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RECORDS AND REGISTRATION GENERAL INFORMATION
Name Change
Your academic record should always reflect your full legal name while in attendance at Ringling College of Art and Design. To change your name in your academic records, you are required to submit in writing a request for a change of name and provide the proper legal documentation.
How to Access IQWeb
To access Self Service, please login through your email portal at http://my.ringling.edu.
You will click on the link "Self Service" under the category "My Services".
Veterans Benefits
Students applying for benefits will be required to provide proof of eligibility prior to receiving benefits. New students applying for benefits must make an appointment to see the Veteran’s Administration (VA) Certifying Official in the Office of Advising, Records and Registration. The VA Certifying Official will then complete eligibility papers for the student and submit them to the VA. Eligible students must maintain satisfactory academic progress for all terms in which they are enrolled, in order to continue to receive benefits.
For information and forms, visit the Department of Veteran Affairs website at www.gibill.va.gov. Click on the links, "Apply for Benefits" and "Get Started". This website contains all of the information you will need to take you through the step-by-step process of applying for your VA benefits. You may also contact the VA by phone at 1-888-GIBill1 (1-888-442-4551) and a VA Education Case Manager will assist you through this process.
Commencement 2013
Ringling College of Art and Design Graduation Information and Checklist
The Ringling College of Art and Design Commencement will be Friday, May 3, 2013. The ceremony celebrates the achievement of earning a degree and occurs once a year at the end of the Spring Semester. Actual degrees are not awarded at commencement. The actual diplomas are awarded and students are graduated, after all final grades are submitted and a final degree audit is performed. Diplomas are sent to students’ permanent addresses in early to mid-June.
To be awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (BFA) or a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) from Ringling College of Art and Design, students must complete all departmental requirements, have been enrolled in a minimum of 45 credits in residence at Ringling College including the senior year, have a cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.00, and complete a Diploma Application. Degrees are awarded three times a year in May, August and December.
The posting of the earned degree on the permanent transcript record, issued by the Office of the Registrar, is the official testimony of possession of the degree.
Graduating with Honors
Gold cords are worn by honors degree candidates whose cumulative G.P.A. is 3.5 or higher at the end of the Fall Semester 2012. Actual degree honors will be noted on the diploma and official transcript and will be based on the cumulative G.P.A. computed through the Spring Semester 2013.
Ringling College Graduation Checklist
√ Request official transcripts for all summer courses taken at other institutions so that they arrive no later than November 1, 2012. Official transcripts should be sent to: Senior Advisor, Ringling College of Art and Design, 2700 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34234-5895. If you are currently enrolled in classes at another institution, be sure that your advisor is aware of the courses you are taking.
√ Check your transcript on Self Service and your Audit Sheet to verify you are on track to fulfill your degree requirements. If you have questions or concerns, see the Senior Advisor in the Office of Advising, Records, and Registration Services as soon as possible.
√ If you are completing a minor, you must have completed a Declaration of Minor form. Check your unofficial transcript on Self Service to ensure that the minor appears. If you have questions or concerns, see the Senior Advisor in the Office of Advising, Records, and Registration Services as soon as possible.
√ File a Diploma Application in the Office of Advising, Records, and Registration Services no later than November 1, 2012. Diploma Applications are available in the Office of Advising, Records and Registration and on the Ringling College website.
√ Verify that your permanent address is correct on Self Service. Diplomas will be mailed to your permanent address in early to mid-June. If you wish your diploma to be sent to a different address, please indicate the address on the Diploma Application. Be sure that the address will still be valid in mid-June. If you need to change your permanent address, come to the Office of Advising, Records, and Registration Services.
√ If you are missing no more than 12 Liberal Arts or Art History credit hours, as of the date of the May Commencement Ceremony, and can show proof of being able to complete the missing credits by the next degree conferral date in August, you may participate in the May commencement ceremony. You must meet with the Senior Advisor for a Transient Student Request Form and you must provide proof that you are registered for these credits before April 27, 2013.
√ Check Self Service to ensure you do not have any “STOPS” on your account (tuition balance, library fees, etc.) You must clear these “STOPS” with the appropriate office in order to receive your diploma.
√ Stop by the Center for Career Services or visit their website, www.ringling.edu/talent, for career assistance and resources.
Frequently Requested Forms
- Transcript Request
- Application For Readmission
- Apostille Request
- Academic Calendar
- Diploma Application
- Enrollment Verification
- Students may request their enrollment to be verified for insurance, financial, or other legal purposes. Verification requests must be receive in writing. Enrollment of current students cannot be verified until after add/drop date of the current semester. If enrollment verification of a pre-registered student is requested, the verification will state that “enrollment is expected,” and is therefore up to the recipient whether or not it is acceptable.
Requests can be processed from the Enrollment Verification Request Form or from a written letter including the following information: student’s name, Social Security number, year(s) and semester(s) that need to be verified, where the letter should be sent, and the due date.
- Students may request their enrollment to be verified for insurance, financial, or other legal purposes. Verification requests must be receive in writing. Enrollment of current students cannot be verified until after add/drop date of the current semester. If enrollment verification of a pre-registered student is requested, the verification will state that “enrollment is expected,” and is therefore up to the recipient whether or not it is acceptable.
- Change of Address
- Address changes may be made through the student's email portal under Self Service/My Profile/Manage Addresses. Ringling College alumni are asked to give address and name updates directly to the Alumni Office.