DENIED

So its that time again, when I'm sending out denial letters for graduation. So far I have three, and I'm waiting a few days before sending out some more (giving them a chance to explain the discrepancies). This is the WORST part of my job, but it happens all the time.

Its the end of your last semester and you're so excited. Your family all gathers, gifts in hand, as you walk across that stage. Maybe you have a job offer, maybe you are going straight into grad school in a few months. It's an exciting time.

Until

I send you a letter that basically says "Well, you walked and you THOUGHT you graduated, but you didn't and here's why"

I cannot stress to you how important it is to make sure you have completed all of the coursework you need before applying to graduate. Even more important is passing those final classes. The people in my job at other departments and even other schools are not usually as nice as I am. I go the extra mile, doing your final grad checks AS SOON as I have the list (around the 3rd week of classes) and then EMAILING you about any discrepancies so you have the entire semester to fix it before I do final clearances after grades are posted. If you're a music major at FSU, you're in luck because I will do this for you until for some reason I don't work here anymore. However, if you're in a different dept or school, it is up to you to know up until the final day of finals week that you have done what you needed to do.

I don't want any of you to get these letters I am sending out. If you're at FSU and need a grad check that you can't get from your dept, ask me. I will never mind doing that for you.