Graduation Application Format
We have two ways to submit graduation applications. Most majors use the online format, while others still use the paper application. The Office of the Registrar will not accept paper applications for Fall '22 or later. Those student must use the online process.
Use the tables below to see the correct format for your major or college.
- Find the format based on your major.
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Major Format Advertising Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Aerospace Engineering Online African American Studies Online Anthropology Online Applied Mathematics (All Concentrations) Online Art History and Visual Culture Online Art (All Concentrations, Except those listed below) Online Art (Digtal Media Art Concentation) Paper
Online
(Spr '22)Art (Spatial Art Concentration) Paper
Online
(Spr '22)Art (Studio Practice Concentration) Paper
Online
(Spr '22)Aviation Online Behavioral Science Online Biological Science (All Concentrations) Online Biomedical Engineering Online Business Administration (All Concentrations) Online Chemical Engineering Online Chemistry (All Concentrations) Online Chicana and Chicano Studies Online Child and Adolescent Development (All Concentrations) Online Chinese Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Civil Engineering Online Communication Studies Online Communicative Disorders and Sciences Online Computer Engineering Online Computer Science Online Creative Arts Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Dance Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Design Studies Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Earth Science Online Ecology and Evolution Online Economics Online Electrical Engineering Online English (All Concentrations) Online Environmental Studies (All Concentrations) Online Forensic Science (All Concentrations) Paper
Online
(Fall '22)French (All Concentrations) Paper
Online
(Fall '22)General Engineering Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Geography Online Geology Online Global Studies Online Graphic Design Paper
Online
(Fall '22)History (All Concentrations) Online Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management Online Humanities (All Concentrations) Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Industrial and Systems Engineering Online Industrial Design Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Industrial Technology (All Concentrations) Online Interdisciplinary Studies (Educational and Community Leadership)†Online Interior Design Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Japanese Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Journalism Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Justice Studies (All Concentrations) Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Kinesiology (All Concentrations) Online Liberal Studies (Integrated Teacher Education Program) Online Liberal Studies (Integrated Teacher Education Program - Spanish Bilingual) Online Liberal Studies (Preparation for Teaching) Online Linguistics Online Marine Biology Online Materials Engineering Online Mathematics (All Concentrations) Online Mechanical Engineering Online Meteorology (All Concentrations) Online Music (All Concentrations) Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Nursing (All Concentrations) Online Nutritional Science (All Concentrations) Online Organizational Studies Online Packaging Online Philosophy Online Physics (All Concentrations) Online Political Science Online Psychology Online Public Health (All Concentrations) Online Public Relations Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Radio-Television-Film Online Recreation (All Concentrations) Online Social Science, Preparation for Teaching (Single Subject) Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Social Work Online Sociology (All Concentrations) Online Software Engineering Online Spanish Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Theatre Arts Online
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- College of Business
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Major Format Business Administration, Accounting Concentration Online Business Administration, Accounting Information Systems Concentration Online Business Administration, Business Analytics Concentration Online Business Administration, Corporate Accounting and Finance Concentration Online Business Administration, Entrepreneurship Concentration Online Business Administration, Finance Concentration Online Business Administration, General Business Concentration Online Business Administration, Global Operations Management Concentration Online Business Administration, Hospitality and Event Management Concentration Online Business Administration, Human Resource Management Concentration Online Business Administration, International Business Concentration Online Business Administration, Management Concentration Online Business Administration, Management Information Systems Concentration Online Business Administration, Marketing Concentration Online
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- College of Education
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Major Format Child and Adolescent Development Online Child and Adolescent Development, Preparation for Teaching Online Communicative Disorders and Sciences Online Interdisciplinary Studies (Educational and Community Leadership)†Online
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- College of Engineering
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Major Format Aerospace Engineering Online Aviation Online Biomedical Engineering Online Chemical Engineering Online Civil Engineering Online Computer Engineering Online Electrical Engineering Online General Engineering Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Industrial and Systems Engineering Online Industrial Technology, Computer Network System Management Concentration Online Industrial Technology, Manufacturing Systems Concentration Online Materials Engineering Online Mechanical Engineering Online Software Engineering Online
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- College of Health and Human Science
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Major Format Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management Online Kinesiology Online Kinesiology, Preparation for Teaching Online Nursing Online Nursing, RN to BSN Concentration Online Nutritional Science, Applied Nutrition and Food Sciences Concentration Online Nutritional Science, Dietetics Concentration Online Nutritional Science, Food Management Concentration Online Packaging Online Public Health Online Public Health, Concentration in Community Health Education Online Public Health, Concentration in Population Data Science Online Recreation Online Recreation, Recreation Management Concentration Online Recreation, Recreation Therapy Concentration Online Social Work Online
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- College of Humanities and the Arts
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Major Format Advertising Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Art History and Visual Culture Online Art, Animation / Illustration Concentration Online Art, Digital Media Art Concentration Paper
Online
(Spr'22)Art, Photography Concentration Online Art, Pictorial Art Concentration Online Art, Spatial Art Concentration Paper
Online
(Spr'22)Art, Studio Practice Concentration (Preparation for Teaching) Online Art, Studio Practice Concentration Paper
Online
(Spr'22)Chinese Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Creative Arts Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Dance Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Design Studies Paper
Online
(Fall '22)English Online English, Creative Writing Concentration Online English, Preparation for Teaching (Single Subject) Online English, Professional and Technical Writing Concentration Online French Paper
Online
(Fall '22)French, Preparation for Teaching Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Graphic Design Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Humanities, American Studies Concentration Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Humanities, Liberal Arts Concentration Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Humanities, Religious Studies Concentration Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Industrial Design Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Interior Design Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Japanese Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Journalism Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Liberal Studies, Integrated Teacher Education Program Spanish Bilingual Online Liberal Studies, Integrated Teacher Education Program Online Liberal Studies, Preparation for Teaching Online Linguistics Online Music Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Music, Composition Concentration, BM Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Music, Jazz Studies Concentration, BM Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Music, Music Education Concentration, BM Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Music, Performance Concentration, BM Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Philosophy Online Public Relations Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Radio-Television-Film Online Spanish Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Theatre Arts Online
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- College of Science
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Note: Students must attend a College of Science Graduation Workshop Major Format Applied Mathematics, Applied and Computational Mathematics Concentration Online Applied Mathematics, Statistics Concentration Online Biological Science Online Biological Science, Microbiology Concentration Online Biological Science, Molecular Biology Concentration Online Biological Science, Systems Physiology Concentration Online Chemistry Online Chemistry, Biochemistry Concentration Online Computer Science Online Earth Science Online Ecology and Evolution Online Geology Online Marine Biology Online Mathematics Online Mathematics, Integrated Teacher Education Program Online Meteorology Online Meteorology, Climate Science Concentration Online Physics Online Physics, Preparation for Teaching Online
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- College of Social Sciences
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Major Format African American Studies Online Anthropology Online Behavioral Science Online Chicana and Chicano Studies Online Communication Studies Online Economics Online Environmental Studies Online Environmental Studies, Preparation for Teaching Online Forensic Science, Biology Concentration Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Forensic Science, Chemistry Concentration Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Forensic Science, Digital Evidence Concentration Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Geography Online Global Studies Online History Online Justice Studies Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Justice Studies, Criminology Concentration Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Organizational Studies Online Political Science Online Psychology Online Social Science, Preparation for Teaching (Single Subject) Paper
Online
(Fall '22)Sociology Online Sociology, Community Change Concentration Online Sociology, Race and Ethnic Studies Concentration Online Sociology, Social Interaction Concentration Online Sociology, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Concentration Online
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Application Format Details
Online Format
Apply online via MySJSU. No need to submit a major form. You may use this option if your Graduation Status says Eligible for Graduation. You will receive an email notification when your graduation evaluator has reviewed your file. Students using this format will track their requirements using the MyProgress report in MySJSU. They will not receive a graduation worksheet. Learn more from the Online Graduation Application tutorial [pdf]. If you need to apply late, consult your major advisor.
Paper Format
Download and print the paper Graduation Application [pdf]. Contact your major department for procedures on how to obtain a major form and submit documents. You will need to collect the appropriate signatures from them to complete the application and major form. Once signed, forms can be submitted directly to your graduation evaluator. You will receive a graduation worksheet when your graduation evaluator has reviewed your file.
Visit Application Central for more details about the overall application process.
**Attention Fall '22 Graduates**
The Office of the Registrar will not accept paper applications or major forms for
students graduating Fall 2022 or later. Please follow the online graduation process.