Graduation and Diploma Procedures

Students who fulfill all of the graduation requirements such as courses, projects, internships etc. of their respective programs and are deemed eligible to graduate by their respective faculties/schools/ graduate schools attain the status of “graduate” and become entitled to receive their diplomas and other graduation documents.

Graduation Documents

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Printing and Distribution of Diplomas and Other Graduation Documents

Graduation documents including diplomas, diploma supplements, honor/high honor certificates, and minor certificates are printed at the end of each semester after graduation procedures are completed, and graduates are notified via their OzU email addresses. Once the notification is received, issued diplomas can be obtained from the Student Services Directorate within  working hours on weekdays.
 
Students whose diplomas are not issued yet may apply to the Student Services Directorate to request a Temporary Graduation Certificate when necessary. Students must return the original copy of their Temporary Graduation Certificate to the Student Services Directorate when their diplomas are issued. Students who fail to return their Temporary Graduation Certificate are not eligible to receive their diplomas.
 
Eligible graduates must fulfill the requirements specified in the Diploma Procedures section, if applicable, in order to become entitled to receive their graduation documents, including diplomas and temporary graduation certificates.

Eligibility Requirements to Attend the Diploma Ceremony

• Students who graduated at the end of the summer session of the previous academic year and students who completed all of their graduation requirements (the minimum required cumulative grade point average, courses, internships, certificates, project/thesis submission etc.) at the end of the fall or spring semester in the current academic year are eligible to attend the Ceremony. However, senior Professional Flight program students who were unable to complete their flight training due to a compelling reason and therefore have been assigned an Incomplete (I) grade may also attend the Ceremony provided that they have completed all of the other graduation requirements. These students’ graduation and diploma proceedings are completed after their incomplete grades are replaced with their actual grades.
• Double major students may attend both the Ceremony held in the year they graduated from their primary majors and the Ceremony held in the year they graduated from their secondary major. Double major students who have simultaneously graduated from both of their majors may attend the Ceremony held in the respective year only.
• Students must attend the Ceremony at the end of the academic year in which they have qualified to graduate from their departments. Students may attend a Diploma Ceremony only once for each major they study at the University. Students who attended a Diploma Ceremony in any year may not attend the other Diploma Ceremonies which will take place in the following years.

Students, whose graduation decision has been taken but who fail to complete the diploma procedures mentioned below, may attend the Ceremony but cannot obtain their diplomas on Commencement Day. Students who fulfill their eligibility requirements after Commencement Day may claim their diplomas from Student Services during working hours.

Diploma Procedures

Eligible graduates must fulfill the following eligibility requirements, if applicable. Eligible graduates may check whether there are any eligibility requirements they need to fulfill via the Student Information System (SIS). Diplomas are awarded to students only after it is confirmed that students do not have any unfulfilled eligibility requirements.

Eligibility Requirements: