Appeal to Early/Walk Late in the Graduate Commencement Ceremony The request for permission to participate in the Commencement Ceremonies should be returned to: School of Graduate Studies University of Central Missouri Ward Edwards 1800 Warrensburg, MO 64093

Name:

_____________________________________________________ ID Number _________________________ Last First Middle

Address:

________________________________________________________________________________________ Street City State Zip

Phone:

____________________________

Email: ___________________________________________________

Request to:  WALK EARLY Semester/Year desiring to walk:  Fall

 Spring

Graduate Degree Awarded semester/year:  Fall

 WALK LATE Year: _________________________

 Spring

Degree:  MA  MS  MSE  MBA  MAT  EDS

 Summer

Year: _____________________

Major: __________________________________

Reason for requesting to walk late: ____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Students who plan to participate in a ceremony, other than the ceremony which coincidences with the degree being awarded, will need to submit an Appeal to Walk Early/Late to the Graduate School. Any forms received after the graduation deadlines for that semester will not be considered. Students walking late are only allowed to request to walk late in the ceremony immediately after the degree was awarded and students requesting to walk early may request to walk in the ceremony prior to meeting the degree requirements. Approved requests will be charged $50 walk early or walk late fee, in addition to the regular graduation fee. Graduation deadlines and the Appeal to Walk Early/Late form can be found at www.ucmo.edu/graduate. Forms received after the deadlines will not be considered.

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Prior to submitting the form, a Walk Early student must:  Be in good academic and financial standing (zero account balance)  Be enrolled in all remaining course work (enrolled courses must be on transcript)  May only request to walk the ceremony prior to meeting all degree requirements  Have all departmental substitutions, admissions requirements, etc., completed  ‘U’ grades memo from instructor indicating that ‘U’ grades will be completed by the end of the semester, must be included.  Submit Application for Graduate Degree and Certificate of Eligibility forms with adviser signature to the School of Graduate Studies __________________________________________________________________________________________ Signatures: ______________________________________________________ ___________________ Student

Date

 Approved  Denied ______________________________________________________ Advisor

___________________ Date

 Approved  Denied ______________________________________________________ Director of Graduate Studies

___________________ Date

Revised: May 2013