When You re Ready to Complete your Naropa Degree

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When You’re Ready to Complete your

Naropa Degree

Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you must be very close to completing

your degree at Naropa University! To make it easy, we’ve created a packet with

checklists, frequently asked questions and links to forms.

IMPORTANT

: The process to apply for your degree is handled by the Registrar’s Office.

There is a completely separate process for applying to participate in Commencement, the

spring ceremony for graduates. For information about participating in Commencement,

please visit the Student Affairs Office or Graduation and Commencement information

in MyNaropa. Note, Commencement takes place just once a year, at the end of the spring

term. Due to the limited number of students earning their degrees in the summer and fall,

Naropa does not offer a schoolwide graduation ceremony at the end of either of those terms.

The following pages:

Degree Completion Checklist

Degree Completion FAQs

Degree Instructions – deadlines & instructions

Degree Application – Graduate Students

Degree Application – Undergraduate Students

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Degree Completion Checklist

You must complete everything on this list in order to complete your Naropa degree,

officially graduate and receive your diploma.

What? Description Timing for this? I Did It! Getting started In the semester before you plan to complete your degree, inform your advisor of your plans During preregistration advising, in the semester before you complete your degree

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Degree Application form This is your official notice to the university that you plan to complete your degree. You must submit this form in order to receive a diploma. You will find the Degree Application form later in this packet. This is due in Student Administrative Services on the last day of drop/add for the semester in which you plan to complete your degree.

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Advisor Degree Audit form This is a required form that your advisor will have and you will complete with your advisor. It shows that you and your advisor have reviewed your courses and that you understand what courses you must complete to earn your degree (usually the courses you are taking in your final semester).

By the middle of your final term, your advisor will contact you to come in to review this form. Your advisor will submit the form to Student Admin Services on your behalf.

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Graduation Survey An important last survey to obtain information about your experience at Naropa. The survey is located at www.naropa.edu/current/surveys.cfm. You must complete it before the Clearance Fair.

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Clearance Fair This is a required event where you can obtain the clearances required from various departments to confirm that we can confer your degree. The tuition cashier, library and other departments will be there. Generally, early April for spring graduates, November for fall graduates. Students completing their degrees in the summer will be contacted by Registration.

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Financial Aid Clearance A required meeting for those who received financial aid while at Naropa Students will receive an email from the Financial Aid Office about this.

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Note if you plan to participate in Commencement, the spring celebration ceremony for

graduates, please contact the Student Affairs Office or find an Application to Walk

under Graduation and Commencement information in the Student tab on MyNaropa.

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Degree Completion FAQs

Where do I get the Degree Application form?

You can find it on MyNaropa, under the Student tab, Student Forms. You may also request it from Registration at registration@naropa.eduor 3035463500.

I go by a different name than my legal name. Can I have that printed on my diploma? Sorry, no. The diploma is an official document, therefore it can include only your legal name. You can opt to abbreviate your first and middle names, but not your last name. Can I have my title on my diploma? No. We only use legal names on the diploma without titles. What if my diploma never showed up? Or was lost? Or was eaten by my dog? What if I need a copy for a foreign visa?

Please contact registration@naropa.edu. Include your name and student ID number.

When will I get my diploma? Diplomas are not sent to students until the following steps are completed: · You have completed all the steps listed on the Degree Completion Checklist in this packet · All of your grades are in and are sufficient for you to earn your degree per your Degree Audit. · You have paid any outstanding tuition and/or fees · You have completed the Financial Aid exit interviews if you received aid while at Naropa. · You have returned all books borrowed from the Library and paid any fines · Your diploma is printed by our outside printer Once all of the above are complete, your diploma will be mailed to the address you specify on your Degree Application. Usually, diplomas are mailed 4 or 5 weeks after the endofsemester “Grades Due” date.

What should I do if I want my diploma sent elsewhere?

Please emailregistration@naropa.edu with your name, student ID number, and the address to which you want your diploma sent.

How will I get my deposit back?

Generally, a student’s deposit will have been applied earlier to their tuition bill to reduce the amount owed. If for some reason, your deposit has not already been used to reduce your tuition, it will be refunded and sent to the mailing address listed for you in MyNaropa. Please ensure that this address is uptodate for you for the 13 months after your last semester.

I already walked in "graduation." Doesn't that mean I "graduated?"

No you only participated in the Commencement Ceremony. This is not the same as completing your degree. You must complete all academic requirements of your program, earn sufficient credits with a high enough GPA to earn your degree from Naropa University.

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degree is processed out of sequence, which takes more time and effort than if you were simply included in the group of pending degreeseekers who applied on time. The late fee serves as both a deterrent for you, and cost recovery for us. Please turn your forms in on time. I need help with some part of this process and my question wasn’t answered above. Who do I contact? For degree completion procedures, start with your advisor. Remember, if you have questions about the Commencement Ceremony, please contact Student Affairs. Our contact information:

Registration (or Registrar’s Office), which is part of Student Administrative Services, is located in the Administration Building on the Arapahoe Campus 2130 Arapahoe Ave Boulder, CO 80302 registration@naropa.edu Fax 3035463536 Phone: 3035463500

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Instructions on Completing Your Degree:

1. Log into MyNaropa, check your contact information, and update it as needed. To do this, click on “Personal Information” in the purple area at the top right of the MyNaropa screens. Note that on the Degree Application form we ask you for an address for us to use to send your diploma. That address will NOT be used for other purposes, so please also keep your contact information uptodate in MyNaropa. 2. Complete the Degree Application and mail/fax/email or handdeliver it to Student Administrative

Services by the last day of Drop/Add for the semester you plan to complete your degree. Applications received after this date will be subject to a $25.00 late fee. You can submit it to us at 2130 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80302, ORregistration@naropa.edu, OR Fax 3035463536, OR phone 303546 3500. 3. Contact your advisor about a time for the 2 of you to review the Degree Audit (a/k/a Departmental Clearance) form your advisor will complete for you. 4. If you received a student loan while attending Naropa, you must attend a financial aid exit interview. The Financial Aid Office will contact you via email about the exit interview dates and times. If you are out of the state and not returning to Boulder, you can complete this exit interview online. Watch your email for details about exit interviews.

5. You must obtain administrative clearances by attending the Clearance Fair usually held about a month

before the endofsemester for fall and spring graduates. (NOTE: Students completing their degrees in the summer do not have to attend a Clearance Fair; we obtain their clearances via another process.) If you cannot attend the Clearance Fair for any reason, please email registration@naropa.edu. A late fee of $45.00 will be assessed for failure to attend without an approved excuse. Please let us know if you live outofstate and will not be in Boulder to attend a Clearance Fair.

6. We recommend that you check in with these departments by midsemester to clear up any outstanding

debt or issues that may interfere with your clearance to complete your degree:

a. The Tuition Cashier will verify that you have no outstanding balances. Students with an outstanding balance will not be allowed to participate in the commencement ceremony and will not receive a diploma or transcripts. 3035463554;tuition@naropa.edu b. Financial Aid: If you received student loans while attending Naropa, you must complete exit interview(s) and attend a group student loan exit session. Watch your email for information about this. Karen Leinberger in Financial Aid manages this and can be reached at karenl@naropa.eduor 3035463563. c. The Library will verify that you do not have any overdue books or unpaid fines. 303546 3507;library@naropa.edu

7. You are invited to Naropa’s Commencement Ceremony in May (unless you have walked in a previous

spring ceremony). See Graduation and Commencement information under the Student tab on MyNaropa for additional information.

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Naropa University Degree Application

For Graduate Students

A late fee of $25.00 will be assessed if this form is submitted after the deadline of last day of Add/Drop. Submit to Registration, Naropa University, 2130 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder 80302; or email to registration@naropa.edu; or fax to 3035463536 Planned Semester for Degree Completion Planned Year

First Name M.I. Last Name Student ID #

Please PRINT exact, legal name you want to appear on your diploma Current Phone

Address where you want your Diploma mailed City State Zip Code Country

Indicate the degree for which you are applying. Use “M” for Major Course of Study, “C” for Concentration (Emphasis) MASTER OF ARTS (MA) degree: TranspersonalPsychology Contemplative Education Concentration in Ecopsychology Environmental Leadership Transpersonal Counseling Psychology Art Therapy IndoTibetan Buddhism Counseling Psychology

Specify concentration: Wilderness Therapy

IndoTibetan Buddhism with Language

Specify concentration and language: MASTER OF DIVINITY (MDiv) degree

Specify concentration:

Psychology: Contemplative Psychotherapy

MASTER OF FINE ARTS (MFA) degree: Religious Studies (specify concentration if applicable) Creative Writing

Religious Studies with Language Theater

Specify language (and concentration if applicable): _{Concentration in Contemporary Performance}

Somatic Counseling Psychology: Writing & Poetics Dance/Movement Therapy Concentration in Prose Body Psychotherapy Concentration in Poetry Concentration in Translation IMPORTANT: By completing this form, I understand that my name, the degree I earned, my hometown and my degree date may be printed publically in newspapers, Naropa publications or Naropa’s website. If I do not want my name to be published I must check here

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Naropa University Degree Application

For Undergraduate Students

A late fee of $25.00 will be assessed if this form is submitted after the deadline of last day of Add/Drop. Submit to Registration, Naropa University, 2130 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder 80302; or email to registration@naropa.edu; or fax to 3035463536 Planned Semester of degree completion Planned Year

First Name M.I. Last Name Student ID #

Please PRINT exact, legal name you want to appear on your diploma Current Phone

Address where you want your Diploma mailed City State Zip Code Country

In the box to the left of the appropriate listing(s) below, mark what your degree will be in, using “M” for Major, “O” for Minor, and “C” for Concentration. Contemplative Psychology Music Psychological Science concentration Psychology of Health & Healing concentration Peace Studies Transpersonal & Humanistic Psychology concentration Somatic Psychology concentration Performance (BFA degree) Early Childhood Education Religious Studies Sanskrit (minor only) Contemplative Education (minor only) Tibetan (minor only) Environmental Studies Traditional Eastern Arts Ecology & Systems Science (minor only) Aikido Environmental History and Justice (minor only) Tai Chi Ch’uan Environmental Sustainability (minor only) Concentration in Yoga Teacher Training Horticulture (minor only) Sacred Ecology (minor only) Visual Arts Gender & Women’s Studies (minor only) Writing & Literature Interdisciplinary Studies Specify Disciplines: IMPORTANT: By completing this form, I understand that my name, the degree I earned, my hometown and my degree date may be printed publically in newspapers, Naropa publications or Naropa’s website.

When You re Ready to Complete your Naropa Degree