(January, June & August graduates are eligible to walk in the May Commencement Ceremony of that year)
“APPLICATION DEADLINES ARE FIRM”
The name on your diploma must be the same as it is listed in official college records. Review your Degree Audit (Degree Evaluation).
This document indicates your degree, major(s), minor(s), and concentration(s). If your name, degree, major, minor, or concentration
is incorrect, you must file the correct forms with the Office of the Registrar prior to submission of your graduation application.
Forms Link: https://www.ramapo.edu/registrar/files/2020/11/Official-Transcript-Documen-10.5.20.pdf
Students must make an appointment with an adviser or the convener in their major(s), minor(s), and concentration(s). Bring your
graduation application and Degree Audit(s) (Degree Evaluations) to your meeting. The audit(s)/evaluation(s) must indicate that,
upon successful completion of currently registered courses, all graduation requirements will be met. If anything on your audit
indicates otherwise, your adviser must indicate how this requirement has been met and sign his/her name by each notation. After
your application is signed by your adviser(s) and school dean(s), take it, with your degree audit stapled to it, to the Office of the
Registrar, (D-224) and deposit it in the gray box that reads, “Graduation Applications.” “See instructions for school dean locations.”
Be sure to indicate your Ramapo e-mail address on the application. This office will contact students only by their Ramapo e-mail
account if any clarification is needed. **IMPORTANT: ALL correspondence regarding your graduation application and/or status will
be sent to your RAMAPO EMAIL ACCOUNT ONLY. Therefore, you must maintain your Ramapo email account and check it regularly.
Refer to the graduation site (http://www.ramapo.edu/registrar/graduation-commencement) for submission deadlines for grade
changes, off campus study, PLEX, and CLEP credits. If your Degree Audit(s) (Degree Evaluation(s) does not indicate that all
requirements have been met by this deadline, you will not graduate and must reapply for graduation.
If there are ANY graduation requirements that have not been met by the printed deadline, you will not graduate and must
reapply.
A $100.00 non‐refundable fee will be assessed to all students who have applied for graduation. The fee will be added directly to your
bill/account. Visit https://ssb.ramapo.edu/pls/RCNJ/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin to view your bill and make a payment. Students with
balances will be unable to receive their diploma and/or transcripts. This fee covers costs associated with degree processing. It does
not cover the cost of your regalia or the fees associated with the graduation venue.
Latin Honors are awarded to undergraduates who have completed a minimum of 64 Ramapo College credits (not including “P”
grades) and who have achieved a cumulative grade point average as follows: 3.500-3.699 cum laude; 3.700-3.849 magna cum laude;
3.850–4.000 summa cum laude.
NO CHANGES OF ANY KIND MAY BE MADE TO YOUR ACADEMIC RECORD ONCE YOU HAVE GRADUATED.
If you decide to postpone your graduation, are requesting a grade change or have questions, please email the grad@ramapo.edu.
All students IMPORTANT:
Check your Ramapo email address for updates
Verify your permanent address as your diploma will be mailed to you
If you plan to participate in the May Commencement ceremony, be sure to do the following:
Order and pay for your regalia (cap & gown)
Congratulations!
