Graduation Preparation Checklist

• Log in to your student account and review any outstanding balances
• Pay any past-due balance or make arrangements to resolve your account before graduation.
• Outstanding balances may result in holds that can delay services, such as receiving your diploma.
• Resolve your account 10 days before the end of the quarter to avoid a diploma hold. A diploma hold will remain until you resolve the balance.*

*You will still be able to walk at graduation regardless of your hold status. The University of Chicago offers various payment plans after you graduate.

• Update your personal email address, mailing address, and phone number in the student system.
• This information is important for diploma delivery and future university communications, including your 1098-T.

• Update your address.
• Order your diploma through the Registrar's Office.

The Registrar's Office awards degrees and issues diplomas. Be sure to:

• Watch your university email for graduation and diploma updates.
• Verify your mailing address if your diploma will be mailed.
• Allow processing time after degrees are officially conferred before diplomas are issued.

• Continue monitoring your student account after graduation.
• Ensure you do not leave with a balance.

• Review your loan servicer information.
• Know when your grace period ends.
• Explore repayment plans that fit your financial situation.
• Keep your contact information current with your loan servicer.