Undergraduate Graduation Information
Step 1: Meet with the COB Academic Adviser.
As students approach their anticipated graduation date, they should meet with the COB Academic Adviser to verify they will meet all degree requirements.
Step 2: Complete an “Application for Graduation”.
Students must inform the Records Office of their intent to graduate by submitting an “Application for Graduation”. Graduation Application forms are available online or in the Records Office, 109 Race Hall. Deadlines for submission of Application for Degree are listed below:
Semester/Month of Graduation |
Application Due By |
Spring/May |
October 15 |
Summer/August (no ceremony*) |
March 15 |
Fall/December |
June 15 |
*students may be eligible to participate in the May ceremony or opt to participate in the December ceremony.
Step 3: Check your UTC e-mail account for your "Graduation Status Report".
A graduation counselor will verify a student’s eligibility for graduation and e-mail a "Graduation Status Report" (GSR) to the student's UTC e-mail account. The GSR will arrive as an attachment and will notify the student of any outstanding or missing degree requirements that remain for graduation. If you do not receive such a letter before the last day to add a class of your final semester, please call the Records Office at 423-425-4416 to request one.
Step 4: Order graduation invitations, cap, and gown.
Stop by the UTC Bookstore to purchase or order caps, gowns, invitations or diploma frames. Each March and October the Bookstore previews and offers discounts on select graduation merchandise during their semi-annual Graduation Celebrations.
Step 5: Take the ETS Proficiency Profile Test... a.k.a. the "Senior Exit Exam".
All first-time graduates are required to take the Proficiency Profile Test (Senior Exit Exam). Students are notified via e-mail when to take the Senior Exit Exam. Exam dates are assigned by last name. If you do not receive such an e-mail by the last day to add a class in your final semester, please contact the UTC Testing Center at 423-425-4288.
Step 6: Participate in the graduation ceremony!
The Records Office coordinates the commencement ceremony. Details about the graduation ceremony are available at the Records Office web page or you may call 423-425-4416 to speak to someone in person.
- No cost or fee for applying for graduation or taking the Senior Exit Exam.
- No rehearsal prior to the actual commencement ceremony.
- Diplomas mailed 6-8 weeks after graduation. (All "Holds" must be cleared.)
- A "Do Not Release" flag will prevent your name from being in the commencement program.
- There are not any special tassels, cords of sashes associated with the College of Business.
