Degree Completion and Conferral
Students must complete all of their degree requirements before their degree can be conferred. This includes coursework, clinical training (practicum/internship), and thesis/dissertation required by your program of study. After all final grades are posted for the student’s final semester, a degree audit will be conducted to verify degree completion. The degree is then conferred, posted to the transcript, and a diploma is issued.
Note: Clinical Psy.D. students petitioning for their M.A. clinical degrees are also subject to these requirements.
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Degree Completion
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Petition Deadline
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Commencement Participation
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Fall '07 Semester
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November, 28 2007
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June 2008 ceremony
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Spring '08 Semester
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March 3, 2008
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June 2008 ceremony
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Summer '08 Semester
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March 3, 2008
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June 2008 ceremony
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Fall '08 Semester
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TBD
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2009 ceremony (date TBD)
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Students on Clinical Training (Internship or Practicum)
If your clinical training (internship or practicum) will be completed by September 8, you will be eligible to graduate and participate in the June 2008, commencement ceremony. If you complete your final course work during the summer semester but your training (practicum/internship) concludes after September 8, you will be eligible to participate in the summer 2009 commencement ceremony.
Petition for Program Completion
Click here for the Petition for Program Completion Form. This form must be completed online.
Students must submit a Petition for Program Completion by the deadlines outlined above in order to have their degree conferred and diploma produced in a timely manner, and to be eligible to participate in the commencement ceremony, if desired.
Graduation Fee
The graduation fee is $210 for students in all programs.
The fee can be paid online via ePortal.
If paying by check, please make it payable to “The Chicago School” and submit it to the Office of Student Accounts (Room 1023).
Deadline: The degree conferral fee must be paid by the submission deadline for the Petition for Program Completion.
Diplomas
Diplomas are produced after the degree is conferred. As long as the student does not have holds on his or her record, the diploma will be mailed within about eight weeks to the address provided on the Petition for Program Completion form.
For more information on the commencement ceremony, the Petition for Program Completion form, or diplomas contact:
Rita Vazquez
Student Services Advisor
312.329.6605, rvazquez@thechicagoschool.edu
Ana del Castillo
Registrar and Associate Director of Student Services
312.329.6601, adelcastillo@thechicagoschool.edu
