{"id":1025,"date":"2012-08-15T16:52:43","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T16:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/gradadmissions\/?page_id=1025"},"modified":"2024-02-21T22:07:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T22:07:48","slug":"on-line-graduation-clearance-graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/on-line-graduation-clearance-graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;On-Line Graduation Clearance&#8221; for Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Congratulations<\/strong>\u2026 you are nearing the end of your graduate degree career at Jackson State University.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;<em>On-line Graduate Clearance&#8217;<\/em> process is completed in the semester you plan to graduate. Dates are published on the Graduate School Website (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/\">Click here for Dates<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h1>Basic Requirements&#8230;<\/h1>\n<p><u><strong>A. \u00a0Masters-degree Students:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application for Graduation Clearance via PAWS, by the published deadline during the semester you wish to graduate.<\/li>\n<li>Completion\u00a0the required semester hours of course work with a \u2018B\u2019 average or better (3.0).<\/li>\n<li>Completion of all departmental requirements. (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/graduate-catalog\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate Catalog<\/a>\u00a0or Departmental Handbook)<\/li>\n<li>Removal of all Incomplete (I) and In Progress (IP) Grades.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>At this time you should&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Conduct a degree evaluation with your advisor. If you have changed your course of study you may need to revise your plan of study or\u00a0complete a Course Substitution Form.<\/li>\n<li>Review the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/files\/2012\/08\/Thesis1.pdf\">Guidelines for Preparing a Masters&#8217; Thesis<\/a>&#8221; or &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/files\/2012\/08\/ProjectGuide08.pdf\">Guidelines for a Masters&#8217; Project<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Schedule your Thesis\/Project Defense, click <a title=\"Dates, Deadlines and Notices\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/dates-deadlines-and-notices\/\">here<\/a> for Dates and Deadlines.<\/li>\n<li>Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/files\/2012\/08\/ClearChecklist1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduation Checklist<\/a> with your advisor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>B. \u00a0Doctoral Students<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application for Graduation Clearance via PAWS, by the published deadline during the semester you wish to graduate.<\/li>\n<li>Completion of\u00a0the required semester hours of course work with a \u2018B\u2019 average or better (3.0).<\/li>\n<li>Completion of all departmental requirements. (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/graduate-catalog\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate Catalog<\/a>\u00a0or Departmental Handbook)<\/li>\n<li>Removal of all Incomplete (I) and In Progress (IP) Grades.<\/li>\n<li>Completion of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/gadmappl\/forms\/CanDoc.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application for Graduate Degree Candidacy.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>At this time you should.<\/em>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Conduct a degree evaluation with your advisor.\u00a0 If you have changed your course of study you may need to revise your plan of study or complete a Course Substitution Form.<\/li>\n<li>Review the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/files\/2012\/08\/doc-dissertation-guidelines1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Guidelines for the Preparing a Doctoral Dissertation&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Schedule your Dissertation Defense.<\/li>\n<li>Review the\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/files\/2012\/08\/ClearChecklist1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduation Checklist<\/a>\u00a0with your advisor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>C. \u00a0Specialist Students<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application for Graduation Clearance via PAWS, by the published deadline during the semester you wish to graduate.<\/li>\n<li>Completed the required semester hours of course work with a \u2018B\u2019 average (3.0).<\/li>\n<li>Completion of all departmental requirements. (see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/graduate-catalog\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate Catalog<\/a>\u00a0or Departmental Handbook)<\/li>\n<li>Removal of all Incomplete (I) and In Progress (IP) Grades.<\/li>\n<li>Completion of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/gadmappl\/forms\/CanEdS.htm\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Application for Graduate Degree Candidacy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>At this time you should.<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Conduct a degree evaluation with your advisor.\u00a0 If you have changed your course of study you may need to revise your plan of study or\u00a0complete a Course Substitution Form.<\/li>\n<li>Review the &#8220;G<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/files\/2012\/08\/guidelines-for-specialist1.pdf\">uidelines for Specialist<\/a>\u00a0Project&#8221;. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Schedule your Thesis\/Project Defense.<\/li>\n<li>Review the\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/files\/2012\/08\/ClearChecklist1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduation Checklist<\/a>\u00a0with your advisor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">NOTE: The graduation clearance process is ONLY good for the semester indicated.<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">If you do not graduate, you will need to re-apply through\u00a0the on-line process.<\/span><\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><u><strong>REVIEW THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR ADVISOR<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/gadmappl\/forms\/GECE.htm\">Graduate English Competency Examination Requirement completed<\/a>. (Master only)<\/li>\n<li>Graduate Area Comprehensive Examination was taken or will be taken. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/gadmappl\/forms\/GACE.htm\">Click here for an application<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Committee Approved (Click here for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/gadmappl\/forms\/CommAp.htm\">Committee Approval Form<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Committee Report of Defense Results on file in the Division of Graduate Studies. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/gadmappl\/forms\/DefenseResults.htm\">Click here for the form<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>All departmental requirements completed.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the Online Graduation Clearance process in <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.jsums.edu\/portal\">P.A.W.S.\u00a0<\/a>(Review the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/files\/2012\/08\/ClearChecklist1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduation Checklis<\/a>t)<\/li>\n<li>Cap and gown ordered for Commencement. Obtain information on Commencement Activities from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JSU Website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations\u2026 you are nearing the end of your graduate degree career at Jackson State University. The &#8216;On-line Graduate Clearance&#8217; process is completed in the semester you plan to graduate. 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