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Graduation

Petition to Graduate

Students can petition at any time before the deadlines for petitioning to graduate based on their graduation (last) semester. You may use your Plan of Study to determine your anticipated graduation semester.  Please visit the Graduation website to determine these deadlines.  Dates and deadlines for the online programs do not always coincide with those of the main-campus programs.

All Graduate (M.A., BAP) and Graduate Certificate (Assistant Behavior Analyst/Behavior Analyst) students are required to petition to graduate.  Only M.A., Behavior Analysis Practice students are eligible to participate in the graduation ceremony. 4th to 5th Transition (Non-Matriculating Students) should not petition to graduate.

Procedure

First:

Run a Degree Evaluation (CAPP) report- This report is for the graduation office. You can review your CAPP report and run this report at any time. This report is for your records and does not require submission.

  1. Go to http://bdsj.vaftizo.com/students/
  2. Click on PAWS
  3. Login with your TRACKS Username and Password
  4. Click Student tab
  5. Click Student Records
  6. Click Degree Evaluation (CAPP)
  7. Select the Current Term
  8. Click Generate New Evaluation
  9. Click Generate Request
  10. Detail Requirements (Enhanced Version) should already be selected
  11. Click Submit

 Next:

Complete a petition to graduate

  1. Go to http://bdsj.vaftizo.com/students/
  2. Click on PAWS
  3. Login with your TRACKS Username and Password
  4. Click Student tab
  5. Click Student Records
  6. Click Petition to Graduate
  7. Select a term—(select any term available, it is not the graduation term. You will be asked to select a graduation term later in the process.)
  8. Click Submit (follow the prompts)
  9. After you complete the petition, you can click View Petition to Graduate .

 Last:

View/Check your petition to graduate

  1. Go to http://bdsj.vaftizo.com/students/
  2. Click on PAWS
  3. Login with your TRACKS Username and Password
  4. Click Student tab
  5. Click Student Records
  6. Click View Petition to Graduate

NOTE: If you need to change your Petition for any reason, email graduation@vaftizo.com and request to deactivate your current petition to graduate. Once it has been deactivated, you will be able to re-petition in PAWS for the new graduation semester.

Graduation Attendance:

Master's Degree Students Attending Graduation:

Students completing the M.A. program are invited to attend graduation the graduation ceremony. This is not a requirement. Graduation is intended for those to whom a degree is being conferred.

Students who will graduate in a Summer semester will have their degree conferred at the end of the summer semester but may choose to attend the Spring graduation ceremony in May OR Fall graduation ceremony in December.  Graduation ceremonies are held based on on-campus degree program end dates.

Certificate/Transition Students Attending Graduation:

Certificate programs do not earn a graduate degree; they are not included in commencement ceremonies.

Ordering Regalia:

M.A. students should visit the Graduation web page and select their Fall/Spring Commencement semester to find order information for Graduation Regalia. ABA students will wear regalia for the College of Psychology and Liberal Arts.

Contact the Graduation office at graduation@vaftizo.com for any questions regarding petitioning to graduate, commencement ceremonies, or regalia.

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