On March 9, 2016 the Board of Regents approved a revision to Board of Regents policies related to the Core Curriculum.

The Commencement Fair is a one-stop shop for graduating bachelor's, master's and PhD students to complete their commencement requirements. All spring graduates are encouraged to attend on  Wednesday, February 24 from 12-4 pm.

Join us in the Student Center Ballroom to complete all your Commencement needs at one easy location.

• Check on your degree status report
• RSVP for Commencement and Commencement tickets
• Purchase your regalia, class ring, and official Georgia Tech announcements from Balfour
• Take your picture for the Blueprint
• Apply to be the student reflection speaker at Commencement 
• Learn more about the Student Alumni Association (SAA) and other opportunities available to new graduates through the Georgia Tech Alumni Association
• Explore Graduate School possibilities
• Get your picture taken with friends and Buzz
• Film your Commencement Clip 
• Register for giveaways and raffle items

During their graduating semester, students receive eight to ten emails from Special Events & Protocol to serve as reminders for important dates and deadlines. To help keep faculty and staff better informed, an email list has been created to provide copies of these student emails to interested parties.

To view latest email, click here: http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8a69a1d57474db414771155c7&id=30409367cb

If you would like to be added to this email list, click here: http://gatech.us2.list-manage2.com/subscribe?u=8a69a1d57474db414771155c7&id=44b10c8130


Participants should expect to receive 4-5 emails during the semester with links to each version sent to students.

If you want to graduate in SUMMER or FALL 2016, please read the following:

The online application for graduation (OAG) for summer and fall graduation is now open!  The OAG will be available for summer graduation through May 20th and for fall graduation through August 26th.  ALL STUDENTS WHO WANT TO GRADUATE IN EITHER SEMESTER MUST FILE AN OAG.

Information on the OAG and how to file it can be found on the registrar's website here: http://registrar.gatech.edu/students/oag.php.

Here are the steps that you need to follow. Please note that this system relies on YOU to be responsible for following through with all the steps. Don't do it? You won't graduate.

1. Familiarize yourself with the OAG. Go to http://registrar.gatech.edu/students/oag.php and read through the information. A downloadable instructional PDF can be printed out here: http://registrar.gatech.edu/docs/pdf/oaghta.pdf.

2. Complete the OAG via OSCAR. Instructions on where to access the OAG in OSCAR are in the document listed in #1 (OSCAR> Student Services & Financial Aid> Student Records> Apply to Graduate). If your major is listed incorrectly or you have a declared minor that is missing, STOP IMMEDIATELY and email the Office of the Registrar Degree Certification team at dc@lists.gatech.edu. If your minor is not appearing because you haven't yet declared it, then you must do that first (refer to instructions in point #1 with information on how to do this). Schedule an appointment with me to take care of declaring your minor.

3. Once you hit "submit," continue on to the Georgia Tech Exit Survey, using the link provided.

4. Schedule an advising appointment with Dr. D'Unger at gatech.gradesfirst.com. This must be done no later than May 1, 2016 if you are graduating in summer 2016 and August 24, 2016 if you are graduating in fall 2016.

5. Access the online HTS post-graduation contact form here and the HTS undergraduate exit survey here. PRINT OUT BOTH FORMS AND COMPLETE THEM. BRING THEM TO YOUR ADVISING APPOINTMENT WITH DR. D'UNGER.

IN SUM, YOU MUST:

• complete the OAG,
• fill out the Georgia Tech exit survey,
• have an advising appointment with Dr. D'Unger no later than May 1, 2016  if you are graduating in summer 2016 and August 24, 2016 if you are graduating in fall 2016, and
• complete and turn in both the HTS contact form and HTS exit survey to Dr. D'Unger (at the advising appointment).  BRING THE COMPLETED FORMS WITH YOU!

The Registrar’s Office would like to remind you of upcoming Online Application for Graduation (OAG) dates, deadlines, and audit procedures below.

The online application for graduation window closes on January 15th.  Want to graduate in spring 2016?  You must complete the OAG before the 15th, as well as meet with Dr. D'Unger and complete the required HTS forms.

President's Graduation Celebration

Fall 2015 graduates, along with their parents and friends, are invited to share in the excitement of Commencement at Georgia Tech’s President's Graduation Celebration. Held on Friday, December 11, from 3-5 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom, families and graduates have an opportunity to take photos with beloved Tech mascots, meet administrators, faculty, and staff, and share in unique traditions that make Georgia Tech such a cherished institution.

Admission is free to all graduates and their families. More information can be found at www.commencement.gatech.edu/presidents-graduation-celebration.

The Commencement Fair is a one-stop shop for graduating bachelor's, master's and PhD students to complete their commencement requirements. All Fall graduates are encouraged to attend on Tuesday, September 29, between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Join us in the Student Center Ballroom to complete all your Commencement needs at one easy location:

• Check on your degree status report
• RSVP for Commencement and Commencement tickets
• Purchase your regalia, class ring, and official Georgia Tech announcements from Balfour
• Take your picture for the Blueprint
• Apply to be the student reflection speaker at Commencement 
• Learn more about the Student Alumni Association (SAA) and other opportunities available to new graduates through the Georgia Tech Alumni Association
• Explore Graduate School possibilities
• Get your picture taken with friends and Buzz
• Film your Commencement Clip 
• Register for giveaways and raffle items

In order to apply for FALL 2015 or SPRING 2015 graduation, you must submit an Online Application for Graduation (OAG) during the application window. The window for fall is open through August 21st.  The window for spring is open September 1 - January 15.


PLEASE NOTE THAT DEADLINES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED.

Congratulations to the spring 2015 BS - HTS graduates:

About to graduate?  Make sure to attend the President's Graduation Celebration on May 1st from 3.00 - 5.00 PM on Tech Green.  For more information about the event, visit www.commencement.gatech.edu/presidents-graduation-celebration.  See you there!

In just a few weeks, thousands of students will see years of hard work, discipline, and commitment pay off when they receive their diplomas. If you’re one of those lucky students, you can take away some great services along with that diploma in your new life as a Georgia Tech alumnus.


Once you leave, the services provided by the Office of Information Technology change, but not everything goes away. You will always be a Yellow Jacket, but you’ll be a former student when you have not registered for two consecutive terms. After that time, some online resources will no longer be available to you.

Click here for an overview of what you keep, what you lose, and what new services you may use after graduation.

The Ramblin On, Tech's graduation party held in Bobby Dodd Stadium is being hosted by the Georgia Tech Alumni Association and SAA in partnership with Georgia Tech Athletics. Ramblin On will be held on April 24th from 6-9 PM. All students graduating in May, August and December 2015 are invited to the party for FREE.

Attendees will get a FREE t-shirt, FREE BBQ dinner, FREE Rita’s Italian Ice, FREE entry into the raffle contest for a Logitech Bluetooth Speaker, and see the fantastic Fireworks Show!
Register online by March 31st to vote on the t-shirt design.
Register online by April 21st to be included in the raffle and guaranteed a t-shirt.

Summer registration for courses will be opening soon, and Georgia Tech Professional Education will once again facilitate the Summer Online Undergraduate Program. This is part of the Institute’s initiative to help undergraduate students graduate in a timely manner by providing alternative options for completing coursework.
Registration opens March 30 for the Summer Online Undergraduate Program. Designed for students who are not on campus during the summer, online classes help undergraduates:
1.) Get ahead and graduate on-time

2.) Get into classes that normally fill up

3.) Continue their studies during a co-op, internship or summer job (study aboard students are not eligible for this program)

This year, Commencement Fair will be on two days:

• Tuesday, February 24, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
• Wednesday, February 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

At the fair, a student can check on his or her degree status, RSVP to Commencement, purchase regalia, take his or her cap and gown photo, record his or her commencement clip, and meet with various organizations and off-campus vendors. More information can be found on our website at: http://www.gatech.edu/commencement/commencementfair. 

Summer 2015 degree candidates who desire to participate in Spring commencement ceremonies now available online: http://commencement.gatech.edu/summer-graduate-information
Deadline: March 11, 2015 for OAG and Spring participation request. Email comments@registrar.gatech.edu or call 404-894-4150 with questions.

Congratulations to all the fall 2014 graduates in HTS.  Here's a photo of some of them enjoying their special day!

(from left) Bitsy Pemberton, Patrick Chatfield, Katie Ledbetter, April Martin, BJ Bostic, Ellie Smith 

The School of History, Technology, and Society applauds all of your hard work, and wishes you the best in your future endeavors!

Fall 2014 Honor Cords Distribution Schedule

Georgia Tech will provide honor cords for undergraduate students based on their previous semester’s cumulative GPA. Students are expected to pick up their honor cords at one of the following locations:

· Monday, December 8 - Friday, December 12 - Office of the Registrar, Tech Tower, Suite 104
· Friday, December 12 - President's Graduation Celebration, Student Center Ballroom (3-5pm)

Graduates are permitted to wear additional items if given by officially sanctioned Georgia Tech honor societies or student organizations. Degree Candidates are responsible for obtaining from the student organization any honors accessories to which they are entitled.

Please note that the distribution of honor cords for commencement and the notation of tentative honors in the commencement program are based on whether the student meets the minimum number of hours (60) and the required minimum GPA for the three levels of honor at the time they enter their graduating term. In other words, honors at commencement are based on the hours accumulated and the GPA that exists at the beginning of the graduating term.

GPA Requirement with a minimum of 60 institutional credits earned:

· 3.15 for HONOR (double white cords)
· 3.35 for HIGH HONOR (double gold cords)
· 3.55 for HIGHEST HONOR (double white and gold braided cords)

If you have any questions, please contact Luis Ocasio – Luis@gatech.edu or 404-385-7636

Undergraduate and graduate students (MS candidates) who have two or fewer classes remaining to complete degree requirements after the spring 2015 term will be eligible to request participation in the spring 2015 ceremony. Undergraduates must have a 2.0 minimum GPA, and master’s students must have a 2.7 minimum GPA. Extenuating personal and family circumstances or issues related to the proximity of the student’s home to Atlanta will also be taken into consideration.

Doctoral students who are August 2015 degree candidates will be handled on a case-by-case basis depending upon when they are cleared by their major schools and the Office of Graduate Studies as having completed all of their degree requirements. Doctoral students must have a 3.0 minimum GPA to apply.

Summer 2015 graduates who do not meet these requirements will still have the option to participate in the fall commencement ceremony in December 11 and 12, 2015. Fall commencement ceremony information will be communicated to all summer 2015 degree candidates next July.

The form to request permission to participate in the spring commencement ceremony will be sent via email to all summer degree candidates who applied during the new application window from January 17 – February 28, 2015. Students who petitioned to graduate in Fall 2014 or Spring 2015, but who did not do so, will be invited to reapply for Summer 2015 graduation, as well as file the request form to walk in the Spring 2015 Commencement ceremony. The request form will be available on the Registrar and Commencement websites from February 28 to March 11, 2015. The Office of the Registrar will process the request forms and communicate directly with the students.

Due to space constraints, the number of summer degree candidates who can participate will be limited. In the event that we have more applicants than available tickets, Registrar’s Office staff will review the forms and select which students are allowed to participate based on the extenuating circumstances provided on the request form. Consultation with other offices on campus will occur as needed to ensure that all requests are given full and consistent consideration. Summer degree candidates will be notified prior to ticket distribution whether their request will be granted.
Questions? Please contact Luis Ocasio – Luis@gatech.edu or 404-385-7636

Commencement RSVP Opens Today
Bachelor's Fall Commencement
Saturday, December 13, 2014
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
McCamish Pavilion