Graduation

 

Students have six years to complete a Master’s degree at George Mason University. The six year time period begins at the point the student is first admitted into the graduate program.  So for example, those students who started the program in the summer of 2001 will need to graduate by the spring of 2007 (not the summer of 2007).  Those who started in the spring of 2007 will need to graduate by the fall of 2013, and so forth. GMU counts the six year period beginning with the first semester that a student started the program and ending with the last semester of the sixth year. There are no exceptions to this policy unless there has been a medical or family emergency.

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Students who are graduating with their Master’s degree or completing a certificate program from FAST TRAIN need to plan ahead to do so.

Graduating with a MEd:
Any student completing a masters degree will only be awarded a diploma by filing intent to graduate.  Please follow the following process:

  1. Complete the electronic Intent to Graduate Form found in patriotweb.gmu.edu. The paper application is not required for those complete the 30 hours masters degree.  See deadlines on:  http://registrar.gmu.edu/gif/notify_g.html.
  2. Transfer in any non-degree coursework and coursework taken from another university:   Forms for these processes may be found on:  http://registrar.gmu.edu/forms/index.html. An official transcript must accompany a transfer of credit form for those courses transferred in from another university.
  3. You must be actively enrolled in the semester you graduate: If you are not actively taking a class in the semester you plan to graduate, you must complete a Special Registration Request which may be found on: http://cehd.gmu.edu/documents/.  There is an additional fee of $45.00 which must be in the student’s financial account prior to submitting the form.
  4. Please follow all instructions as listed on the College of Education and Human Development’s website for further detailed graduation information: http://cehd.gmu.edu/graduation.

Graduating from a Certificate Program:
The process for completing a certificate program is different from the process for completing a master’s degree at George Mason.   The following process will be followed:

  1. Complete the electronic Intent to Graduate Form. Found in patriotweb.gmu.edu.
  2. Complete the Graduate Certificate Application.  See:  http://registrar.gmu.edu/gif/notify_g.html for more details. Send to FAST TRAIN office when completed.
  3. Complete Request for Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
  4. Coursework taken as non-degree must be transferred in as described above
  5. Coursework taken at another university must also be transferred in as described above.

All processes must be followed in a timely manner using the deadline guide on:  http://registrar.gmu.edu/gif/notify_g.html.
As with filing for graduation with a masters degree, you must be actively enrolled in the semester you graduate: If you are not actively taking a class in the semester you plan to graduate, you must complete a Special Registration Request which may be found on: http://cehd.gmu.edu/documents/.  There is an additional fee of $45.00 which must be in the student’s financial account prior to submitting the form.