» Graduation Requirements

You must meet the following requirements:

• University: completion of all University Requirements as outlined in the General Catalogue.
• School and Major: completion of all courses required for your School and Major
• Units: credit for a minimum of 180 quarter units.
• GPA: 
  • 2.0 GPA cumulative
  • 2.0 GPA in your major
  • 2.0 GPA in the upper-division courses in your major, including your specialization.

• Senior Residency: 36 of the final 45 units completed for the bachelor’s degree must be earned in residence at the UCI campus  (exceptions include courses taken through the Education Abroad Program, the UCDC Academic Internship Program, or the UC Center Sacramento Scholar Intern Program).

If you have any questions about requirements or your degree audit, please meet with a peer advisor or an academic counselor as soon as possible. You should be getting graduation checks at least twice a year as a senior.

Please be aware, however, that students are ultimately responsible for making sure they are on track and indeed meet all graduate requirements.

 

» Applying for Graduation

Graduation is not automatic! You must submit the online Application for Graduation, which is found on Student Access.

Review your degree audit carefully to make sure you will meet all University, Breadth, School and Major requirements. If there is a discrepancy or error, meet with a peer advisor immediately. Do not send an e-mail.

When you fill out the application, be sure to indicate minors, concentrations and specializations that you may be completing. Please also ensure that your diploma notification address and telephone number are correct.

Once the online Application has been submitted, only a Bren School academic counselor may make changes to it.

ALL courses must be completed by the end of the quarter in which you intend/apply to graduate.

NOTE: If you submit an application for graduation past the deadline listed for the quarter above, it will be moved to the following quarter.

The graduation application deadlines for ICS are as follows:

FALL GRADUATION	Friday of Week 8 of Summer Session 10
WINTER GRADUATION	Friday of Week 8 of Fall quarter
SPRING GRADUATION	Friday of Week 8 of Winter quarter
SUMMER GRADUATION	Friday of Week 8 of Spring quarter

»Commencement and Honors

Commencement: Visit the official website of the UCI Commencement Office for full information

Latin Honors: 

Of the graduating seniors, no more than 16 percent will receive academic honors: approximately 2 percent summa cum laude, 4 percent magna cum laude, and 10 percent cum laude. A general criterion is that students must have completed at least 72 units in residence at a University of California campus. The student’s cumulative record at the end of the final quarter is the basis for consideration for awarding Latin Honors.

Schools award Latin honors according to overall grade-point average (GPA) at graduation. Summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude minimum GPA requirements change annually. For Latin Honors, the academic year ranges from the Fall quarter to the following Summer quarter; for example, the 2021—22 academic year GPA benchmarks apply to seniors graduating in the Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, and Summer 2022 quarters. Latin Honors are noted on official transcripts and diplomas.

Requirements are subject to yearly change and other eligibility restrictions, including disciplinary and academic integrity violations. 

Note: latin honors designations are finalized after your final quarter grades are determined. Students who are eligible for latin honors based on the previous quarter's grades may see their designation go up, down, or off the latin honors scale.

For Information on this year's Latin Honors GPA requirements please visit the Registrar's Latin Honors page.

» Transcript and Diploma

Degrees are posted to official transcripts approximately six to seven weeks after the end of the quarter in which they are conferred. 

Diplomas will be available approximately four months after the quarter in which the degree was awarded.  The Registrar’s Office will notify you by mail when your diploma is available. More information is available on the Registrar's website.

Upon graduation, academic records may not be changed. It is your responsibility to check the accuracy of your academic record, and to resolve all I and NR grades, before you graduate.

And After Graduation...