Applying for Graduation

All MLIS students (Residential, Distance, and Law) are responsible for preparing and submitting the following items in order to graduate from the University of Washington and The Information School:

  1. Program of Study Form
  2. Master's Degree Request
  3. Portfolio or Thesis

1. Program of Study Form

  • Your Program of Study Form is due on Friday of the 1st week of the quarter in which you intend to graduate.  The form should be submitted via Catalyst Collect It.  Fill out the form, save the file to your computer, and then upload it to the Collect It site.  You will have until Friday at midnight to submit your form.

    Spring 2008 Graduates should use the following drop box site:
               https://catalysttools.washington.edu/collectit/dropbox/mardup/495
    Spring 2008 graduates: due April 4, 2008.

    Summer 2008 Graduates and beyond should use the following drop box site:
               https://catalysttools.washington.edu/collectit/dropbox/ioss/1967
    Summer 2008 graduates: due June 27, 2008.
    Autumn 2008 graduates: due September 26, 2008.
    Winter 2009 graduates: d    ue January 9, 2009.

    Please use the appropriate form: MLIS (Residential & Online) or Law MLIS.  Note that if you have a filled out Program of Study form already saved to your computer, you may submit that one via Collect It.  Or you can fill out the identical form available at the Collect It site.
  • OSAS uses the Program of Study Form to perform a degree audit of your record and verify that you have completed or will complete all necessary degree requirements by the end of the quarter in which you plan to graduate. 
  • The Program of Study Form should be filled out with a quarter-by-quarter list of all the courses you plan on using towards your MLIS degree requirements.  You can use your transcript as a guide to filling this out.

2. Master's Degree Request

  • You must submit a master’s degree request online to the Graduate School during the quarter in which you intend to graduate.
  • The following table shows deadlines for submitting the online request:
Dates

Autumn, Winter, or Spring Quarter

Summer Quarter
First day to submit Master's Degree Request form for graduation this quarter. First Day of Quarter First Day of Quarter
Last day to submit a timely Master's Degree Request form, without incurring a late penalty. Sunday of Week 7 Sunday of Week 6
Last day to submit a late Master's Degree Request form and pay Degree Late Fee ($250 USD).  Refer to more detailed information in Degree Late Fee Policies and Procedures. Sunday of Week 9 Sunday of Week 7
No Master's Degree Request forms are accepted. Weeks 10 and 11 Weeks 8 and 9


3. Portfolio or Thesis

Portfolio

  • If you selected the portfolio option, pay close attention to the portfolio submission and evaluation deadlines. 
  • Your advisor must read and APPROVE of your portfolio and you must turn in your MLIS Portfolio Submission form to OSAS (MGH 470) before or on the indicated deadlines.  Late forms will not be accepted.  If you fail to contact your advisor and make arrangements for the first read of your portfolio you could jeopardize your chance to graduate in a timely manner.  Failure to have your portfolio approved results in postponed graduation and registration/payment of tuition for an additional quarter.  Please be proactive and talk to your faculty advisor about your portfolio and graduation plans. 

Thesis

  • If you selected the thesis option, you must submit copies of the following pages of your final, approved thesis: Thesis Title Page, Thesis Signature Page (signed by committee), and Thesis Abstract Page.   You must submit these copies to OSAS (MGH 470) no later than the day prior to the last day of the quarter in which you plan to graduate (for example, if the last day of the quarter is Friday, June 10th, copies of the following pages must be submitted by Thursday, June 9th): 
  • Receipt of these pages by OSAS will serve as verification that the thesis has been formally approved and completed. A full copy of the thesis need not be submitted to the Information School. However, two copies of the final approved thesis must be submitted to the Graduate School by the last day of the quarter in which you intend to graduate, in accordance with Graduate School guidelines and requirements.
  • If you submit your completed thesis late—after the end of the quarter in which you intend to graduate—additional fees and guidelines will apply.

 

Additional Information for Graduating Students