Graduation Checklist
Congratulations!
Now that you’re on your way to completing your program, here’s a helpful checklist of things to do now to prepare you for graduation.
Graduation Checklist
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You still have a home at the Sprott School of Business post-graduation! Interested in what that looks like? Talk to Alumni Relations Officer and visit https://sprott.carleton.ca/alumni/ for more information on alumni benefits and more.
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Once you have confirmed your graduation eligibility, you may apply to graduate through Carleton Central (under the “Online Applications” section) by the applicable deadline.
Once you have applied to graduate, your status on Carleton Central will appear as pending. Do not panic if the status is still pending for quite some time! The status of pending will remain until Senate meets on the date indicated within your application confirmation email (usually about a week or two prior to the convocation ceremonies). Once your final grades are in at the end of this term, check your audit again to confirm that your audit statement has changed from “ALL REQUIREMENTS COMPLETED – IN PROGRESS COURSES USED” TO “ALL REQUIREMENTS IDENTFIED BELOW HAVE BEEN MET”. If you don’t see your audit statement change once all of your final grades are updated to the audit, then get in touch with your Sprott Undergraduate Advisor to find out why.
In the meantime, you may request Confirmation of Graduation Letters via Carleton Central – these letters confirm your graduation eligibility and can be provided to future employers, or graduate schools. For more information, visit the following page: https://carleton.ca/registrar/progress/graduation/
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If you are on track to complete a Sprott Stream you must declare it before the applicable deadline. Review and submit the Sprott Stream Declaration Form to declare your Stream now.
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Before you apply to graduate, you should have confirmed your eligibility by reviewing your audit. If you are on track, your audit should indicate “ALL REQUIREMENTS COMPLETED – IN-PROGRES COURSES USED”. This means that you will become eligible to graduate when your current courses are successfully completed with the required minimum overall CGPAs in all of your program elements!
Connect with your program advisor if you have any questions or your audit doesn’t confirm your eligibility to graduate.
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Whether you’re considering a career in accounting, finance, management or leadership roles, the Sprott MBA and other graduate programs can prepare you to become a future business leader. Check out the full complement of Sprott Graduate Programs and connect with your Sprott Career Advisors to discuss which path may be the best fit for your long term goals.
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Reflecting on your future career plans can be an extremely daunting task, particularly after graduating! Our wonderful Sprott Careers Team, Undergraduate Services at Sprott offers dedicated and comprehensive career services to our undergraduate students that help prepare you for your future career. If you have not already, book a one-on-one career advising session with one of our advisors to discuss your future career plans, and receive services such as industry and alumni connections, and targeted resume/cover letter preparation.
Visit https://sprott.carleton.ca/current-students/business-career-management-centre-bcmc/ for more information, or reach out directly to the Sprott Careers team at: sprottcareers@sprott.carleton.ca
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Graduating is a milestone event that you will remember forever! A great way to capture that sense of pride and accomplishment is in the form of graduation photos. Take some time to inquire about Carleton’s in-house photo services – Portraits Now is an on-campus graduation portrait studio that is open in the University Centre! For more information, please visit, http://portraitsnow.ca/
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The schedule for convocation ceremonies will be posted on the Carleton Convocation website – please monitor this site, and take note of the official Convocation schedule when it has been posted. A limited number of guests may come to the in-person ceremony, while each ceremony will be live-streamed free of charge. Be sure to share this information with your friends and family so they can experience your special moment with you! Visit https://convocation.carleton.ca/ for more information.
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If you plan to attend Convocation, you will be presented with your diploma at that time. If not, you may reach out to the Registrar’s Office about how to pick your diploma up. Diplomas that are not presented at Convocation, or picked up in person, will be mailed to students. If you are having yours mailed, please ensure that your mailing address is updated in Carleton Central.