Many UC students graduate from abroad each year. With a little planning, you can too!

Petitioning to Graduate from Abroad

The reporting and posting of grades for courses taken abroad may take as much as one semester after you return, typically 90-120. Therefore, you must postpone filing a petition to graduate until the coursework appears on your academic record. For example, if a student’s program ends in spring, coursework likely will not appear until during the fall semester.

Commencement

You will not be able to move up your exams abroad in order to participate in the UC Merced graduation ceremony if the program length stretches beyond the UC Merced spring semester. If your legal status as a student abroad permits it, you may purchase another roundtrip ticket to come back to California for a graduation ceremony and return to your program. You may also choose to participate in the graduation ceremony the following year without taking additional coursework.

EAP Grades

It is not possible to obtain grades early! If you know that you need show coursework for graduate study applications or employment, please contact the Office of International Affairs, who can produce a letter verifying that you participated on EAP and explain that grades are slow to arrive.