UAlbany Students: If your last semester of study abroad is also going to be your last semester before you graduate, you will have to fill out some paperwork for degree clearance. The easiest way is to get the paperwork from the Registrar and fill it out before you leave for overseas. If you do not do that, you can also write to the Registrar from overseas and ask them to begin the process.

The first time your "audit" is run, you may not clear at all! This is because your registration for study abroad only shows up as 15 credits of G-INS coursework. However, when we send your grades and your Overseas Credit Equivalents Form to the Registrar at the end of your program, your overseas courses will have actual Albany equivalents and, if you have planned well, there should be no problem in clearing at that time.

We cannot guarantee that your grades from overseas will be processed by the Registrar's deadlines. The Office of International Education at UAlbany needs to have your credits and grades from overseas by mid-June if you are hoping to earn a May degree. If we don't have them in time but they come in over the summer, you will probably get an August degree. If you are planning to graduate in December, we need your grades by mid-January.

We can guarantee that if we have all your grades and if you have sent us your Enrollment Report Form and course descriptions early in your last semester overseas, we will give them our first priority and should be able to get your Transcript Supplement and your Overseas Credit Equivalents Form to the Registrar in a matter of days. You can help us get your grades quickly by making sure that you have filled out any releases required by your host university. If there is a program director at your site overseas, tell that person that you are a graduating senior and ask them to help speed your grades to us if possible.

If you are studying on a SUNY program that is not run by UAlbany, then be sure to follow the procedures that you are given so that your grades go to the administering SUNY campus as they are the ones who have to prepare your Transcript Supplement.

Deadlines for Filing for Degree Clearance at UAlbany:

• May degree First week of February
• August degree First week of July
• December degree First week of October
• For the most current information check the Registrar's Office website