Graduation Procedures for Admitted Students

Ordering transcripts

There are 4 ways you can request an official or unofficial transcript from the University of Minnesota's Office of the Registrar:

Send a request via the Web at:		(You can only submit a request via the Web if you have already set up a University of Minnesota Internet ID/x.500 account.) https://onestop2.umn.edu/viewgrades/viewGrades.do?institution=UMNTC

Write to:		Transcript Service 200 Fraser Hall 106 Pleasant St. S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455-0433

Fax to:		(612) 625-4351 (If you fax over your request, you'll have to pay transcript fees by credit card.)

Or apply in person at:		Either 200 Fraser Hall at 106 Pleasant St. S.E. OR 130 West Bank Skyway located on the West Bank Skyway that travels over Washington Ave. and connects Willey Hall to Blegen Hall. For more details on how to get to either of these offices and a listing of their business hours, please refer to the following Office of the Registrar Web page: http://onestop.umn.edu/registrar/info/hours.html

Include your:		Full name and any name changes (both printed and signature) Social Security Number or U of M Student ID Number Date of birth Which colleges you attended at the University of Minnesota and the dates you attended Complete address of recipient (if requesting fax, include both fax and postal address) Check made payable to the U of M for $5.00 per official copy for 2-3 day delivery service (next-day service costs $10 and fax service costs $10) Your daytime phone number

For the latest details regarding transcript ordering, call the transcript info line, (612) 624-4115, or refer to the Web site http://onestop.umn.edu/registrar/transcripts/official.html

Graduation Procedures for Admitted Students

Students should begin working on the following tasks during the second-to-last semester before completion of MBT degree coursework:

1. Please contact JoAnn Ash at (612) 624-3320 if you have any questions as you look through these procedures.
(Note: You should send unofficial transcripts in last semester before completing all the coursework. JoAnn will use the transcript to complete a degree program for you. Once the degree program leaves the MBT office, it can still take 4-6 weeks for Graduate School approval. The Plan B papers--see section 6 below--do not need to be sent until the month you intend to graduate.)

2. Request an unofficial copy of your University of Minnesota transcript (undergraduate and graduate).

3. Send the transcript to JoAnn Ash after examining it for errors or omissions. In addition, indicate which courses you have left to take and when you plan to take them. (From the time of receipt of transcripts, the graduation process will still take 3 to 4 more months.)

4. After receiving your transcript,JoAnn will file your official program with the Graduate School for approval.

1 month before your intended date of graduation:

5. Application for Degree
JoAnn will send you an application for degree form. Complete the form and return it to the MBT office before the end of the month prior to the one in which you intend to graduate.

During the month you intend to graduate:

6. Plan B Project
Send JoAnn copies of your graded papers from the following courses (unless you were waived from taking the course): Note: Course prefix changed in Fall 2003 to MBT rather than ACCT.

Tax Research (ACCT 8220) (was offered under the quarter system)
Tax Practice and Procedures (ACCT 8225) (was offered under the quarter system)
Business, Government & Macroeconomics (MBA 8055) (was offered under the quarter system)
Strategy & Policy (MBA 8060) (was offered under the quarter system)
AND / OR
Current Accounting Financial Issues (ACCT or MBT 5150) (offered under the semester system)
Tax Research, Communication & Practice (ACCT or MBT 5220) (offered under the semester system
Business, Government & Economic Tax Policy (ACCT or MBT 5500) (offered under the semester system)
Taxation of Methods and Periods (MBT 5200) requirement since Fall 2003 (offered under the semester system)

A faculty committee will review your papers and sign off on the Examination Report for your Plan B project.

7. Commencement Ceremony
The Carlson School of Management commencement ceremony is held each year in May. JoAnn will send you detailed information on commencement in MArch or early April. Official invitations are sent out mid April. Since there is only one ceremony a year, feel free to participate in the ceremony if you will be graduating by the end of Fall Semester of the same year.

8. Diploma
Allow two to three months for the receipt of your diploma.

9. Verification of Graduation
Official verification of graduation can be obtained by requesting an official transcript one month after the date of graduation. By that time, degree title and award date should appear on your transcript.

Again, please feel free to contact the MBT office if you have any questions regarding this information.