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Important! The degree list and commencement list are two separate events.
Read on to see which applies to you and when you need to add yourself to each list.
The degree list is how you officially signal the university that you are ready to graduate and are in the process of completing your final courses for your degree. In order to graduate, you must add yourself to the degree list for the term (the spring, summer, or fall) you expect to complete all of your degree requirements (e.g., college, double major, minors, incompletes). This is done through Tele-BEARS when you register for your final semester’s classes.
The commencement list is how you inform us that you are planning to attend the annual College of Chemistry commencement ceremony. Commencement is a celebration for you and your family at the completion (or near completion) of your college years. It is held only in May. At Commencement, students receive a scroll, which symbolically represents a diploma. The sign-up for the College of Chemistry Commencement Ceremony occurs through this website.
Signing up for commencement does not put you on the degree list; nor does putting yourself on the degree list sign you up for commencement.