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If you have any unresolved financial obligations such as library fees, student loan exit interviews, bills at the Business Office or residence hall damage, diplomas and transcripts will be held until the obligation is resolved. Take care to resolve these matters prior to the end of final exams.

Latin Honors are calculated during the final review after all requirements are met and thus are not available for the commencement ceremony or program. Latin Honors will reflect on your official transcript and diploma. Latin Honors are based on your final cumulative GPA:

• Summa Cum Laude: 3.75 and above
• Magna Cum Laude:  3.50 – 3.74
• Cum Laude: 3.30 – 3.49

Undergraduate students may declare multiple majors during the pursuit of a single degree. Your diploma will reflect the highest level of your degree: either a Bachelor of Science or Arts, with all majors listed.

AMP students are awarded 2 degrees. Each degree must be applied for separately as the requirements are completed. More details about applying to graduate and participating in commencement. 

Post-Master’s Graduate Certificates and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study are degree programs, and must pay the Graduation Processing Fee, receive a printed diploma, and are given the option to attend the ceremony.

Other undergraduate and graduate certificates will be awarded by the Graduation Team for notation on your transcript. Each certificate program individually handles the distribution of physical certificates. Please contact your program directly for details

Undergraduate Students should email the Graduation Team at ugrad@umb.edu with your full name at time of attendance and your student ID number (or date of birth) to discuss your graduation options.

Graduate Students:  All graduate students must maintain active status. If you are not an active student, please email the Graduation Team at graduate.records@umb.edu with your full name at time of attendance and your student ID number (or date of birth) to inquire about readmission.

Only students who graduated in December or are applied for the May or August graduation dates may participate in the commencement ceremonies.

Students applied for the August degree date who need to register for classes or complete internships in the Fall must re-file for a new graduation date and will participate in commencement the following May.

Because the purpose of a tourist visa does not directly involve UMass Boston visa sponsorship, the letter you need does not come from UMass Boston. You need to provide your family and friends with a Letter of Invitation written by you. With your invitation letter, you should also supply the Applicant with an Enrollment Verification, a copy of your transcripts, or a Graduation Letter.

The name printed on the diploma will be your primary/legal name as listed in WISER.

Any changes to your primary/legal name must be made before your graduation date.

• To update your legal name, submit the request by completing the Biographical Information Update form along with the supporting documents.

Students can add a degree/diploma name in WISER however, the first and last name must match your primary/legal name.

For example, you can edit your degree/diploma name in the following ways (with or without the “Jr.”)

Legal name: Bobby Beckett Beacon, Jr.

• Bobby B. Beacon
• Bobby Beacon
• B. Beckett Beacon
• B. B. Beacon

To add/edit a degree/diploma name in WISER navigate to Personal Information > Names > Add a new name