Graduation Checklist for 本科 学生

Use the Graduation Checklist on this page to advance toward your bachelor's degree, avoid common roadblocks and graduate in a timely manner. If you haven't yet applied for your bachelor's degree, see 网上申请毕业生 了解更多信息. 

If you have additional questions after reviewing the Graduation Checklist, please contact:

 

Review your Academic Requirements Report (ARR), one of the most important tools to monitor your academic progress, 可以在 MyCSULB. This report provides a detailed summary of your degree requirements – both completed and still unmet. You will also see an ALERT notation indicating your 及时毕业 status. 访问您的报告, simply click on Student Center and choose Academic Requirements from the pull-down menu. 

Note: All requirements must be complete (all green) in order for your degree to be awarded

请与您的 academic顾问 如果你有任何问题.

You must satisfy the following requirements in order to be awarded a Bachelor's degree from CSULB:

  • Earn the number of units required for your degree, a minimum of 120 units
    For details regarding your particular major, refer to your Academic Requirements Report or to the 大学目录 for the academic year in which you were admitted to your degree program. Be aware that in accor跳舞 with Title 5, all CSU baccalaureate degree programs require a 120-unit minimum.
     
  • Earn a Minimum of 30 Units in Residence
    You must earn a minimum of 30 units at CSULB, including at least 24 upper-division and at least 12 major units. A maximum of 24 units of special session or open university credit earned 之前 to your admission term or while in a non-degree status may be counted toward your degree.
     
  • Earn a Minimum of 40 Upper-Division Units
    You must earn a minimum of 40 units in courses numbered 300-499. You must take all upper division courses in your major within a 10-year period. If you took upper division units more than 10 years before completing your program, you may not apply those units to your program unless your major department revalidates them.
     
  • 活动单位
    Activity courses provide practice in such areas as music, 跳舞, physical education and Sports, 体育运动, 康乐及康乐(SAR). Except as required by a student's major, students may apply to the degree no more than eight units each of activity course credit in music, 跳舞, or physical education and no more than four units of activity course credit in SAR, up to a total of no more than 20 units in all areas.
     
  • Complete the General 教育 (GE) Pattern
    You are required to complete a specific pattern of approved 通用电气课程. Refer to your Academic Requirements Report or the 大学目录 for the academic year in which you were admitted to CSULB. 您也可以联系 University Center for 本科 Advising at (562) 985-4837 for further information.
     
  • Satisfy Major Requirements
    Specific course and unit requirements must be earned for your particular major. Refer to your Academic Requirements Report or the 大学目录 for requirements specific to your degree program and catalog year. All upper-division courses required for your major must be completed within 10 years preceding the award of your bachelor's degree. If courses were taken more than 10 years 之前, they must be retaken or revalidated by the department.
     
  • 保持最少2个.00平均绩点
    最少2个.00 平均绩点 is required in each of the following:
    • 所有大学课程
    • 所有大学课程 attempted at CSULB
    • 你主修的所有课程

       All 三个 平均绩点 calculations can be found on your Academic Requirements Report.

  • Satisfy the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)
    Continuing students must attempt the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement Proficiency Examination (GPE) when they have completed between 30 and 50 units of credit. Upper-division transfer students are encouraged to take the GPE 之前 to their first term at CSULB; if unable to do so, they must attempt the GPE in their first term in residency at CSULB unless they have demonstrated competence at another CSU campus. All students must attempt the GPE before they apply to graduate. 毕业, students must pass the GPE or its equivalent and also successfully complete a Writing Intensive Capstone course. 请参阅 Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for additional information on the pathways to completing these requirements.
     
  • Receive Formal 教师 Approval from your major department.
    This does not require any action on the part of the student.

You can keep track of your progress toward earning your Bachelor's degree by checking your Academic Requirements Report in the Student Center on MyCSULB, which will also give you a detailed summary of your degree requirements—both completed and still unmet. You will also see an ALERT notation indicating your 及时毕业 status. 

All items listed on your To-Do list on MyCSULB must be completed before your degree is awarded. This includes outstanding transcripts or test scores. 

Please submit the documents by the published deadlines. If the documents are not received by the deadline for your graduation term, your graduation will be denied. 

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  • Incomplete “I” grades at CSULB must be resolved within one calendar year of receipt and 之前 to your planned graduation date. 
  • Report Delayed “RD” grades, often used for INTL 400/INTL 200 courses, must be resolved 之前 to graduation. Therefore, you may be required to extend your graduation date. 
  • Report in Progress “RP” grades must be resolved 之前 to graduation, with the exception of Early Start program courses. 

You must complete all degree requirements before your degree is awarded. It takes approximately 3 to 4 weeks after the last day of the semester before degrees are posted.  

What does my “Graduation Status” mean?
 

Graduation Status 定义s

Title 

定义

不应用

You have not yet applied to graduate

申请资格

You are eligible to apply for graduation online through your 学生中心.

申请毕业

You have successfully submitted your Graduation Application

否认

You have been denied graduation

University Degree Requirements Incomplete

你的 Graduation Application has been reviewed by a Graduation Evaluator and you are not yet on-track for graduation due to missing requirements (including a "to-do list item" or an "I" or "RD" grade. 看到 理解分数 for detailed grading information.) 

On Track with Course Work in Progress

A Graduation Application has been reviewed by a Graduation Evaluator and you are on track for graduation with current course work in progress.

学位授予

你的 degree has been conferred


请注意: 你的 record will be reviewed throughout your graduation term and your graduation status will be updated based on any changes made to your record. The graduation status may take longer to update than other changes on the Academic Requirements Report. 

你的 degree cannot be awarded if you fail to complete any one of the following:

  • Meet all degree requirements by your declared graduation term.
  • 保持2分.总共0个 三个 平均绩点 categories - Overall Cumulative 平均绩点, CSULB Cumulative 平均绩点, and Major 平均绩点.
  • Submit all necessary documents to 注册服务 by the appropriate deadline.
  • Complete any Incomplete (I), Report Delayed (RD) or Report in Progress (RP) grades by the last day of your graduation term. You cannot make up an Incomplete after graduation.

联系你的 学术顾问 or 注册服务 for additional information.

If you have already applied to graduate and are appealing for a change in your graduation term, 您必须与您的 主要的顾问 to discuss why a change to your graduation term is necessary. 请参阅CSULB的 及时毕业 for 本科 学生 for eligibility guidelines. Remember that per CSULB policy, 在获得90个单位后, once a graduation date is established, extension is by appeal only and will be considered only with the approval of your 主要的顾问. Enrollment may be restricted to courses required for the degree.

  1. Document your plan to complete your remaining degree requirements with your advisor.
  2. If your advisor supports your request to change your graduation term, they will submit a request on your behalf in the student record system.
  3. 你的 request will be reviewed to ensure that it complies with the 及时毕业 for 本科 学生 policy. You may be required to submit a 及时毕业申诉.
  4. You will be notified of the final decision via your CSULB email.

You can view any holds you may have in your 学生中心, as well as additional information pertaining to clearing the hold and the appropriate contact information for that specific hold. 看到 注册成立 了解更多信息.