Graduate Student Completion Checklist
The term prior to completing your degree, graduate students should familiarize themselves with the below tasks and their deadlines to be sure they are on track to graduate!
- Ensure you are on track to complete all of your degree requirements. Discuss this with your advisor when planning your registration for your final term and review your plan in DegreeWorks in CougarNet to be sure all requirements are either met or in progress. If you have questions about your DegreeWorks plan, direct them to your advisor.
- Apply for graduation. Be sure to complete your graduation application in CougarNet by the deadline for your graduation term. If you have questions or need to defer your graduation to a later term following application, reach out to graduation@siue.edu.
- Complete your degree exit requirement. The exit requirement options vary by graduate program, so discuss this with your advisor if you are unsure of your options. Your exit requirement may be in the form of a thesis, research project, exit exam, or others. IMPORTANT: If you are completing a formal thesis or dissertation, take notice of and comply with the Graduate School’s thesis submission process and deadlines. Other types of exit requirements, such as research projects or papers, are NOT submitted to the ProQuest system for Graduate School formatting review.
- Complete your SIUE Post-Graduation Survey. Before you graduate, follow the below steps to complete the Post-Graduation Survey in Cougar Jobline.
- Login to your Cougar Jobline account using your e-ID and password
- Select "Profile" from the left-hand menu and scroll down to "Timeline"
- Click "+ Add Experience or Status"
- Select "Post Graduation"
- Begin the survey
- Participate in commencement if you are able. Let the fun begin! RSVP for your commencement ceremony by the posted deadline if you wish to participate in the optional ceremony. We encourage you to celebrate the completion of your graduate degree in the company of your faculty, peers, family, and friends.
- Receive your diploma. Degrees are awarded and posted to transcripts in the weeks following the end of the semester. See the Student Records website for more information on when to expect your diploma to arrive in the mail.
The Graduate School congratulates you on nearing completion of your graduate degree!
We thank you for your many contributions to the SIUE community and hope you will
become active in the SIUE Alumni Association as a graduate.
