Courtesy Policy for Meeting Graduation Requirements

Doctoral Graduate Courtesy Policy

University regulations require that the student must be enrolled and complete a minimum of three credit hours of dissertation in the term the student completes degree requirements. This policy can be waived in one specific circumstance: the student is eligible for a “courtesy” exemption if they completed all degree requirements on or before the last day of the prior term. The degree program must submit the student’s name on the proposed graduation list with a “courtesy” indicator. The student will not be required to register for dissertation hours in the term their degree is awarded.

Please note that a student who misses the graduation deadline (July 15 for Summer, November 15 for Fall and April 15 for Spring) will not have the degree awarded until the following term. (UNM Catalog)

Masters Graduate Courtesy Policy

University regulations require that the student must be enrolled and complete a minimum of three credit hours of dissertation in the term the student completes degree requirements. This policy can be waived in one specific circumstance: the student is eligible for a “courtesy” exemption if they completed all degree requirements on or before the last day of the prior term. The degree program must submit the student’s name on the proposed graduation list with a “courtesy” indicator. The student will not be required to register for dissertation hours in the term their degree is awarded.

Please note that a student who misses the graduation deadline (July 15 for Summer, November 15 for Fall and April 15 for Spring) will not have the degree awarded until the following term. (UNM Catalog)

Masters Plan I Graduate Courtesy Policy

University regulations require that the student must be enrolled and complete a minimum of one credit hour of graduate credit (Plan I must enroll in 599) in the term the student completes degree requirements. This policy can be waived in one specific circumstance: the student is eligible for a “courtesy” exemption if they completed all degree requirements on or before the last day of the prior term. The degree program must submit the student’s name on the proposed graduation list with a “courtesy” indicator. The student will not be required to register for dissertation hours in the term their degree is awarded.

Please note that a student who misses the graduation deadline (July 15 for Summer, November 15 for Fall and April 15 for Spring) will not have the degree awarded until the following term. (UNM Catalog)

Example

For example, if a student misses the April 15 graduate deadline for spring they are removed from the spring graduation list. The student must be added to the summer graduation list by the department who selects yes for the courtesy policy. The student then completes all the degree requirements on or before the last day of the spring term. Their graduation date will be transcribed for the summer term. 

Please check the ten year term dates for the official academic calendar.

If the student does not complete all the degree requirements on or before the last day of the semester this negates the courtesy policy. 

If the student plans to graduate in the next term, they will need to be enrolled for graduate credit in the term they complete their degree requirements.