DECEMBER 2020
UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREE & CEREMONY PARTICIPANTS
Candidates for undergraduate degrees who plan to complete all degree requirements by the
conclusion of the Fall 2020 semester and students who will complete degree requirements during
the Winter 2021 should follow these instructions to apply for a degree:
1. Print a degree application from the commencement website or student forms center. List your name as
you wish it to appear on your diploma.
2. List the term you plan to complete degree requirements.
3. Fall & Winter applicants will automatically be registered for the December 2020 Commencement ceremony.
4. Select the degree to appear on your diploma; you will be awarded only one degree even if you have
multiple majors that involve different degrees, e.g., BSE English & BA Psychology. Dual degrees are only
awarded if you have taken more than 150 credits.
5. Obtain the supporting signatures of your adviser and department chairperson for your major and
minor; if you have more than one major/minor, then the signatures of those advisers and department
chairpersons are also required.
6. Obtain the supporting signature of the department chairperson if you are a departmental honors
candidate. If you are a candidate for University Honors College graduation, obtain the supporting
signature of the University Honors College director.
7. Submit the completed degree application to the Registrar’s Office by SEPTEMBER 24, 2020.
AFTER YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
You will receive periodic emails with graduation/Commencement updates.
If there is a problem with your eligibility to graduate, your school dean will be notified in early November 2020. However,
it is YOUR responsibility to monitor your degree audit for your academic progress. Your degree will not be conferred if
your degree audit does not state that all requirements have been met.
Check the commencement website or the 2020-2021 Undergraduate catalog at
http://www.millersville.edu/catalogs/undergraduate/index.pdf for information on standards & eligibility requirements
for Latin Honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude & cum laude.)
THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY IS SCHEDULED FOR SUN, DECEMBER 13, 2020 AT 2:00 P.M. Additional information & details
concerning graduation will be emailed to all degree candidates & ceremony participants after the applications for degree
have been processed in the Registrar’s Office. You can also view developing details as they are available on the
commencement website and the University's homepage which is updated with the most recent information regarding all
University plans in light of COVID-19.
COMMENCEMENT WEBSITE: WWW.MILLERSVILLE.EDU/COMMENCEMENT/
EMAIL FOR DEGREE APPLICATION QUESTIONS: COMMENCEMENT@MILLERSVILLE.EDU
Application for Graduation
Undergraduate Degree
Complete this form, obtain advisor and chairperson signatures, and return t
o the Registrar’s Office (Lyle Hall) or email SIGNED
c
ompleted PDF to degree.audit@millersville.edu by th
e application
deadline published in the academic calendar. You will be
charged a $30.00 degree fee when this application is processed.
__________________ ______________________________ __________________________ _____
MU ID Last name
First name Mi
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Name as you wish it to appear on diploma and in commencement program DO NOT LEAVE BLANK
You may select an approved preferred name or your legal name on file with the University. You may elect to print your full middle name, middle initial or
no middle name, however, you must select a version of your legal name or preferred name as approved via the preferred name application in myVille. If
you have had a legal name change, we will need the documentation (i.e. marriage license, divorce decree, legal name change court order, etc) for your
name to be updated in the University student records system. Your transcript will be printed only with your LEGAL name.
Degree: Students must select only one degree to be printed on the diploma.
Note for students
with more than one major –you will be awarded only one degree, even if you have multiple majors that involve different
degrees. For example, if you are pursuing both BSE English and BA Psychology, you must select which of these degrees will appear on your
diploma and transcript (unless per note below you have earned more than 150 credits in which case you may elect both degrees.)
Majors are not printed on University diplomas. Majors, minors and concentrations/options are printed on student transcripts.
______ Bachelor of Arts ______ Bachelor of Science in Education
_____ Associate of Technology
______ Bachelor of Fine Arts ______ Bachelor of Science in Nursing
_____ Bachelor of Science
______ Bachelor of Design
Major
_____________________________ Option ____________________
Second Major _____________________ Option ____________________
Minor _____________________________ Option ____________________
Minor _____________________________ Option ____________________
NOTE: Any student who is anticipating earning two degrees must complete a minimum of 150 undergraduate credits at the time of graduation. Students
with two majors and less than 150 credits will be awarded the one degree chosen above, although all majors completed will appear on student
transcripts.
Expected Completion of Degree Requirements: (Check one)
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Winter Session (January) _____ Summer 2 Session (July)
_____ Spring Semester (May) _____ Summer 3 Session (August)
_____ Summer 1 Session (June) _____ Fall Semester (December)
All students who complete their degree requirements in Fall 2020 semester or Winter 2021 term
will automatically be registered for the December 2020 Commencement ceremony.
Mailing Address (home): Diploma will be mailed to this addres
s.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________
Street City State Zip
_________ ________________________________ All other graduation correspondence will be sent to your Millersville email address.
Telephone Number (Best number to reach student during business hours)
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Applicant’s Signature Date
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Courses in Progress at Millersville University: (Include courses with incomplete grades pending)
Required for
Term Subject Course # Title
Credits Degree ()
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Total Credits in Progress: (including incomplete grades) ______
Courses Currently in Progress at another Institution
College or University: ____________________________________________ Term: ____________________
Subject Course # Title
Credits Required for
Degree ()
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Major 1 Advisor Date Major 1 Department Chairperson Date
______________________________________ ____________ ______________________________________ ____________
Major 2 Advisor Date Major 2 Department Chairperson Date
______________________________________ ____________ ______________________________________ ____________
Minor 1 Advisor Date Minor 1 Department Chairperson Date
______________________________________ ____________ ______________________________________ ____________
Minor 2 Advisor Date
Minor
2
Department Chair Date
______________________________________ ____________ ______________________________________ ____________
Departmental Honors (Dept. Chairperson) Date University Honors College Director Date
Signatures required for Department honors and/or University Honors College designation
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Ensure credits indicated in-progress above will total 120 MINIMUM credits applied for the student's degree. Regardless of application approval, if
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tudent's credit total does not equal 120 credits applied a bachelor's degree cannot be awarded. Developmental courses (i.e. MATH 090) do
not apply to degrees and repeated classes will not gain credits for the student. See degree audit for your total credits applied.
CREDITS EARNED TO DATE: + CREDITS IN-PROGRESS: = TOTAL CREDITS APPLIED TO DEGREE:
I have reviewed the degree audit and academic record of this degree candidate:
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