ApplicaƟon for Undergraduate Degree
The University of Utah • Office of the Registrar • 201 S 1460 E RM 250 N • Salt Lake City UT • 84112 GRADUATION
DIVISION
USE ONLY!
CANDIDATE INFORMATION
Student Name:* Student ID #: *The name on your diploma will match your name on university records. Changes may be made through the Registrar’s Office, Registra on Division.
BA BS BUS 20 BSW Fall (December) 20 Summer (August) 20 BFA BMUS
HBA** HBS** Other Last Degree Type: Spring (May)
Cer ficate Expected Gradua on Date: Combined BS/MS program (Submit with Applica on for Graduate Degree by due date for gradua ng semester.)
REQUIRED INFORMATION IF COMPLETING MINOR(S)
MAJOR INFORMATION (required)
First Major: COMMUNICATION
Minor: Catalog Year nd
Major Catalog Year: (required) 2 Minor: Catalog Year Emphasis for Major: not applicable
Date: Minor Advisor Signature: Phone #: Date: 2nd Minor Advisor Signature: Phone #: Date: Dept. Honors Advisor Signature: Phone #: Date: Honors College Advisor Signature: Phone #: Date: Entered: Evaluated: Audited: Posted: Minor(s) FOR REGISTRAR’S OFFICE USE ONLY Degree Phone #: Major Major Advisor Signature: College This student and I have reviewed the corresponding degree audit for the student’s declared plan(s) and catalog year. We have discussed plans to fulfill any outstanding requirements. I have entered all approved excep ons to requirements into DARS. If ques ons remain regarding General Educa on and Bachelor’s degree requirements I have referred the student to University College for further advising. If ques ons remain regarding total or upper division hours, I have referred the student to the Registrar’s Office. Term ADVISOR ENDORSEMENT(S)
Dbl Major **Honors degree candidates: If you plan to complete the honors program with a thesis, you must have this applica on signed by your major advisor, Departmental Honors Advisor, and the Honors College Advisor. Specific courses are required for an honors degree and should not be confused with gradua ng with honors. ID # Date: Middle Student Signature: Honors I understand that it is my responsibility to be familiar with and meet the departmental, Bachelor’s degree, and General Educa on requirements for gradua on; the Advisor’s review is preliminary; and final cer fica on requires an audit by the Gradua on Division of the Registrar’s Office a er grades are posted in my final semester. Updated: 2/11/2014 Instructions for Application for Undergraduate Degree
Anticipated Graduation Term
Fall Semester (December)
Spring Semester (May)
Summer Semester (August)
Due Date to Apply*
July 1
November 1
March 1
*Applications will not be accepted more than one year in advance. Late applications will be assessed a $25 late fee.
All students must meet with their major (and minor/honors, if applicable) academic advisor(s) in order to declare
candidacy for graduation. Students seeking multiple majors/minors must meet with the advisor for each major/minor.
Complete a separate application for each additional major.
Before meeting with an advisor:
Verify your declared major(s), emphasis, minor(s), and catalog year(s) are correct in CIS.
Review your DARS (click: Generate Degree Audit for My Major(s)/Minor(s) in CIS) and bring a copy to your
meeting(s) with advisor(s).
During the meeting with your advisor(s):
Discuss plans to complete University graduation requirements: minimum GPA 2.0, 122 total minimum credits;
minimum 40 credits of upper division (3000 level or higher) courses, and the residency requirement. Questions
can be referred to the Registrar’s Office, Graduation Division.
Discuss plans to complete General Education, Bachelor’s degree, and major and/or minor requirements.
Additional questions can be referred to University College.
Discuss any plans to repeat courses.
Review U of U and transfer coursework to identify any repeated or duplicated courses.
Discuss plans to resolve any I (incomplete) or T (work in progress) grades.
After the meeting with your advisor(s):
Submit this form to the Registrar’s Office, Student Services Building, 2nd Floor, Window #15, with picture ID.
Applications will not be accepted from a third party without a written consent.
Report any repeated or duplicated courses to the Registrar’s Office Graduation Division that have not already
been noted on your academic record.
Verify all transfer work, test credits and study abroad courses will be posted to your academic record prior to
the last day of the term in which you plan to graduate. Work posted after the last day of the term will delay
your graduation to a subsequent semester.
Communicate (from your Umail account) any changes to your plans to graduate to graduation@utah.edu.
Check your Umail for status changes and other communications related to graduation.
Review your DARS report periodically to ensure that all requirements are showing “in progress” or “completed.”
Review your Personal Graduation Information on CIS. Your diploma will be mailed to the address on record in
CIS.
Important Information:
• Degrees are posted daily once grades are available and the Registrar’s Office certifies all requirements have
been met. Diplomas are ordered and mailed weekly as degrees are posted. This process cannot be expedited
and may take up to 45 days after the last day of the term to complete.
• Teaching minors can only be paired with teaching majors.
• Minors and emphases are not awarded separately from degrees. If these components are not complete you will
need to decide to graduate without them (if possible) or delay your graduation to a subsequent term. Requests
to delay graduation, drop an emphasis and/or minor must be made from Umail to graduation@utah.edu.
Note: You can be charged with a violation of the Student Code if you forge signatures, alter, or misuse University documents.
COMMUNICATION BA/BS REQUIREMENT CHECKLIST (Effective Fall 2015- last updated 4/2015)
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GPA & HOUR REQUIREMENTS
Choose one of the 4 sequences to complete, must earn a C or better in your major courses.
-Sequences are not formal emphases and are not printed on transcripts or diplomas.
Strategic Communication
Sequence
2.0 Min UofU GPA
122 Credit Hours
Hours
Credit Hours Earned
3505
UD Hours Needed
Tier 1: Required 1 Course
3115
3550
Tier 2: Choose 5 Courses
5300
Tier 2: Choose 3 Courses
* One must be 4590 or 5580
UD Hours In Progress
Science, Health, Environmental,
and Risk Communication
Sequence
3580
5200
3610
5590
3630
5660
3670
5950
3680
*4590 CW
3690
*5580 CW
3555
4360
5115
5300
4650
5116
Tier 2: Choose 4 Courses
*Two from each group
5360
5117
5365
5140
5370
5815
Writing/Reporting
Visual
3520 CW
2530
3600 CW
3530
1020
5300
3635
3560
3170
5490
3655
3770 IR
3510
5520
3660 CW
4520
3580
5590
4570
4610 CW
4570
4170
5640
Tier 3: Choose 1 Course
4650 CW
5550
4570
5660
AI
3710 QI
5555
5950
WR2
4670 CW
5200
5710 QI
QA
Tier 4: Choose 1 Course
QB
1270 QB
3140
FF
2110
3170
FF
3050
3405
SF
3115
SF or AS
Tier 5: Choose 4 Additional COMM
courses *Two MUST be 5000-level.
RESIDENCE HOURS
Min 30 Hours in Residence
Last 30 hours
GENERAL &
BACHELOR REQS
BF
BF
1.
CW
2.
DV
*3. 5__________
IR
*Pick BA or BS
*QI
*QI
Hours
*BA
*4. 5__________
*QI not required for BA
*BA not required for BS: For questions about
BA contact: copeland.johnston@utah.edu
Tier 3: Choose 4 Courses
Tier 3: Choose 1 Course
Tier 4: Choose 4 Additional
COMM courses. Can be any
level.
3610
1.
5770
3620
3570
Tier 4: Choose 1 Course
5540 DV
5630
5660
Tier 5: Choose 3 Additional COMM
courses. *One must be a 5000-level.
1.
2.
*3. 5__________
2.
3.
4.
Communication Studies
Sequence
Tier 1: Choose 5 Courses
1010
3115
1020
3140
1270 QB
3170
2110
3405
3050
3505
Tier 2: Choose 6 electives, can
be any level.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Tier 3: Choose 3 5000-level
COMM electives.
1. 5__________
2. 5__________
3. 5__________
See reverse side for more detailed list of courses including prerequisites
UD Hours Earned
Tier 1: 5 Courses
3505
4580
Hours
Journalism Sequence
1610
1610
Credit Hours Needed
40 Upper Division Hours
Tier 1: 5 Courses
3550
Credit Hours In Progress
University and Bachelor Degree Requirements
For catalog year 2015-2016 and after.
Contact
comm-advisor@utah.edu
communication.utah.edu
This worksheet contains all of the degree requirements for the Communication major. Students complete one of four sequences for the major,
in addition to the university and bachelor degree requirements. Use DARS with this worksheet to plan courses.
A total of 14 Communication courses required. Minimum 2.75 GPA and one completed COMM course are required to declare.
A maximum of 4 Communication transfer courses from another college may be counted towards the major.
ELECTIVES TO CONSIDER FOR ALL
SEQUENCES:
CW several options
DV 3070 Communication and Gender
DV 3190 Intercultural Communication
DV 3290 Native American Activism
DV 5540 Media and Diversity
IR 3770 Cross Cultural Documentary
IR 5610 IT & Global Conflict
IR 5620 International Communication
QB 1270 Analysis of Argument
QI 3710 Introduction to Quantitative Research
QI 5710 Communication Research
EXAMPLES OF QI COURSES THAT HAVE
LIMITED PREREQs FOR BS (QI’s not
required for BA):
COMM 3710 Intro to Comm Research QI
FCS 3210 FCS Statistics QB/QI
POLS 3001 Political Analysis QB/QI
SOC 3112 Social Statistics QB/QI
SW 3000 Applied SW Statistics QB/QI
SOC 3650 Population and Society QI/IR
GRADUATION WORKSHEET
Communication Major
Before a Communication Advisor signs your Application for Undergraduate Degree, you must agree to the following, check
each box to indicate that you have read it.
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I have read and understand the Instructions for Application for Undergraduate Degree that are printed on the back of
the application.
I know how to read my DARS report and understand that I am ultimately responsible for fulfilling all graduation
requirements as listed on DARS.
I understand that my Advisor’s signature on the application does not clear me to graduate. The Graduation Division
will use DARS to clear me to graduate.
I understand that if anything on my DARS is not reported correctly I will discuss it with an advisor in a timely
manner, including but not limited to:
a. DARS exceptions (primarily for students with transfer courses or petitions)
b. duplicate or repeated coursework.
I understand that once my application is signed by an advisor, I must submit it to the Graduation Division for processing;
that I must be proactive in reviewing my DARS any time I make changes to my courses and when grades are posted; and
that the Graduation Division and my Advisor may send important graduation information to my UMail account.
I understand that it is my responsibility to be familiar with and meet all requirements for graduation; the Advisor’s review is
preliminary; and final certification requires an audit by the Graduation Division of the Registrar’s Office after grades are posted
in my final semester.
Student Name
uNID
Signature
Date
Next Steps For Graduation Candidates
1.
Obtain any additional signatures needed for minors, second majors, or honors.
2.
Submit your application to Graduation Window #15 of the Registrar’s Office on the second floor of the Students Services
Building (west of the Union). You must present a photo ID (and pay $25 if your application is late).
3.
This worksheet is for planning purposes only, keep it for your records. Use DARS to successfully complete all in progress and
outstanding requirements for graduation and to make sure you have not received credit for any duplicate courses (the same
course taken at different institutions).
4.
Generate a new DARS after enrolling in your final courses to make sure all requirements are listed as complete or in
progress.
5.
Check out Career Services! For help with resumes, cover letters, interviews, finding internships or to discuss career planning,
consider meeting with your Career Counselor. Take advantage of Career Services workshops during the current and your
final semester. Go to careers.utah.edu to look up workshop and career counselor information and explore UCAREERPATH.
6.
Graduation Ceremonies: The University of Utah commencement and convocation ceremonies are held annually at the
conclusion of spring semester. Commencement and Convocation Ceremonies are open to the public and free to attend. No
tickets or RSVP required. Summer graduation applicants can choose to participate either the spring prior to graduation or
the following spring. Participation in these ceremonies is not required to obtain your degree and does not guarantee
graduation.
Go to http://commencement.utah.edu/ for details about commencement and links to the convocation websites. The
Communication major is part of the College of Humanities.