yes. Though you may not have a final grade from the Maymester course before the official conferral date, we can still graduate you for the semester once the grade is posted.

Though we highly recommend students avoid taking courses outside UT Austin in their final semester, you can still apply to graduate. Your application will be listed as denied until the transfer course is posted. Please read the Secure Academic Note that will be sent to you when the graduation application is denied to learn of the deadline date by when the credit must be posted. If the grade is posted after the deadline, you will need to apply to graduate in a future semester.  Please remember that UT Austin has no control over when other institutions send transcripts.

Each school has their own graduation application that are separate from each other. You will need to apply to graduate for each school you plan to earn your degree.

Yes. If you did not earn your degree at the end of the semester in which you applied to graduate, you will need apply again during the semester you plan to graduate.

If your degree audit is at 100%, you will be expected to graduate.  If you do not want to graduate, you will need to appeal your graduation through the Office of Student Success appeal process.

A minor must be completed at the same time you earn your degree. If you are pursuing a minor and it is not complete, your graduation application will be denied. You will then need to decide to drop your minor and graduate with your degree, or wait to graduate in another semester so you can complete your minor.

Students have up to a year after they have earned their degree to complete a certificate. If you apply to graduate and your certificate is not complete, but you have met all other degree requirements, your certificate will be removed. You will then be asked to contact the certificate program coordinators to request the certificate be listed as stand alone.

If you have already applied to graduate, you can check your status online.

If your graduation application is denied, you will receive a Secure Academic Note (SAN) stating the reason the application is denied. Please read the SAN and contact your academic advisor with questions or concerns.

If your degree audit is at 100%, you will be expected to graduate.  If you do not want to graduate, you will need to appeal your graduation through the Office of Student Success appeal process.

Please email the BBA Certification Coordinator with your concern. They will review your academic records and provide you the next steps to help you graduate in the current semester.

You will receive various email messages from the College and Office of the Registrar in regards to certification and the Commencement Ceremony.

Degrees will be certified after the semester ends and can be verified here. 

Diplomas will be mailed to your permanent address listed on UT Direct two to three months after certification.

Graduation is the completion of all degree requirements and the conferral of your degree.

Commencement refers to the ceremony, which is an opportunity for students to celebrate their academic accomplishments with their peers, family and friends. Participation in commencement does not guarantee or indicate degree completion.

The BBA Commencement ceremony is coordinated by the BBA Office of Student Life. You can visit the Commencement website for more information.

Yes, attending the commencement ceremony and applying to graduate are two separate things with each having their own application. Please make sure to apply to graduate if you plan to earn your degree at the end of the semester. 

Degrees will be certified after the semester ends and can be verified here.  Diplomas will be mailed to your permanent address listed on UT Direct two to three months after certification.

Your diploma will list your name and the earned degree of Bachelor of Business Administration. It will not list your specific major, minor, or certificate. Your academic transcript will list these specific items.

Graduation with University Honors refers to Honors conferred upon Graduation. Honor GPA cutoffs are determined based on the spring graduating class and are applied to the summer and fall graduating class. Visit the BBA Graduation with University Honors page for current GPA cutoffs and additional information.

When you complete a BBA degree you will be listed as a degree-holder, non-degree seeker student. At that time you will only have access to courses that are approved for non-business students.

You can email the BBA Graduation Coordinator.