We have received your application to graduate on Friday, December 18, 2009. This
newsletter will answer questions you have about the awarding of degrees and
Commencement, and provide important information about your graduation. Please read this
carefully to avoid any problems with the awarding of your degree. You should also refer to
the catalog, for the term in which you entered, for information about graduation
requirements.

FAQs:

• When is Commencement?
• How do I get my cap and gown?
• When will I hear about my graduation status?
• What are the Salute to Graduates receptions?
• What are the deadlines?

When is Commencement?

Commencement ceremonies will be held in Roosevelt's Auditorium Theatre on Friday, December 18, 2009. In order to accommodate all guests of our graduates for Commencement, there will be two ceremonies. The ceremony for the College of Education, Walter E. Heller College of Business Administration and Evelyn T. Stone College of Professional Studes will be at noon. The ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences and the Chicago College of Performing Arts will be held at 3:30 p.m.

How do I get my cap and gown?

Visit Traditions USA to place your order. You may also order rings, diploma frames and announcements. You must order by Monday, October 19, 2009 in order to receive your cap and gown for the Commencement ceremony. You will pick up your cap and gown at one of the Salute to Graduates receptions. More details about these receptions are in this newsletter.

When will I hear about my graduation status?

In October we will begin to compile a list of all graduation applicants. A list will be sent to each department requesting approval for each prospective graduate. Once this process is completed, we will inform you, by letter, of your graduation status. Expect to receive this letter later this month.

What are the Salute to Graduates receptions?

These receptions are designed to prepare you with all the materials and information you need to participate in the Commencement ceremony in December 2009.

Chicago
Monday, November 16, noon - 6 p.m.
Congress Lounge, 2nd Floor

Schaumburg
Thursday, November 19, 1 - 6:30 p.m.
Alumni Hall, Room 155

Each student who wishes to participate in the December ceremony must attend one of the above receptions. You may attend either reception, but you must make sure to attend the location to which you have your cap and gown sent. If you don’t plan to participate in the ceremony, you may come to socialize with fellow graduates and celebrate your graduation.

Participants need not stay the entire time on either day, but should be there long enough to:

• Pick up your commencement information booklet.
• Pick up your cap and gown. (They are yours to keep.)

Cost: Bachelor’s Degree, $33
Master’s Degree, $57
Doctorate Degree, $67
No caps and gowns may be purchased after the Salute to Graduates receptions.

Caps and gowns not picked up at the Salute to Graduates reception will be returned to Traditions USA. If this happens, you will need to contact them and make arrangements to receive your cap and gown. You will incur shipping charges.

At the receptions, you will also be able to do the following:

• Order graduation announcements and class rings.
• Have your graduation portrait taken by a professional photographer from Chappell Studios. (Plan to dress accordingly.)
• Visit with representatives from the Offices of Alumni Relations, Admission, Career Services and Student Activities.

If you are unable to attend a Salute to Graduates reception, you will need to send a representative in your place to pick up your Commencement information booklet, cap and gown. Your representative must have your Roosevelt ID or your ID number and birth date.

What are the deadlines?

November 2 - Thesis or Dissertation: If a thesis or dissertation is a part of your program, it must be in the Office of the Vice Provost and Graduate Dean, AUD 828, by this date. Please check with your thesis advisor for his/her deadline.

December 3* - Completion of all external courses: Grades for all external courses needed to fulfill graduation requirements are due in the Office of the Registrar by this date. All work and exams must be complete and turned in to instructors by December 3, 2009, regardless of which semester you registered for the course.

December 3* - Grades for previous term courses: In order to receive credit for “incomplete” or “in progress” courses that are needed to fulfill graduation requirements, instructors must submit grades for these courses to the Office of the Registrar by this date. Please contact your instructor to complete any unfinished course work.

December 28* - Transfer credit: Please notify the Graduation Office by December 4, 2009, if you are having transcripts sent to us that are needed to fulfill graduation requirements. All official transcripts from other institutions that have not been sent to us previously must be received by December 28, 2009. Transcripts should be sent to Roosevelt by the institution at the following address: Roosevelt University, Graduation Services–Room 843, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605-1394.

* Cancellation of graduation will occur after this date if grades or course work are still outstanding.

For complete information, click here or email us at graduation@roosevelt.edu.