Current Students

The following guides and resourcse are available to help students prepare for graduation and life after college.  Please consult with your major and EOP advisors if you have any questions regarding the topics below.

Degree Progress

• Degree Progress - Need to determine how many more classes you must take to graduate?  This webpage will provide you the tools to develop your own plan toward graduation.        

Graduation Steps for Juniors and Seniors

The following information is a simplified guide for students nearing graduation.  For detailed information, please visit the respective Cal Poly Pomona department weblinks.

Step 1: Graduation Writing Test (Juniors)

1. What is it?
   • The GWT is a writing test, which all Cal Poly Pomona students must pass to graduate.
2. When is it done?
   • When a student earns 90 - 120 quarter units (including transfer credit).  Students who do not register for the GWT by the completion of 120 units will have a hold placed on their record.
3. How do I sign up?
   • Please visit the Test Center at 98-P2-004.
4. How can I prepare for the GWT?
   • EOP and the University Writing Center offer GWT preparation services.

Detailed information (including registration & test dates) at http://www.csupomona.edu/~academic/testcenter/gwt.shtml.

Step 2: Graduation Check (Seniors)

1. What is it?
   • A Transfer & Graduation Advisor from the Registrar's Office reviews a student's academic progress toward graduation.  Within 90 days a report outlining remaining courses for graduation is emailed to the student's Cal Poly Pomona email account.
2. Is it required?
   • Yes.  A student cannot apply for graduation without a completed graduation check.
3. When is it done?
   • Less than 10 classes or 40 units remain to complete degree requirements.
4. Who must do it?
   • Graduation Checks for all Undergraduate students will be done automatically. Students no longer need to complete a Request for Graduation Check Form. 

 Detailed information at http://dsa.csupomona.edu/registrar/graduation.asp.

Step 3: Applying for Graduation (Seniors)

1. What is it?
   • Students must apply to graduate when all degree requirements are complete.
2. When do I apply for graduation?
   • The application is submitted the same quarter the student wishes to graduation.  A detailed schedule with deadlines is available here.
3. How do I apply for graduation?
   • Follow these steps to apply via BroncoDirect.  A $55 graduation fee will be applied to your account.

Deadlines and instructions available at http://dsa.csupomona.edu/registrar/GradAppInfo.asp.

Step 4: Commencement (optional)

• Participation not required to graduate.
• Held every June.
• Students who graduate in earlier quarters of the academic year can participate.
• More information (including schedules) at http://www.csupomona.edu/~commencement

Graduate School

• Researching and Applying to Graduate School - Interested in graduate school, but don't know where to start?  We gathered some resources to help you start looking.