When do I officially receive my degree??

[johnq86]

I complete my TESC degree in March and will be eligible for a Sept 2011 Graduation. Will I receive my degree before then or will I have to wait until September to get my degree???

[cauble_txsg]

It will be mailed to you after your commencement date.

[bricabrac]

I complete my TESC degree in March and will be eligible for a Sept 2011 Graduation. Will I receive my degree before then or will I have to wait until September to get my degree???

TESC has 4 qtrly degree conferral dates per year: March, June, September, December. If you complete requirements by end of March, you would apply for the June graduation on or just before April 1st. You will receive your diploma approx 2-3 weeks (mailed via USPS 1st class mail) after the graduation date which I assume will be Friday, June 10th.

The commencement ceremony will be October 2011.

taken from the TESC website:
You must apply for graduation by completing the "Request for Graduation" form located on our web site, http://www.tesc.edu/files/Request_for_Gr...n_Form.pdf, when you have completed the credits needed for your degree. Please be aware that the graduation audit process takes approximately 2 weeks. We will send you written verification of the status of your file as soon as your audit is done. Graduation certification letters, diplomas and your final transcript are mailed to you as a package within 1 week after the awarding of your degree.

[Lindagerr]

:iagree: BB said it well.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Also until your Conferral date your degree will not be on your transcript. I finished all my credits in May and requested graduation in Sept. I got an "Official" letter saying I ha met all the requirements and would be conferred Sept 10, 2010. I requested transcripts on Sept 5, 2010 they had all my credits listed, but did not say I had met the requirements and had a BA. The state of NJ would not accept that and I had to request a new transcript after Sept. 10. Once they got that (which was exactly the same except saying my degree was conferred) they finally approved me.