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.