Graduation

How to change your name on your official graduation diploma: 

• Go to Buckeyelink to see how your name will be listed on the diploma.
• Go to Personal Information section and click on Diploma Name.  Your name will be displayed the way it will appear on your Diploma.  Follow the directions to make any changes.
• This link will be available through the 10th week of the term in which you have applied to graduate.
• This is NOT an official name change. The name entered will only be used for printing the diploma and the commencement program. Transcripts and enrollment verification will continue to use your primary name. If you need to update your primary name, please complete a Request for Change of Record Change of Record by the end of the 10th week before commencement.

Questions? Email FCOB-graduation@osu.edu

Latin Honors

3.5-3.69: Cum Laude
3.7-3.89: Magna Cum Laude
3.9-4.00: Summa Cum Laude

• If you do not see Latin Honors on your record even though you have the GPA, check your number of earned hours at The Ohio State University.
  • In order to qualify for Latin Honors, you will need a minimum of 60 hours of enrollment in courses graded A-E at The Ohio State University and an OSU cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Upon completing 60 hours and earning a 3.5 or higher, you are then eligible to wear Honors cords. Latin Honors are based on your grades prior to your last semester.
• If your GPA goes up your final semester, your diploma and permanent record will show the change and you can wear Honors cords. However, the Commencement program is printed before the final grades are in and will only reflect any Latin Honors determined in the previous semester.

Fisher Honors Programs

If you are currently in one of the following Honors programs and successfully complete all the requirements necessary to fulfill your Honors program, you will be graduating with Honors and will have that designation on your diploma. Please see a Fisher Honors Advisor to make sure you are on track with your program or if you have any questions about what you need to do to be successful in completing your Honors requirements: FCOB-honors@osu.edu 

• Accounting Honors
• Finance Honors
• Honors Cohort
• Honors Leadership
• Integrated Business & Engineering (IBE) Honors

All transfer credit taken before your final semester needs to be posted to your OSU account by Week 7 of your graduating term. 

If you are taking any transfer credits in your final semester, email FCOB-graduation@osu.edu to inform Graduation Services. Pending transfer credits must be accurately recorded to the student's individual record in the system to ensure timely graduation.

When ordering a transcript, please request that your transcripts be sent electronically. This website outlines instructions on how to get your transcript credit sent to OSU. 

1. Does Fisher have its own ceremony or events related to graduation?
   • Typically, Fisher does not have its own ceremony related to commencement.  However, if the ULEO or Development offices have events, activities, or gifts for graduates and their families, information can be found here.
2. How does my family get into the country if they are traveling from somewhere outside the U.S. to attend my commencement ceremony?
   • This process begins with you writing an “invitation letter." Find more information here.
3. How do I change or confirm the name on my diploma?
   • You may update the name that will appear on your diploma between the time that a graduation application has been received and the 10^th Friday of the term you are graduating. You can edit your name by logging into your My Buckeye Link page, scrolling to the Personal Information header and clicking on the blue Diploma Name link. Any diploma or permanent name change request received after the 10^th Friday of the term you are graduating will not be updated, and a new diploma must be ordered after commencement from the Office of Special Events for $25.
4. How can I find out my line number for the commencement ceremony?
   • Please refer to the Week 12 email sent from Fisher Graduation Services for your specific line number.

Still have questions? Please email FCOB-graduation@osu.edu for a response within 24-48 business hours.  

Visit the OSU Commencement webpage for more information regarding the following subjects:

• Location, Date, and Time of Ceremony
• Tickets
• Parking
• Inclement Weather
• Diplomas
• Cap, Gown, and Tassel
  • If you are not wearing the correct cap, gown, and tassel (aka, academic costume) for commencement, you will not be allowed to walk in the ceremony to get your diploma.

You must fill out a Ceremony Excuse Form to get your diploma another way if you cannot attend the ceremony.  The Ceremony Excuse Form can be found in the “Important Forms” section below. 

Week 1

If there is a problem with your grad app or Buckeye Degree Planner (BDP), you will be notified via email.  This will allow you to make any necessary changes during the first week of classes.

Week 4

Fisher Graduation Services will email information about the upcoming commencement ceremony. 

Weeks 7

If there are any remaining problems with your grad app or Buckeye Degree Planner (BDP), you will be notified via email. 

Week 10

No new applications will be accepted after the 10th Friday of the term of graduation.

Week 12

Fisher Graduation Services will email your specific information, including your name on the diploma, specializations, minors, 2^nd majors, line number, and Honors. If anything is incorrect, contact FCOB-graduation@osu.edu as soon as possible. 

If you will be graduating with a minor, use the minor planning form or submit an approved form from the department granting the minor. Some minors require a department signature; see the form for details.

Submit this form at the same time as your Application for Graduation.

Minor Planning Form

For more specific information about your minor and if a signature is needed

If you are completing a second major outside of Fisher College of Business, please complete and upload this form to your online graduation application. 

M2 Form

If you are unable to attend the official commencement ceremony, fill out the following form and email it to Bobbie Kirby at kirby.72@osu.edu 

Commencement Excuse Form

Taking credit at Columbus State Community College your last term? See Early Grade Release instructions.

Please note: Students may only use the early grade release form if it is their last, graduating term.