Am I Ready to Graduate?
If you have completed 45 hours toward an associate degree or half of the coursework required for a certificate, you may submit an Application for Graduation. Graduation is applied to a specific semester. For each semester, there is a deadline to apply to graduate.
Application for Graduation deadlines:
- Fall: Last Friday in September
- Spring: Last Friday in January
- Summer: Last Friday in March
What If I'm Transferring?
Many transfer students leave Roane State without completing the paperwork to receive their associate degree. "Why bother?" they think. "I'm getting a bachelor's degree anyway." Here's why getting your Roane State associate degree matters, even if you are moving on to a four-year school.
Steps to Graduate
- Complete the Application for Graduation
- Login to RaiderNet
- Select "Records"
- Choose "Graduation Menu" from the dropdown
- Select "Apply to Graduate"
- Complete and submit the Application for Graduation
- Meet with your Academic Advisor to discuss your Degree Works Evaluation, possible needed course substitutions and other graduation requirements
- If you are a Certificate or AAS degree student, complete the Graduation Employment Status Survey online or return a copy to the Placement Office
- Take an Exit Exam:
- Business Degree students must also complete the Business Graduate Exit (BGE) exam
- AAS Criminal Justice students must also complete the Criminal Justice Exit (CJGE) exam
- Paralegal Exit Exam
- If needed, update your name and/or address with the Graduation Analyst
- Take care of any financial obligations to the college
- Information about the graduation ceremony will be sent by email to your RaiderNet account. Read the information carefully and complete the Commencement Participation Survey in your Alert Box (available in March).
- Pick up your cap and gown at the bookstore or order your cap and gown to be shipped to you.
- Attend the Graduation Ceremony
Will I Graduate With Distinction?
Degree-seeking students may be eligible to graduate with distinction based on the quality point average (QPA) of coursework completed at Roane State. Academic distinction is reflected on the student's transcript and diploma.
- Summa Cum Laude: 3.9 - 4.0
- Magna Cum Laude: 3.7 - 3.89
- Cum Laude: 3.5 - 3.69
Academic distinction is based on the student's cumulative GPA at the end of the semester prior to the spring ceremony.
Diploma Mailing and Replacements
All diplomas will be mailed to the mailing address we have in the system. Please check your RaiderNet account to make sure your address is accurate.
- Spring: Late June
- Summer: Late August
- Fall: Late January
To order a replacement diploma, visit MyReOrder.
Transcripts
Official transcripts may be requested through Raidernet, the National Student Clearinghouse, or the One Stop Office. Remember to check "After degree is posted" on the form.
