Graduation Application Instructions

Graduation Application

DMACC Students: Follow these steps to submit your application for graduation. The application has seven pages, instructions for each page are listed below.

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Page 1

1. On the initial landing page, select a graduation Completion Term up to five years in the past, or up to one term in the future.
2. Select the DMACC Campus primarily attended. Online-only students, and TSA Homeland Security students, select Ankeny as your campus. Click Continue.

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Page 2

On page two, select your academic program(s) from the Program drop-down menu. Click the Add button for each program you intend to graduate from. The program(s) will be added in the table below. Once finished, click Continue.

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Page 3

The program(s) you've applied to graduate from will be visible on the top of the page. You will now be prompted with three questions:

1. Do you have any courses you have not registered for but will need to have completed for the degree(s) above?
   1. If you are applying to graduate from DMACC the following term, there are likely still course(s) left to complete, and registration may not have opened yet. List all courses left to take.
2. Do you have any course substitutions?
   1. If you have worked with your academic department to submit a course substitution form, indicate "yes", and list the subbed course(s).
3. Do you have any transcripts that have not been evaluated?
   1. If you have previously attended another college or university, and the transcript has not been sent to DMACC for evaluation, please indicate "yes."

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Page 4

1. Indicate if you would like to join DMACC's in -person graduation Commencement ceremony in Iowa. Answering" Yes"o r "No" will impact the questions shown on the following page.
2. All diplomas are mailed to graduates approximately six weeks after the end of the semester, whether you choose to participate in commencement or not.
3. Participation in Commencement ceremonies are free of charge.

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Page 5

If you select "Yes" to attend the in-person Commencement ceremony, you will see additional questions:

1. Enter your height.
2. Your gown size. This should match your sweatshirt size.
3. Enter your Campus Choice. Ankeny, Newton, Online, Urban, and West all participate in the Metro Commencement in Des Moines, Iowa. Boone and Carroll hold their own ceremonies on those respective DMACC campuses.

All students, regardless of whether they participate in a Commencement ceremony, will be asked if they would like their graduation announcement posted in an Iowa newspaper. You can select up to two newspapers.

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Page 6

1. Your information should automatically populate into page six of the Graduation Application. You should see:
   1. Your name. The name entered on this page is exactly how it will print on your diploma(s).
   2. Your address. The address entered here is where the diploma will be mailed six weeks after the graduating term has finished. If you plan to move after graduation, please carefully consider where to mail the diploma(s). Replacement diploma(s) are $10 each.
   3. Your email address.
   4. Your phone number.
2. CAREFULLY REVIEW THIS INFORMATION. IT IMPACTS THE NAME PRINTED ON THE DIPLOMA AND WHERE THE DIPLOMA IS MAILED.

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Page 7

1. The final page of the graduation application is an overview of the details entered on pages one through six. Again, please carefully review the details before submitting. There is no back button on this form, so you will need to click "Start Over" if an error is made.
2. Once you have confirmed the information is correct, click the "Submit Application" button to send the form electronically to the Graduation office.
3. If you later determine that you want to submit another graduation application for a different program or term, follow the same process from the beginning.

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Questions

Contact the Graduation office at 515-964-6644 or credentials@dmacc.edu.