Undergraduate CS Graduation Process

Spring Graduation Timeline

September: Review your pre-clearance audit packet sent from SEAS Advising and ensure it’s correct.
October: Meet with your Faculty Advisor, complete your UAF for your final Spring semester.
November: Register for Spring courses then apply to graduate through GWeb. Instructions can be found here. This will indicate that you are completing degree requirements and are eligible for degree completion.
December/January: Check that all degree requirements are being met in Degreemap. If you see any issues on your Degreemap or if you have any questions about the degree requirements, contact your faculty advisor to follow up.
February: An Early Graduation Packet will be sent to your faculty advisor/the dept for review. They will check the packet and Degreemap to make sure you are on-track to meet your graduation requirements.
Early March: Deadline to apply to graduate.
May/June: After final grades are posted, a Final Graduation Packet to be sent to the Dean’s office for final approval.
- To verify if your degree was awarded, review your unofficial transcripts on GWeb or the top of your DegreeMAP audit to see if your degree/certificate shows as "Awarded".
- For questions about degrees awarded, diplomas, and sending degree validations, see the Registrar’s Graduation FAQs link.

Commencement Graduation Checklist
https://commencement.gwu.edu/graduation-checklist

Questions? Contact your faculty advisor or csundergradgwu [dot] edu (csundergrad[at]gwu[dot]edu).

Summer & Fall Graduation Timelines: Coming soon.

Commencement Information: Check GW's Commencement website and the SEAS Commencement website for the ceremony schedules and other updates.

Computer Science: Previous Years’ Curriculum Sheets

Please view the curriculum sheet below to find the program requirements for your degree program. Each student must follow the curriculum in place during his or her year of entry.

Bachelor of Science – Computer Science

Bachelor of Arts – Computer Science